EverStart Series heads to Lake Shasta
Key to Lake Shasta finding right schools of fish
REDDING, Calif. – The EverStart Series is headed to Lake Shasta Jan. 13-15 for the first of four stops in the Western Division. As many as 300 pro and co-anglers will compete for top awards of up to $35,000 plus a Ranger boat with an Evinrude or Mercury outboard for the pro and a Ranger boat with an Evinrude or Mercury outboard plus $5,000 for the co-angler.
“Fishing is going to be very basic,” said National Guard pro Brent Ehrler, Redlands, Calif., who won last year’s FLW Series National Guard Western Division event on Lake Shasta. “This tournament is going to be won on spots that have good-quality fish. The trick is going to be finding those right spots. The fish at Lake Shasta tend to group in pockets of like size. It is going to be a matter of finding two or three spots that will produce those quality fish.
“The lake is about 60 to 100 feet higher than it was last year, so anglers won’t be able to go back to the same areas; it will just be too deep. But the fish are going to be deep. Jig fishing, drop-shots and Senkos will all play big roles in anglers’ success. Last year the nail-rigged Senko played heavily in winning the tournament. It is probably going to take 10 pounds a day to win this thing.”
Anglers will take off from Bridge Bay Resort located at 10300 Bridge Bay Road in Redding, Calif., at 7:30 each morning. Weigh-ins will also be held at the marina beginning at 2:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 3 p.m. on Saturday. Takeoffs and weigh-ins are free and open to the public.
Pros will fish for a top award of $35,000 plus a 198VX Ranger boat with 200-horsepower outboard if Ranger Cup guidelines are met. Co-anglers will cast for a top award consisting of a Ranger 177TR with 90-horsepower outboard and $5,000 if Ranger Cup guidelines are met.
The EverStart Series consists of five divisions – Central, Northern, Southeast, Texas and Western. Each division consists of four tournaments and competitors will be vying for valuable points in each division that could earn them the Angler of the Year title along with $5,000 for the pro and $2,000 for the co-angler. The top 40 pros and co-anglers from each respective division will qualify for the EverStart Series Championship that will be held on Kentucky Lake in Buchanan, Tenn., Oct. 27-30.
The EverStart Series tournament on Lake Shasta is being hosted by the Shasta Lake Chamber of Commerce.
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