Lake Havasu National Bass Championship . Story/Thank you!

CORYMDISPENSIERO · Post by **CORYMDISPENSIERO** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 6:28 pm

Thanks everyone for the support. I hope we all know more soon.

I do no this though I wacked um at castaic today! The funny thing is I am waiting on the protest!

Rick G · Post by **Rick G** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 6:39 pm

Great job! Congrats. Rick G.

Guy Williams · Post by **Guy Williams** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 6:39 pm

Congrats bro, you were a stud this weekend! You had to be in major panic mode at 10am with 0 fish but you pulled it out. Carma is a graet thing, I totally believe in it. Again great job!!
Guy Williams

Pete Marino · Post by **Pete Marino** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 7:30 pm

Way to go.....You absolutely smoked everyone.
I had never met you so I dont know what you look like but I think it was you I met at the Pilot gas station after the tournament. (it may have been your partner, but he/you said you won the event.) I was the guy with the yellow Skeeter and yellow Hummer you talked to inside wendys. You know...I'm the guy who was walking with his head down like someone just stole my lunch money. Havasu took its toll on me this weekend and I was as dejected as can be after a great prefish. I felt like someone sprayed me with peanut butter and then rolled me in the dirt. But when you told me you won I tried to put my horrible finish behind me and show happiness for your win.
If that was you I met...I want to say congrats again. You werent arrogant, or big headed....you seemed very down to earth and sincere. You didnt brag but I could tell you were happy and proud of your accomplishment.....And rightfully so....you laid a major beat down on a field of great anglers.

If it wasnt you that I met and it was indeed your partner....tell him congrats again from me.......good job guys....

Pete

S. Bailey · Post by **S. Bailey** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 8:29 pm

Cory D ! your a bad *** fisherman bro ! One of the best I've met. Seriously folks, when this guys head is straight he can figure fish out like nobody's buiss ! amazing skills my friend. Thats just the first of many boats for ya son . lol . keep it up, talk to ya tomorrow.

Shaun Bailey

Mike · Post by **Mike** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 8:31 pm

Wow, Great job Cory! Just like Delta fishin' huh?

Mike Andrews

Schneider Fishing · Post by **Schneider Fishing** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 8:31 pm

on your win.

Ron T. · Post by **Ron T.** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 9:11 pm

Good job Cory ! I'll never forget the night tournament at Castaic you beat me out of by less than an oz. The kid in the duck boat and ice chest for the live well , look who is laughing now ! Great job , keep it up and keep chasing the dream !

swimb8 · Post by **swimb8** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 10:22 pm

You suck! i hope your boat blows up on the drive home.... what?

Gerryjig · Post by **Gerryjig** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 12:21 am

Dude! you da man.....kicked everyones butt! I bet your ssoooo stoked!, Just think, for the next YEAR you are King of the Hill at Havasu bro!....awesome and great job!

John Barron · Post by **John Barron** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 5:20 am

You earned the win. You are the one. If there is anything I can do to help you in the future please let me know. You have my number
John Barron

Keith Bryan · Post by **Keith Bryan** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 7:56 am

Cory,

Way to go. You earned it and I'm proud of you.

Keep working hard and more good things will happen for you.

Keith B

fishinman · Post by **fishinman** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 8:12 am

Interesting enough you didn't have anything to say here in this frorum till you won a major event, congrats to ya and iI guess we'll
hear from you again. Seems like from the other responses inside this post a lot of the guys know you personaly!

Ray L. · Post by **Ray L.** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 8:29 am

congrats on the win. Way to go....

S. Bailey · Post by **S. Bailey** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 10:53 am

? .... who's fishinman, you have a name ?

CORYMDISPENSIERO · Post by **CORYMDISPENSIERO** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 10:58 am

I regularly view the forum and I think Westernbass is great. The truth is I just type at turtle speed and I find by the time I get something typed I find it is gramatically incorrect because I was staring so hard at the keyboard looking for the next letter I brain fade. Another thing is I try to be very positive and sometimes typed statements or thoughts can come out wrong and don't really allow you to get the true emotion out. Just know I view westernbass regularly and if you ever have a question or need anything feel free to contact me. I fish Castaic and some of the other so cal lakes a couple days a week so if you see me also feel free to say hello. By the way whats your name?

Thanks
Cory M Dispensiero

John Barron · Post by **John Barron** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 11:04 am

Ever since I've known Cory he has done well and every time he shows up at a tournament he is a contender. Maybe I'm taking your post wrong but Cory is around and may not post much but he is there.
jb

rickyshabazz · Post by **rickyshabazz** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 11:19 am

Cory's a great guy. He has helped me out a lot and I know for a fact that he visits the site just as often as I do because he got mad at me for giving away too much good info. Just kidding.

Great job Cory D-You the man.

Holla

palmdale-shane · Post by **palmdale-shane** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 11:38 am

Ricky....

Are you talking about the best frog lake in So Cal thing?
If you are don't worry it's not anymore...

Check your P/M

-Shane

rickyshabazz · Post by **rickyshabazz** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 11:55 am

Hey Shane,
Where have you been hiding? I missed you at the last two tournaments.

