the CBAF

4th Annual Kids Bass Camp

admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:41:03 +0000

May 1-2 will mark the 4th annual CBAF Kid’s Bass Camp at Collins Lake. If your kids have participated before you know how excited they get about this event. If they have not, they are in for a special weekend. (See photos below!) This is a hands-on experience where boys and girls ages 8-13 have the opportunity to learn the basics of bass fishing from tournament anglers. This year the check-in will be on Saturday morning from 8-9:00 a.m. All day Saturday is devoted to workshops where they learn to tie knots, build real baits they can actually use the next day, learning how to cast, as well as boating safety. Saturday night is a time of singing around the camp fire and a special devotional time with a great Christian guest speaker.

Sunday is Tournament Day. Each camper will be partnered with a Pro, a tournament angler who will take the time to teach them and help them catch bass. Our goal is to make each camper feel special and loved. All of the kids really look forward to the parade of boats as the tournament anglers pull into camp Sunday morning.

Registration is limited to 50 campers and we fill up quickly. The cost per camper is $35.00. We must be very firm on the age requirements.

If you would like a flyer with more information email us at pbakerfam@aol.com or call 209-852-1057.
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“KEEP THEM WARM TOURNAMENT” McCLURE Feb 27th

admin — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:45:44 +0000

The CBAF kicked off the 2010 season with a great tournament at Lake McClure in the mother lode. 19 teams braved the rain and wind to support the “Keep Them Warm” tournament. Dozens of coats were donated by the bass fishermen to the Clothes Closet Ministry of the Lake Don Pedro Baptist Church where they will be distributed to families who can use them this time of year. We appreciate the generosity of the many fishermen who brought these coats.

Fishing was great as the storm front moved through and by noon the rain gave way to a beautiful day. Fish were caught on some of the usual methods such as dart-heading, drop-shotting and jigs. But we were also introduced to the team of Mike Barnard and Gary Azevedo who won the event using a jig on a fly rod with an indicator. Their winning weight was 11.92 lbs with a big fish of 6.09. Their total check was $946.00. Dragging a Carolina rig with a brush hog brought second place money to Tony Bazzocco and Brandon Youngblood at 11.86 lbs and a big fish of 6.14 lbs for a check of $560.00. Finishing out the top three was the team of David Homen and Scott Summer whose bag totaled 8.67 lbs. netted them a check for $182.00.

Local support was generous as always for this event with prizes donated by Jigs Tackle, Sipes Marine, Bozsik’s Pizza and the Lumberyard Café and Brew. A new supporter, Kick Bass, provided a sample pack of boat cleaning products to each angler. We really appreciate everyone’s support.

The Lake Don Pedro church provided an outstanding meal for all those who attended. As always, the hospitality was awesome and the food was great and no one went away hungry.

Check out the complete results below.

McClure 2010 Results

admin — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 18:08:14 +0000