Report by Dave Shill
The first Newport Bay Bass tournament for 2010 was held on Saturday May 22 under partly cloudy skies, warming water, and generally pretty good conditions. We had 6 boats with 13 adult anglers and one junior participating. Lots of fish were caught by all anglers, including halibut, barracuda, white sea bass, spot fin croaker and a 50# bat ray. While none of these counted in this event, the bay is still alive with multiple species of fish. This was an individual event,all anglers competing against each other for the single biggest sand bass, calico, or spotted bay bass. The noon weigh in at the DFG Backbay Science Center dock produced lots of contenders, but in the end a 2.11# sand bass caught by Jeannie Kiech prevailed as winner. The rulers of Newport Bay, Tom and Val Handzus, shared 2nd and 3rd place, each weighing a 1.80 spottie. Congratulations once more to all winners, and thanks to all who came out to participate. A special thanks as well to Jerry Bent, whose volunteer work at the DFG allows us use of their facility. Hope to see you all at the July 24 team event.We thank the Lord for His blessing on our club.
Results:
Jeannie Kiech 2.11# Sand Bass
Val Handzus 1.80# Spottie
Tom Handzus 1.80# Spottie
Jim Keich 1.77# Spottie
Eric Bent 1.62# Spottie
Dave Shill 1.61# Sand Bass
Maynard Poynter 1.40# Spottie
Ed Surek 1.36# Spottie
Jayson Quimby 1.30# Spottie
