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HOMEN & SUMMERS
REPEAT AS OPEN TEAM CHAMPIONS
Sunday,
March
26, 2003
Lake Don Pedro, CA
By:
Tim Paes
Warm
spring like temperatures leading up to the Nor-Cal Bass Open Team at Don
Pedro gave way to stormy rainy weather last
Sunday. Sixty anglers showed up to fish the tournament with the
anticipation of catching shallow fish cruising the bedding areas of the
lake. Although many of the teams where keying on bed fish, the annual
migration was far from being the dominate pattern.
The
huge Pedro lunkers that prowl the lake still haven’t made their
appearance in large numbers, but they aren’t far off as the majority
of fish were caught in less then 10 feet. The anglers brought 138 bass
to the scales weighing 260 lbs with the largest one of the tournament
coming in at 6.70 lbs.
Hughson’s
David Homen and Scott Summers made it back to back by repeating as open
team champions. The team fished main lake areas with Keeper Custom Worms
in 5 to 25 feet of water. They also caught some fish off of beds to
round out their limit. The events big fish that tipped the scales at
6.70 lbs capped off the team’s 15.44 lb 6 fish limit. Homen and
Summers took home $1,655 for their great finish.
Second
place went to Clovis anglers Pete Hennecke and Jason Bradshaw with their
6 fish limit that weighed 14.30 lbs. The team fished steep banks in the
main lake with 4 inch Senko’s. All their fish came in 5 to 10 feet of
water. The pair took home $860.
 Troy
and Todd Wells, of Ceres, finished 3rd with their 6 fish
limit that weighed 13.80 lbs. The team caught their first two fish
ripping a Pointer Minnow and the rest of their limit was caught on hand
tied jigs tipped with Super Pork and throwing Keeper 1001 worms. The
team keyed on main lake rocky points and all their fish came in water up
to 20 feet deep. The pair thanked their sponsors, Autolife Sporting
Goods, Stren and Super Pork as they took home $625 for their finish.
Rounding
out the top five in 4th place was Turlock’s Tim Paes and
Ron Wilson, of Modesto with their 6 fish limit that weighed 13.60 lbs.
The pair took home $350. Fifth place went to Bakersfield anglers Ted
Preston and Kern Crawley with a 12.62 lb 6 fish limit that netted the
pair $250.
Special thanks goes
to our tournament trail sponsors, Stratos Boats and Evinrude Outboards.
Because of their support, Nor-Cal & 100% Bass will be awarding a
fully rigged Stratos/Evinrude prize package at their pro-am championship
tournament. Don’t miss your opportunity to feel the ride and power of
this boat and motor combination!
Thanks also to our
official rod sponsor, St Croix, for supporting our anglers and
awarding their quality built rods to our top finishers at the
championship. 
Nor-Cal thanks our
event sponsor at Don Pedro, Tom’s Truck Repair. Also thanks to Don
Pedro Recreation for hosting our event.
Nor-Cal Bass
Tournament Trail sponsors are: Stratos Boats, Evinrude Outboards,
Bob’s Marine, St Croix Rods, Pradco Brand Baits, PMZ Realty, Autolife
Sporting Goods, Escalon Bait & Tackle, Tom’s Truck Repair, Tracy
Oasis Marina, Del Taco Manteca/Oakdale, Thermo Oil Batteries, Super
Pork, Fishin Musician Worms, Keeper Custom Worms, Predator Worms,
McClure Painting & Plastering and Hildebrand’s Auto Repair.
The next stop on our
2003 Pro-Am Tournament Trail takes place at Lake McClure on April 6,
2003. This is a Sunday event. Mandatory check in for this event will
take place from 4:00 to 5:00 a.m. on the morning of the tournament. Lake
headquarters for check-in will be Barretts Cove. Our annual night
tournament open takes place at Don Pedro May 31, & June 1, 2003.
Visit our website, www.nor-calbass.com,
or call (209) 505-4239 for more information.
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