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Butch Brown and Mike Long to Square Off at HBC-6
Two of the best trophy bass anglers in the world will be going head to head at HBC-6 on Friday, March 19, 2010 at Diamond Valley Lake. Veteran trophy bass expert Butch Brown of Castaic, California will match his finely tuned skills against another veteran big bass expert, Mike Long of Ramona, California.
“This is a match-up that is long over due,” notes HBC director and co-founder Ron Cervenka. “These are two of the best trophy bass guys in the world. Both have caught hundreds of double-digit fish, including several that were near world record fish. This brings a whole new level of excitement to the HBC,” adds Cervenka.
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| Butch Brown with his 19-3 pound Castaic Lake bass |
Although Brown has caught more than 850 bass over ten pounds including two over 19 pounds, Long enters HBC-6 with the current Diamond Valley Lake record in his pocket at 16.43 pounds. Long caught his record bass on March 16, 2007, almost three years to the day of HBC-6.
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| Mike Long with his 16.43 pound DVL record bass |
While much of the focus at HBC-6 will be on Butch Brown and Mike Long, there are several other extremely talented trophy bass anglers entered in HBC-6, including current HBC record holder Don Osborne of Castro Valley, California and Guyle Sternat of Dublin, California. Sternat recently set a new WON BASS big fish record with his 14.60 pound California Delta bass.
As of this writing, there were still a limited number of Angler and VTO spots available for HBC-6; however the entry deadline is Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at 11:59 PM PDT. All entries must be submitted on line via the HBC website. On-site entries
WILL NOT be accepted on the morning of the event.
HBC-6 Angler Entry Form
HBC-6 VTO Entry Form
HBC-6 Entry Deadline Rapidly Approaching
With less than two weeks to go, there are still a limited number of Angler and VTO spots available for HBC-6, to be held at Diamond Valley Lake on Friday, March 19, 2010. The entry deadline is Wednesday night, March 17, 2010 at 11:59 PM PDT.
Entries will only be accepted on-line via the HBC website. On-site entries
WILL NOT be accepted on the morning of the event.
HBC-6 Angler Entry Form
HBC-6 VTO Entry Form
HBC-6 Angler & VTO Spots Still Available
With a little more than a month to go, there are still a limited number of Angler and VTO spots remaining for HBC-6, to be held at Diamond Valley Lake on Friday, March 19, 2010.
"The HBC is not just another tournament trail; it is a trophy bass trail," says
HBC co-founder Ken Huddleston. "HBC Anglers are a different breed entirely.
These guys eat, sleep, and breathe trophy bass, and quite a few of them have
fished all of or nearly all of our events so far. These are the guys who we
created the HBC for and who represent what the HBC is all about," adds Huddleston.
As a side note, there is an ABA team tournament and a National Bass West team tournament scheduled at DVL on the Saturday and Sunday immediately following HBC-6 respectively. What better way to (visually) pre-fish for either or both of these team events than by being a VTO at HBC-6. Rest assured that none of the HBC-6 Anglers will be holding back on fishing their best water during HBC-6.
To enter HBC-6 as an Angler or VTO, click on these links:
HBC-6 Angler Entry Form
HBC-6 VTO Entry Form
HBC-6 Priority Entries Now Being Accepted
Priority Entries into HBC-6, to be held at Diamond Valley Lake on Friday, March
19, 2010, are now being accepted on line via the HBC website. Priority Entry
Anglers are those who are among the Top-20 in the HBC point standings (including
ties) and Anglers who finished in the Top-10 at HBC-5. A complete list of the
HBC point standings and the Top-10 from HBC-5 can be found under the "Results"
tab on the HBC website.
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| HBC-6 will be held at Diamond Valley Lake on Friday, March 19, 2010 |
Priority Entries will be accepted from Monday morning, January 4, 2010 at 8:00 AM PST and will conclude on Sunday night, January 17, 2010 at 11:59 PM PST. Priority Entry Anglers who have not submitted their entry fee into HBC-6 by Sunday night, January 17, 2010 at 11:59 PM PST will forfeit their Priority Entry status.
Open Entries into HBC-6 will begin on Monday morning, January 18, 2010 at 8:00 AM PST and will continue until the 50-Angler field is full. Once the Angler filed is full, an Angler waiting list will be established in the order in which Angler waiting list entries are received (by date and time). Open Entries submitted prior to Monday morning, January 18, 2010 at 8:00 AM PST will be rejected.
Volunteer Tournament Official (VTO) Entries into HBC-6 will begin on Monday morning, January 18, 2010 at 8:00 AM PST and will continue until the 50-VTO field is full. Once the VTO filed is full, a VTO waiting list will be established in the order in which VTO waiting list entries are received (by date and time). VTO Entries submitted prior to Monday morning, January 18, 2010 at 8:00 AM PST will be rejected. There is no entry fee for VTOs and each VTO entered in HBC-6 will receive a tackle pack loaded with great products generously donated by HBC sponsors. These tackle packs will be valued at over $100.
The Angler entry fee into HBC-6 is $250 and all entries (Anglers and VTOs) must
be submitted on-line via the HBC website at:
www.HeavyweightBassClassic.com.
Mail-in or phone-in entries will not be accepted - no exceptions.
Reminder: Diamond Valley Lake will be off-limits to all HBC-6 Anglers and VTOs on Thursday, March 18, 2010
HBC Mourns the Loss of "Orso Dave" Roberson
The entire trophy bass fishing community is mourning the loss of HBC Angler Dave Roberson, who died suddenly of an apparent heart attack at his Texas home late Sunday evening, December 27th. Roberson, designer of the extremely popular Orso swimbaits and owner of
Orso Swimbait Company, was only 34 years old.
"We are absolutely devastated by Dave's sudden passing," said HBC director Ron Cervenka upon learning of Roberson's death. "He was one of those guys that you always loved being around. He was always cheerful and very funny, as evidenced by his crazy hat-cam videos. Dave was an accomplished trophy bass angler and a die-hard big bait specialist. He finished ninth at HBC-1 at Lake Casitas and eighth at HBC-2 at Clear Lake. It will be difficult for me to throw a swimbait from now on without thinking of Dave Roberson and his passion for the sport. He will truly be missed," added Cervenka.
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| Photo by Steve Norton |
Photo by Sean James |
Roberson was an officer in the U.S. Air Force and an Iraq War veteran. He moved to Texas from Southern California in 2008.
HBC-6 Set For Diamond Valley Lake on
Friday, March 19, 2010
The much anticipated return of the HBC to Southern California will take place on Friday, March 19, 2010 at Diamond Valley Lake (DVL) in Riverside County. The event will once again feature its unique and extremely popular One Fish - Big Fish - Winner-takes-all format, with $10,000 being awarded to the winner (based on a full field of 50 Anglers). The winner will also receive a custom, hand-crafted HBC-6 Champions belt.
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