Don Hill and Paul Genet showing us the goods.

The Bass Anglers Federation held our May tournament at Callville Bay,  Lake Mead.  Saturdays weather was spectacular after a week of up and down weather of high winds with gusts of over 50mph Wednesday and Thursday coupled with a 30 degree temperature drop.  The day started with light wind up to 5mph as the seven teams idol out to launch. Richard Powers volunteered to be launch boat and sent everyone on their way.  After 9 1/2 hrs of fishing everyone showed op at Rufus cove to weigh their catch.   Third place team was Greg Cypress, who fished alone, weighed 5 fish @ 10.79 lbs. 3.14lb big fish.  Second place was the team of Sam Schiers and Jon Whisenant bringing 5 bass to the scales @ 11.56 lbs and a 2.64 big fish.  First place and most of the money went to Don Hill and Paul Genet.  Don and Paul had what he described as " one of the top 3 days at Lake Mead in 5 years" catching most of their weight by 7:30am.  The winning team weighed 13.61 lbs with a big fish of 3.30 lbs.  Biggest fish honors went to Richard Powers just edging out Don Hill by 4oz. with a 3.57 lb largemouth bass.  Congratulations to Don and Paul for puttin' the smack down on the field. 

Richard Powers and Andre McClure showing off the big fish.

Here are the complete results:

1. Don Hill and Paul Genet                     13.61lbs  
2. Sam Schiers and Jon Whisenant          11.56lbs
3. Greg Cyphers                                   10.79lbs
4. Billy Snyder and Randall Bruce              9.5lbs
5. Paul Hemsley and Curtiss Easter           8.06lbs
6. Richard Powers and Andrew Mc Clure   6.87lbs
7. Gary Freeman and Bob Keck                3.91lbs

Thanks to Gary Freeman and Curtiss Easter for helping with the weight-in.

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First place anglers Gary Freeman and Randall Bruce showing off 15lbs of bass.

April 24th was the date for round four of the 2010 season.  The place was Echo Bay Lake Mead.  9 teams showed up to compete for the Blue Ribbon trophy. All the teams launched safely at 05:48am everyone scattered in all directions, game on!  All who attended took advantage of perfect weather with calm winds.  In the end most anglers caught fish and were culling by late mourning.  At the end of the day everyone headed to the beach for the weigh in.   Third place went to Don Hill and Tony Velasco with 12.38lbs.  Second was Brent Becker and Tony Martin tipping the scales at 13.84lbs.  The team with the 5 biggest bass was Gary Freeman and Randell Bruce.  Gary and Randall took big fish honors along with the win with 15.29lbs.  Congratulation to Gary and Randall for taking home the  trophy.

3rd place anglers Don Hill and Tony Velasco.

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Boater                 Non-Boater          Total Weight    Total Fish    Biggest Fish

1              Gary Freeman   Randall Bruce          15.29lbs                5               5.15lbs

2              Brent Becker     Tony Martin             13.84lbs                 5               3.79lbs

3              Don Hill             Tony Velasco           12.38lbs                 5               3.56lbs

4              Paul Hemsley     Andrew McClure     11.50lbs                5               2.77lbs

5              Aaron Greene     Ben Grande               8.84lbs                 5               2.58lbs

6              Billy Snyder        Bob Keck                    7.73lbs                 5               2.03lbs

7              Mike Grande      Troy Munnich            7.00lbs                5                  dnw

8              Sam Schiers          Paul Genet                3.81lbs                 2                 dnw

9              Mike Burks         Jon Whisenant                0     

This months tournament was a great success.  We had 13 boats show up at Echo Bay with at least 4 new members.  The weather was perfect with some clouds and light wind.  Aaron Leon drew last boat and launched everyone at 6:22am and it was game on.  After a long beautiful day of fishing everyone showed up to the 3:00pm weigh in with the goods.  Third place went to Aaron Leon and Damion Bettiste with 5 fish that went 12.19lbs with a First place Big fish of 4.67lbs.  Second place was new member Greg Cyphers and Fernando with 5 fish at 12.79lbs and a big fish of 2.97lbs .  The win went to Brent Becker and Alan Zamora with 5 fish at 12 .98lbs with a big FAT 3.90lb smallie.  Congratulation to Brent and Alan for taking the win in what turned out to be a close race.

Brent Becker showing off a Fat smallie

Aaron Leon with a 4.67lb winning big fish.

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1. Brent Becker and Alan Zamora           5 fish      12.98lbs         3.90lb big fish
2. Greg Cyphers and Fernando               5 fish      12.79lbs         2.97lb
3. Aaron Leon and Damion Bettiste        5 fish      12.19lbs         4.67lb First place big fish
4. Joe Raftery and Curtiss                      5 fish      12.14lbs         3.74lb
5. Matt Warner and Corey Smith            5 fish       11.30lbs         dnw
6. Gary Freeman and Sam Schiers           4 fish        9.17lbs          3.57lb
7. Deejay Evans and Troy Munnich         3 fish        8.37lbs          3.60lb
8. Billy Snyder and Paul Genet                3 fish        6.99lbs          dnw
9. Ben Grande and Tony Velasco            3 fish        6.03lbs          2.94lb
10. Paul Hemsley and Mike Grande            2 fish        5.09lbs          3.90lb
11. Don Hill and Aaron Green                   3 fish        3.75lbs          dnw
12. Richard Powers and Jon Whisenant     1 fish        1.46lbs          dnw
13. Tom Beck and Rick Powers                0 fish             0             dnw

Lake Mohave is world renowned for its wind and giant waves.  Anglers were not let down for this months tournament.  The wind blew 20-30 mph all day making 5-6ft white caps on parts of the lake. The clouds let loose for the first 30min getting everyone a little wet.  After the rain stopped it was mostly cloudy with small periods of sunshine.  The launch area was crowded with 3 tournament going out  of Cottonwood Cove.   BAF was the first to launch and everyone made their move.

In the end it was a tough day with Brent Becker and Tony Velasco coming out on top.  Brent and Tony brought 4 fish @ 11.75lbs to the scales with a 5.16lb kicker.   Second was Paul Hemsley and Joe Raftrey also with 4 fish @ 9.03lbs, big fish of 3.22lbs.  Rounding out the last step on the podium was Gary Freeman and Paul G. weighing 2 nice fish @  6.37lbs, second place big fish of 3.72.

Congratulations to Brent Becker and Tony Velasco for sweeping the tournament and big fish.

1. Brent Becker and Tony Velasco              4 fish   11.75lbs     1st  BF  5.19lbs
2. Paul Hemsley and Joe Raftery                 4 fish     9.03lbs           BF  3.22lbs
3. Gary Freeman and Paul G.                      2 fish     6.37lbs     2nd BF  3.72lbs
4. Ben Grande and Aaron Greene               3 fish     5.09lbs            BF  2.76lbs
5. Don Hill and Troy Munnich                      1 fish     2.74lbs
6. Deejay Evans and Tom Martin                 1 fish     2.33lbs
7. Aaron Leon and Fernando                      0 fish
8. Richard Powers and Rick Powers              0 fish
9. Billy and Curtiss                                      0 fish

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