Chris and Luis find a pot of gold on Patty!!!

Patagonia Elite Results 3/16
The third Patagonia Elite event is in the books. 24 teams came out to test their pre-St. Patty’s day luck. Anglers were welcomed with lightning filled skies on the drive down and a strong east wind for most of the day. Fishing was actually pretty good with 17 teams bringing limits to the scales. Chris & Luis had a couple of extra shamrocks in their pockets and cashed them in. They brought a solid limit of 9.76#to the scales, solidified with the events second biggest fish 4.06# green bruiser. Second place was taken by the team of Brandon & Josh. Their bag weighed 7.48# and had a big fish tipping the scales at 3.22#. The third place team of great sportsman’s was Greg & Dave. They also had 7.48# and a big fish of 2.87#
Thanks to Tim at Ace hardware for the great giveaways and awesome plaques. They are greatly appreciated by all. Check out their expanding fishing department here in Tucson and at facebook page @acesportinggoodsandfishing. Also a continued thanks to Vinny’s Pizza of Sierra Vista for their support of the $500 added to the championship. If you’re in the neighborhood stop by and say hi. The food is out of this world. Thanks to all the anglers for continued support of these events and all the sponsors.
Patagonia Elite Results 3/16/2019
Championship Pot YTD
After 3 Events………………………………..……..$1080………………………..
Vinny’s Pizza Added Money……………..….$500…………………………
Total Championship Purse…………………..$1580………………………..

Place Team…………..Total WT…..BF…….$$$$
1 Chris & Luis……………..9.76…….4.06….$1280
2 Brandon & Josh………7.48…….3.22….$625
3 Dave & Greg……………7.48…….2.87….$270
4 Ri & Mike……..………….7.38………………$185
5 Shan & David….………7.08……4.24….$280
6 Brian & Marcus…………7.07…….3.24….$120
7 Patrick & Tim.………….6.78…………………………
8 Chris & Tony……………6.56………………………….
9 Danny & Hunter………5.79………………………….
10 Juan & David…………5.40………………………

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The Foster’s are setting Patty on Fire!! Claming back to back wins!!

The Patagonia Elite series event #2 is completed. 18 teams came out to test their skills and resolve in some of the strangest conditions this series has ever seen. Anglers were greeted by temps in the low 20’s, bluebird skies, cold north winds and snow covered hills. There was actually a sheet of ice in the back of Ash Canyon!! Surprisingly the fishing was not as bad as the conditions. The father son team of Ben & Ray took home the well earned victory again!! Ben and Ray came to the scales with a killer bag 10.40# and the events big fish a beautiful 4.55# monster. Second place was claimed by the team of Dave & Greg. They had a solid limit of 7.29# Right behind them were Chuck & Mike finishing third with 7.20# and the events second big fish a solid 3.35# football.
Thanks to Tim at Ace hardware for the great giveaways and awesome plaques. They are greatly appreciated by all. Check out their expanding fishing department here in Tucson and at facebook page @acesportinggoodsandfishing. Also a continued thanks to Vinny’s Pizza of Sierra Vista for their support of the $500 added to the championship. If you’re in the neighborhood stop by and say hi. The food is out of this world. Thanks to all the anglers for continued support of these events and all the sponsors.
Patagonia Elite Results 2/23/2019
Championship Pot YTD
After 2 Events………………………………..……….…..$720………………………..
Vinny’s Pizza Added Money……………………….$500…………………………
Total Championship Purse………………………….$950………………………..

Place Team……………….Total WT…..BF…….$$$$
1 Ben & Ray………………10.40…….4.55….$1080
2 Dave & Greg…..………7.29……..2.96….$485
3 Mike & Chuck…………7.20……..3.35….$505
4 Shan & David…………5.28…………………………….
5 Sam & Adrianna…….5.26…………………………..
6 Ace & Richard………..5.14……….2.30……………..
7 Chris & Tony..………..4.77………3.26………………
8 Mike & Manny……….3.68……………………………..
9 Brandon & Eddie……3.21…………………………….
10 Marcus & Brian…….2.93……………………………..

Foster Freeze’s the field with giant bag in season opener!!

The Patagonia Elite season is off and running. We had 30 teams show up for the kickoff. Anglers were greeted by surprisingly pleasant weather conditions for this time of year. It was a grind though, with almost a 1/3 of the field not weighing a fish and only 10 limits brought to the scales. Fish were certainly well into their winter hibernation.  The father son team of Ben & Ray took home the well earned victory!! Ben fishing solo came to the scales with an impressive bag of 11.66# capped with a giant 6.39# trout eater. Chip & JP followed in second place with a solid limit weighing 8.35# and third big fish weighing 3.24#. Third place was grabbed Tony & Chris. They had 8.03# and tied for third big fish with 3.24#

Thanks to Tim at Ace hardware for the great giveaways and awesome plaques. They are greatly appreciated by all. Check out their expanding fishing department here in Tucson and at facebook page @acesportinggoodsandfishing. Also a continued thanks to Vinny’s Pizza of Sierra Vista for their support of the $500 added to the championship. If you’re in the neighborhood stop by and say hi. The food is out of this world.  Thanks to all the anglers for continued support of these events and all the sponsors.

