2015 CCBM Tournament Results and Standings
Thank you to our Club Sponsor D2 Lures!! The bait used primarily to win the CCBM AOY 2 out of the last 4 years!!!
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A come from behind win for the classic AND the AOY race for one angler. After catching big fish all weekend one angler comes up one fish short, and another angler lets everyone know he is for real!!
What do you do when you need to win the biggest tx of the year to win AOY? YOU WIN IT!!! Mark Ely was faced with a tough task of needing a win to take his 2nd AOY award. After starting out day 2 behind former AOY Stan Horne, Mark puts the nail in the coffin with the best bag of the tx. 31.87 lbs of bass for 2 days was enough to take the big win and the 2015 AOY trophy!!! Coming to weigh in on day 1 Stan Horne knew being short 1 fish might come back to haunt him especially when he had his 5th fish on during the day in the 5 lb range. Despite that he starts out day 2 in the lead. With day 2 being the tougher of the 2 days for just about all, Stan was still catching fish. Unfortunately they were not the same class of fish and falls 1 fish short of a Classic title. Stan finishes his season with a 2nd place Classic finish with a strong 27.71 lb bag and finishes in 4th in the AOY race. What do you do at the last tx of the season after chasing that elusive limit all year? You go ahead and get back to back limits in the biggest tx of the year proving he is for real!! Steve Murphy has his 2 best days of the year weighing 22.55 lbs of North East River Bass snatching 3rd place. Some people talk about catching big fish of the tx is just luck. But what does it mean if you catch Lunker for both days of a 2 day tx? If it is luck I hope Steve Weimar ran out and bought a lottery ticket. Steve weighed in a 5.91 lb Largemouth on day one and then follows up that with a 5.62 lb Bass on day 2 to take Lunker honors for both days. |
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Chester County Bass Masters have some things that have been decided and some still to fall into place for the top 6 with 1 tx to go . Based on how this tournament played out the top 2 positions have been narrowed down. 3rd place is now in the books and was taken by Steve Weimar in only his 4th year fishing with CCBM. Lou Croce moves into the lead in the AOY race with a big win. That makes it his title to lose. With a 3rd place finish at our Classic tx it will give him at least a tie and with anything better it locks him into 1st. Louie weighs in 5 bass that weigh 14.18 lbs for the win. After sharing his determination to do well in this tx during our club meeting, James Hauck matches his passion with results. With his best finish since joining the club 2 years ago James takes 2nd place while also taking lunker honors. His limit of bass go for 13.50 lbs while his kicker fish goes 4.94 lbs. Hard to believe that you could finish in the top 3 in 7 out of 9 txs you fish and find yourself in only 2nd place and needing a win to claim the 2015 AOY award but that is where Mark Ely finds himself. Having a strong 3rd place finish today does give him a shot and that is all you can ask for when fishing against some of the great anglers we have in CCBM. Mark's limit of bass go for 12.49 lbs and hopes to be used for momentum at our finale on the NE River on November 7-8. |
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Chester County Bass Masters fished their last Conowingo tx for the 2015 season. At the end of the day we end up with 3 moves up the AOY leader board which included a new leader. Sean Geerlof makes it 2 in a row. After winning the last tx on the Nanticoke River, Sean has a strong day on the Conowingo. Sean caught a ton of fish but only 6 ended up being of the keeper variety. His limit of bass weighed 9.58 lbs and was anchored by 2 good fish which included a 2.81 lb Largemouth that took Lunker honors for the day. Sam Montalto has a strong day taking 2nd place on his home lake. Sam's top 3 finish also moves him to the door of the top 6 for 2015. Sam's limit of Smallmouth Bass weigh 6.58 lbs as we head into our last 2 tournaments of the year. Mark Ely takes home 3rd place award but more importantly takes the lead in AOY race. Mark is fighting for his 2nd AOY in 3 years. With only 11 points separating the top 3 it will come down to the last bag weighed in 2015 for sure. Mark's limit of bass weighed 6.30 lbs. |
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After a slow start to the day due to heavy fog on the way to the ramp and on the water two previous AOY's catch em and another gives himself a real chance for his first AOY title.
Sean Geerlof finds himself atop the deep field of anglers capable of winning this tournament.
Sean brings only 4 fish to the scales but is just enough to win after catching the days lunker fish(2.97 lbs) and a small keeper with 10 mins left in the day. Winning weight was 7.83 lbs.
