Results & Analysis:
2010 3Bs Tournament
The 2010 Beyond The Breakwater 3Bs Tournament was held on June 12, 2010 out of Mission Bay. Twenty-six contestants from all over California fished the waters from Long Beach (yes, you read that correctly) down to Imperial Beach and the Coronados.
Big swells, red tide and strong winds greeted their efforts, but a few teams managed to find fish, almost exclusively calico bass. Like last year, there were a lot of shorts, but there were enough "keepers" to allow some decent scores. This article has the final results, and discusses the tackle and techniques used by the top finishers.
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The majority of contestants appeared to be using rods in the 7 - 9wt range, and most kept at least a 10wt rod in reserve, in case some yellowtail appeared.
Here is a summary of the equipment used by the top 3 teams:
Angler |
Primary Rod |
Primary Reel |
Primary Line |
Primary Fly Pattern |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bryan Webb |
Sage Xi3, 9', 6wt |
Tibor Freestone |
Rio Outbound™ Short, Type VI sinking |
Olive/White, Brown/Orange Clouser Minnow, also Tan Sliders |
Scott Jones |
Sage Z-Axis, 9', 8wt |
Tibor Everglades |
Scientific Angler™ Streamer Express™, 300gr. |
Olive/White, Brown/Orange Clouser Minnow |
Floyd Sparks |
Sage RPLXI, 9', 10wt |
Penn 2.5 |
Scientific Anglers™ 400gr sinking line |
Blue/White, Black/White Micro Tuna Kahuna |
Gregg Holland |
G. Loomis Crosscurrent, 9', 9wt |
Galvan Torque T-8 |
Rio Outbound™ Short, Type IV sinking |
Olive/White/Yellow Clouser Minnow with gold flash |
Andy Turner |
Thomas & Thomas Horizon 9' 9wt |
Galvan Torque T-8 |
Scientific Anglers™ Streamer Express™, 350 gr. |
Olive/white Clouser Minnow |
Norm Orida |
Orivs T3 8wt |
Billy Pate Bonefish |
Scientific Anglers™ Streamer Express™ 350 gr. |
Mixed Media fly |
And here is the data on the boats used. There were a total of 13 boats - 3 kayaks and 10 power boats:
Contestants |
Type |
Hull |
Primary Motor |
Secondary Motor |
Electronics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dumlao |
Kayak |
Ocean Kayak, Big Game Prowler |
N/A |
N/A |
Garmin GPSMap 498 |
Field |
Kayak |
Ocean Kayak, Big Game Prowler |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Garcia |
Kayak
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Ocean Kayak, Big Game Prowler |
N/A |
N/A |
Eagle Cuda 350 sonar |
Abel Reels |
Powerboat |
Triton 26' LTS CC |
Mercury Optimax 225 HP |
N/A |
Raymarine GPS/FF, Raymarine VHF |
Chuck & Duck Waterman / McMillan |
Powerboat |
Triumph 190 Bay CC, 19' |
Yamaha 4-stroke, 115 HP |
Lenco Troll-n-Tabs |
Garmin 540 GPS/chartplotter |
Hang 10 Calhoun/Podmore |
Powerboat |
Sea Pro 220CC, 22' |
Yamaha 4-stroke, 225 HP |
Minnkota 105lb thrust |
Humminbird sonar/GPS |
Normandy Turner/Orida |
Powerboat |
Triumph 170 CC, 17' |
Yamaha 4-stroke, 60 HP |
N/A |
Icom VHF, Lowrance GPS |
Norris/Piper/Nakano Norris/Piper/Nakano |
Powerboat |
Scout 205 CC, 20' |
Yamaha 4-stroke, 150 HP |
Minnkota motor mount electric, 24V |
Raymarine A60 plotter/ff, Icom VHF, Clarion Sirius Satellite radio |
PC Flyfishing Webb / Jones |
Powerboat |
Parker 2100 CC, 21' |
Yamaha 4-stroke, 150 HP |
Minnkota Riptide |
Raymarine sonar/GPS, VHF |
Salsipuedes Mras / Smith |
Powerboat |
Blackman 20' CC |
Volvo Volvo AQAD31A Diesel I/O, 130 HP |
N/A |
Furuno 582 sonar, Sitex Navad 2000 GPS, Furuno 1622 radar, President VHF |
Super Danky Baldwin / Wagemaker / Wratchford |
Powerboat |
Triumph 195 CC, 19' |
Yamaha 4-stroke, 115 HP |
Minnkota Riptide, 24V with iPilot |
Lowrance Sonar, Icom VHF, SPOT Satellite Messenger |
Tuna Kahuna Sparks / Holland |
Powerboat |
Striper 2605 Walkaround, 26' |
Yamaha 4-stroke, 225 HP |
N/A |
Furuno Sonar and radar, ICOM VHF |
ZugBug41 Willis / Willis / Willis |
Powerboat |
Willie Drift
Boat, 16' |
Mercury 4-stroke 8HP |
Mel Willis |
N/A |
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