Patagonia Elite Results 1/26/2019

Championship Pot YTD

After 1 Event………………………………………………..$450………………………..

Vinny’s Pizza Added Money……………………….$500…………………………

Total Championship Purse………………………….$950………………………..

 

Place Team…………..Total WT…..BF…….$$$$

1 Ben & Ray…………….11.66…….6.39….$1695

2 Chip & JP………….…8.35…….3.24….$830

3 Tony & Chris…………..8.03…….3.24….$400

4 Darrick & Ladd………6.54…….5.04….$405

5 James & Mike………….5.43……….,..….$120

6 Danny……………………….5.21…………………………

6 Sam & Adrianna……..5.21………………………..

7 Greg & Dave……………5.19…….1.95…………..

8 Jacob & Karl…………..5.08…………………………..

9 Ace  Cody……………..4.77…….2.19…………….

10 Brandon & Josh…….4.38…………………..

Patagonia Elite 2019 Schedule Finalized

Patagonia Elite 2019 Schedule

January 26^th Day

February 23^rd Day

March 16^th Day

April 13^th Day

June 22^nd Night

July 13^th Night

August 3^rd Night

August 24^th Night

September 14^th Day

October 5^th Day

November 2^nd & 3^rd Championships

Day Events – Safe Light to 3pm

Night Events – 5pm to Midnight

Championship Day-One Safe Light to 4pm

Championship Day -Two Safe Light to 3pm

Gabe & Ryan have their cake and eat it to!! Grabbing the year end championship win!!!!

The 2018 Patagonia Elite Series has come to an end.  What a season it was. We saw multiple new winners and tons of new teams coming out to join in the fun. Want to give a special thanks to all the anglers that came out to make this series great. We are looking forward to making next year even better. We would also like to thank are great sponsors Tim at ACE hardware for all the great prizes, giveaways, plaques and his world class potato salad that anglers enjoyed after day one in addition to his masterful grilling. It was a welcome treat coming off the water to that feast. We would also like to thank Chip at Vinny’s Pizza for their continued support of our series. They put up $500 cash for the big fish prizes this weekend. When you are in Sierra Vista be sure to stop in and grab a pie or their out of this world wings!!!

Wow!!! Is the only way to describe this weekend’s tough fishing. Anglers were greeted with surprisingly mild conditions, a giant full moon, and what some anglers thought was the beginning of the lake turning over.  On day one the team of Eddie & Brandon came out on top with what turned out to be an impressive bag of 7.84#. Followed by Dave & Shan who had 7.73# and the day 1 big fish a solid 3.65# bass. Third was Ri & Michael with 7.37#.  The top 9 teams were only separated by 2# which made day two even more exciting.  Everyone had a shot at the win!

Day 2 would prove to be even tougher than the first. Weights dropped off again for most of the field, but one team found them. Gabe & Ryan cracked the code and brought in a monster bag weighing 11.84# with an enormous big fish weighing 5.22#. It was the icing on the cake for their impressive season in which they also claimed the AOY title.  Big Congrats to both anglers on being consistent all season long. Second place was taken by one of the original creators of this series Ri & his son Michael. They put together two consistent days and finished just short of the win. Making a day two charge was the team of Chip & JP. They brought the day 2 second biggest bag to the scales and moved up the ranks to finish third.

Stay tuned for the new schedule to come out for the 2019 season. Until then tight lines to all.

		Day 1	BF Day1	Day 2	BF Day 2	Total	$$$
1	Gabe & Ryan	5.12		11.84	5.22	16.96	$2,525
2	Ri & Michael	7.37	3.27	6.33	3.18	13.7	$1,000
3	Chip & JP	6.14	2.3	7.43	2.56	13.57	$700
4	Mike & Manny	7.18	2.8	6.06	2.17	13.24	$500
5	Karl & Jake	7.11		5.06	2.09	12.17	$300
6	Shan & David	7.73	3.65	4.4		12.13	$455
7	Brandon & Eddie	7.84	2.86	3.87	2.08	11.71	$275
8	Mike & Chuck	7.22	3.3	3.92	1.55	11.14	Shimano Rods
9	Mike & Mario	4.38		5.87	2.17	10.25	Shimano Rods
10	Chris & Luis	5.77		0		5.77	Calcutta Tumblers
11	Tony & Chris	3.02		1.51		4.53	Calcutta Tumblers

Chris & Luis find the Fall Beauties and take the win!!

