Air temps at launch were around 70 and humid. After the windy front blew thru temps went into the upper 80’s.Water temps were in the 79 – 82 degree range depending where you fished, with some off colored water in areas of the Northeast.Launch was on a falling tide with a low around 6:30 sending teams scrambling to find decent water with most heading down to the Flats lookin
g for fish in the grass.Fishing was tough for the most part with just 7 limits brought to the scales for the 2:30 weigh in and only 2 bags over 15 pounds.5 cash places were paid, along with 5 sponsor prizes from Susquehanna Tackle, Browning Eyewear, Cabela’s of Christiana Mall, Sunoco, and GRT jigs.Thanks to everyone who came out to fish, we and our sponsors appreciate the support.The next Chester County open will be on Saturday, September 12th out of Anchor Marine.First place payout went to the team of Ron Lutz and Justin Harant, always a competitive team they brought in a hefty limit pushing twenty pounds, 19.38 Lbs.Included in that impressive bag was the Susquehanna Fishing Tackle second lunker award for the tournament, a healthy 5.71 girl that also earned them a $ 50.00 Susquehanna Tackle gift certificate.Congrats to the team on a good limit on a tough day.Second place cash was won by the team of Jay and Josh Burger who brought 5 good fish to the scale weighing in at 18.94 Lbs, less than half a pound from the winning weight.
Josh and Jay also took home the tournament Lunker money with a 6.04 Upper Bay fatty earning them a nice combined payday.Third place money went to the team of Ben Werbos and Mike Urbanovich who put together a 5 bass limit of 14.29 Lbs with a big fish of 4.49 Lbs.Fourth place coin went to the team of Tom Heckman and Bill Bowe whose 5 fish bag weighed in at 13.42 Lbs.
The last cash spot was earned by the team of Paul and Calvin Wiley who brought in a 5 fish bag that tipped the scales at 12.54 Lbs.
First team to finish just out of the money was awarded a $ 50.00 gift card from Cabela’s at the Christiana Mall. The team of Luke Shrader and Cliff Humphreys brought a limit to the scales that weighed in at 11.61 Lbs, with a big fish of 4.79 Lbs.
7th spot and second team out of the money was awarded a $ 50.00 pair of Browning polarized fishing glasses from Browning Eyewear.
The Browning prize went to the team of Ed Reese and Tom Best who brought in a 3 fish for
10.97 pounds with a big fish of 4.92 Lbs.
8th place went to the third team out of the money who won a $ 25.00 Sunoco gas card. Lou Croce and Jimmy Pitcherelo weighed in 5 bass for 10.42 Lbs.
9th place team of Mike Sentore and Marcus Griffin weighed in 3 bass for 7.85 Lbs earning them a $ 25.00 GRT Jig certificate.
Results from all the CCBM Opens can be found here :
Open Tournaments – Chester County Bass Masters
The next Chester County open will be on Saturday, September 12th out of Anchor Marine.
1 – Lutz / Harant – 5 fish – 19.38 lbs. – SFT second lunker- 5.71 lbs
2 – Burger / Burger – 5 fish – 18.94lbs. – TX Lunker – 6.04 lbs
3 – Werbos / Urbanovich – 5 fish – 14.29 lbs. – big fish – 4.49 lbs
4 – Heckman / Bowe – 5 fish – 13.42 lbs.
5 – Wiley / Wiley – 5 fish – 12.54 lbs.
6 – Shrader / Humphreys – 5 fish – 11.61 lbs. – big fish – 4.79 lbs.
7 – Reese / Best – 3 fish – 10.57 lbs. – big fish 4.92 lbs
8 – Croce / Pitcherello – 5 fish – 10.42 lbs.
9 – Sentore / Griffin – 3 fish – 7.85 lbs.
10 – Gerlach / Ely – 3 fish – 6.19 lbs.
11 – Geerlof / Horne – 2 fish – 4.10 lbs.
12 – Hauck / Biondi – 2 fish – 3.63 lbs.
13 – Crank / Dallatore DNW
14 – Ott / Conway DNW
15 – Machmer / Wood DNW
16 – Weatherby / Weatherby DNW
17 – Lombardo / Beretsky DNW
18 – Gergel / Brown DNW
19 – White / Kappenstein DNW
20 – Tomlin / Simone DNW
21 – Staib / Staib DNW
22 – Barrett / Cook DNW
23 – Valdez /Valdez DNW
24 – Waeckel / Wade DNW
25 – Weimar / Montalto DNW
