SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2014

The San Diego Anglers 19th Annual Open Bay Bass Tournament sponsored by Vessel Assist/Boat U.S. of San Diego, is Southern California's premier saltwater bass fishing event, and the last year's winners (Dean Jamieson & Carl Schmidt) are ready to defend their title. With the tournament in the 2nd year of the 14" minimum size bass size regulation for the tournament, it will continue to make for an interesting battle to the top of the leader board.

Entry forms will be available at all the local tackle shops starting on Friday, December 6th if you plan on fishing the tournament, but even if you don’t participate in the tournament, the San Diego Anglers turn this day into a giant San Diego Bay happening near the Shelter Island Launch Ramp. There’s a giant tent featuring a sponsors row that is lined with vendors and lure makers like Corey Sanden of MC Swimbaits. There’s also a  barbecue and a classic tournament T-shirt made by Doug Moranville of The Branding Iron for sale. Plus make sure to enter the huge raffle ($1 per ticket) with over $15,000 in prizes to be awarded. For more information, call Tournament Directors, Dwayne at (619) 972-1503 or Mike at (619) 733-9156.

ENTRY FORMS ARE AVAILABLE. They are available in all major San Diego County tackle shops and on our website under the FORMS tab.

Remember that our annual inter-club tournament vs. the San Diego Rod & Reel Club is set for this Saturday, 12/07/13. The San Diego Anglers are once again defending the title and look to winning again.

Please contact Bill Davidson to enter the tournament.

Also, for those in the running for Tournament Angler of the Year, this is the last tournament of the year to earn points. Good luck.

As the end of the year approaches fast, it's that time of the year again to renew your annual membership that expires on December 31, 2013. For those that renew in the months of November and December 2013, you will be entered into a raffle for two tickets to the club's annual awards banquet in April. We will give away two tickets at the November and December club meetings.

Otherwise, annual membership fees are due by the January 8, 2014 club meeting and should be received no later than Feb. 5, 2014 to maintain your membership and be able to participate in club events, meetings and tournaments.

Membership Dues: Individual Membership: $60/yr
Membership Dues: Family Membership: $70/yr
Membership Dues: Junior Membership (16 & older): $10/yr

Club Tournament News

BASS SLAM TOURNAMENT

Saturday, October 5, 2013 - A total of 18 anglers including 3 junior anglers and 1 lady angler participated! A total of 7 boats and skippers competed. Santa Ana winds created a warm and clear day on the water. The wind also created challenging fishing and docking conditions for the skippers to deal with. We ate gourmet chili prepared by Richard and Zella Burk. Debbie Patenaude and posse took photographs of the anglers and crowd. They even took a picture of me asking me to ”Do something” and of course I did nothing and they still took my photograph! Fortunately my ugly visage did not damage their camera. The 14 inch limit for Bass made getting a 3 fish bag more difficult. Bill Hokstad won the jackpot with a 3.4 lb. Calico Bass. Ed Howerton also weighed in a 3.4 lb fish but Bill weighed his in first. New member Ryan Ashby weighed in a toad 4.0 lb. Sand Bass but was not entered in the jackpot. Not many places where you have a 1 in 18 chance of winning over $100.00 for a $10.00 investment. As usual most fish caught in this tournament were released after weigh in. Thanks to everyone who competed, helped with set up, and helped with clean up!

Junior Division:
1st: Harrison Kellerman - 1.7lb Sandbass
2nd: William Proctor - 1.1lb Sandbass
3rd: None

Adult Division:
1st: Ed Howerton - 7.2lb 3-fish sack
2nd: Dennis Burlason - 5.6lb 3-fish sack
3rd: Al Stasukevich - 4.1lb 2-fish sack
4th: Tony Souza - 3.9lb 2-fish sack (he weighed in first)
5th: Nancy Ortiz - 3.9lb 2-fish sack

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 IGFA TOURNAMENT

Saturday, September 7, 2013 - Good weather and seas welcomed those who competed. A total of 12 anglers including 2 junior anglers participated. A total of 3 boats and skippers competed. Team Killer Whale went the distance to the 295 bank area at about 70 miles and 2 boats went to the more local Banks. We enjoyed Pizza provided by John Otto. Louis Almeida took the photographs during the weigh in.