Patagonia Elite Results 10/6

The final event of the 2018 season is in the books! Championship spots were on the line with teams on the bubble to get in and the AOY race still undecided. 19 Teams took to the water Saturday greeted by some cool weather and high winds. Reports were mixed as some teams reported catching lots of fish while others struggled to put a limit in the boat. After the dust settled some monster bags were brought to the scales and the team of Chris & Luis rose to the top with a killer bag of 16.10#. It was anchored by two giant bass the biggest being 6.98# which was also the biggest of the event. Close behind them was the wife/husband team of Wheatbread & Anna. They had 13.03# and the events second biggest fish a healthy 5.79# bruiser. Rounding out the top 3 was the familiar team of Patrick & Marty. Patrick fishing solo loaded his live well with an impressive 12.49#

Congratulations to Gabe & Ryan on claiming the AOY title. They battled hard all year and fought off a few late charges to take the crown. What a season!! Congrats guys on being the best team this season.

Thanks to Tim at Ace hardware for the great giveaways and awesome plaques. They are greatly appreciated by all. Check out their expanding fishing department here in Tucson and at facebook page @acesportinggoodsandfishing. Also a continued thanks to Vinny’s Pizza of Sierra Vista for their support of the $500 added to the championship. If you’re in the neighborhood stop by and say hi. The food is out of this world.  Thanks to all the anglers for continued support of these events and all the sponsors. The championships will be held Oct 27^th & 28^th. Qualifier information and payouts will be posted soon.

Patagonia Elite Results 10/6/2018

Championship Pot YTD

After 10 Event………………………………………..$3825………………………..

Vinny’s Pizza Added Money……………………..….$500…………………………

Total Championship Purse……………………………$4325………………………..

 

Place Team…………..Total WT…..BF…….$$$$

1 Chris & Luis………….16.10…….6.98…..$1080

2 Wheatbread &Anna..13.03…….5.79…..$660

3 Patrick & Marty……..12.49…….4.39…..$210

4 Chip & JP……………..8.78…….3.01……$140

5 Karl & Jacob………….8.57………………………..

6 Juan & David………….7.80…………………………

7 Mike & Manny………7.75……..3.26……………

8 Dakota……….………7.75………………………….

9 Brandon & Eddie……7.21……..4.58……$95

10 Ri & Michael……….7.17………………………….

Brandon & Eddie get froggy and take home the win!!

Patagonia Elite Results 9/15

The 9th elite series event was a big fish bonanza! 19 Teams took to the water Saturday facing some brutally high seasonal temps. The fishing was amazing for most anglers with all teams bringing in a limit of fish. The big fish were on the chow. The team of Brandon & Eddie took the win with Brandon fishing solo. He had an impressive 13.05# solidified by the events big fish a 5.51# giant. Second place team of Ben & Joe were right behind them with 11.70# and the third biggest fish a beautiful largemouth weighing 5.28# Following them was the team of David & Shan. David also fishing solo brought 11.00# to the scale and the second biggest fish of the day 5.50# donkey. Thanks to Tim at Ace hardware for the great giveaways and awesome plaques. They are greatly appreciated by all. Check out their expanding fishing department here in Tucson and at facebook page @acesportinggoodsandfishing. Also a continued thanks to Vinny’s Pizza of Sierra Vista for their support of the $500 added to the championship. If you’re in the neighborhood stop by and say hi. The food is out of this world.  Thanks to all the anglers for continued support of these events and all the sponsors. The final event of the season will be Oct. 6th. Hope to see everyone there.

Also a reminder to all teams that have fished at least 7 events you will be eligible for the wild card draw at the last event if you participate. So don’t count yourself out of the championships just yet!!
CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFICATIONS:
To qualify for the end of the year championship tournament, the following requirement must be met; eight of the ten regular season tournaments must be fished by the same two man team. Qualifying will be based on a point format for the top ten, and one wild card draw team must fish eight, including the last tournament, which will qualify for the championship to be held 27th and 28th of October. Angler of the year will be based on the top team after ten events. The AOY is based on the same points and rules as the championship points.

Patagonia Elite Results 9/15/2018

Championship Pot YTD
After 9 Event…………………………………………………..$3540………………………..
Vinny’s Pizza Added Money………………………….$500…………………………

Total Championship Purse…………………………….$4040………………………..

Place Team…………..Total WT…..BF…….$$$$

1 Brandon & Ed………..13.05…….5.51…..$1080

2 Ben & Joe………………11.70…….5.28…..$605

3 David & Shan………..11.00…….5.50…..$260

4 Patrick & Marty……..10.04…….4.13….$175

5 Brian V…………………….7.97………3.45………….

6 Michael & Ri……………7.87………4.80…………..

7 Brian & Jessica……..7.45………2.91……………

8 Mike & Manny……….7.39………3.14………….

9 Tony & Chris………….7.21………3.56…………

10 Mike & Mario……….6.76………3.01………….