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Kevin Cornwell and Ron Howe Are New UFC Champions!
B
ETHEL ISLAND, CA. - It appeared
last weekend, that the wind and sun
gods called a summit, and together agreed to
cut anglers participating in the UFC4 frog-
baits-only extravaganza, some “slack”, as
Saturday and Sunday’s major reduction of both
heat and wind, surely was an integral part of
the entire field being able to enjoy some great
fishing during the exciting 4th annual event.
But it was RBBassfishing.net founder and
avid delta fisherman Ron Howe, along with
partner Kevin Cornwell, that ruled the day,
demonstrating their mastery of the California
waterway known as “the delta”, and rocking
the scales, and fellow anglers with a six fish
limit that weighed – get this, 36.25 pounds!
“We had no special game plan, but both of
By Vince Harris, Angler’s Press Outdoors
us know the delta pretty well, so we went to
areas that we knew would be holding fish giv-
en this weekend’s tides and temps”, noted Ron
who is also a past Snag Proof Open champion.
Though excited, both anglers were noticeably
mute when asked how and where they caught
their fish, as they both plan to fish other up-
coming delta events. They did indicate howev-
er, that they used multiple brands of top water
frog baits to get the job done this weekend.
Ron and Kevin, congratulations on a
well-deserved victory!
Mathisen/Kirkpatrick take “Top Frog” award
for ProZ frogs!
There was a separate competition within
the regular UFC4 event, dubbed the “Royal
Rumble” where each frog manufacturer desig-
Lake Amador: Fishing Headquarters
For Central State
L
ake Amador is best known for its
superb trout fishing, offering one of
the heaviest planting programs in northern
California.
The lake is also home
to huge largemouth
bass, channel and blue
catfish, crappie, blue-
gill. redear sunfish
and carp.
The facility offers
a dual lane paved boat
launch that provides safe
launching from full capacity
all the way to 80’ down. For
those without a boat, the recreation
area offers 13.5 miles of shoreline to
fish from as well as an extra large fish-
ing dock that extends over 100’ off the
shoreline below the clubhouse.
nates a team to represent them in head-to-head
competition against other frog manufacturer
designated teams. In this exciting competition,
Mathisen and Kirkpatrick represented the ProZ
frog brand, and captured the event’s coveted
“Top Frog” trophy, that will be sent to the
home office at ProZ frogs.
“We are thrilled to have won this for ProZ,
in such a big event, and against such a good
group of delta anglers Dan noted. I was visit-
ing down south one day and saw the ProZ bait
in a small tackle store and ordered a bunch for
my store (Dan’s Delta Outdoors in Oakley) …
and it has quickly become my favorite frog”!
For the win, ProZ frogs also receives
1-year’s advertising with Angler’s Press
Outdoors.
Daiwa Youth Division
This division was chocked full of kids that
received an introduction to “Frog Fishing 101”
and one youth, Airiana Ochoa, surely received
a “passing grade” as she managed to land a
bass that went 6.06 pounds on Ish’s “Phat Mat
Daddy” Frog produced by River2Sea.
“She wasn’t paying attention and I just hap-
pened to look over to where her bait was, saw
a HUGE swirl, and the saw the bait go down
for the count”, noted Adam Ochoa, Airiana’s
dad. She didn’t even know she had it on until
she leaned back and felt it and started scream-
ing!.... It was a priceless moment!” he added.
For first place, Airiana received a 1st place
custom trophy and $100 cash!
Thanks to all that participated in this 4than-
nual event, as it was as exciting as ever - and
a ton of fun. A special thanks to Gone Fishin
Marine of Dixon, who as always, comes in
strong in support of northern California an-
glers and boaters.
We will be looking to see you all at next
year’s event…UFC5!
And again...may the BEST frog win!
Bob’s Marine Amateur Only Own