WON Seabass Tourney Now Open to 'Yakkers!

[Phatford]

I need to make an appointment with either the DarkHorse or Jim S. for that day in LaJolla... Seems like it might help my odds if the day is available in their schedule. ha ha

Actually I wish I could fish this tournament, I am racing that weekend in Mexico! Damn the good luck, ha ha

GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE THAT DOES THIS!

[PAL]

Hey hey, one more reminder - you could win big bucks this weekend at the WON Seabass Derby. For the first time ever the Optional$ are open to 'yakkers. If you're tracking a bite, give it a shot!

[Chuck D]

Why not have the kayakers pay $50 per yak and let them join the overall fun? Just wondering. It seems like a cool tournament but where's the fun for yaks if we cant be included in the overall jackpot?

[PAL]

^I think you're missing the significance of the optional jackpots. That's wide open - to everyone - and a source of bigger dollars. I also pushed for kayakers to have the freedom to roam, to drive to a chosen launch site. Once a boater motors away, they're just as out of sight. We got that.

Also, if we'd done as you suggest, a team would have required two kayakers to fish together, each kicking in $100 (not $50). We felt that would be more of a hindrance than a benefit.

WON took a risk in inviting kayak anglers. If a big money tournament isn't attractive, so be it, at least the invite is there for this one. Any one of you who is confident of tagging a WSB, yellowtail or big halibut should go for it. It may not come again for a while.

[deepdvr]

Do you have the actual jackpot payout figures from last year?

[Regor]

Originally Posted by deepdvr

Do you have the actual jackpot payout figures from last year?

You gonna go find the brother to your April submittal of a 63lb WSB?

Sounds like there is no way to know what the payout would be for yakers, since this is the first year. @ $100 per Yak, with 33 percent of the proceeds to go to the first, second, and third place teams, all dependent on number of Yaks. And I don't think there is any pre-entry, to get any idea how many yaks will be there.

I have read where last year, IF you payed into the extra $100 WSB optional - the largest WSB won $2,000 in cash, four Titanium Reactor watches, $4,680, a Global Fish mount certificate, and a $2,000 Lowrance HD7S fish finder unit, plus a custom cigar humidor and plaques for a total value of $11,680. Of course - your competing against the entire field for this, not just Yaks.

[PAL]

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