Evans/Newman top field RTF Tour 4/8/2017

[Rich Tauber]

Another fantastic turn out as 33 teams worked their way into the Marina Café for the fifth stop on the 2017 RTF tour. With a high-pressure system and howling winds the team of Brian Evans and Matt Newman recognize pretty early in the morning that this would be a difficult challenge. Making a crucial decision around noon to bear down and fish flooded brush with a drop shot plastic worm they were able to grind out 17.58 pounds of bass and a narrow victory over veterans Bobby Nelson and Billy Nelson and get their second win of the season collecting $2,250.00 in cash for their days work. Just a mere .10 pounds separated the two as Bobby and Billy had to settle for second place with 17.48 pounds but did take home a whopping $2,020.00 in cash for their effort. Rounding out the top three were Chris Hagen and Ryan Hagen as they put together their first top three finish on the RTF Tour and collected $570.00 in cash for their days work. Chris Chandler and Dave DeLucca slid into fourth Place winning $210 in cash. In fifth place where is the team of Tyson Gustavsson and Sean Frakes and they collected $210 in cash. In sixth place collecting the Spencer MaKenzies Fish House $200 cash award was the veteran team at Ken Vanderburg and Stan Vanderburg with 15.58 pounds. Finishing in seventh place were the champions from our last tournament Paul Ramsey and Matthew Lindsey as they collected $160 in cash. In eighth place was the father-son team of Roger Understiller and Ryan and Understiller and they collected $160 in cash. In ninth place were Casitas superstars Doug Frasco and Don Smith as they had 15.88 pounds and collected a $50 gift certificate from our great sponsor Anglers Marine. And rounding out the top 10 where Cody Cook and Parker Marquez were 14.61 pounds and they collected an Anglers Marine $50 gift card. With the victory Brian Evans and Matt Newman take a stronghold on the 2017 RTF Angler of the Year race holding a nine point lead over the number two ranked Bobby Nelson and Billy Nelson. Anglers can follow our tour on Facebook at RTF Bass Tour. The next event on the Rich Tauber fishing tour is April 22, 2017. Anglers interested in fishing the event can call or text tournament director Rich Tauber at 818-439-1154.

RTF Tour Final Results 4/8/2017 Lake Casitas

Place Name Fish Wgt Pnlty BigBass Total Points
1. Brian Evans-Matt Newman 5/5 17.58 17.58 110
2. Bobby Nelson-Billy Nelson 5/5 17.48 6.40 17.48 109
3. Chris Hagen-Ryan Hagen 5/4 16.61 0.20 16.41 108
4. Chris Chandler-Dave Delucca 6/6 16.29 16.29 107
5. Tyson Gustafson-Sean Frakes 5/5 15.66 15.66 106
6. Ken Vanderburg-Stan Vanderburg 5/5 15.58 15.58 105
7. Paul Ramsey-Mathew Lindsey 5/5 15.48 15.48 104
8. Roger Understiller-Ryne Understiller 5/5 15.40 15.40 103
9. Doug Frasco-Don Smith 5/5 14.88 14.88 102
10. Cody Cook-Parker Marquez 5/5 14.61 14.61 101
11. Larry Elshere-Michelle Pit-McOueen 5/5 14.31 14.31 100
12. Garrett Lander-Michael Lander 5/5 14.29 14.29 99
13. Elliot Chang-Greg Galloway 5/5 14.18 5.22 14.18 98
14. Joe Anguiano-James Lopez 5/5 14.14 14.14 97
15. Marvin Barellano-Jesse Hernandez 5/5 14.10 14.10 96
16. Marc Mitrany-Keith Covey 5/5 14.09 4.20 14.09 95
17. John Karayan-Fred Klinshaw 5/5 14.04 14.04 94
18. Jesse Martinez-Todd Holder 5/5 13.88 13.88 93
19. Bill Griffith-Jordan Butler 5/5 13.82 13.82 92
20. Ryan Mabery-James Tate 5/5 13.70 13.70 91
21. Dan Proctor-Rick Jarakian 5/5 13.01 13.01 90
22. Travis Walters-Brandon LeMay 5/5 12.96 12.96 89
23. Scott Landsverk-Devin Gibbs 5/5 12.76 12.76 88
24. Lucas Hoyt-Sam Landsverk 0/3 13.16 0.60 4.22 12.56 87
25. Bruce Sites-Rick Side 5/5 11.86 11.86 86
26. John Saunders-David Saunders 5/5 11.44 11.44 85
27. Kent Simmons-Jeff Dunn 5/3 11.63 0.40 11.23 84
28. Edgar Candia-Campbell McCormack 4/4 9.20 9.20 83
29. Moises Hurtado-JuanCarlos Hurtado 2/2 4.68 4.68 82
30. Jim Taibi-Tim Tuttle 0/0 0.00 0.00 10
31. David Mesa-David Mesa Jr. 0/0 0.00 0.00 10
32. Jake Lewis-Stan Dasbach 0/0 0.00 0.00 10
33. Dennis Johnson-Erik Hagge 0/0 0.00 0.00 10

[WB Staff]

[Dave Wilson]

Great job to the teams doing well! Nice report too.

[mark poulson]

Congrats to Matty Ice!