Chris Ball

Results

Our second tournament for the Delta Division had us expecting big weights, and as usual we were not disappointed. Thank you to Gene at the Hook, Line, and Sinker for letting us hold pre signs on Saturday, and thank you to Mark Mendez and Tom Shockley for bringing coffee and doughnuts to the registration at Orwood on Sunday morning. A light to moderate rain gave way to sunny skies, and it seemed to bring the bite on as most of the fish were caught around sparse tulles on senkos, black and blue jigs with junebug trailers, and power worms. Coming in first place with a limit that weighed 24.07 was Cris Ball and Bobby Barrack. They also had a 7.96 kicker in their limit. A job well done. In second spot with 21.64 was John Varani and Steve Sapp. This team has now taken an early lead in the points race. Third place with 21.32 was Don Whitney and Ken Schmitt. They also had a 10.52 big bass to earn them the Kistler Custom Rod big bass award. Fourth place with 18.39 was Alex Agari and Mark Shima, and in fifth place with 18.37 was Art and Bryan Roland. We would like to thank Sacramento Pro Tackle for his sponsorship of the trophies for this event, and a big thanks to Anglers Choice who put on a BBQ that fed about 136 people during our awards. For those of you who don't know him, that was Mark Mendez doing the cooking for you. We would also like to thank our staff of Greg Witham, Terri Killian, Richard Murray, Alton Forthe, for all the help at this tourney. We have seen a lot of good changes in Anglers Choice so far this year; and for those of you who didn't hear, we have now acquired Bass West Magazine. Those guys at corporate have not been sitting around at all this year! So when you see the people who work in the offices of Anglers Choice, remember to say hello and thanks. The next tournament for the Delta Division will be 4/28 out of Lomberg Landing, and the restaurant will be open Sunday morning for check in. And for those of you who may be fishing our Choice Division, we will be having a Northern Division event out of Orwood on 4/21. Thank you for coming out to this event, and for choosing Anglers Choice Teams to compete in. It really was enjoyable to see and talk with some of you during our BBQ, and in my opinion it is one of the perks of being a your tournament director. Hope to see all of you at Lombergs'.