Past Events › 2016 Calendar
Events List Navigation
Border Town Brawl
Rd. 1 of the SWBA series returns to San Diego, California. This Chula Vista based event is Sponsored by Bass Underground and Taco Surf, and is one of the most popular venues in the SWBA Series. For the first several years, SWBA hosted the season opener out of Newport Bay and fondly named it the, 'Cabin Fever Reliever'. In fact, during that time there was a 6 Lb. test rule in affect for all teams. Back in those days we…
Find out more »California Offshore Challenge
. . . the response for the reschedule date has been amazing! The California Offshore Challenge has been called 'The Super Bowl of Calico Bass Fishing' since its inception in 2009. The 2016 'COC' will proudly be presented by 'Bohnhoff Lumber' with 50 of the most hard core anglers vying for supremacy at the only 2-day island based tournament of it's kind. Anglers equipment, endurance and will are all pushed to the limit as this unfolds for 20 hours of…
Find out more »Shelf Bass Special
. . .it has always been the 'purity' of the coast that keeps things honestWhile the current trend of anglers pushing their skiffs over to the offshore islands in pursuit of big calicos in pristine and un-tapped waters, the roots of inshore bass fishing is just that, 'In-Shore'. The foundation and building blocks of the SWBA is based on events held along our coastline from Santa Barbara to San Diego. It wasn't until last season that the boundaries for a…
Find out more »Spring Classic
Rd. 3 of the SWBA series returns to Long Beach, California. With the overwhelming success of the ‘Spring Classic’ held in the month of May, its no surprise to see its return on in this year's schedule. With unlimited coastal boundaries, and Santa Catalina and Santa Barbara Islands ‘In-play’ for this 10-hour event, there will be lots of fishing spots to choose from. Last year saw Justin Reynolds and Randy Spizer take the win with an incredible 5 fish limit…
Find out more »Norbuland Exposure
. . . 'The Channel' had teams scratching their heads with concerns of safety, 3 years ago under the guidance of Captain Larry Heron of Calico Hunter Charters, we explored the idea of taking the SWBA tour up the coast to the enchanted Channel Islands. While few of the teams from the LA, Orange, and San Diego counties had spent much time, if any at these majestic places, the idea of holding an event there was just too tempting. Stories…
Find out more »Cyclone Flashback
. . . if you're one of those dedicated 'Wall Guys' you better not miss this one ! The night time can be the right time! Flashback a few years ago to July 9th 2011, a young Team of 2 with a ton of energy and the determination to match. Randy Spizer and Matt Florentino would bring a bag of fish that weighed 35.68 Lbs. an all-time SWBA bag weight that still stands today! Well it's back, on July 23rd we…
Find out more »Tournament of Champions
. . . spotties could play a key role. The 2016 Tournament of Champions will feature a single 12 hour day format for the top 20 qualifying teams! This 'coastal' event held Saturday October 15th, will feature 12 hours of competition, with an interesting twist offered to the competitors. All spotted bay bass weighed at this event will have their weights multiplied by 2.5. For example: if a team targets spotted bay bass only for the event and bring 10…
Find out more »