Wilson Lake Tourney AKA Pickerel City!
~ Today was the 7th Tournament of our 2024-2025 Philadelphia Bass Busters Regular Season -- sponsored by iBass360 & Sport Fishing Outlet!
•Body of Water: Wilson Lake
•Air Temps: 48° at launch / 74° at Weigh-in
~ It was a CHILLY & BREEZY morning on the water which finally gave way to sunshine & 70 degree weather ... Making it a VERY TOUGH BITE for our 16 tournament anglers.
•Water Temp: 55 degrees
•Water Clarity: Clear w/ a Brown Tint
~ 1st Place = Adam Mihara / Adam Mihara Fishing (10.04lbs)
~ 2nd Place = Vincent Santroni Jr. (7.42lbs)
~ 3rd Place = Jacob Korbel (7.26lbs)
~ BIG FISH = Adam Mihara w/ a 2.96lb Chain Pickerel!
~ HIGH HOOK of the Day (w/ 10 TOTAL GAMEFISH) was awarded to: Joseph Phillips w/ 5 Crappie & 5 Pickerel!
▪︎ Adam Mihara's weapon of BASS Destruction was his A.M. Anglers homemade, hand-tied Hair Jig.
▪︎ Vincent Santroni Jr. threw a jig, chatterbait, & jerkbait.
▪︎ Jacob Korbel's was also an A.M. Anglers Hand-Tied Hair Jig.
~ *ROUNDING out the TOP 10 ANGLERS*:
*4th Place = Jacob Sponheimer
*5th Place = Joseph Phillips
*6th Place = Thomas Slawinski
*7th Place = Bryan Cossaboon
*8th Place = Brandon Baker
*9th Place = Bob Tiller
*10th Place = Eric Suarez
*CITATIONS were AWARDED to the following Anglers>>>:
• Adam Mihara w/ a 2.96lb Chain Pickerel
• Vincent Santroni Jr. w/ a .60 Bluegill & a 2.06lb Chain Pickerel
• Bob Tiller w/ a 2.13lb Crappie
• Joseph Phillips w/ a 1.06 Crappie
• Jacob Korbel w/ a 1.27lb Crappie
* Anthony John DeMarco w/ a 1.06 Crappie
< Vincent Santroni Jr. also receives the NJ SKILLFUL ANGLER AWARD from the State of NJ for his 9" Long Bluegill >
2023-2024 SEASON AWARDS PRESENTATION
*Last night's Philadelphia BassBusters 2023/2024 iBass360 AWARDS DINNER (presented by Sport Fishing Outlet) turned out to be a SPECTACULAR EVENT*
~ We were able to HONOR Eric Suarez as our "MEMBER of the YEAR" for the ALL of his behind the scenes work for the club!
~ Vincent Santroni Jr. was recognized for breaking TWO, HUGE, LONG-STANDING CLUB RECORDS --
1) MOST FISH WEIGHED-IN (137) for 19 REGULAR SEASON TOURNAMENTS and ...
2) MOST ANGLER of the YEAR POINTS EVER ACCUMULATED in ONE FULL SEASON (292) --> along with winning The "ANGLER of the YEAR AWARD" & The "TOP CLASSIC QUALIFIER AWARD"!
~ Vince Jr. was also able to receive TWO 1st Place trophies for our D.O.D. event AND the one that is most near & dear to his heart --> Our FATHER'S DAY TOURNAMENT at Sunset Lake!
~ Adam Mihara was recognized for winning 1st PLACE in our CLASSIC CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT & Joseph Phillips was recognized for being The MOST IMPOROVED ANGLER of the YEAR!
~ Many goodies & giveaways were handed out ... wives, girlfriends, & kids had a blast ... and the food & service provided by The Woodbury Pizza Hut staff was 5-Star as usual!
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