Wow!!!!!

[JRS]

There was a great turnout at the Modesto Castmasters Club Open today on Lake McClure. Thanks for everyone who came out to support this event. There were 96 boats competing today. The top three were:

1. Steve LaRussa Jr. and Alex Meza, total 13.34, big fish 6.27 (1)
$3400.00

2. Tom Loya and Joe Alanis, total 12.95, big fish 3.10
$1460.00

3. John Chiarpotti and Joe Bruce, total 12.01, big fish 3.90 (2)
$1420.00

We will try to get the complete results up later this weekend.

[Long Nguyen]

Good job Steve and Alex on the win.
Nice showing Spookman and Joe Bruce.

[Johnny C]

Great job running the tournament Modesto Castmasters and Mr. Kornhauser..This was my first tournament without the cope in twenty years and it went well..Thanks for the kind words Long!!!

[Rich hamilton]

Hey Johnny,

great job to you and joe, I heard you are letting them melonies nightcrawlers live in your old copenhagen cans producing secret baits! the tournament was run very well and you would have thought they had 30 boats and not near 100. Would be sweet to draw 100 teams at our valley lakes on a continuous basis. Well run, beautiful weather and cool people... I guy couldn't ask for any more.

[Waterdog]

Congrats guys. I'm just sorry I couldn't make the trip. Hope everyone stayed warm and had a good time.

Jim

[Angel]

Very well organized. Just wish our fish could have been bigger. Nice job Joe and John. Joe, you need to put screen over that live well...
Av

[R Rodgers]

Hey Angel,

Chuck is trying to get your contact information. Can you send an e-mail with your phone information to bassfmly@aol.com
Thanks,

Rene

[JRS]

To those that supplied product for our raffle, THANK YOU. Norval Chan from ESOX RODS ~ Fishin' Magician ~ Put A Sock On It ~ Toad Thumper Bass Baits Norval Pimentel Therm-O Batteries Justin Steelman (wow, thanks) a ton of stuff from his sponsors ~ Apparel ~ Energy Drinks ~ Tackle.... Troyce Taylor TNT JIGS...Troyce, there's no way this tourney turns out as good as it did without your help! Thanks Bob Kornhauser~ as always, your a Class Act. Thanks for helping a small club run a big tournament. Escalon Bait and Tackle ~ not only did Randy supply those "cool" plaques, but he also brought a boatload of tackle and gift certificates for the raffle. Remember next time you need to spend some $ on tackle...Please remember to support those that supported us. To the former members of the Castmasters that showed up and fished...You guys are awesome!!!!!!!! THANKS The Castmasters meet at 7:00pm the first Thursday of every month at Dennys on McHenry Ave( just south of Briggsmore) if anyone might be interested in joining a club. Thanks to everyone that made this tournament a success. Hope you all had fun.

[Wolfeman]

I had a great time at this tournament (once I started to feel my fingers, dang cold up the river in the morning).
All of the staff were very friendly, and the whole event was extremely smooth, especially the weigh-in. Outstanding job by John, Troyce and all the others who put this thing together.

- Wolfeman

[Norv]

Congratulations to all of the fishing winners. Congratulations to Rene Rodgers and Lance Reece for winning the 50% off certificates for an ESOX Rod of their choice that were given away in the raffle.

ESOX Rods, Fishin' Magician Tackle Co., Put a Sock on It and Toad Thumper Bass Baits would like to thank John Silberbauer and the Modesto Castmasters for allowing us to come out to the tournament and display our products.

Bob Moon and I enjoyed meeting many of you at the display tables. Thanks to John Braziel of Toad Thumper Bass Baits for providing all of the free samples that were handed out.

ESOX Rods manufactures light, sensitive and well balanced rods that are reported to cast up to 20% further than their competitors. They offer an outstanding pro staff program. Their web site is www.esoxfishingrods.com.

Put a Sock on It provides rod protectors and lure keepers that protect your rods, lures and boat upholstery. The rod protectors and lure keepers come in many sizes to fit your different rods and lures. Their web site is www.putasockonit.biz.

Toad Thumper Bass Baits manufactures a wide variety of high quality jigs for the tournament and recreational anglers. The jigs are made with Mustad and Gamakatsu hooks. They can be reached at toadthumperbassbaits@junco.com. The baits are also available at many tackle shops in the Lake McClure area.

If you need rods, lures, rod protectors, lure keepers or bass jigs please keep us in mind.

[Richard - Sonora]

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