Randy Kidd Is King on the Delta and Wins Big!

The fifth tournament and halfway point of the 2009 Scbbbc schedule was on the California
Delta at White Slough. 30 Angler showed up on what turned out to be a perfect day on the
water with weather and tide conditions perfect. This would be one of those days a few of us
will always remember. Randy kidd Shocked the world at weigh-in when he pulled a huge
10.53 pound largemouth out of the well, then he proceeded to pull a 9.28 pounder out of the
well. Add a couple other fish to that and Randy was the undisputed winner with a weight
of 23.71 pounds. Randy used a 5" sinko in a green color to catch his 2 big fish.
Congratulations Randy! After that the big girls just keep coming. DJ Von Bima pulls out a
personal best 9.19 largemouth and a limit of 16.61lbs. to take the 2nd place overall.
Great job DJ. Rookie Angler Luis Cabaloero a youngster fishing the club tournament
also had a personal best, catching a very nice 7.84 lb largemouth. I'm sure Luis is
hooked now. Coming in 3rd place overall was Mike Ayers with a limit of 12.90lbs. 4th
place with a limit of 12.60 was Todd Iwamoto. And in 5th place was Dave Sternitzke
with a limit of 10.60 lbs. Congratulation to all top placers. Randy 's and DJ's big bass
will now be in the record books as 3 of the all time Scbbbc top 10 big bass! Results

With the first half coming to a close we are in for a great Angler of the Year, TOC and Rookie of the Year race for the second half. The top 5 right now for Angler of the Year is very tight with Jon Bird leading the way with 209 pts. The Rookie of the Year race has tightened up with Matt Nyiri leading over Josh Peterson. TOC bids are up for grabs as every tournament is crucial.

Next up on the schedule is Lake Sonoma Night.

Jon Graves Hold's On Day Two To Claim The BnT 2009 US Open Championship!
63 of the best the west coast has to offer when it comes to competitive bass fishing from a kickboat or belly boat came together for a weekend of tournament bass fishing on the legendary Clear Lake. These 63 hardcore anglers didn't even care that the weekend brought them continuous rain fall and very soggy camping conditions, they came to battle! Local Ukiah angler Jon Graves was the day one leader with a huge sack for 18.69 pounds and a slight lead over Dave Ryle with 17.35 pounds. The swords were drawn and these two anglers would battle it out on day 2 for the championship! Saturdays activity's after the weigh-in were highlighted by a great raffle thanks to the many sponsors who donated items. Darren Kozenko was the big raffle winner with two rods and bags and bags of tackle. Steve Wilson was the winner of a new Creek Company kickboat.

Day two started off the same as day one with the rain coming down pretty good. But at blast-off no one cared as everyone headed out on the lake looking for that big limit. Day one leader Jon Graves headed back across the lake to Rattlesnake island hoping to repeat his day one weight and hold on for the win. Dave Ryle headed back into the keys in hopes of just a little more weight then day one to over take Jon and win it all himself. When it was all said and done and both anglers came to the scales it was Jon Graves that was able to hold on a claim a huge victory and and claim the BnT US Open Championship! Congratulations to Jon for a great total weight of 32.78! Mr Dave Ryle also had another great day and comes in 2nd place with a total weight of 31.72 pounds! Congratulations Dave on a great finish and battle! 3rd place was Troy Hornback with 31.07 pounds and in it the whole time. Great job Troy! 4th place goes to someone who is always "in it to win it" Mr. Taylor Capilla with 29.36 pounds. And in 5th place right in the thick of things was Aaron Swerkes with a limit of 29.69 pounds! Results

Team Caro & Iwamoto Win on the Delta!
The 3rd tournament for the 2009 Scbbbc season started bright and early with sunny skies and gusty winds on the California Delta. 17 teams headed out of Beacon Harbor hoping to come back to weigh-in victorious! When the winds had calmed, and the dust had settled it was the team of Rich Caro and Todd Iwamoto who claimed the victory with a whopping 5 fish limit of 23.13 pounds. The lipless rattle trap was the key to thier success. Congratulations on a big win!. Results