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Freshwater Bass Tournaments -
San Diego Team Night Series 2010
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Written by Kellen Ellis
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Sunday, August 29, 2010 |
![El Cajon Ford 8 28 2010 El Cap 009 [800x600].jpg](images/stories/tournaments/sdnight/8_28_10/El%20Cajon%20Ford%208%2028%202010%20El%20Cap%20009%20%5B800x600%5D.jpg "El Cajon Ford 8 28 2010 El Cap 009 [800x600].jpg") Larry Thomas and Mike Golubski beat a field of 34 other teams in the San Diego Team Night Series event at El Capitan over the weekend thanks to one of the largest tournament-caught bass to come out of the reservoir. Larry Thomas reported catching the 11.69 pound behemoth on a jig (read this article for more on the jig's knack for catching the kickers). That fish alone would have been enough to put them in second place in the tournament, but Golubski and Thomas complemented that fish by filling out their 3 fish limit for a total of 16.76 pounds to comfortably win by over 4 pounds to claim the $1,500 check.
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Freshwater Bass Tournaments -
San Diego Team Night Series 2010
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Written by Kellen Ellis
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Wednesday, August 25, 2010 |
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The San Diego Team Night Series will unveil its new reduced entry fee this Saturday night at El Capitan. The new $175 entry fee (from $300) per team will be in effect for the final two tournaments of the series starting Saturday, August 28th. The new rate makes it extremely enticing for teams of all competitive levels, giving even the novice anglers a rare opportunity to fish on El Capitan (and Otay on September 25th) at night.
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Blogs -
Tom Lowery's Blog
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Written by Tom Lowery
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Monday, August 23, 2010 |
 That's right.....JIGS! There is a pretty good jig bite at El Capitan
right now. The Bass are on the shad big time right now so you may be
asking yourself why are they eating the jig so good? It has long been
known that jig fish are typically quality fish. In a lake full of 13 inch
fish (El Capitan) putting 16 inch fish in the livewell can often win the
tournament. During the Summer, the "jig bite" is often overlooked.
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The News -
Latest News
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Written by Kellen Ellis
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Thursday, August 12, 2010 |
 We are proud to announce that Bassgrabber Custom Baits of Ramona is now a supporter of SDFish.com. Bassgrabber Custom Baits handpours a variety of lethal San Diego largemouth bass favorites from drop shot worms to jig trailers. Many of the baits produced by Bassgrabber were field tested by members of the SDFish.com community prior to their public release, gaining a stamp of approval from users and readers like you who fish locally in San Diego.
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Freshwater Bass Tournaments -
Misc. Tournaments
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Written by Kellen Ellis
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Wednesday, August 11, 2010 |
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The San Diego Team Open features a unique split field, two lake points format that tests the teams versatility and consistency. Demonstrating that perfectly; Brian Johnson and Randy Sapp used consecutive second place days to claim the overall crown in one of San Diego's most prestigious team tournaments. They scored 198 points out of a possible 200 and topped last year's winning team and day one leaders, Art Bailey and Buck Buckhanan who had 196 points to finish second.
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Freshwater Bass Tournaments -
Misc. Tournaments
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Written by Kellen Ellis
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Monday, August 09, 2010 |
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The 12th annual El Cajon Ford San Diego Team Open got underway today with a split field format at both El Capitan and Lower Otay. Points are awarded (100 to 1st, 99 to second and so on) each day, and the team with the most points after the two days (one day at each lake) will take home the guaranteed $6,000 first place prize. Jim Sleight and Ron Overman weighed in 13 pounds even with the big bass of the tournament so far at 5.37 pounds to collect 100 points at El Capitan. At Otay, Art Bailey of Anglers Marine and Buck Buckhanan weighed 12.18 pounds to top their group and earn 100 points.
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The News -
Latest News
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Written by Kellen Ellis
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Monday, August 09, 2010 |
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 Anglers Marine will present the fourth FINS (Fishing
Instruction Night School) of 2010 on Tuesday, September 7th with legendary western bass pro John Murray of Phoenix, Arizona.
John Murray is one of the most successful tournament bass fisherman to ever hail from the Western United States. Murray is a 6-time BASSMASTER Classic qualifier and 2-time US Open Champion. He has won 31 fully-rigged bass boats in tournament competition and has fished on both the FLW Tour and BASSMASTER Elite Series. He has amassed over $1,000,000 in winnings out west, and another $750,000+ on the national touring level back East.
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Freshwater Bass Tournaments -
San Diego Team Night Series 2010
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Written by Kellen Ellis
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Tuesday, August 03, 2010 |
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Jim Sleight, the director of the El Cajon Ford San Diego Team Night Series has announced a major slash in the entry fees for his two remaining events in the 2010 season. Originally $300, Sleight will cut the cost to enter to $175 per team for the August 28th tournament at El Capitan, as well as the September 25th tournament at Lower Otay. The San Diego Team Night Series has been arguably the most competitive and prestigious bass tournament series in San Diego over the last few years, consistently out-drawing the day-time tournament fields.
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Freshwater Bass Tournaments -
Misc. Tournaments
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Written by George Kramer
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Sunday, August 01, 2010 |
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 Unknown in much of the West, the El Cajon Ford, San Diego Team Open
typically draws the best bass fishermen in the area, and sometimes even a
few of top pros from some distance away.
And it should.
The format of two lakes, with a split field fishing simultaneously on
a Monday and Tuesday when other public use is virtually non-existent,
allows an 80 boat field the opportunity to use all their skills while
they vie for up to a $6000 top prize on a $400 entry fee.
This year, the event will be held Aug. 9-10 on El Capitan and Lower
Otay, but the latter could be the pivotal spot, according to Tom Lowery
who will be competing again this year. “The bite is very good at El
Cap,” he told me Saturday, while he was prefishing at Otay. “This is
where the tournament is going to be won.”
Read the full story on KramerGoneFishing.com (opens new window)
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Newsflashes -
Quick Bites
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Written by George Kramer
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Thursday, July 29, 2010 |
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 As the 2003 U.S. Open champion, Ramona’s John Kerr has been to the
top of the mountain in the West. Maybe that’s why he appreciates the
desert venue as well as the effort it takes to compete during the brutal
summers at Lake Mead.
Though he missed the money in this year’s Open, his 30th place finish
was not a total bust. Indeed, there may have been more learned this
year than when he finished on top.
Read the full story on KramerGoneFishing.com (opens new window)
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Freshwater Bass Tournaments -
San Diego Team Night Series 2010
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Written by Kellen Ellis
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Monday, July 12, 2010 |
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Tournement Director Jim Sleight has announced the following date changes for the 2010 San Diego Team Night Series;
- July 17th is changed to July 31st (still at Lower Otay)
- August 21st is changed to August 28th (still at El Capitan)
- September 18th is changed to September 25th (still at Lower Otay)
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Newsflashes -
Quick Bites
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Written by Kellen Ellis
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Monday, July 12, 2010 |
 If you are looking for a bass fishing guide in Southern California, you may not need to look any further than our newest addition to the Guide Listings at SDFish.com; Pete Marino. Pete guides locally at three of the premier bass lakes within an hour's drive of San Diego (an hour that will be well worth it) at Diamond Valley, Perris, and Vail Lake among others. His tournament resume speaks toward his angling prowess with 18 team tournament wins and 17 "BIG BASS" awards on Southern California lakes.
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