Steve Weimar is making a strong run at AOY for 2015! Whether he wins or not he is having a great year for sure.
Steve brings a limit to the scales while taking his 5th top 3 of the year. Steve's limit of Nanticoke Largemouth weighed 7.29 lbs and had the 2nd largest fish of the day.
Another strong angler looking to put pressure on the top guys in the AOY race is Stan Horne. Stan caught a lot of fish on this day but had a tough job upgrading. Stan's bag of fish weighed 6.55 lbs and gives him 3rd place points. With 3 tx's left he is still in the running for AOY.
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Angler of the Year is only getting tighter as the season goes on. Even with a few different guys winning several txs it has not stopped everyone else from swinging for the fences. Steve Weimar who has placed in the top 4 in all but 2 txs this year adds a win to his resume. Steve brings in a limit of Smallies weighing 8.77 lbs and adds a win to anchor two other 2nd place finishes. This also puts Steve in 2nd place with a strong point total of 671 AOY points and plenty of txs to upgrade. Mark Ely makes it 5 top 3 finishes in 6 txs as we come closer to the end of another exciting CCBM season. Mark's 8.06 lbs of Smallmouth gives him a 2nd place but more importantly it gives him a chance to claim top spot in the AOY race with a strong finish at our next club tx. George Waeckel has a strong showing with this 3rd place finish. George is having his most consistent season in recent history and is being rewarded with a 4th place in the AOY race with several of Georges favorite places to fish left on the schedule. George weighed in a limit of Smallmouth weighing 7.29 lbs. |
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Tough day for most on this post front day while others steal the spotlight on the North East River. One angler goes for 3 wins while another goes for 4 wins for the year. This back and forth battle between former CCBM AOY's could not be any closer. Mark Ely ties Lou Croce in wins for the year with 3. Mark brings 4 fish to the scales to squeak in the win with a weight of 10.33 lbs of Largemouth Bass. After going for his 4th win and coming up short, Lou Croce holds onto the lead in the AOY race. Lou brings in the only limit of North East River bass but falls just shy of the win. His bag goes for 9.91 lbs but more importantly keeps him in the AOY race. In his best finish this season Billy Allison takes 3rd place and Lunker for the day. Billy is known for catching big fish and today is no exception. He only brings 2 fish to the scales but his lunker boosts him into 3rd place. Billy's lunker weighs 4.82 lbs while his bag goes for 6.90 lbs. Next tournament will take place on the Conowingo. |
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With half the season in the books we have 3 favorites to win AOY dominate on the Conowingo. All 3 anglers take top honors and Lunker awards. A once in a decade event of a tie for first gives a win to a 2 time AOY. Louie Croce puts 3 wins together in a row and is poised to take the lead in the AOY race. With 1 less tx fished than the rest of the top 6 and only 67 points behind the leader, Louie is surely looking ahead to our next tx on the North East River. Louie's limit of Conowingo bass weigh 8.25 lbs but a larger kicker fish gives him the win over the current standings leader. Steve Weimar finds himself on the short end of the tie breaker for the win but remains atop of the AOY standings for 2015. His 8.25 lb bag which was tied for tops of the day was a strong weight. Fishing with his son Zack(ex CCBM member) I am sure this puts him in the win column for sure. Mark Ely is not letting up one bit. Falling just shy of AOY last year Mark wants to prove he is the man to beat. Mark finds some fat Smallies to help put him into the top 3 and gives him the Lunker award for the day. Marks weight was 7.64 lbs with a kicker weighing 3.21 lbs. |
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A rainy nasty day meets the CCBM on tx day on the Potomac River. We end up with a veteran of the Potomac and 2 rookies finishing in the top 3
With less than ideal conditions the one-time AOY Louie Croce shows the young guys how it is done on this massive body of water.
Louie finds himself on much smaller fish than what is typical on the Potomac. His bag of 4 fish bring him to the scales with 6.51 lbs but more importantly 1st place points towards AOY.
In 2nd place is Sam Montalto. Fishing for his 1st time on this river he was able to find enough fish to put him in 2nd place on a tough day. His bag of 2 fish weighed 5.58 lbs which included the day's lunker bass of 3.43 lbs.
