California Bass Federation

California Bass Anglers. Something new for the off season. I’ve been doing long range fishing for 20 years in the summer. I have a three day leaving July 15th thru the 18th. 1650 per person. If you are interested call me. 209-598-4079. Boat is Polaris Supreme. Few spots left. Lots of big fish being caught right now. Spots filling up fast. Thank you Vince Borges from phenix rods. Call me with questions.

Today I received bad news. Larry Wilson passed away. Larry was the So Cal tournament director and president of the California Bass Federation for many years. This was very sudden and the family has set up a Gofundme to help with expenses. I’ve know Larry for years and every time I drive by long tule at Clearlake I will think of you. 🥲🥲🥲

Randy pierson and jeff green California Bass Federation 2024 champions. Next stop NSF. CONGRATS.

Day one in the bag. Boater and non boater results. Good luck everyone.

These 2 grew up together. Fishing with their dads and then tournaments. They fished youths/high school events through out the state as a team. Qualified every year to travel back east. This year they competed against each other as Co Anglers in the California Bass Federation delta region. When the dust settled Max Kaneko by one point squeezing above Sam Shimabuko for angler of the year. Nice job this year you two. Josh Kaneko and Tom Shimabuko you got 2 great kids. Look out everyone. There next stop is New Melones for the State Championship in 2 weeks.

California Bass Federation anglers. TOC letters will be mailed Thursday 5/16. If you don’t see anything by Tuesday please contact me. There is a change, we will not be fishing Shasta and have moved to New Melones June 13/14.

Just a reminder. Clearlake entries due Monday by 5pm. Delta and motherlode region.

Region 2 had our final regular season tournament yesterday at Lake McClure. Brutal weather made it challenging with cold wind, rain and hail. Co-Angler, Andrew Skyers brought the “Toad of the Day” to the scales with a fish that weighed 4.71lbs.

Here are top three for each division:

Anglers
1st) Mark Corrente 11.44lbs
2nd) Matthew Mendes 11.17lbs
3rd) Eddie Hinojosa 10.34lbs
BF) Russell Rummerfield 3.51lbs

Co-Anglers
1st) Andrew Skyers 10.52lbs
2nd) Ron Orbaker 9.83lbs
3rd) Mike Gaston 9.59lbs
BF) Andrew Skyers 4.71lbs

This is a great group of guys. We have a blast at every tournament.
We have the State Championship coming up at Lake Shasta in June but we are already looking forward to next year. Come jump on board with us. We need boats and non-boats.

Region 2!!
Get those entries in by this coming Monday (4-8-24). We are at Lake McClure next Saturday. Its looking like we will be fishing in 80 degree weather!!!

Just an FYI fir anglers fishing Pardee this weekend. Boaters be sure to have your busted clean and dry and also your mussel stamp. They are really looking at dirty live wells and scum on the sides. If you pre fish this weekend end be sure to have your boat strapped on the way out. Good luck everyone.

Region 2 had our 3rd stop of the 2024 season today at Bass Lake. It was brutally cold, wet, and windy and we even saw some fresh snow on the trees just over the lake. Here are the top 3 results:

Anglers
1st Eddie Hinojosa 15.60lbs
2nd Tim Wells Sr 13.22lbs
3rd Tyler Wells 12.42lbs
Big Fish Clayton Cope 4.40lbs

Co-Anglers
1st Mike Gaston 11.72lbs
2nd Ron Orbaker 11.70lbs
3rd AJ Hodgerney 8.02lbs
Big Fish Mike Gaston 4.77lbs

Next, and final stop, it at Lake McClure on 4-13-24.

The race is on fir angler of the year Randy Pierson vs Bruce Harris with 2 tournament in. Camanche Randy won with 16.58/Bruce Harris with 15.58. Ray Rendon win the Co anger with 12.31 and Gary Speed with 11.85. New Melones change of hands with Bruce Harris 15.72/Randy Pierson 14.49..🤔🤔. Tied after 2 with Pardee in a little over a week. Co Angler Troy Duke winning with 12.12 and Jeff Green 11.70. Good luck anglers at Pardee.

Region 2!!

Don’t forget to get your entires in by this coming Monday for the tournament at Bass Lake on March 30th.

To all the fishermen Archie Steele will not be available for the next couple weeks for calls or messages. Any questions please call you local tournament director or myself Pat Golden. Thank You

Region 2 had our second tournament of 2024 yesterday at Pine Flat Lake. Everybody talked about a good reaction bite during the week but this cold front we are going through must have changed things. Seems like the majority of the field had a spinning rod in hand aside from a couple of A-rig fish that were weighed in. Next tournament is at Bass Lake on March 30th. Here are the top three from yesterday.

