1976 WESTERN BASS
• January—Roosevelt Lake: 1) Larry Hopper, 2) Mike Folkestad, 3) Don Dean. • March—Lake Oroville: 1) Don Smith, 2) Curt Messner, 3) Bobby Sandberg. • May—Lake Havasu: 1) Fred Kunkle, 2) Larry Hopper, 3) Dee Thomas. • June—Lake McClure: 1) Steve Perry, 2) Ron Groninger, 3) Okie Vaughn. • September—Clear Lake: 1) Rich Bryant, 2) Dave Gliebe, 3) Mike Deal. • October—Lake Mohave: 1) Larry Hopper, 2) Dave Gliebe, 3) Jim Edwards. • November—Lake Don Pedro: 1) Tony Costanzo, 2) Aki Okazaki, 3) Jack VanGrouw. • Angler of the Year—Fred Ward. • Tournament of Champions—Lake Havasu: Dee Thomas.
Nacimiento & San Antonio: 1) Larry Hopper, 2) Rick Butler, 3) Dee Thomas.
1978 WESTERN BASS
• January—Lake Havasu: 1) Ed Arledge, 2) Bernie Albers, 3) Rich Tauber. • March—Lake Shasta: 1) Roy Garcia, 2) Rich Tauber, 3) Wally Augst. • April—Lake Mead: 1) Dee Thomas, 2) Corey Christensen, 3) Bobby Garland. 2) Don Iovino, 3) Cal Dooley. • September—Lake Oroville: 1) Mike Folkestad, 2) Nish Yamamoto, 3) Rich Tauber. • October—Lake Powell: 1) Fred Ward, 2) Art Price, 3) Dave Nollar. • November—Lake Mohave: 1) Larry Hopper, 2) Mike Folkestad, 3) Jim Kast. • Angler of the Year—Rich Tauber. • Tournament of Champions—Lake Mead: 1) Roy Garcia, 2) Pat Donoho, 3) Bobby Garland.
Thomas, 2) Ed Arledge, 3) Art Price. • November—Lake Powell: 1) Fred Ward, 2) Ed Arledge, 3) Pat Donoho. • December—Lake Mohave: 1) Steve Oliver, 2) Greg Hines, 3) Rich Tauber. • Angler of the Year—Larry Hopper. • Tournament of Champions—El Capitan Lake: 1) Stan Albright, 2) Gary Klein, 3) Jim MacDonald.
1980 WESTERN BASS
• January—Roosevelt Lake: 1) Okie Vaughn, 2) Bobby Garland, 3) Chuck Boydston. • February—Lake Havasu: 1) Okie Vaughn, 2) Don Iovino, 3) Dwayne Watson. • March—Lake Shasta: 1) Dee Thomas, 2) Norm Virchau, 3) Mark Vejar. • April—Lake Oroville: 1) Roy Garcia, 2) Don Stroth, 3) Don Doty. • April—Elephant Butte Lake: 1) Dee Thomas, 2) Butch Rowse, 3) Ubaldo Benevidez. • May—Lake Mead: 1) Fred Kunkle, 2) Ed Arledge, 3) Don Doty. • May—Ute Lake: 1) Homer Albers, 2) Don Parkinson, 3) Ronnie Love. • June—Conchas Lake: 1) Herb Rouse, 2) Buddy Sanford, 3) Jesse Lane. • June—Lake Don Pedro: 1) Vic Petkus, 2) Larry Brower, 3) Don Iovino. • Angler of the Year—Dee Thomas. • Tournament of Champions—Lake Cachuma: 1) Byron Frankenberger, 2) Greg Hines, 3) Ron Adamo.
1977 WESTERN BASS
• January—Lake Havasu: 1) Dee Thomas, 2) Jim Colombo, 3) Dave Myers. • March—Clear Lake: 1) Marlin Coulombe, 2) Mike Folkestad, 3) Vic Petkus. • April—Lake Mead: 1) Curt Dills, 2) Rick Butler, 3) Bill Smith. • June—Lake Don Pedro: 1) Jim Drake, 2) Tom Meredith, 3) Ken Thorne. • October—Lake Powell: 1) Dee Thomas, 2) Fred Kunkle, 3) Fred Ward. • November—Lake Mohave: 1) Rich Uhley, 2) Don Siefert, 3) Mike Gardner. • Angler of the Year—Dee Thomas. • Tournament of Champions—Lakes
1979 WESTERN BASS
• January—Lake Havasu: 1) Fred Ward, 2) Dave Nollar, 3) Al Layton. • March—Lake Shasta: 1) John Bedwell, 2) Ed Edgerton, 3) Larry Hopper. • April— Lake Mead: 1) Cary Serklew, 2) Pat Donoho, 3) Gene Maurel. • May—Lake Oroville: 1) Don Iovino, 2) Rich Forhan, 3) Lorin Fleming. • June—Lake Don Pedro: 1) Lloyd McQueen, 2) Don Iovino, 3) Tony Costanzo. • September—Conchas Lake, N.M.: 1) Lonnie
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