By
Larry Duncan
Nevada Region Director
Callville Bay, NV – The first tournament of the new year brought several new teams to the WON Bass Nevada Region. Six teams made their debut as WON Bass Nevada anglers today. Of the six new teams three are returning teams that have fished with us in the past. The other three are new teams to the circuit. Individually many of the anglers have fished other WON Bass events in the past.
With a bright full moon shining down in the early morning hours 22 teams launched out of the Callville Bay Marina all with hopes of starting the New Year off with a win. It was a cool clear morning with just a hint of a breeze blowing across the lake. It was a far cry from the 60 mile per hour winds of December that caused the cancelation of the December tournament.
Fishing their first tournament with us the team of Marcus Clouse and Aaron Leon drew first boat out. Who would have thought what the rest of the day would hold. At the weigh in a steady stream of boats drove slowly by the docks and continued on to the launch ramp. The first boat to pull to the dock was Clouse and Leon. Choosing to wait for the remaining teams weigh in their fish they sat in their boat a waited.
The wait was worth it. When Clouse and Leon finally came to the scales they produced the largest bag of the day. The first fish weighed was for big fish. As the scale stopped moving a whooping 4.15 lb. largemouth bass earned Leon the big fish of the tournament honors. With the remaining bass added it pushed the total just pass the 13 pound mark for a final weight of 13.11lbs. and first place.
Coming in second, with the only other double digit bag was Danny Branscum and Troy Duncan the most consistent team in the circuit for the past 10 years. They brought in a total of 10.76 lbs. with their big bass of 2.59 lbs. making it the third biggest bass of the day.
The third place team also is one of the most consistent teams fishing anywhere in the region was the team of Pat Donoho, former U.S. Open winner, and Bob Ellis. They brought in a limit that tipped the scales at 9.15 lbs. with their big bass of 2.76 lbs. which was good for the second big fish money.
Fourth place went to the father and son team of Dean Yamagata and his son Ryan. They managed to land four bass that weighed a total of 7.56 lbs. with a big bass at 2.08 lbs.
The fifth place team was the winner of our November tournament. The team of Ben Andreas and Darian Stumpf had the forth and final limit of the day for a total of 7.00 lbs even.
We are happy to welcome our new teams this year, Marcus Clouse and Aaron Leon, Todd Cowen and Paul Hemsley, Bill Snyder and Alan Zamora and the team of Sam Piacenza with a new partner De Lynn Montez.
We would like to thank out national sponsors Nitro Boat Mercury Marine, MotorGuide Trolling Motors, Lowrance Electronics, Plano and all of our other sponsors.
A special thanks to our regional sponsors, whose support allows us to put on our circuit. Thanks to Stoney’s Rocking Country & Stoney’s North Forty, Blue Ribbon Trophies, that provides our big bass trophy, GEST Properties the official lodging for WON Bass Nevada including the Microtel Hotel in Las Vegas, Hawthorn Inn and Suites in Henderson and the Falcon Ridge Hotel in Mesquite Nevada, Phillips Fishing Products and West Coast Fund Raising. We would also like to thanks individuals for their support including Mike Guerra the western rep for Plano and Mary Radke. Last but not least thanks to Randy Roundtree and Bump Elliott with Callville Bay and Forever Resorts for their continued help and support of bass fishing in general and WON Bass in particular.
Thanks to my staff, Teri and Mike Helm for all of their help. With numerous other weekend commitments they were there every step of the way to help put on a great tournament for the anglers.
For additional information on our sponsors please visit our website at www.wonbassnevada.com. We hope all of our anglers help us support our sponsors.
Place Name Fish Wgt Pnlty BigBass Total Points Winnings
1 Marcus Clouse-Aaron Leon 5\5 13.11 4.15 13.11 100 $1,774
2 Danny Branscum-Troy Duncan 5\5 10.76 2.59 10.76 99 $929
3 Pat Donoho-Robert Ellis 5\5 9.15 2.76 9.15 98 $766
4 Dean Yamagata-Ryan Yamagata 4\4 7.56 2.08 7.56 97 $660
5 Ben Andreas-Darian Stumpf 5\5 7.00 1.62 7.00 96 $42
6 Marc Knudsen-Ron Walls 3\3 6.56 2.3 6.56 95
7 Elmer Kurr-William Kurr 4\4 6.25 2.04 6.25 94
8 William Snyder-Alan Zamora 3\3 5.34 2.26 5.34 93
9 David Naugle-Keith Van Riel 3\3 4.13 1.45 4.13 92
10 Don Hilton-Kevin Luby 2\2 3.87 2.25 3.87 91
11 David Trott-Barbara Trott 1\1 1.75 1.75 1.75 90
12 Todd Cowan-Paul Hemsley 1\1 1.69 1.69 1.69 89
13 Dwayne Kurr-Ken Radke 1\1 1.47 1.47 1.47 88
14 Keith Thompson-Edward Varnado 1\1 1.41 1.41 1.41 87
15 Ernie Stumpf-Joe Vermilyer 1\1 1.14 1.14 1.14 86
16 Deejay Evans-Chris Landerman 1\1 1.05 1.05 1.05 85
17 Ray Coleman-Daniel Unten 0/0 0 0 5
17 Charles Hudson-Jeff Hudson 0/0 0 0 5
17 Matt Warner-Jesse Milicevic 0/0 0 0 5
17 Bump Elliott-Randy Roundtree 0/0 0 0 5
17 Bob Ingersoll-Pat Ingersoll 0/0 0 0 5
17 De Lynn Montez-Sam Piacenza 0/0 0 0 5
1st Place Marcus Clouse & Aaron Leon 13.11 lbs Big Bass 4.15 lbs.
2nd Place Danny Branscum & Troy Duncan 11.76 lbs. Big Bass 2.56 lbs.
3rd Place Pat Donoho& Bob Ellis 9.15 lbs. Big Bass 2.76 lbs.
4th Place Dean Yamagata & Rayn Yamagata 7.56 lbs. Big Bass 2.08 lbs.
5th Place Ben Andreas & Darian Stumpf 7.00 lbs. Big Bass 1.62 lbs.
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