June 24th, 2006
Deerwood, MN - Todd Stein and Nicole Gorshe picked up right where they left last season by winning the C.A.S.T. season opener on Bay Lake. The 2005 Anglers of the Year bested the 17 boat field with 14.71 lbs. In a very close weigh in, second place went to Chris Hulback and Laura Claussen who weighed in 14.67 lbs and Luke DeYoung and Jessie Wratz came in third with 14.60 lbs which included the Big Fish of the day at 4.29 lbs.
The weather was absolutely perfect, and so was the fishing. All 17 teams brought in a limit (one fish was dropped at the dock and avoided being weighed). This is the closest weigh in ever for C.A.S.T. - where trailing the leader by half a pound meant out of the money. What a great way to start the season and congratulations to all our anglers for a great job fishing.
| Place | Team Name | Total Fish | Fish Alive | Weight | Penalties | Final Weight | Big Fish | Finish Place Points | Bonus Points | Final Points | Winnings |
| 1 | Todd Stein/Nicole Gorshe | 6 | 6 | 14.71 | 0.00 | 14.71 | 2.96 | 42 | 3 | 45 | $ 440.00 |
| 2 | Chris Hulback/Laura Claussen | 6 | 6 | 14.67 | 0.00 | 14.67 | 3.25 | 40 | 40 | $ 210.00 | |
| 3 | Luke DeYoung/Jessie Wratz | 6 | 6 | 14.60 | 0.00 | 14.60 |
4.29 |
38 | 2 | 40 | $ 285.00 |
| 4 | Randy Slepicka/Wendy Olson-Slepicka | 6 | 6 | 14.12 | 0.00 | 14.12 | 3.07 | 36 | 36 | ||
| 5 | Terry Tretsven/Kim Gibson | 6 | 6 | 12.24 | 0.00 | 12.24 | 2.25 | 34 | 34 | ||
| 6 | Perry Alfords/Susan Alfords | 6 | 6 | 12.20 | 0.00 | 12.20 | 2.14 | 32 | 32 | ||
| 7 | Mark Busch/Paula Busch | 6 | 6 | 11.87 | 0.00 | 11.87 | 2.81 | 30 | 30 | ||
| 8 | Chris Zakashefski/Tammy Zakashefski | 6 | 6 | 11.69 | 0.00 | 11.69 | 2.95 | 28 | 28 | ||
| 9 | Brandon Cizek/Megan Whalen | 6 | 6 | 11.45 | 0.00 | 11.45 | 2.61 | 26 | 26 | ||
| 10 | Eric Brown/Heidi Jo Brown | 6 | 6 | 10.65 | 0.00 | 10.65 | 2.40 | 24 | 24 | ||
| 11 | Bob Kroone/Fran Pelikan | 6 | 6 | 10.50 | 0.00 | 10.50 | 2.68 | 22 | 22 | ||
| 12 | Jeff Pfeffer/Barb Freudenberg | 6 | 6 | 10.42 | 0.00 | 10.42 | 2.49 | 20 | 20 | ||
| 13 | Jer Kretzman/Jenni Stange | 6 | 5 | 10.24 | 0.25 | 9.99 | 1.91 | 18 | 18 | ||
| 14 | Cary Sederberg/Dawn Sederberg | 6 | 6 | 9.74 | 0.00 | 9.74 | 2.33 | 16 | 16 | ||
| 15 | Matt Christy/Rachel Christy | 6 | 6 | 9.55 | 0.00 | 9.55 | 1.79 | 14 | 14 | ||
| 16 | David Tobolt/Emily Tobolt | 6 | 6 | 9.12 | 0.00 | 9.12 | 2.57 | 12 | 12 | ||
| 17 | Greg Evers/Christi Evers | 5 | 5 | 6.58 | 0.00 | 6.58 | 1.59 | 10 | 10 | ||
| Totals | 101 | 100 | 194.35 | 0.25 | 194.10 | $935.00 |