Holla.

palmdale-shane · Post by **palmdale-shane** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 12:05 pm

Cory,
Even though we have had our differences I must
still congratulate on the win. Havasu was bound
to happen for you. I see you have gotten your head
together and itâ€™s paying off.

-Shane

DB · Post by DB » Tue Oct 03, 2006 12:07 pm

Way to get them at Havasu... I am glad to see a "non-river" team win the boat!

Bob Lindgren

fishinman · Post by **fishinman** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 1:45 pm

I'm The same way Corey! I can't type any better than a 2 year old myself. Nobody here really cares cares how well you type, and I think I speak for the majority, is why we call it a forum, just a place to hear yourself think in the likeness of others who have the same passions as you do. Being as experienced and versed in your fishing endevers well enough to win a major event I'm sure many of the followers of this forum would welcome your views,opinons and thoughts involving our fishing passions. Good Luck in your other fishing ventures and by the way mY NaMe Is Jeff Grossman

swimb8 · Post by **swimb8** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 2:10 pm

Yeah Cory. who the heck do you think you are? Im kinda glad you dont post anything. we listen to you enough as it is. Keep your next post short and sweet, and dont write one until you win the classic.

kalalex · Post by **kalalex** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 3:02 pm

Hey,,,Cory.
Lots of congrats.

When you see this,,,PM me your phone #.
The one I got from you at Castaic nite tourny,,,the numbers are smooshed and can't read.

hugo bass · Post by **hugo bass** » Wed Oct 04, 2006 3:56 pm

hey cory its kevin hugo havent talked to u in awhile, kind of been out of the game for awhile due to family reasons. great job i knew you'd win that tourney before long. doesn't sound like u won it on a frog , which is kind of surprising since u throw it with the best of em. see u on the water soon.

jrbasspro · Post by **jrbasspro** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 11:13 am

Cory you did a great job, It was only a matter of time! See ya sooon.
JR

rj · Post by rj » Mon Oct 09, 2006 8:11 am

Cory, It looks like you "won" the tournament with someone other than the partner you qualified with. I thought you were required to fish championships alone or with the partner you qualified with? What gives?

rickyshabazz · Post by **rickyshabazz** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 11:02 am

Cory doesn't need to answer to this or any other question. The rules on the National Bass West website speak to how or when someone can file a protest. Additionally, National Bass West listed Coryâ€™s partner, Joseph Woody, who was not present on the first day, as the same person that he fished with the second day. Furthermore, he communicated with the TD as to if he could fish with his partner, who couldnâ€™t be there on Saturday because of work, that was named on the tournament results for the first day, on the second day. If Cory wasnâ€™t supposed to fish with Joe Woody, then why did NBW list him as his partner for day one?

I hate to say that this world is full with sore losers. Cory beat the rest of the field fair and square and â€œifâ€

Rick G · Post by **Rick G** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 11:12 am

Ricky, I am with you on this subject, but my question is that should NBW have let any team that fished only 1 event in the finals. More power to Cory for kicking butt, the issue here is the Peterson's qualification criteria. Cory is the undisputed champ, but NBW needs to re-think their rules. Rick G.

palmdale-shane · Post by **palmdale-shane** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 11:30 am

Ricky,

Why didn't you hit me back on the p/m?

-Shane

palmdale-shane · Post by **palmdale-shane** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 11:37 am

I might be mistaken but it looked to me like
Cory fished three events with Joe Woody as
His partner and another with a guy named Mike.
The rules stated that you only had to fish three events
with the same person. Also unless the current standings
werenâ€™t up to date it showed Cory in 31st place over-all.

-Shane

rickyshabazz · Post by **rickyshabazz** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 11:54 am

Shane-I just received the message and I hit you back. Good talking with you.

Aaron don't have an e-mail but I have his number.

palmdale-shane · Post by **palmdale-shane** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 12:02 pm

This was for the Castaic region.

-Shane

rj · Post by rj » Mon Oct 09, 2006 12:03 pm

Cory doesn't need to answer to this or any other question.

Sounds like someone is a little touchy on the subject.
The fact is that Cory fished with, and qualified for the championship with, Mike Capuano not Joesph Woody. From your defensive response, I can now only assume that he knew the rules and decided to take advantage of the mistake that the TD/NBW made by allowing them to fish. If that is your definition of a stand-up guy, then I am glad we are not acquainted.

rj · Post by rj » Mon Oct 09, 2006 12:17 pm

It is sad that the first loser got all the way home and found something to make into a bigger issue than it really was. Why wasnâ€™t this a issue after the first day?

