REDDING, Calf. (Jan. 13, 2011) – Jeff Michels of Lakehead, Calf., weighed a five-bass limit totaling 13 pounds, 13 ounces Thursday to lead day one at the EverStart Series bass fishing tournament on Lake Shasta. After a day that was marred with rain Michels now holds a mere 7 ounce lead going into day two of competition. Rounding out the top 25 pros are:
2nd: Richard Dobyns, Yuba City, Calif., five bass, 13-6
3rd: Young Yang, Los Angeles, Calif., five bass, 11-10
4th: Rob Bass, Redding, Calif., five bass, 11-2
5th: Howard Hughes, Redding, Calif., five bass, 10-6
6th: Jason Milligan, Shasta Lake, Calif., five bass, 10-5
7th: Ken Phillips, Antioch, Calif., five bass, 10-2
8th: Scott Mackenzie, Hercules, Calif., four bass, 9-13
8th: Dennis Saiki, Mission Viejo, Calif., five bass, 9-13
10th: Robert Lee, Angels Camp, Calif., five bass, 9-12
10th: Derek Yamamoto, Boulder City, Nev., five bass, 9-12
12th: Gary Dobyns, Yuba City, Calif.., five bass, 9-10
13th: Kyle Grover, Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif., five bass, 9-7
14th: Michael Tuck, Granite Bay, Calif., five bass, 9-5
15th: Charley Almassey, Oakley, Calif., five bass, 9-4
16th: Denny Goldston, Gardnerville, Nev., five bass, 9-2
16th: Chris Zaldain, San Jose, Calif., five bass, 9-2
18th: Jim Hawkes, Apache Junction, Ariz., five bass, 9-1
19th: Zack Thompson, Alameda, Calif., five bass, 8-15
20th: Robert Wysong, Hauser, Idaho, five bass, 8-11
21st: Mark Crutcher, Lakeport, Calif., five bass, 8-8
21st: Earl Dalton, Jackson, Calif., five bass, 8-8
21st: Eric Lippincott, Daniel, Wyo., five bass, 8-8
24th: Chad Hulbert, Gilroy, Calif., five bass, 8-5
25th: Cody Meyer, Grass Valley, Calif., five bass, 8-4
Jeff Michels caught the big bass weighing 7-3 on the pro side to win $300.
Bryant Smith of Castro Valley, Calif., leads the Co-angler Division with five bass weighing 10-4.
Rounding out the top 25 co-anglers are:
2nd: Andrew Loberg, Rocklin, Calif., five bass, 8-7
3rd: Mitch Geyer, Elko, Nev., five bass, 8-5
4th: Matthew Nadeau, Grass Valley, Calif., five bass, 7-12
5th: Lonnie Foster, Kneeland, Calif., five bass, 7-11
6th: Bruce Mccune, Anderson, Calif., three bass, 7-7
7th: Terry Greenwaldt, Auburn, Calif., five bass, 7-6
8th: Kirk Beardsley, Huntington Beach, Calif., five bass, 7-5
8th: Daniel Leue, Colusa, Calif., five bass, 7-5
10th: Tom Elliott, Downey, Calif., five bass, 7-1
11th: Mike Rychard, Anderson, Calif., five bass, 7
12th: Willie Church, Cottonwood, Calif., five bass, 6-15
13th: Tommie Goldston, Gardnerville, Nev., five bass, 6-14
13th: James Tate, Calabasas, Calif., five bass, 6-14
13th: John Thompson, El Granada, Calif., five bass, 6-14
16th: Charles Keller, Redding, Calif., five bass, 6-13
16th: Mario Marroquin, San Leandro, Calif., five bass, 6-13
18th: Aaron Agner, Anderson, Calif., five bass, 6-11
18th: Clint Anderson, Apple Valley, Calif., four bass, 6-11
18th: Gary Haraguchi, San Jose, Calif., five bass, 6-11
18th: Toshitada Suzuki, Katusidadu, Japan, five bass, 6-11
22nd: Scott Bern, San Rafael, Calif., three bass, 6-10
22nd: Pat Leiser, Antioch, Calif., five bass, 6-10
24th: Rod Wynn, Bellflower, Calif., five bass, 6-9
25th: Ron Rodgers, Willows, Calif., five bass, 6-8
Bruce Mccune caught the co-angler big bass weighing 3-15 to take home $200.