Rounding out the top 3 is a guy by name who should be found there. Jim Pro brings 2 fish weighing 4.64 lbs to the scales and takes his first top 3 of his rookie year with CCBM.
A rainy nasty day meets the CCBM on tx day on the Potomac River. We end up with a veteran of the Potomac and 2 rookies finishing in the top 3
With less than ideal conditions the one-time AOY Louie Croce shows the young guys how it is done on this massive body of water.
Louie finds himself on much smaller fish than what is typical on the Potomac. His bag of 4 fish bring him to the scales with 6.51 lbs but more importantly 1st place points towards AOY.
In 2nd place is Sam Montalto. Fishing for his 1st time on this river he was able to find enough fish to put him in 2nd place on a tough day. His bag of 2 fish weighed 5.58 lbs which included the day's lunker bass of 3.43 lbs.
Rounding out the top 3 is a guy by name who should be found there. Jim Pro brings 2 fish weighing 4.64 lbs to the scales and takes his first top 3 of his rookie year with CCBM.
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While fishing on a usually generous body of water called the Nanticoke River out of Blades Marina, the river threw most a curve ball. The fish seemed to be in the transition between spawn and post spawn significantly putting the bass in a negative mood.
3 anglers seemed to put things together and find a limit.
Lou Croce puts 2 top 3 finishes together in a row with a limit weighing 6.34 lbs. With the next tournament being the Potomac he is very anxious to go for three top 3 finishes in a row.
George Waeckel does one better making this his 3rd top 3 in the last 4 tournaments with a tight race with Louie for the top spot but falls just short. His limit of bass weighing 6.15 lbs was a enough for 2nd place points on a tough day.
In 3rd place was our TD Steve Weimar. Steve is also having a good season finishing in the top 4 in 3 out of 4 tournaments. Steve's bag of Largemouth weighing 5.78 lbs puts him in great position down the road when we tally up the points for AOY.
Our Lunker winner for this tournament is no other than our President Eli Amilani. This is not his first lunker on this body of water. In fact Eli is usually the one you need to look out for when you think you have Lunker in your livewell. His Lunker weighed 2.19 lbs.
3 anglers seemed to put things together and find a limit.
Lou Croce puts 2 top 3 finishes together in a row with a limit weighing 6.34 lbs. With the next tournament being the Potomac he is very anxious to go for three top 3 finishes in a row.
George Waeckel does one better making this his 3rd top 3 in the last 4 tournaments with a tight race with Louie for the top spot but falls just short. His limit of bass weighing 6.15 lbs was a enough for 2nd place points on a tough day.
In 3rd place was our TD Steve Weimar. Steve is also having a good season finishing in the top 4 in 3 out of 4 tournaments. Steve's bag of Largemouth weighing 5.78 lbs puts him in great position down the road when we tally up the points for AOY.
Our Lunker winner for this tournament is no other than our President Eli Amilani. This is not his first lunker on this body of water. In fact Eli is usually the one you need to look out for when you think you have Lunker in your livewell. His Lunker weighed 2.19 lbs.
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Chester County Bass Masters AOY runner up goes Back to Back with his second win in a row on the North East River while other CCBM's finish strong behind him.
Mark Ely continues to rewrite the record books in 2015. Mark weighs in a huge bag to win his 2nd tx this year on the NE.
Mark anchors his limit of bass with a 4.36 lb bass to beat a field of 22 anglers.
Mark's bag weighed a top 5 best in club history, 19.04 lbs.
Stan Horne finishes strong and gets 2nd place points. Stan was on the fish all day but was not able to get the ones that would help him win in the boat.
Stan is looking to get back into that AOY seat and makes a strong move towards that spot with his limit of bass weighing 13.32 lbs
Louie Croce returns to the top 3 with some solid fish in his bag. Not able to land that 5th fish it puts him just shy of 2nd place but takes a solid 3rd place and the points that come with it. They will be needed at the end of the year for sure when determining AOY. His bag weighed 10.95 lbs
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Chester County Bass Masters AOY runner up stuns fellow anglers with a fish that would even be respectable on Okeechobee, Weimar a model of consistency, And another angler does it again!!
Mark Ely shows why he was in the top 3 for AOY in 3 out of the last 4 years. All he seems to do is find big kicker fish!!
Mark anchors his limit of bass with a 6.72 lb bass to squeak a win on the North East River. He also moves into 2nd place for biggest bass in club history.
