SAN DIEGO— The long-awaited and far anticipated 2024 Saltwater Bass Collection 12 months-Finish Championship is now within the books. Fourteen years going, each SBS workforce desires to make this occasion. Tons of nice merchandise together with a brand new Mercury 115 motor got away at this match.
The match format was a 2- day occasion with Day 1 focusing on the skin the place solely calico and sand bass might be weighed. Day 2 was noticed bay bass solely the place we doubled the burden to be added to Day 1 for a 2-day whole to find out the general winner.
Overcast skies and a south breeze on each days is what the groups needed to cope with whereas doing their greatest to return in with their 5-bass restrict. With no coastal boundaries, Day 1 noticed some nice weights with large bass coming to the scales. Main the occasion after the primary day was the father-son workforce of Tom and Money Troop. These guys introduced 22.04 kilos of energetic bass in to take the lead. Second place on Day 1 was Andy Wright and Matt Kim with 21.53 kilos. Ending off the highest 3 on at the present time was the husband spouse workforce of Tom and Valerie Handzus who weighed in a pleasant 20.44 restrict.
Day 2 was time for spotties, and weights had been doubled to be added to Day 1 weights. Mission Bay in addition to San Diego Bay had been open to the groups to fish. Ending up day Two in first place was Aaron Jeffrey. Aaron introduced in 9.40 kilos, equaling 18.80 kilos with the doubled weight multiplier. Something between 9 and 10 kilos is a really respectable weight for these robust little bass. Second on Day 2 was the Day 1 leaders, Tom and Money Troop, they introduced in 17.80 kilos. Third place was one other father-son workforce, Jose and Jeremy Assef who weighed 17.04 kilos,
Closing standings had been put collectively whereas cheeseburgers had been served up on the Outboard Boating Membership at Shelter Island. Profitable the Championship was the workforce of Tom and Money Troop with a complete of 39.84 kilos. Second total was Jose and Jeremy Assef who completed up with 34.38 kilos. Rounding out the Prime 3 was Aaron Jeffrey weighing 34.15 kilos.
Who received the raffled 115 Mercury Motor? Keith Michaels and Brett Wilson, and Keith can be repowering his boat with the brand new Mercury. Merchandise from Daiwa, Costa, Lowrance, Proprietor Hooks and others had been additionally given away at the present time. With a pleasant donation from DSP Electrical contractors, the largest of every species of bass for 2024 every obtained a pleasant money payday. The most important calico of the 2024 match season was caught by Garrett Ching and Bobby Martinez, and so they received a cool $1,000 for his or her 7.83-pound fish! The most important sand bass was caught by Tom and Money Troop, a ravishing 6.27 pounder that was good for $500. The most important noticed bay bass was caught by Andy Wright and Matt Kim who caught an enormous 4-pound spotty and took dwelling $500.
The 2025 season schedule is within the works so preserve an eye fixed out. We hope so as to add extra groups in 2025 as all the present groups say that is the funnest factor going! Any questions or data wanted may be discovered at SaltwaterBassSeries.com.
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