SIXTEENTH STOP: UNION LAKE
~ Today was the 16th of our 19 iBass360 / Sport Fishing Outlet TOURNAMENT DATES during our 2025-2026 Philadelphia Bass Busters Fishing Season ... and ...
*Vincent Santroni Jr. CLINCHED The Sport Fishing Outlet "ANGLER of the YEAR" AWARD --> with 3 tournaments still to fish!*
This season has also been supported & presented by the following sponsors:
Ken's Family Barber Shop
Eastampton Barbershop &
Rock Products Inc
•Body of Water:: Union Lake
•Air Temps: 55° at launch / 85° at Weigh-in
~ Today's "LUCKY STRIKE" Tournament brought us a BEAUTIFULLY, CALM, PERFECT DAY -- BUT...the bite was TREMENDOUSLY difficult for 13 of our 17 Anglers -- so much so that several of our Anglers "skunked"!
•Water Temp: 78-83 degrees
•Water Clarity: PERFECT
~ 1st Place = Jacob Sponheimer Fishing (17.83lbs)
~ 2nd Place = Kaylee Vollmer (8.05lbs)
~ 3rd Place = Jacob Korbel (6.64lbs)
~ BIG FISH = Colin Stewart w/ a 3.31lb Largemouth Bass
~ HIGH HOOK of the DAY w/ 10 TOTAL FISH WEIGHED IN was awarded to 3 Anglers:
Jacob Sponheimer Fishing, Jacob Korbel, & Vincent Santroni Jr.
**ROUNDING OUT THE TOP 10 ANGLERS**
4th Place = Vincent Santroni Jr.
5th Place = Colin Stewart
6th Place = Thomas Slawinski
7th Place = Gabe Dimarco
8th Place = Joseph Phillips
9th Place = Jesse Gandy Sr.
10th Place = Steve Hawk
▪︎ Jacob Sponheimer used a Choro Uo to secure his victory!
▪︎ Kaylee Vollmer's best bait was a Keitech Swimbait.
▪︎ Jacob Korbel's best lure was a dropshot.
**CITATION FISH were AWARDED to:
Colin Stewart for his 3.31lb Largemouth Bass.
Jacob Sponheimer Fishing for his 1.6lb Crappie &
Steve Hawk for his .55lb Sunfish
CURRENT BIG BASS OF THE YEAR!
Anthony Taraschi
4.76LB LM BASS
CURRENT BIG FISH OF THE YEAR!
Kevin Fishgall
5.76LB NORTHERN SNAKEHEAD
2024-2025 SEASON AWARDS PRESENTATION
*Last night's Philadelphia BassBusters 2024/2025 iBass360 AWARDS DINNER (presented by Sport Fishing Outlet) turned out to be a SPECTACULAR EVENT*
~ We were able to HONOR Thomas Slawinski as our "MEMBER of the DECADE" for ALL of his hard work and dedication for the club!
~ Adam Mihara was recognized for breaking TWO, HUGE, CLUB RECORDS --
1) MOST FISH WEIGHED-IN (152) for 19 REGULAR SEASON TOURNAMENTS and ...
2) MOST ANGLER of the YEAR POINTS EVER ACCUMULATED in ONE FULL SEASON (328) --> along with winning The "ANGLER of the YEAR AWARD" & The "TOP CLASSIC QUALIFIER AWARD"!
~ Adam also received (12) 1st Place trophies for our regular season tournaments
~ Adam Mihara was recognized for winning 1st PLACE in our CLASSIC CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT 3 TIMES IN A ROW! as well as The MOST IMPROVED ANGLER of the YEAR!
~ President Vince Santroni Jr. was recognized with the "IRON BASS AWARD" for his 175 attended tournament's in a row over a 10 Year span!
~Vince also received 2nd place Angler of the Year Honors as well as multiple Top 3 finishes throughout the season.
~ BIG THANKS to our Vice President & Club Treasurer Eric Suarez for ALL of his time consuming work on the back end preparing the slide show & ordering all awards & trophies!
~ 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!
