A win on Clear Lake then the Delta

Post Reply
WB Staff
Posts: 12582
Joined: Thu Jan 26, 2012 10:56 am

A win on Clear Lake then the Delta

Post by WB Staff »

After winning the WON Bass Team event on Clear Lake, Andrew Loberg came to the Calif. Delta and won the Calif. High School State Championship event with his partner Tyler Bounds.

You might remember Loberg from this vid

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OalKRIBV ... vT6trR5J4=

From The Bass Federation …
The Delta, CA – The 2012 California SAF State Championship was held on the famed California Delta following the conclusion of a FLW Outdoors Everstart Series Event. The competition was tight with nearly half of the field bringing in healthy limits. After all teams had weighed in, it took over 20lbs to decide the title of 2012 California High School State Champions. Tyler Bounds and Andrew Loberg from Woodcreek High School caught a five bass limit weighing 20lbs 5ounces giving them a two pound margin of victory.

The pair targeted rip rap banks and tullies in Taylor Slough most of the day. The original game plan was for one of the anglers to use finesse tactics in search of a limit while the other “power-fished” for a big bass kicker. They caught a few keepers early by throwing a shallow-running crankbait up against rip rap banks. Loberg then caught a few fish on a brown and purple jig tipped with a Reaction Innovations Beaver. He cast the jig deep into the tullies and popped it out for a few reaction strikes. “We went back to the first stretch of bank we caught fish on in the morning and threw the drop shot right up against the tullies,” Loberg said. “My partner caught a nice three pounder, and then I caught a six!” Bounds caught a nice seven pounder on a windy point with the drop shot rig using a 6” MM3 colored Roboworm. That’s when both teammates decided the drop shot could lead them to victory. “The key was having a really short 5-6” leader on that drop shot rig.” …
Post Reply