Junior Division:
1st: William Proctor - 12.1lb Mahi Mahi
2nd: Wyatt Cargel - 5.4lb. Yellowtail
3rd: None

Adult Division:
1st: Dennis Burlason - 30.3lb Yellowfin Tuna
2nd: Ed Howerton - 26.3lb Yellowfin Tuna
3rd: Nick Yturralde (Guest) - 15.4lb Mahi Mahi
4th: Sean Davidson - 14.9lb Mahi Mahi
5th: Bill Davidson - 10.9lb Mahi Mahi

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IGFA TOURNAMENT

Saturday, August 10, 2013 - Good weather and seas welcomed those who competed. A total of 14 anglers including 1 junior and 1 lady anglers participated. A total of 4 boats and skippers com-peted. Two boats went to the Tuna Pens at 50 miles and 2 boats went to the more local Banks. We enjoyed a Carnitas feed prepared by Louis Almeida. I ate like a pig. Well, you are what you eat… John Otto took the photographs during the weigh in. Tyler Robinson told me he had a bigger Dorado but Al Knocked it off when trying to gaff it. Well, Al finally placed during a tournament while being the skipper! Team Copout went to the Tuna Pens and fished in the area that Ed and Nancy were in but Bill and Sean whiffed on their BFT bites.

Junior Division:
1st: William Proctor - 8.8lb Yellowtail
2nd: None
3rd: None

Adult Division:
1st: Ed Howerton - 42.6lb Bluefin Tuna
2nd: Nancy Ortiz - 33.5lb Bluefin Tuna
3rd: Bill Harris - 10.8lb Yellowtail
4th: Dennis Burlason - 10.5lb Yellowtail
5th: Al Stasukevich - 9.8lb Dorado

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3B's TOURNAMENT

Saturday, June 15, 2013 - Good weather and seas welcomed those who competed. A total of 14 anglers including 2 juniors and 2 lady anglers participated. A total of 4 boats and skippers com-peted. We enjoyed a great shrimp boil prepared by Zella and Richard Burk. The corn bread was divine! John Otto took the photographs during the weigh in.

Junior Division:
1st: William Proctor - with 2 B’s including a 3.6lb Barracuda and a 3.6lb Calico Bass for a total of 7.2lbs
2nd: None
3rd: None

Adult Division:
1st: Ed Howerton - 2B’s with a 5.0lb Sandbass and a 4.9lb Barracuda for a total of 9.9lbs
2nd: Nancy Ortiz - 2B’s with a 4.9lb Barracuda and a 2.7lb Sandbass for a total of 7.6lbs
3rd: Gary Smith - 1B with a toad 9.4lb Barracuda
4th: Dwayne Patenaude - 1B with a 4.0lb Barracuda
5th: Elizabeth Proctor - 1B with a 2.1lb Calico Bass

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ROCK COD TOURNAMENT

Saturday, May 4, 2013 - We decided to combine our tournament with SWYC and they agreed. Got to the launch ramp at 5 AM with a steady 15 knot wind with gusts to 20 knots and met “The Killer Whale” crew standing watching the wind whip the bay into chop. We listened to the weather channel. No Small Craft advi-sory. No red flag flying at the Harbor Police dock. The group, which included four USCG licensed skippers and other very experienced tournament anglers decided that the weather was not conducive for recreational fishing. We let the other skippers in the club tournament, who were already committed, know our decision. Al, on the “Nana B” told me later it took 2 hours to get to the south 9 in the weather. The “Nana B” is a 23’ Air Chamber Boat. Marty, on the “MC²”, a 36’ Hatteras, said they blew out a window on the way out and at times took water over the stern while fishing. I checked during the day and saw no evidence that NOAA had declared a small craft advisory during the tournament for the San Diego area. During the weigh-in folks from the Rod and Reel Club told me that some of their boats had turned back because of the weather. I later found out that a 21’ boat had capsized off of Del Mar that day and the three aboard had nearly drowned. The “New Seaforth” and crew rescued the three and a lifeguard who assisted with the rescue described the ocean conditions as extremely rough.

Junior Division:
1st: None
2nd: None
3rd: None

Adult Division:
1st: Gary Smith - 8.5lbs three fish bag including the jackpot fish of 3.5lbs
2nd: Mark Doering - 6.3lbs fish bag
3rd: Kurt Campbell - 5.0lbs fish bag
4th: Dave Hanes - 4.9lbs fish bag
5th: Al Stasukevich - 4.5lbs fish bag

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HALIBUT TOURNAMENT

Saturday, April 13, 2013 - Well we finally had a Halibut tournament after a two year hiatus. We had decent weather and a great meal prepared by Zella and Richard Burk. The tournament was well attended with over 30 club members showing up for the weigh-in and BBQ afterwards Well here are the results. Yes, there was only one Halibut caught by club member Tim Gunter and he did not even enter the jackpot, so the jackpot was held by a random drawing, with Richard Burk taking the jackpot prize.

