Results & Analysis:
2009 3Bs Tournament
The 2009 Beyond The Breakwater 3Bs Tournament was held on June 27, 2009. Twenty-five contestants from all over the Southland fished the waters around La Jolla, down to the Coronados. They found lots of fish, including calico bass, barracuda, and large Pacific greenback mackerel. Most of the fish caught were bass that were just short of the qualifying size for the tournament, but there were a few 15-19" fish caught, and the barracuda reported were all over 28". This article has the final results, and discusses the tackle and techniques used by the top finishers.
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Here is a summary of the equipment used by the top 5 finishers:
Angler |
Primary Rod |
Primary Reel |
Primary Line |
Primary Fly Pattern |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dave Wratchford |
Winston Boron II NX, 9', 10wt |
Abel Super 10 |
Scientific Anglers™ Streamer Express, 400gr |
Olive/White Clouser Minnow, green Flashabou |
Bill Calhoun |
Sage Xi2, 9', 10wt |
Sage |
Scientific Anglers™ Striper line, 450gr |
Olive/White Clouser Minnow with weed guard, lots of flash |
Pete Pelletier |
Sage Xi2, 9', 10wt |
Sage 3500D |
Rio T14 Custom Outbound |
Clouser Minnow |
Bill Matthews |
Sage Xi2, 9', 9wt |
Tibor Everglades |
Rio Outbound Short |
Olive/White/Yellow Clouser Minnow with gold flash |
Steve Petit |
JC Rod Company 9', 10wt |
Tiobor Everglades |
Rio T14 Shooting head, Berkeley Big Game mono (40 lb) as shooting line |
Peacock herl/Chartreuse/white Clouser Minnow with flash |
And here is the data on the boats used. There were a total of 14 boats - 3 kayaks and 11 power boats:
Contestants |
Type |
Hull |
Primary Motor |
Secondary Motor |
Electronics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dumlao |
Kayak |
Ocean Kayak, Big Game Prowler 15 |
N/A |
N/A |
Garmin GPSMap 498 |
Field |
Kayak |
Ocean Kayak, Big Game Prowler |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Woo |
Stand-Up Paddleboard |
Ellington 10' x 28" x 3" |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Baldwin/Wratchford |
Powerboat |
Triumph 195 CC, 19' |
Single Yamaha 4-stroke, 115 HP |
N/A |
Lowrance Sonar, Icom VHF, SPOT Satellite Messenger |
Calhoun/Podmore |
Powerboat |
Sea Pro 220CC, 22' |
Single Yamaha 4-stroke, 225 HP |
Minnkota 105lb thrust |
Humminbird sonar/GPS |
Kunze/Hudson |
Powerboat |
Striper Bay Boat, 22' |
Single Yamaha 4-stroke, 150 HP |
Minnkota Riptide |
Garmin 545S |
Patterson/Swanson (Capt. Scott Leon) |
Powerboat |
Jones Bros 26' LTS CC |
Twin Yamaha 4-stroke, 150 HP |
N/A |
Raymarine GPS/FF, Raymarine VHF |
Matthews |
Powerboat |
Edgewater 175CC, 17'6" |
Single Yamaha 4-stroke, 115 HP |
Minnkota RipTide Autopilot, 80lb thrust |
Raymarine sonar, GPS, VHF |
Mras/Smith |
Powerboat |
Blackman 20' CC |
Single Volvo Volvo AQAD31A Diesel I/O, 130 HP |
N/A |
Furuno 582 sonar, Sitex Navad 2000 GPS, Furuno 1622 radar, President VHF |
Norris/Ida |
Powerboat |
Scout 205 CC, 20' |
Single Yamaha 4-stroke, 150 HP |
Minnkota motor mount, 24V, 80lb |
Raymarine A60 plotter/ff, Icom VHF, Clarion Sirius Satellite radio |
Petit/Tussey/Forrest |
Powerboat |
TwinVee Pilothouse 26' |
Twin Suzuki 4-stroke, 140 HP |
N/A |
Raymarine suite: VHF, radar, GPS, sonar |
Pelletier/Nielsen (Peter Piconi) |
Powerboat |
Jones Bros. 20' LTS |
Single Yamaha 4-stroke, 150 HP |
Lenco Troll-n-Tabs |
Humminbird sideview sonar, VHF |
Price/Piper |
Powerboat |
Tiare Express, 41' |
Twin CAT 3208 Diesels |
N/A |
Furuno NavNet system, Icom VHF |
Turner/Orida |
Powerboat |
Triumph 170 CC, 17' |
Single Yamaha 4-stroke, 60 HP |
N/A |
Icom VHF, Lowrance GPS |
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