WON Seabass Tourney Now Open to 'Yakkers!

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Here's an excerpt of last year's tourney coverage:

Fifth place was taken by a former Catalina champion, Team GW, for its 37.9 white seabass from West Cove at 8:30 a.m. hooked by Moulden. Anglers looking for another title were Rick Thompson of Mission Viejo, Paul Bunkers of Santa Ana, John O’Hanion of Orange, and Wayne Moulden of Anaheim Hills. They didn’t win the crown again as champions, but they scored $400 cash for fifth place and won the $200 and $300 white seabass optionals for $6,660. It pays to enter all the jackpots.

That is a fact. Consider that Team Pilot Light finished eighth with a 31.3-pound yellowtail. Anglers were Billy Webb of Alta Loma, Steve Wenzel of Redlands, Burt Van of Oxnard, Art Zimmerman of Colton, and Scott Butler. True they finished eighth, but won the $100 yellowtail optional for $3,510.

Although the event is a white seabass event, yellowtail and halibut count the same, and thus they have their own optionals. Team Two Timer scored a 21.3-pound halibut. Anglers were Tim Husband and wife Cori Husband of San Juan Capistrano, Rob Perry of Placentia, and Duane Curtis of Aliso Viejo. They went home a lot happier and richer than many teams, as they won the $100 halibut optional for $4,050.

And then there was a seven-man team that lived up to its boat name, Options, as they caught a 17.4-pound halibut. Stew Suenaga of Los Angeles, Bob Elliott of Huntington Beach, Steven Koehler of Lakewood, Wes Flesch of Huntington Beach, Bill Waddle of Cypress, Dylan Everett of Seal Beach, Bobby Lienau of Big Fish Tackle in Seal Beach scored a cool $2,970 for winning the $200 and $300 halibut optionals.

Source: http://www.wonews.com/t-EventsUpdate...na_060810.aspx