Amazing 45.16 Lb. Bass Bag Caught During Best Bass Tournament!

LAKEPORT – Clear Lake definitely lived up to its reputation as the top producer of big limits of largemouth bass in the West – and the nation - during the inaugural “Golden Mussel Tournament” on Feb. 1, 2026.

Chris Perez of Rocklin and Kent Simpson of crushed first place with a 45.16-pound bag during the event.

Alec Pitts of Santa Rosa and Christian Burns of Petaluma weren’t far behind with 42.20 pounds that enabled them to secure second place

Mason McAbee of Bakersfield and Mark Cobey of Woodland took third place with 37.95 pounds.

Big fish honors went to Chris Perez from Rocklin and Kent Simpson from Galt with a larg...