Junior Division:
1st: None
2nd: None
3rd: None

Adult Division:
1st: Tim Gunter. He won $200.00.
2nd: None
3rd: None
4th: None
5th: None

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FAMILY TOURNAMENT

Sunday, March 10, 2013 - It stormed until Saturday but Sunday was gorgeous. A total of 26 members competed, skippered, or were deckhands. We enjoyed a great barbeque cooked by Zella and Richard Burk and Elizabeth Proctor. New Tournament Director Daniel Nichols ran the weigh-in.

Under 7 Junior Division:
1st: Eli Hutchins 1.5 lb. Sandbass
2nd: Brooklynn Steide
3rd: None
Lizard Fish: None
Skipper Award: Sean Davidson

7-12 Junior Division:
1st: Caleb Hutchins 1.6 lb. Sandbass
2nd: Logan Mcinroe 1.4 lb. Sandbass
3rd: Karsen Mcinroe 1.2 lb. Sandbass
Lizard Fish: Bricen Humphrey-Schaefer
Skipper Award: David McInroe

13-16 Junior Division:
1st: No juniors fished in this division

Adult Division: Ladies
1st: Of the none ladies that fished, none weighed in a fish

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SUSAN JOHNSON MEMORIAL/MISSION BAY BASS TOURNAMENT

Saturday, February 23, 2013 - It was cold; ice on the truck window and on the stern of the “Copout” at 4:30 AM. We met everyone at South Shores Launch Ramp in Mission Bay. Bill Hokstad’s crew had some “Cop Food” and I had a glazed one and supplied some hot coffee. Even with this warming repast I still had trouble tying the knot to replace some line on William Proctors’ Spinning reel. Al Staz’s engine wouldn’t start and his crew (Tyler Robinson and Kevin Anderson) returned to fish and compete on their Kayaks. A total of 18 anglers fished the tourna-ment including 1 junior angler, 7 boats and 3 kayaks. Richard and Zella Burk provided gourmet black bean chili, hot chicken legs and rich desserts at the weigh-in. John Otto (who is doing and looking much better) took the photographs. Louis Almeida did the set-up and helped with the weigh-in using the table scale which reads in pounds and ounces.

Steve Johnson, last year’s winner, could not fish the tournament this year because of prior obligations. Steve brought the perennial plaque to be presented to this year’s winner. Steve had laminated the back of the plaque with some photographs of Susan where she was happiest, fishing on Steve’s boat.

Susan was sadly taken from us two years ago. She was president of the San Diego Anglers in 2002 and joined the club with her husband Steve in 1998. Susan was always a positive influence in the club and a good friend of everyone she met. Susan was on the board of directors in 2000 and it was her idea to have a Bay Bass Tournament on Mission Bay. The first Mission Bay Tournament was in November of 2000. The tourna-ment has been one of the most popular and highly attended since.

Junior Division:
1st: William Proctor 2lb 1oz (2 spotted bay bass) - $75 Cash Prize
2nd: None
3rd: None

Adult Division:
1st: Ed Howerton 4lb 15oz (3 spotted bay bass) - $200 Cash Prize
2nd: Nancy Ortiz 4lb 13oz (3 spotted bay bass) - $150 Cash Prize + $120 Jackpot Prize
3rd: Bill Garber 4lb 6oz (3 spotted bay bass) - $100 Cash Prize
4th: Bill Hokstad 4lb 3oz (3 spotted bay bass) - $75 Cash Prize
5th: Sean Davidson 3lb 9oz (3 spotted bay bass) - $50 Cash Prize

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The San Diego Anglers hold monthly tournaments open to club members in good Standing. Club members entering these tournaments each year are eligible for tournament prizes and accumulating points toward the "Tournament Angler of the Year" award in the Adult and Junior divisions respectively.

One Angler will be recognized in the Adult and one in the Junior divisions as the San Diego Angler's "Tournament Angler of the Year" at our Annual Awards Banquet. Juniors are recognized as juniors up to and during the calendar year they are sixteen. If a junior is sixteen years of age on January 1st, they will compete as a junior all year. If a junior is seventeen years of age on January 1st, they will compete as an adult from then on.

Anglers participating in the San Diego Anglers Tournaments receive; one (1) point for entering in each individual monthly Club tournament. Anglers placing first 1st thru 5th in these tournaments will only receive the point conversions in the following points system values;

Monthly Club Tournament placement = Tournament Angler of the Year points earned

1st  Place -     Seven  (7) points
2nd Place -     Six       (6) points
3rd  Place -     Five     (5) points
4th  Place -     Four    (4) points
5th  Place -     Three  (3) points
Participation - One     (1) point

* Tournament Angler of the Year standings are current as of 9/14/2013