Wednesday, September 10, 2014

2014 WON US OPEN Day 2: Clifford Pirch Remains on Top!


Won US OPEN Press Release 

Sometimes a little stumble is not as disastrous as one might think. Clifford Pirch, who presented a 15.49-pound limit to the scales on Monday's first day was not able to keep the torrid pace that he came out of the gates with on day two. However, his daily weight that came in at around half of his first day's weight was enough to keep him in the lead headed into the final day of the 2014 The WON Bass Nitro Boats / Mercury U.S. Open.

Pirch managed to produce only 7.48 pounds from Lake Mead today, but his lead; which had been nearly four pounds, still remains a steady two pounds over second place pro Zack Holwerda of Phoenix, Ariz.

Clifford explains his day to the crowd. He has
to work hard not to allow a massive lead slip away.
(Photo: Dan O'Sullivan)
Pirch said that he had planned to run new water, and made a decision to switch up altogether again in the morning. "I had an area in mind when I set out this morning, but then changed and decided to stay closer and I didn't quite get the bites I thought I would," he said. "The weather slicked off and we didn't get the amount of breeze that we expected and it made the bite a little tougher for me."

That doesn't mean that the two-time U.S. Open champion is completely panicked. "I've got an area that was a key piece in my strategy for this tournament," he said. "I haven't gone to it yet and I'm pretty sure nobody else has found it. I'm going to go there tomorrow, and hopefully I didn't leave too much room on the table today for someone else to sneak in."

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Holwerda managed to produce a 12.29-pound limit today to increase his total weight to 21.02 pounds; which vaulted him all the way to second place. He said the difference for him was execution. "I've been catching the quality fish here that I needed throughout practice, but yesterday I lost a few that mattered," he said. "I've been able to duplicate this pattern over all of the different conditions we've had, but I like the calmer weather and I'm hoping that it will play into my hands tomorrow again."


Brett Leber, who was in second place after day one slipped as well, but managed to stay in third place with a total weight of 20.37 pounds. he is followed in fourth place by U.S. Open rookie Doug Jones who had a 12-pund day himself and raised his total to 19.92 pounds. In fifth place is former FLW Tour pro Gabe Bolivar who pushed his weight to 18.88 pounds.

The AAA side saw Las Vegas resident Dale Howard take the lead with 20.35 pounds. Chris Faeling of Pioche, Nev. stands in second with 19.73 pounds, followed in third by Riverton, Utah angler Tom Nokes with 19.67 pounds, fourth place angler Bobby Steele from Goodyear, Ariz. with 19.18, and day one leader Robert Slack Jr. of Pahrump, Nev. fell to fifth with 18.93 pounds.

The final day of The WON Bass Nitro Boats / Mercury U.S. Open takeoff will begin at Callville Bay Marina on the shores of Lake Mead Wednesday with takeoff starting at 5:45AM Pacific Time. The final day's weigh-in will start at 2:00PM. Following the event's conclusion, a champion will be crowned at Boulder Station Casino the final evening of the event and will be broadcast live at 7:00PM.

Costa See What's Out There Live event coverage will begin following tournament take off with hourly updates at 9:00AM, 10:00AM and 11:00AM each day, followed by weigh-in coverage beginning at 2:00PM and finally a 7:00PM post game show; all show times are Pacific Standard Time and can be viewed at www.wonbass.com.

The WON Bass Nitro Boats / Mercury Marine U.S. Open Live Webcast is presented by Costa Sunglasses, the event is also brought to you by Nitro Boats, Mercury Outboards, Costa Sunglasses, Bass Pro Shops, Bridgford Foods, Daiwa, Seaguar, Plano Molding, Cousins Tackle, YoZuri, Pro Mar, Eagle Claw TroKar, Lowrance, St.Croix Rods, Frabill, Okuma, Gary Yamamoto Custom Baits, Reactor, Zip Baits, Big Hammer, Fishing for Adoption, Global Fish Mounts, A&M Graphics, Savage Gear and Storm



Place
Name
Hometown
Big Fish
Total
1
Clifford Pirch
Payson AZ
6.49
23.07
2
Zack Holwerda
Phoenix AZ
4.47
21.02
3
Brett Allen Leber
Dixon CA
4.03
20.37
4
Douglas Jones
North Las vegas NV
2.12
19.72
5
Gabe Bolivar
Ramona CA

18.88
6
Tony Lain
Menifee CA
2.22
18.74
7
Todd Woods
San Dimas CA
2.86
18.66
8
Donnie Scroggins
Kingman AZ
3.12
18.57
9
Pete Marino
Moreno Valley CA
2.44
17.57
10
Luke Clausen
Spokane, WA

17.42
11
Kyle Grover
Trabuco Canyon CA
2.18
17.21
12
Bill Brown
Grand Junction CO
3.16
17.2
13
Scott Canterbury
Springville, AL
2.83
17.05
14
Chris Bozarth
Henderson NV
2.82
16.96
15
John Morrow
Brea CA
3.25
16.87
16
Jesse Slaton
Klamath Falls OR

