LAKEPORT — Christian Ostrander of Turlock successfully defended his title in the Wild West Bass Trail Clear Lake pro-am, which wrapped up its three-day run Sunday at Library Park in Lakeport.
One of 10 pros to make the cut for the third and final round of the tournament, Ostrander, the leader after round two, cemented his victory by bringing a tournament-best 24.67 pounds to the weigh scale Sunday for a three-day winning total of 73.53 pounds. He pocketed $21,500 for his win.
It took 40.91 pounds to make the top-10 cut in the pro division, which featured a field of 143 teams, after Friday’s and Saturday’s rounds.
Jason Newby of Glennville climbed from fourth place after day two to finish second in the pro standings with 67.04 pounds, which earned him $9,500, and Upper Lake’s John Pearl, who was second after day two, ended up third overall with 67.01 pounds and received $6,500.
Another Lake County fishermen, Wayne Breazeale of Kelseyville, moved from ninth after round two to sixth place in the final standings with 62.46 pounds. He won $5,000.
Rick Correa of Wilsonville, Oregon, caught the tournament’s big bass, 10.88 pounds, to win $1,430.
Other top-10 pros were Timothy Venkus of Wilton, fourth with 65.14 pounds ($6,000); Travis Williams of Brentwood, fifth with 64.17 pounds ($5,500); Jason Bradshaw of Sacramento, seventh with 61.35 pounds ($4,500); Beau Joudrey of Oakley, eighth with 61.34 pounds ($3,600); Joe Uribe Jr. of Surprise, Arizona, ninth with 56.78 pounds ($3,300); and John Branch of Yelm, Washington, 10th with 51.33 pounds ($3,000).
Among other Lake County fishermen in the field, Upper Lake’s Gary Collins finished 19th with 38.61 pounds ($1,800).
The pro division paid down through 28th place.
Amateurs
Michael Peterson of Palo Cedro won the amateur division with 57.74 pounds ($9,000) after jumping eight places in the standings Sunday with a catch of 23.65 pounds, the best amateur bag. He edged out Troy Mays of Ione with 55.88 pounds ($3,200). Mays earned an additional $675 for catching the big fish in the amateur division, a 7.26-pounder.
Also making the top-10 cut in the amateur division for Sunday’s final round were Kevin Aday of Redding with 50.26 pounds ($2,900), third place; Luke Wilson of Mount Shasta with 49.87 pounds ($2,500), fourth place; Colby Huntze of Discovery Bay with 48.98 pounds ($2,000), fifth place; Mario David Marroquin of San Leandro with 48.76 pounds ($1,900), sixth place; Kyle Sipe of Phoenix, Arizona, with 47.19 pounds ($1,700), seventh place; Joe Cote of Santa Monica with 45.55 pounds ($1,500), eighth place; Roy Desmangles of Lincoln with 36.93 pounds ($1,300), ninth place; and Scott Seros of Redmond, Oregon, with 34.56 pounds ($1,100), 10th place.
It took 33.88 pounds to make the top-10 Sunday cut in the amateur division.
The highest-finishing Lake County amateur was Omar Juarez of Kelseyville. He finished in a tie for 27th place with 26.76 pounds. It took 26.86 pounds to finish in the money.
