Ellison Hubbert showing off the winning big fish

Humberto and Ellison take the win

Kieth Van Reil and rob Jonnette take second

Place           # Of Fish      Big Fish       Total Weight                         Boater                 Non Boater

1st                 5                5.61          12.53                                Humberto              Ellison H.

2nd                5                3.89          12.42                                 KVR                      Rob J.

3rd                5                 DNW         11.45                                 Gary F                   Anthony S.

4th                5                 3.65          10.65                                 Don H.                  Matt D.

5th                5                 DNW         10.20                                 Toby R.                 Calvin J.

6th                5                 DNW          9.79                                  Paul Hemsley         James S.

7th                5                 DNW          7.22                                  Richard P.              Luke

8th                5                 DNW          6.83                                  Billy Bass               Henry

Bass Anglers Federation rescheduled around the typical nasty winds that are synonymous with spring time on Lake Mohave.  And word on the street is, it was an absolutely perfect day for the 11 teams that made the trip.  Billy "Bass" Snyder, along with Billy "Bass" Jr., came out of hibernation to show off a nice limit of 14.19lbs for 3rd place.  No definitive word on whether or not Sr. was a net man all day.  Stay tuned.  Don "I hate Mohave" Hill had a break out session on the water with Jim Shorts.  They had 5 fish for 14.62 at the scales and a solid 2nd place finish.  Despite 7 teams coming in with better than 14 pounds, there is always that one bag that's bigger and better.  Team Toby Robinson and Ellison Hubbard bested Don and Jim by nearly 2 pounds.  5 fish weighing in at 16.50 was more than enough to take the win.  Congrats to you both.  KVR got his slice of the pie with a 5.80lb big fish.  Nice work, Keith!  Here's the breakdown....

TEAM FISH BF TOTAL

1. Toby Robinson and Ellison Hubbard                    5        4.79        16.50
2. Don Hill and James Cope                                  5         DNW       14.62
3. Billy Snyder and Billy Snyder Jr.                          5        4.74         14.19
4. Brent Becker and Anthony Salazar                     5        3.84         14.16
5. Rob Jeanotte and Calvin                                   5        4.62         14.15
6. Matt Warner and Paul Holt                               5         4.48         14.08
7. Alan Zamora and Luke Vierkant                         5         3.91         14.03
8. Angel Moreno and Tamara Moreno                    5         4.26         13.68
9. Jerron Slaten and Matt Durham                         5         3.87        13.01
10. Keith Van Reil and Davis                                   4   BF   5.80        11.65
11. Gary Freeman and Randall Bruce                        5         DNW       10.60

Bass Anglers Federation had an out-of-towner this month and members that made the journey to Lake Havasu this weekend were greeted with nice weather, big bass, and good times.  15-20mph winds on Saturday didn't prevent the guys from bringing in good sacks.  The wind speeds sound a lot worse than it really was.  Rather than a constant pounding, there were breaks here and there which allowed everyone to move around without getting beat up too bad.  And, the wind helped some by kicking up the reaction bite.  Above water temps were in the high 70's and the lake was in pre-spawn / spawn mode.  Fish were caught in just about every fashion and while most were runnin' and gunnin', looking for beds, Toby Robinson found a little honey hole full of smallies he finessed into the live well.  Toby brought in an awesome limit of 4 smallies and 1 largemouth for a total of 16.95 and had big fish on day 1 with a 4.95 smallie.  Pretty impressive for a drop shot in the wind but Toby would drop shot in hurricane force winds if need be.  Team Gary and "Virginia Slim" Steve had a very consistent weekend and held the second spot with 15.05lbs and a 4.79 big fish.  Sitting in 3rd place on day 1 was the team of Paul and Ellison.  A 13.96lb bag would keep them right in the hunt.  Here's the breakdown for day 1....