16.81
17
Jay Yelas
Carvallis OR
2.92
16.74
18
Johnny Johnson
Lakeside AZ

16.67
18
Joe Uribe, Jr.
Surprise AZ
2.7
16.67
20
Scott Davis
Preston ID

16.62
21
Brent James
St George UT
2.77
16.58
22
Shawn Lee
Arroyo Grande CA
2.93
16.27
23
Cody Spetz
Menifee CA
2.47
16.01
24
Garrett Howard
Riverside CA

15.92
25
John Murray
Phoenix AZ
3.72
15.89
26
Andrew Napoleon
Mesa AZ

15.79
27
Joseph Raftery
Las Vegas NV
2.52
15.68
28
Douglas Minor
Riverside CA

15.62
29
Kevin Stewart
Elk Grove CA

15.55
30
Chris Kinley
Lake Havasu City AZ
3.79
15.51
31
Zachary Elrite
San Jose CA
3.33
15.46
32
Jamie Shaw
Coolidge AZ
3.13
14.95
33
Rusty Salewske
Alpine CA

14.9
34
Chris Studinger
San Marcos CA
2.29
14.88
34
Tommy Jonovich
Phoenix AZ

14.88
36
Gary Pinholster
Lake Havasu City AZ
4.84
14.87
37
Daniel Price II
San Diego CA

14.83
38
Randy Blaukat
Joplin MO

14.77
39
Ray Arbesu
Henderson NV
2.79
14.76
40
Robert Lee
Altaville CA

14.7
41
Jim Jared
Dolan Springs AZ
3.49
14.69
42
Jimmy Reese
Ukiah CA

14.55
43
Jim Moynagh
Carver MN

14.54
44
Wade Strelic
El Cajon CA

14.48
45
Keith Espe
Phoenix AZ
3.33
14.38
46
Philip Roesener
Parowan UT
4.16
14.34
47
Cody Compton
Palisade CO
3.8
14.18
48
Gunnar Stanton
Boulder City NV

14.15
48
Dick Watson
Alta Loma CA
3.37
14.15
50
Todd Herman
Gilbert AZ

14.08
51
Cody Meyer
Grass Valley CA

14.07
52
Bill O'Shinn
Bakersfield CA
3.47
14.06
53
Neil Flores
Menifee CA
2.3
14.04
54
Scott Helleson
Whittier CA

13.95
55
Paul Hodges
Glendale AZ

13.87
56
Kona Borja
Henderson NV
3.69
13.67
57
Marco Valdez
Richland WA

13.59
58
Gary Dobyns
Live Oak CA

13.56
59
Michael McLernon
Oceanside CA
2.64
13.46
60
John Noble
Adair Village OR
3.68
13.45
61
Jon Griffith
Mesa AZ

13.44
62
Adam East
San Diego CA

13.42
63
Jay Guterding
Redding CA

13.2
64
John Mackey
Boulder City NV

13.16
65
Ryan Kjellberg
Yucaipa CA

12.95
66
Tom Leedom
Escondido CA

12.93
67
George Kramer
Lake Elsinore CA
2.1
12.84
68
Sean Coffey
Mesa AZ

12.77
68
Roy Hawk
Lake Havasu City AZ

12.77
68
Ricky Shabazz
Rialto CA

12.77
71
Gary Freeman
Las Vegas NV

12.65
72
Keith Beever
Mission Viejo CA

12.64
73
Rob Erautt
Yucaipa CA

12.54
74
Steven Bowlin
Coolidge AZ

12.49
75
Andy Manahl
Mesa AZ
2.76
12.32
76
Mike Brillhart
Waddell AZ

12.28
77
Josh Rhodes
Lake Havasu City AZ

12.25
78
Mark Rauenzahn
San Diego CA
5.65
12.15
78
William "Billy" Skinner
Carlsbad CA

12.15
80
Kevin Caruso
Glendale AZ

12.12
81
Guy Savidan
Yorba Linda CA

12.02
82
Jiggs Benn
Myrtle Creek OR

11.86
83
Klayton Belden
El Cajon CA

11.76
84
Jeff Rutt
Winchester CA

11.68
85
Kody "Bucky" Leigh
Yuma AZ

11.55
86
Ben Byrd
Moab UT

11.52
87
Danny Moraga
Hesperia CA
1.99
11.49
88
Kevin Gross
Claremont CA
3.3
11.36
89
Mike Folkestad
Villa Park CA

11.34
90
Dave Wendrich
Elko NV

11.32
91
Marco Fenelli
San Diego CA
2.26
11.27
92
Jeffrey Scott Allen
Flagstaff AZ
3.78
11.13
92
Ken Whalen
Lompoc CA


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