Eastern Shore Bassmasters: Welcome
Eastern Shore Bassmasters of Delaware
Welcome to the Eastern Shore Bassmasters of Delaware website. We are a bass fishing club located in central Delaware, dedicated to promoting the sport of bass fishing. As a club, we are committed to generating public awareness to the sport of bass fishing, volunteering our efforts for the protection and conservation of our natural resource areas. We strive to improve the opportunities available to young boys and girls interested in the enjoyment this great recreation has to offer. Our club is also a member of the Delaware B.A.S.S. Federation Nation and the Delaware Bass Federation (FLW/TBF). These affiliations offer our members the opportunity to fish state qualifying tournaments, divisional and regional qualifying tournaments, and a shot at the highest level national championships in all of bass fishing.
Broadkill River Club tournament #3 - 11/16/08
The Eastern Shore Bassmasters conducted their 3rd tournament of the year on the Broadkill River in Milton, Delaware. The extreme weather was a bit tough and made conditions almost impossible to launch the boats with the "super low" tide that was still running out at 6:30AM. This delayed the "boat" launch until about 8:30 AM, but the guys found a way to occupy their time by improvising and held a bank fishing version of the tournament to start the day.
The park in Milton has plenty of good access for bank fishermen including the heavily wooded boat basin just east of the boat launch, and the riprap banks along the main stretch of the river. Early on, most were able to find a bite on plenty of short fish and some keepers along the banks by throwing rattle traps, spinnerbaits, and senkos. When the tide change and provided enough depth at the ramp to launch the boats, the 2nd flight of the tourney was off.
The Broadkill, through town, is a narrow and winding tributary that appeared to be better suited for fishing in the upper stretches of the river with the tidal change and the heavy winds that dirtied the water down river. Clusters of boats were working the points and deeper ledges with rattle traps. By about 11:00AM the winds picked up and were blowing a sustained 20-30 mph. By the end of the day, Goin Fishin Adventures Guide Don Murray was able to bag enough keeper fish to take the win with 4 fish for 3.34 pounds. Rounding out the top three were Ron Horton with 2 fish for 2.54 pounds and Tony Asti in 3rd with 1 fish for 1.57 pounds.
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Place |
Angler |
No. Fish |
Lunker |
Weight |
Points |
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1 |
Don Murray |
4 |
1.00 |
3.34 |
53.44 |
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2 |
Ron Horton |
2 |
1.60 |
2.54 |
40.64 |
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3 |
Tony Asti |
1 |
1.57 |
1.57 |
25.12 |
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4 |
Dave Perrego |
1 |
1.45 |
1.45 |
23.20 |
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5 |
Bob Wallace |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
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6 |
John Garthwaite |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
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7 |
Ryan Abey |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
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8 |
Josh Wich |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
Ron Horton had the "lunker" with a 1.60 lb largemouth bass...
Sassafras River Club Tournament #2 - 10/26/08
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The Eastern Shore Bassmasters held their second club tournament of the year on the Sassafras River launching out of Turner's Creek in Betterton, MD. The club invited a number of guests to attend the tournament to share a bit of tournament experience with the club to those who are not members.
The tournament felt the effects of a post-frontal weather system pushing through the area, which in turn, pushed the fish off and made fishing a bit more tough. Bob Moody joined us today to fish with friend and club member Josh Wich. Bob is the Youth Director for the Delaware B.A.S.S. Federation Nation and Executive Director for the Reel Expectations organization. Bob managed one nice fish on a tough day, to haul in the day's lunker and heavy bag, with one fish weighing in at 4-7.
Following up with the other few catches were Don Murray, with a bag of 3 fish weighing 3-7, good enough for 2nd place, and his partner for the day, Tony Asti, with a 2 fish bag weighing in at 2-13 for 3rd place.
The Eastern Shore Bassmasters will be winding down their fall schedule with their 2nd to last tournament on the Broadkill River in November.
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Place |
Angler |
No. Fish |
Lunker |
Weight |
Points |
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1 |
Bob Moody |
1 |
4-7 |
4-7 |
91 |
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2 |
Don Murray |
3 |
dnw |
3-7 |
65 |
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3 |
Tony Asti |
2 |
1-8 |
2-13 |
55 |
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4 |
Bob Wallace |
2 |
dnw |
2-1 |
43 |
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5 |
Josh Wich |
1 |
1.26 |
1-4 |
30 |
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6 |
John Garthwaite |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
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7 |
Jon White |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
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8 |
Dave Perrego |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
Club Meeting Information...
The next Eastern Shore Bassmasters Club Meeting will be held December 9th at Bob's house from 7:00 to 9:00. Call (302)339-2133 for more information...
Lums Pond Club Tournament #1 - 10/12/08
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The Eastern Shore Bassmasters kicked off their 2009 fishing season with their 1st Club tournament of the year at Lums Pond in Bear, Delaware. Lums has typically been a good fishery with sufficient access, but with the water down it made launching and loading up the boats even more difficult. The state is going to have to provide a better means of launching and loading than the shallow ramp currently in place.
As for the fishing, plenty of good fish were brought to the weigh-in. The fishing wasn't exactly on fire, but many managed good catches. Dave Perrego, the club's 2008 Angler of the Year, picked up where he left off with a nice bag of fish coming off a solid performance on the pond, with 4 fish weighing 10-15. Dave patterned his fish in the first half of the day with help from the local Opsreys slamming the Alewife in the open sections of the pond. Casting rattletraps to the creek mouth near the boat rental he managed three hookups with good fish but only managed to boat one. As the sun began to peak, he found fish seeking shade under docks and in brush piles in the shady shallows by flipping and pitching the Explosive Tackle football jig in purple/chartreuse.
Rounding out the top three were new members Ron Horton, 2nd place with 2 fish for 5-9 including the day's lunker with a 4-10 largemouth bass, and 3rd place Bob Wallace with 2 fish for 5-3. The senko provided plenty of action for a number of anglers in both black/blue and green pumpkin, pitched to laydowns, tree stumps, and docks, as did small swimbaits, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits.
The club's next tournament will take place on the Sassafras River in Betterton on Sunday October 26th.
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Place |
Angler |
No. Fish |
Lunker |
Weight |
Points |
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1 |
Dave Perrego |
4 |
3-3 |
10-15 |
190 |
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2 |
Ron Horton |
2 |
4-10 |
5-9 |
104 |
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3 |
Bob Wallace |
2 |
3-8 |
5-3 |
90 |
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4 |
Tony Asti |
2 |
1-15 |
3-10 |
58 |
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5 |
Josh Wich |
1 |
1-11 |
1-11 |
37 |
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6 |
John Garthwaite |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
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7 |
Kevin McCoy |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
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8 |
Jon White |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
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9 |
Bob O'Hara |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
Ron had the lunker with a 4-10 Largemouth Bass...
Handout: Membership Application
| Upcoming Events | |||
| Date | Event | Time | Location |
| Wed 11/26 |
Delaware B.A.S.S. Federation Nation Meeting
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7:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Paradee Building |
| Sun 12/7 |
Sassafras River Club Tournament #4
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TBA | Sassafras River - Turner's Creek Ramp |
| Tue 12/9 |
Club Meeting
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7:00 PM - 9:00 PM | O'Hara's Irish Brewhouse |