Anglers
1st place- Tim Wells Sr 14.16lbs with a 4.04lb big fish.
2nd place- Eddie Hinojosa 11.65lbs
3rd place- Tom Loya 10.69lbs

Co-Anglers
1st place- Mong Thoa 10.65lbs with a 2.46 big fish.
2nd place- Ron Orbaker 9.97lbs
3rd place- Mike Gaston 8.58lbs

Region 2 top three results for Millerton this weekend.

Boaters
1st place Mark Corrente 9.11 lbs
2nd place Tom Loya 7.79 lbs
3rd place Eddie Hinojosa 7.28 lbs
Big Fish Brian Herman 2.59 lbs

Co-Anglers
1st Place Ron Orbaker 10.39 lbs
2nd place Cheng Seechan 6.97 lbs
3rd place Mike Gaston 5.98 lbs
Big Fish Ron Orbaker 3.02 lbs

Millerton is fishing like the old days right now. This time last year you had to have at least 14 or 15 pounds to win an event here. The water is coming up really fast and the consensus is that it is affecting the bite. Guys had to fish really really slow with finesse techniques and I did not hear of anyone catching reaction fish aside from one decent A-rig fish. The bigger fish are hard to find right now but the weather is also changing rapidly and this place is about to go off!

On a side note...
We only had 9 boats for this tournament and each boat had a co-angler in it. We lost a few boats to the WON tournament at Shasta. CBF is sending the top 20 boaters and top 20 co-anglers to the State Tournament at Shasta in June of this year. We still have three tournaments remaining in this season and anyone who fishes three can earn a spot at the TOC no matter where you finished in points. The next tournament is in two weeks at Pine Flat and entries have to be to me by this coming Monday February 5th.

Please get ahold of me if you are interested in finishing out this season and qualifying for the State TOC.

Eddie Hinojosa
(559)331-4920

Region 6 held its first tournament of the year at famed El Capitan.

The winning weight on the pro side was 15.50. Richard Vincent who is trying to recapture the AOY championship, said he used homemade jigs (brown) and his homemade umbrella rig. Definitely reach out to Rich he makes great umbrella rigs you can purchase.

The big fish of the day went to Erin Crist. He landed an 8.46lb behemoth without a net. He did make six laps around his boat to do so......but he got it.

The winning weight on the Co-angler side was 13.31lbs. Jumpei Kato used a thin senko and Texas rigged worm fished slow in 20 feet of water.

Not to bad for winter fishing in tiny San Diego lakes.

Region 4 tournament results are on the website under results.

Official Region 2 Schedule for 2024!!!

January 28th Millerton Lake
February 10th Pine Flat Lake
March 30th Bass Lake
April 13th Lake McClure

Region 2!!

The first tournament of the year is in about a week and a half on Sunday January 28th.
As a reminder your entry fee has to be in to me by January 22nd which is next Monday...

I know guys like to wait until the last minute but please do not forget. Next Monday is the deadline...

Call me if you have any questions.
Ed Hinojosa (559)331-4920

Good luck tomorrow everyone. Camanche check in by 6am north shore. Gates open at 5am.

Happy New Year!!

First tournament of the season for Region 2 California Bass Federation is coming up on January 28th at Lake Millerton.
I will again be the Region 2 Tournament Director and am here to answer any questions you may have.
The 2024 schedule is posted on the website but I am going to try and make some changes to avoid some conflicts with other circuits. January will remain on January 28th but this is what I am looking at for the remaining 3 tournaments after that:
Saturday February 10th - Pine Flat
Saturday March 16th - Bass Lake
Saturday April 13th - Lake McClure

I am going to try and confirm these dates by the end of the week. I am hoping that by doing this, more anglers will have a better chance of making it out.

If your not familiar with the California Bass Federation, it is a boater/non-boater format so the boaters fish against the boaters and the non-boaters fish against the other non-boaters. It is a great way for non-boaters to get their feet wet in tournament fishing.

In order to compete in the California Bass Federation you have to be a member of an affiliate club. Most of this region signs up with Mark Corente with Bass101. When you sign up with Mark you can pay your membership with Both Bass101 and California Bass Federation at the same time. You can also fish both circuits. You can get ahold of Mark at (559)284-2768.

Text or call me at (559)331-4920 if you have any questions. The rules can be found here: https://californiabass.org/tour-rules/

Region 2!!

I will probably be making some changes to the 2024 schedule to avoid some conflicts with other circuits. This change will probably include some Saturday events.

The tournament on January 28th will remain in place.

Stay tuned.

The schedule for 2024 is posted on our California Bass Federation website. Its for all the regions.

Good Morning Want to let everyone know that I have mailed out the C&C membership letters out. If you didnt receive one let me know. Thanks Pat Golden

Roosevelt is done and congrats to angler Jimmy Young and Co Angler Jason Brooke. They will be advancing to nationals next year representing California.

Standings for Day 1 NSF Arizona lake Roosevelt

I will post standings when I get them. Congrats to Jimmy young who has 16 pounds leading California. Good luck everyone tomorrow.