Mark's bag of bass weighing 17.37 were just enough to bump out last year's Classic Champ who did the same thing to him just 6 months ago!!
Steve Weimar enters the day in the zone and stays there. All day long Steve was Bugging the bass into the boat, and not just any bass but solid 3+ lb bass all day.
In the end he comes up just short but a 2nd place finish will be big come the end of the year when figuring out AOY for 2015.
Steve's weighs 16.52 lbs and looks forward to doing it again at our next tx on June 6th on the North East River.
Just as I said last tx "George Waeckel is no stranger to the top 3". This time it is on the North East River. A place he loves so much that I can see him running the ramp every Saturday if he ever decides to retire.
George weighs in 5 fish for a respectable 14.47 lbs and 3rd place for the 2nd tx in a row!!
Mark Ely shows why he was in the top 3 for AOY in 3 out of the last 4 years. All he seems to do is find big kicker fish!!
Mark anchors his limit of bass with a 6.72 lb bass to squeak a win on the North East River. He also moves into 2nd place for biggest bass in club history.
Mark's bag of bass weighing 17.37 were just enough to bump out last year's Classic Champ who did the same thing to him just 6 months ago!!
Steve Weimar enters the day in the zone and stays there. All day long Steve was Bugging the bass into the boat, and not just any bass but solid 3+ lb bass all day.
In the end he comes up just short but a 2nd place finish will be big come the end of the year when figuring out AOY for 2015.
Steve's weighs 16.52 lbs and looks forward to doing it again at our next tx on June 6th on the North East River.
Just as I said last tx "George Waeckel is no stranger to the top 3". This time it is on the North East River. A place he loves so much that I can see him running the ramp every Saturday if he ever decides to retire.
George weighs in 5 fish for a respectable 14.47 lbs and 3rd place for the 2nd tx in a row!!
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Chester
county Bass Masters starts its season out with a bang. In our opening
tournament we have a CCBM rookie with a win, last year's Rider of The
Year takes second and the club as a whole sets a record.
CCBM's weigh in 55 keepers. This is the most since 53 Keepers were caught on June 30, 2012 on the Northeast River.
CCBM rookie Pedro Roch wastes no time showing he is ready to fish with the big boys by winning the first tournament he has ever fished as a CCBM member. Pedro weighs in a limit of nice Nanticoke bass weighing 8.37 lbs. He is looking forward to showing everyone he is no one-trick pony by doing well at our next tournament on the North East River on May 23rd.
JW Wade further proves that "The co angler is at a huge disadvantage" myth is just that. JW had 4 fish early and right before calling it a day he boats his 5th keeper and 2nd place finish at the same time. His 5 fish weighed 7.74 lbs. JW will have a tough year fighting for another Rider of the Year title.
George Waeckel is no stranger to the top 3 on the Nanticoke. George had a good day on the water culling all day but only by ounces. George's limit goes 7.47lbs and is enough to squeak past last year's Classic Champ Steve Weimar who weighs 7.30 lbs.
Club President Eli Amilani once again shows his ability to find bigger than average bass on the Nanticoke River. Eli wins lunker for the day after catching this fat 2.37 lb Largemouth.
CCBM's weigh in 55 keepers. This is the most since 53 Keepers were caught on June 30, 2012 on the Northeast River.
CCBM rookie Pedro Roch wastes no time showing he is ready to fish with the big boys by winning the first tournament he has ever fished as a CCBM member. Pedro weighs in a limit of nice Nanticoke bass weighing 8.37 lbs. He is looking forward to showing everyone he is no one-trick pony by doing well at our next tournament on the North East River on May 23rd.
JW Wade further proves that "The co angler is at a huge disadvantage" myth is just that. JW had 4 fish early and right before calling it a day he boats his 5th keeper and 2nd place finish at the same time. His 5 fish weighed 7.74 lbs. JW will have a tough year fighting for another Rider of the Year title.
George Waeckel is no stranger to the top 3 on the Nanticoke. George had a good day on the water culling all day but only by ounces. George's limit goes 7.47lbs and is enough to squeak past last year's Classic Champ Steve Weimar who weighs 7.30 lbs.
Club President Eli Amilani once again shows his ability to find bigger than average bass on the Nanticoke River. Eli wins lunker for the day after catching this fat 2.37 lb Largemouth.
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