TEAM #FISH TOTAL BIG FISH

Don Hill and Randall Bruce              3     10.87    4.67

Matt Lisiewski and Larry Holona      3       9.36

Toby Robinson                            5     16.95     4.95

Gary Freeman and Steve Reed       5     15.05     4.79

Paul Hemsley and Ellison Hubbard    5     13.96    3.90

Dominic Amato                            2       5.39

Day 2 kicked off with a few lessons learned.  First, don't head to the lake without checking the fenders on the boat trailer.  You don't wanna lose a couple hundred bucks in hard baits.  Second, DO NOT rely on fishing buddies that have been sippin' a few pops to go buy you cigarettes.  The wind let up for an awesome Sunday.  A breeze sporadically cut the heat on an 81 degree day and the fishing was awesome for everyone but the Day 1 leader.  Toby Robinson had a big ol' target on his back and teams Gary/Steve and Paul/Ellison were in it to win it.  What was not expected was a strong comeback by team Matt/Larry.  Matt and Larry ended day 1 with just 3 fish for 9.36.  Within a half hour of launch on Sunday, they had better than 10lbs in the boat and were working on a solid plan both believed would get em in contention.  Communication, theories, and instinct put them on a cycle of quality upgrades.  It wasn't until the last half hour of the day when out of spots and out of ideas, they hit a cut where they saw a giant bass roaming earlier in the afternoon.  After catching the male earlier in the day, it was a shot in the dark trying to get her to go.  In a few casts, in was evident.  She was angry, she was aggressive, and she went in the live well in a dramatic fashion.  Be sure to show up at the April meeting to here an animated telling of how Larry caught this beast.  At the scales for day 2, here's the drama!

TEAM #FISH TOTAL BIG FISH

Dominic Amato                               5      15.59        4.59

Paul Hemsley and Ellison Hubbard      5      16.71        4.61

Gary Freeman and Steve Reed         5       15.22

Toby Robinson                               5         9.80

Matt Lisiewski and Larry Holona         5       22.76        8.44

Don Hill and Randall Bruce                5       13.57

2 DAY TOTAL

Matt Lisiewski and Larry Holona             32.12

Paul Hemsley and Ellison Hubbard          30.67

Gary Freeman and Steve Reed             30.27

Toby Robinson                                   26.75

Don Hill and Randall Bruce                    24.44

Dominic Amato                                  20.98

The three southern Nevada clubs showed up in full force this weekend for the annual Club Challenge on Lake Mohave.  BAF brought twelve teams to represent, and represent they did.  With high winds in the forecast, a great percentage of the field decided to stay close and out of harms way.  It seems that those that went out of the "safe zone" found the quality fish.  As far as bait selection goes, it definitely seemed to run the full spectrum in regards to pre-spawn.  The days are getting a touch longer and these long warm spells between cold fronts are putting the bass in an unpredictable funk.  In determining the Challenge win, the top eight scores were tallied between the three clubs.  Congrats to us, Bass Anglers Federation, for a victory by 5.15lbs.  BAF had 81.25lbs, NBA had 76.10lbs, and LVB came in at 64.4lbs.  Congrats to Tim Myers and Bob Keck.  With a total weight of 14.60lbs and a big fish of 4.20lbs, they paved the way for a club challenge victory.  Dock talk leads this writer to believe that Bob was ON FIRE!  Bob had to rub it in with a nice 4.20 big fish!  Thanks for coming off tour to fish with us, Bob.  Well done.  Here's how it panned out for the rest of the Club Challenge winners.  Oh, yeah, almost forgot,  WE'RE THE SH*T!

TEAM TOTAL BF #FISH

1.  Tim Myers and Bob Keck                            14.60         4.2        5

2. Matt Warner and Matt Durham                     12.82.       3.95       5

3. Jesse Milicevic and Anthony Salazar               12.45         3.61      5

4. Alan Zamora and Ellison Hubbard                   12.21        3.79      5

5. Paul Hemsley and James Salazar                     7.78         dnw       3

6. Toby Robison and Luke Vierkant                    7.53         3.15      3

7. Gary Freeman and Zach Holt                         7.20          4.17      2

8. Keith VanRiel and Larry Holona                       6.66          dnw     3

9. Victor Cole and James Cope                           4.32         2.47     2

10. Dominic Amato and Kevin VanDammit?           3.55          3.55     1

11. Jerren Slaten and Rob Jeanotte                    dnw

12. Ray Colemand and Randall Bruce                    dnw

BAF - 81.25lbs

NBA - 76.10lbs

LVB - 64.40lbs.