CCBM Open
Saturday May 25th, 2013

 

Sponsored by:

 

Bass Cat
Pro -Tec
V-T2 livewell Vents
St. Croix
Sea Specs Fishing Glasses
D-2 Lures

 

Chester County Bass Masters is holding an open, buddy tournament on Saturday May 25th, 2013 on the Northeast River (Susquehanna Flats) out of Anchor Marine. Buddy or Solo - 5 fish limit

 

Entry fee: $90.00 per boat
Prize money: 80% payback
Registration: 4:00 - 5:00 am at the ramp (Anchor Marina)
Launch: 5:15 am
Weigh-in: 2:30 pm

 

Lunker pool: $10.00 per boat; 100% payback.
Field Format: One or two anglers per boat, 5 fish per team. 49 boat limit.

 

Downloadable entry form can be found on the Open Page , here :

http://chestercountybassmasters.weebly.com/open-tournaments-and-results.html

 

 you may enter at the ramp.

 

Chester County Bass Masters reserves the right to refuse participation in any and all club sponsored tournaments or events to an individual or group who has been disqualified from club or non-club tournaments or events for unsportsmanlike conduct. All entrance fees will be forfeited if adverse conduct occurs during a tournament or event resulting in disqualification.

 

RULES

 

1 - 5 fish limit per boat. Largemouth or Smallmouth. 15” or greater in length. (Short fish brought to the scales will result in loss of biggest fish)
2 - 8-ounce penalty per dead fish
3 - Artificial lures only. No live bait
4 - All 2013 Maryland fishing and boating laws will apply
5 - All boats must be equipped with an operational aerated live well (10 gal min.)
6 - All boats must have all safety equipment available
7 - All boats must be inspected before launching
8 - No alcohol or illegal drugs permitted
9 - A 1 lb. Per. minute penalty will be assessed for late return, up to 15 minutes. After 15 you are disqualified.
10 - Unsportsmanlike like conduct may result in a disqualification
11 - Please keep a courtesy distance from other boats
12 - Trolling as a means of fishing is prohibited
13 - In the event of a tie, the most-alive fish wins. If still a tie, the largest fish wins
14 - The decision of the Tournament Director is final
15 - There will be no fishing after your boat number is turned in at weigh-in
16 - It is up to you to have liability insurance coverage on your boat
17 - Solo entries are allowed
18 - Ramp fee is responsibility of the boater.

 

Id be there if it wasnt memorial day weekend  

Talk about a zoo

Id be there if it wasnt memorial day weekend

Talk about a zoo

IT actually is not too bad on a Saturday down there.  We've had it 3 years now on Memorial Day Saturday and never had a problem. No clubs have tournaments scheduled, so launching in the a.m. is not crowded.  The pleasue boaters launch around noon, we finish at 2:30 so you miss the plaesure boat crowd generally

Just found out the truck needs to have another use on Saturday anyhow

 

Ill be down there monday tuesday and wednesday, so I should get my time in for this week haha

Just found out the truck needs to have another use on Saturday anyhow

 

Ill be down there monday tuesday and wednesday, so I should get my time in for this week haha

Launching out of Anchor ?

ya i usually do

ya i usually do

What boat ?

G3 Eagle 175 with a 60 yamaha

Forecasts of almost Gale force winds and 2 days of rain over the Upper Bay kept a lot of boats home. The parking lot at Anchor was nearly empty.  The morning was cold in the low 40's, damp and windy, more like early March instead of the end of May but the threat of high winds and muddy water didn't stop 8 teams from plying the Upper bay in search of big bass.

Steady 25 mph winds with gusts to 35 + hampered fishing but a couple teams were able to get their limit.

The top team of Sean Geerloff and Stan Horne found a few big females, bringing in the winning sack of 5 largemouth for a nice wind driven bag of 18.65 pounds.

Second Place and Lunker went to the team of Kevin Gergel and Brian Wishanick with 15.56 pounds and a nice 6.00 lunker.  ( just edging out a 5.98 bass of the 3rd place team )

Third place went to the team of James McMillen and John Haselbarth with 3 good bass for 10.72 pounds.

1st - Geerloff - Horne  -         5 fish - 18.65 Lbs.  - 5.57 Lunker
2nd - Gergel - Wishanick -    5 fish - 15.56 Lbs.  - 6.00 Lunker
3rd - McMillen - Haselbarth - 3 fish - 10.72 Lbs -   5.98 Lunker