Saturday morning dawned and the sun quickly began to beat down on all six 2-man teams competing in this year’s Calico Coastal tournament based out of Los Alamitos Bay. The objective for the day seemed simple enough – catch 3 Calico Bass on artificial lures and bring them back alive for the weigh in @ 1:00 PM. Some boats fished south, some fished the breakwater straight out, and others took their chances going north to Palos Verdes and beyond.
The six teams were:
- Eric & Jerry Bent
- Maynard Poynter & Jon Olson
- Brant McGlothlin & Jason Weinstein
- Tom & Val Handzus
- David & Joyce Belden with Jared Belden (Junior division)
- Jayson Quimby & Andrew Gomez with Dorian Quimby (Junior division)
The conditions were a little strange. While the Southern California heat wave raged on, water temps ranged from 72 degrees in some areas to as low as 59 degrees! There was a small mix of swell from the South and the Northwest. At about 11AM a strong NW wind picked up and the once glassy ocean surface was quickly transformed into foamy washing machine conditions. All of the teams made it in safely for the 1:00 weigh in, but most did not have the fish they had hoped to catch. Most had stories of missed opportunities at landing the “right kind” and landing the wrong kind! Like the big bass hooked too close to structure and the hooks being pulled because of the locked down drags, and some fish just broke them off! Some told stories of catching Sandbass, a giant Black Seabass and even a short White Seabass.
When the dust settled, the team composed of Jayson Quimby & Andrew Gomez with Dorian Quimby was able to walk away with each of the prizes for the day.
Their 11.72# 3-fish bag won the “heaviest bag” (Andrew not pictured).
Here’s Andrew with his nice contribution to the winning bag!
Their 6.21# Calico won the heaviest fish category.
Dorian’s 2.96# Calico won for the heaviest fish weighed by a Junior. 
Coming in second was Brant McGlothlin & Jason Weinstein 
They weighed in a 3-fish bag of 7.91#’s with a nice 5.10# kicker!! Way to go!!!
Once again, God blessed the FIB’ers with a great day of fun on the water with friends and family. Thank you Lord!
Until next year’s Bass tournaments….God Bless!!!
