Day 2: WON BASS Lake Mead Open delivers a giant 19.80 pound bag

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Julius Mazy Smashes 19.80 pounds to Take Over Day Two Lead of WON Bass Lake Mead Open with 31.72

Day One Leader Shane Edgar in Second place .74 pounds behind at 30.98.

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – September 19, 2024 –– When the morning of day two of the 2024 WON Bass Lake Mead Open presented by Ranger Boats and Mercury commenced with clear skies and little to no wind, not too many could have predicted the storm that would arise later in the day.  Any time there is a bass tournament, the adage that is often repeated is the “somebody is going to catch them.

On day two at Lake Mead, somebody who figured them out better than the rest was pro Julius Mazy. 

The Phoenix, Ariz. pro opened the event with a limit of Lake Mead bass that weighed 11.92 pounds, landing him in a respectable 17th place.  But his 19.80-pound limit on day two catapulted him into the lead in the pro division with a two-day total of 31.72 pounds.

Mazy’s effort earned him just short of a three quarter-pound margin over day one leader Shane Edgar from Surprise, Ariz.  Edgar added 14.65 pounds on day two to his first day’s 16.33 pounds to bring his total weight to 30.98 pounds heading into the final day.  He is followed in third place by Grand Junction Colorado’s Bill Brown who added 13.40 pounds on the second day to bring his total to 27.78 pounds and move up one place in the standings. 

Tom Lowery, who opened the event in second place fell to fourth place with 27.50 pounds by posting 11.57 pounds on day two.  Santee, Calif. pro Dennis Kolender rounded out the top five by bringing his second consecutive 12.80-pound limit to the Callville Bay scales to total 25.60 pounds.

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Mazy reported that he let some opportunities slip through his grasp on day one but adjusted on day two.  “I didn’t execute yesterday and it cost me three or four pounds on the first day,” he said. “I knew I needed to make some adjustments, so I finetuned my rotation and was able to capitalize on my primary areas, then found another that would help later in the day – I didn’t expect to even come close to this weight.”

Mazy, who felt his high-water mark for a great day would be between 15 and 16 pounds, said he had that midday.  “I started practicing a little and pulled into a pocket on my way back and culled up with a four pounder,” he reported.  “I’m looking for a certain set of ingredients, and when I find them, I can find quality fish.”

He said he switched things up and started throwing topwater in the morning, then started looking deeper with his Livescope and jighead and minnow as the day progressed.  “I figured out that I wasn’t fishing deep enough with the finesse tactics yesterday, so I had to go deeper today,” he said.  “I also switched up to throwing topwater in the morning with the slick conditions, and that’s what made the difference for me today.”

Edgar flatly said that his day two was one of good fortune.  “I got lucky today, and that’s all I can say about it,” he reported.  “Ihad three fish at 11:00 and had 11 pounds at 3:30. I made a move into a cut and caught a four pounder, and while I was culling it, Joe Sr. (AAA Joe Uribe Sr.) caught a three and a half that gave us our weight – I’m lucky to be here in contention.”

In the AAA Division, AAA James Scott of Lancaster, Calif. rode his day two pairing with Mazy to the lead with 29.21 pounds, a leap from 57th place. After helping his pro with a key fish, Uribe Sr. moved into second place on day two with 27.37 pounds.  Third place went to Tyler Bolin of Valley Springs, Calif. with a two-day total of 26.38 pounds.  He is followed in fourth place by Wes Nunley of Washington, Utah with 26.20 pounds and past U.S. Open Champion filling in as a last-minute AAA Nick Salvucci sits in fifth place with 25.47 pounds.

