WON BASS 2/06/2016 Lake Casitas Story – A beautiful warming trend sat right down in Ventura County in the nick of time as 21 teams got ready for the third event on the WON BASS Lake Casitas Region team tournament trail. With a steady dose of tough fishing prior to the event anglers were excited as this was the first solid warming trend of the 2016 season. Although the fishing wasn't fantastic there was a dramatic improvement and we got to see our first bit of fish moving into shallow water for the spring season. Cody Cook and Parker Marquez put together a five bass bag totaling 18.28 pounds to capture the victory and $1,750.00 in cash. Once again they used a variety of techniques and fished the huge number of places to put together their sack. In second place are the current leaders in the angler of the year race Brian Evans and Matt Newman as they were able to capture a full limit of fish totaling 17.58 pounds for second place and $1,010.00 in cash for their days work. One of the highlights of the day was Larry Elshere sliding his Triton bass boat into one spot and setting there for the great majority of the day to put together a 17.23 pound catch with just 4 fish. One more bite and Larry would've easily outdistanced the field. With Larry's third-place finish he collected $550.00 in cash and is looking forward to his next event where he will be partnered with his daughter Michelle. Rounding out the money list and collecting the Spencer McKenzies award of $200 in cash was the fourth place team Kurt Ebken and his son KC Ebken. Utilizing a drop shot plastic worm for the majority of their catch the Ebken's had a beautiful five bass limit weighing 15.56 pounds. Making that one perfect cast the team of Al Escamilla and his brother Max Escamilla knocked down a 6.36 pound bass to collect the big bass of the day and $760 in cash. The next stop on the WON BASS “Lake Casitas Region” tournament trail is February 27, 2016. Anglers that would like more information about our next event can call or text tournament director Rich Tauber at 818-439-1154. Anglers can also follow us at WON BASS "Lake Casitas Region" Teams on Facebook. Complete results can be found below.
WON BASS 2/06/2016 Lake Casitas Final Results
Place Name Fish Wgt Pnlty BigBass Total Points
1. Cody Cook-Parker Marquez 5/5 18.28 5.78 18.28 110
2. Brian Evans-Matt Newman 5/5 17.51 6.32 17.51 109
3. Larry Elshere-Michelle Pit-McOueen 4/4 17.23 5.64 17.23 108
4. Kurt Ebken-KC Ebken 5/5 15.56 4.34 15.56 107
5. Alfonso Escamilla-Max Escamilla 5/5 15.07 6.36 15.07 106
6. Ryan Mabery-James Tate 4/4 12.68 5.50 12.68 105
7. Mike Arujo-Stan Vanderburg 5/5 12.45 4.07 12.45 104
8. John Karayan-Fred Klinshaw 5/5 9.74 9.74 103
9. Bobby Nelson-Billy Nelson 5/5 9.59 3.59 9.59 102
10. Elliot Chang-Greg Gallaway 4/4 9.16 9.16 101
11. Chris Hagen-Ryan Hagen 2/2 7.99 5.06 7.99 100
12. Jim Taibi-Tim Tuttle 3/3 7.61 7.61 99
13. Travis Walters-Brandon LeMay 4/4 7.10 7.10 98
14. Tyson Gustafson-Sean Frakes 3/3 6.71 3.23 6.71 97
15. Ken Vanderburg-Jeff Larson 2/2 6.25 6.25 96
16. Marvin Barellano-Jesse Hernandez 3/3 6.06 2.63 6.06 95
17. Martin Brian-Jason Hemminger 2/2 4.98 3.17 4.98 94
18. Bill Griffith-Chris DeMoor 1/1 3.12 3.12 3.12 93
19. Paul Ramsey-Mathew Lindsey 0/0 0.00 0.00 10
19. David Mesa-David Mesa Jr. 0/0 0.00 0.00 10
21. Michael Lander-Mike Lander 0/0 0.00 0.00 10
Parker Marquez (left) and Cody Cook with there winning catch …
