2014 Sacramento Show Guide, Page 6

Pavilion Building

Ultimate Bass Demo Tank

There is a spot for you in the bleachers. Join us! See the latest techniques. Rub elbows, talk fishing, and get your questions answered by the best professional anglers in the West. On Saturday, don’t miss the first-ever “Classic Bound Roundtable”. This is when you get to ask all the questions and show your support for our four western pros who’ll head east in February to the “Super Bowl of bass fishing: The Bassmaster Classic, on Lake Guntersville. Help send them off: Saturday, 1:30, at the bass tank: Ish Monroe, John Murray, Brandon Palaniuk and Chris Zaldain!

Now, meet all the experts:

ISH MONROE is “The Iron Man” of bass fishing, traveling both the BASS Elite Series and FLW Tour. Ish fishes coast to coast each year. In 2013 he qualified for both the Bassmaster Classic and Forrest Wood Cup–the biggest tournaments in the country.

Hosted by Kent Brown and sponsored by WesternBass.com

JOHN MURRAY is one of the legends of Western bass fishing. John has many titles including U.S Open Champion, Daiwa Cup Champion, and West Coast Bass Classic Champion. John travels the country on the Bassmaster Elite Series. One of the few guys to win over $1 million fishing in the West, John will be fishing his 7th Bassmaster Classic next month.

BRANDON PALANIUK is “the kid” from Idaho who has grown into one of the most popular professionals in the country today. Brandon was the top fan-vote getter in the Toyota All Star Week, won his second career Elite Series event in 2013, and will be fishing in his 4th Bassmaster Classic in February.

CHRIS ZALDAIN came off his second year on the Bassmaster Elite Series with an 8th place finish in the Toyota Tundra Angler of the Year race. He also qualified for the Toyota All Star event, and will be fishing his first Bassmaster Classic in February. Way to go, Chris!

CODY MEYER is one of the stars of the FLW Tour. He cut his teeth on the lakes in California and now takes his fish-catching ability across the country. Cody will be talking spotted bass, Lake Oroville and more.

GARY DOBYNS is the west’s all-time winning pro and former U.S. Open Champion, winner of 40 fully rigged boats, and so many titles we lost count. Gary will pass on tips that will help you catch more fish.

BUTCH BROWN is one of the legends in fising for trophy bass. A well-known bait designer with his custom work selling for several hundred dollars per lure, Butch shows giant bass catches on his website and Facebook pages from cast to catch. He has logged hundreds of bass over the 10-pound mark and bass in the teens are common for this true trophy-bass angler.

BUB TOSH is the former FLW Forrest Wood Cup Co- Angler Champion, has multiple top finishes in FLW on the Delta, and the Innovator behind the Paycheck baits line of fish-catching stuff. Continued...

Background photo: Kent Brown

“Ultimate Bass” Radio’s Kent Brown Hosts All-Star Line-up at Demo Tank

A regular competitor of the FLW Western Series Tournament Trail, and WON Bass Tour, Brown is a Western Bass Sportsman of the Year-award winner, five-time West Coast Bass Classic qualifier, and two-time Western Bass Classic qualifier. The Triton/Mercury- sponsored pro hosts “Ultimate Bass” every Saturday morning at 5am on KHTK 1140 The Fan, or you can catch archived shows on www.ultimatebassradio.com and iTunes.