As a result of mechanical failures, 99 boats ventured out onto the surface of Lake Mead for day two of the 2024 WON Bass Lake Mead Open presented by Ranger Boats and Mercury.  The top 10 anglers in each division are listed below, for completestandings visit: https://wonbassevents.com/pages/lake-mead-open-pairings-and-results 

WON Bass Lake Mead Open 9/18 to 9/20/2024

                 

Place

Pro Day 2

Hometown

Fish

B/B

Pnlty

Day 1

Day 2

Total

1

Julius Mazy

Phoenix AZ

10-10

5.99

 

11.92

19.80

31.72

2

Shane Edgar

Glendale AZ

10-10

4.04

 

16.33

14.65

30.98

3

Bill Brown

Grand Junction CO

10-9

5.81

0.50

14.38

13.40

27.78

4

Tom Lowery

Lakeside CA

10-8

3.94

1.00

15.93

11.57

27.50

5

Dennis Kolender

Santee CA

10-10

4.01

 

12.80

12.80

25.60

6

Kyle Grover

RCHO STA MARG CA

10-10

   

13.63

11.87

25.50

7

Andy Doudna

Discovery Bay CA

10-8

3.04

1.00

11.21

14.10

25.31

8

Jeff Baird

Washington UT

10-8

4.06

1.00

12.18

12.99

25.17

9

John Murray

Spring City TN

10-10

5.94

 

10.95

14.15

25.10

10

Cody Steckel

Las Vegas NV

10-9

 

0.50

14.58

10.49

25.07

                 
                 

Place

AAA Angler Day 2

Hometown

Fish

B/B

Pnlty

Day 1

Day 2

Total

1

James Scott

Lancaster CA

10-10

   

9.41

19.80

29.21

2

Joe Uribe, Sr.

Lake Havasu City AZ

10-10

3.34

 

12.72

14.65

27.37

3

Tyler Bolin

Valley Springs CA

10-9

3.84

0.50

15.93

9.95

25.88

4

Wes Nunley

Washington UT

10-9

 

0.50

13.63

12.07

25.70

5

Nick Salvucci

Paso Robles CA

10-10

5.78

 

13.98

11.49

25.47

6

Mike Hawkins

Boulder City NV

10-10

   

13.54

10.57

24.11

7

George Azevedo

Desert Hot Springs CA

10-10

   

9.18

14.15

23.33

8

Jay Guterding

Redding CA

10-10

3.04

 

10.36

12.80

23.16

9

Brian Reaves

Bullhead City AZ

10-10

2.95

 

11.12

11.87

22.99

10

David Childress

Bakersfield CA

10-9

 

0.50

9.53

13.40

22.93

The winner of the 2024 WON Bass Lake Mead Open will earn the Ranger Boats / Mercury Motor prize boat, and the Golden Tickets to the 2025 Bassmaster BASS Nation National Championship will be awarded to the top five Pro and AAA anglers and will further develop the season long competition to see who will receive guaranteed slots into the 2025 Bassmaster Opens Elite Qualifiers.

The 2024 WON Bass Western Opens Series of events Consisting of five events in California, Arizona and Nevada moves next to the Lake Mead Open September 18 to 20, 2024.  The series will culminate with the 2024 WON Bass U.S. Open at Lake Mohave in October.  The full schedule of the five event dates are as follows:

 Jan. 31–Feb. 2, Lake Shasta – Champion Nick Wood – 47.42 pounds

April 17-19, Clear Lake – Austin Bonjour – 83.28 pounds

May 15-17, Lake Havasu – Joe Uribe Jr. – 57.31 pounds

Sept. 18-20, Lake Mead

Oct. 14-16, U.S. Open at Lake Mohave

For complete details or to register, look to wonbassevents.com and WONews.com to hear the latest news about the 2024season and beyond and follow along at Facebook.com/WONBassTournaments.

The 2024 WON Bass Lake Mead Open is brought to you by Bass Pro Shops, Ranger Boats, Mercury Marine, Nitro Boats, Triton Boats, Bridgford Foods, Phenix Rods, Yamamoto Baits, Bill Lewis Lures, Buckeye Lures, Steel Shad, Bioenno Power, DD26 Fishing, SOG Knives, Cold Steel Knives, Gamma Line, Power Pole, Lowrance, Daiwa, AFTCO, Costa, Berkley, Abu Garcia, Anderson Toyota, A&M Graphics, Anglers Marine and Signature Gates.

Local presenting sponsors are Callville Bay Marina, Boulder City Chamber of Commerce and Boulder City Tackle

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