Sorry, I missed this part of your response.
1) How could it be an issue after the first day if he fished alone the first day?
2) When someone violates the rules, knowingly or otherwise, there is a penalty involved and EVERYONE who fishes team tournaments knows you cannot just bring anyone you feel like to fish the championship. Maybe the guy who finished in second could have asked Mike Goodwin to be his partner the second day, I hear he's pretty good on Havasu!
3) Do you know everyone who fishes in California? This was not an error that would be caught by fellow competitors at the lake unless perhaps they qualified from the same region.
4) You have some serious issues with this, I hope no one ever cheats you out of a win. "2nd" loser becomes the winner when the "winner" doesn't play by the rules!
5) I have no stake in this either way. I was just looking into fishing a "new" circuit and noticed, what I thought, was a problem.

palmdale-shane · Post by **palmdale-shane** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 12:39 pm

After reading RJ's post I double checked and I'm wrong about
Cory fishing three events with Joe Woody and One with Mike C.
It was the other way around. One with Joe Woody and three with Mike.

rickyshabazz · Post by **rickyshabazz** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 12:45 pm

There are always three sides (if not more) to every story. As someone who fishes tournaments, I know that sole decisions are made and decided by the Tournament DIRECTOR. My only point is that â€œALLâ€

swimb8 · Post by **swimb8** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 1:02 pm

Plus, do you really think he wouldnt win with the other guy in the boat, or on the piece of paper. Dont try to ruin this for Cory. He worked way too hard and in no way did he cheat. Someone is a sore loser and it sure has never been Cory. Lets try to grow up a little, considering im a youngen myself. You suck Cory!

rj · Post by rj » Mon Oct 09, 2006 1:13 pm

I am really not trying to start an argument and I did attempt to contact the TD but received no reply as of yet. It just seems odd to me that when situations like these occur, someone always comes to the defense of the wrong side. The guys who fished the tournament, caught the most weight and did not violate any rules, win. That's It. The guys who violated the rules (knowingly or unknowingly, through their fault, someone elses fault or no fault), must step up and take responsibility. If you fish alot of tournaments, especially team tournaments, that is the way you would want it. I can almost guarantee that if I "won" under the same circumstances, and your friend was "first loser" you would not be on this website defending me.
BTW: I did not see where Mr. Dispensiero fished any other NBW tournaments other than the 4 already mentioned. I don't know about rules clarification and learning for the future, but the current rules seem pretty clear to me.
"Teams must fish a minimum of 4 tournaments to qualify for the National Bass Team championship. The top fifty percent of the total teams point leaders from each region will qualify for the National Bass West Team Championship. No points may be transferred from one team to another. Each member is allowed to fish four (4) events alone and represents the team providing the team fishes at least three (3) events together. A contestant may fish the first event alone without a designated partner and accumulate points but the team must be declared by the fourth event."

If you want my "real" name you can PM me...

rickyshabazz · Post by **rickyshabazz** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 1:21 pm

My only point is that the tournament organization makes and enforces the rules. Before you accuse someone of cheating or rules violations, I think that it is more appropriate to allow the organization to respond to the issues, as opposed to trying to question the angler(s).

There are many â€œifsâ€

rj · Post by rj » Mon Oct 09, 2006 1:27 pm

Plus, do you really think he wouldnt win with the other guy in the boat, or on the piece of paper. Dont try to ruin this for Cory. He worked way too hard and in no way did he cheat. Someone is a sore loser and it sure has never been Cory. Lets try to grow up a little, considering im a youngen myself. You suck Cory!

Not that that matters one iota, but if he thought he could win without him why did he give him $5,000 to fish one day! I don't know Cory or anything about him. I'm sure he is a great guy and a good stick, but he didn't win. He caught a bad break which happens sometimes. If you were in a tournament and the tournament director unwittingly gave a competitor the idea it was okay to fish in the hatchery pond next to the lake, you would be pissed. You wouldn't say, "oh he's a good guy. He deserved to get to fish in the hatchery even though it was off limits to everyone else." What you do in a situation like this shows what kind of person you are. Do you give the money back when a cashier gives you too much change or is that her fault for making a mistake? What if that money comes out of her pocket at the end of the day? God, I cannot believe this has turned into a lecture on COMMON DECENCY!!!! If you, as a "youngin" don't get what I am talking about, I am sorry.

Brian Linehan · Post by **Brian Linehan** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 1:29 pm

None of my business, but Cory deserves all props for his win. If anyone wants to point fingers, Nat. Bass is to blame. How can someone qualify for a TOC if they only fished one event with the partner that ended up competing in the TOC? That's weak and National Bass is to blame, not Cory.

rj · Post by rj » Mon Oct 09, 2006 1:35 pm

Point taken Mr. Shabazz. I apologize for getting so emotional and long winded.

smittyfish · Post by **smittyfish** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 2:41 pm

Hey Brian,

Doesn't this kind of crap just make you want to be a new tournament director. I'm sure that you have already thought of how you would handle this kind of stuff. You will be the bomb.

Good luck,

Smitty

Brian Linehan · Post by **Brian Linehan** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 3:35 pm

Thanks bro. I'm going to try my best to make it a kick *** region for you all.

swimb8 · Post by **swimb8** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 4:40 pm

i get your point. Its just not a good one. Your about a week late with it. try saying something when your a t the Derby not at home feeling good about yourself behind the PC. Thats ALL!

rj · Post by rj » Mon Oct 09, 2006 5:03 pm

Swim8 you must have an amazing mind to be able to remember the names and qualifications of every team at a 100 team tournament, especially when you've never met most of them... If you took the time to read what I said, and not just respond, you might actually get something out of it.