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100% BASS Press Release 03/08/08 - Crutcher / McCosker take 3rd Stop on Wine Regions Lake Berryessa Lake Berryessa in the spring time is a beautiful place. Especially when the Sun in shining, the weather is warm and a slight breeze is blowing. These are exactly the conditions we had on this Saturday morning and with spring conditions like these, Mother Nature didn’t let us down. The fishing was pretty darn good also as most of the 36 teams brought in 5 fish limits. Things were very typical as the fish were moving up. Jigs and worms in 10-20 feet were the norm with the afternoon swimbait bite kicking in and producing several monsters. No strangers to the winners circle,
today’s winners were Lakeport’s Mark Crutcher and Greg McCosker.
Second place went to new comers Brad
Manion of Castro Valley and Nate Greenaway from Dublin.
Finishing in third were a pair a very nice guys, Duane Rhodes of Redwood Valley and John Reese of Kelseyville. These two had a little different pattern than most. To find their 17.04 pounds of fish, they located small isolated weed patches on the north end of the lake and worked them very slowly with Brown Jigs and swimbaits. Their reward for being a little different was $1230. Good job guys. Forth place went to Kelseyville’s Jerry Tilton and Wayne Breazeale. These two have been the model of consistency so far this year being the only team to finish in the top 6 in every tournament which has taken them to the top of the Angler of the Year standings. They did it by fishing bottom baits all day that netted them 5 fish for 14.20 pounds and brought them $625. Fifth place was awarded to Billy Hines and Greg Parsons with a limit totaling 13.34 pounds. This brought them $440. 100% BASS would like to thank the fine sponsors that make the difference between fishing and the quality events we are able to provide as a result of their support. BassCat Boats, Mercury Outboards, Mossdale boats in Tracy, Berkley Trilene, Spiderwire Braid, Persuader Bass Baits, Walton’s Pond in San Leandro, Hook, Line & Sinker in Oakley, Phil’s Props in Redding, MF Finesse Custom Worms, Comfortroll, Comfort Suites of Oakley, Jims Pro Bass Tackle in Paso Robles, Cal West Concrete Cutting, Kosich & Callahan Insurance Services, Black Dog Baits, CoverLure, Castillo Badillo, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, Angels Inn Motel of Angles Camp and Russo’s Marina on Bethel Island. For complete details please see our website at www.100percentbass.com
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As
former Anglers of the Year they have proven the ability to adjust to conditions
and figure things out quickly, which is always required when the fish are on the
move. On this day they brought in 5 fish that weighed 18.87 pounds but it was
the swimbait fish (see picture right) weighing 11.47 pounds that made the
difference for these guys. McCosker caught the fish with less than 10 minutes to
go in the tournament on an ABT Soft Wag Tail lure in less than 3 feet of water.
Crutcher said at the awards that they had struggled most of the morning putting
only about 10 pounds of fish in the boat using Maverick Worms, and made the
decision to go for broke. They both picked up swimbaits and started chuckin’ and
winding. It paid off big, as winners they took home $3300 and a pair of nice
Trophies compliments of Kosich and Callahan Insurance. The guys also took the
time to thank sponsors Powell Rods, Tackle It , Snag Proof and
Tacklewarehouse.com. Congratulation to Mark and Greg for yet another great day.
Using
a variety of lures, including Ripbaits, Swimbaits, Jigs, Worms and Cranks, they
showed their versatility and brought in a limit totaling 18.07 that was backed
by the Black Dog Baits, Big Fish of the day, (shown left), a very nice 12.01
pound lunker. Fishing mostly on the east side of the main lake, they focused on
points near drop offs. Most of the time the team would throw reaction baits and
then mix in the other lures when they couldn’t get the quick bite on a spot. The
ability to switch up made all the difference as the also received a pair of
those nice trophies and $2105. Like many of the anglers today, they have sponsor
help, and thanked Taps Truck Accessories and Ranger Boats for their support.