Clarks Pond
~ This season marks the "40th ANNIVERSARY" of The Philadelphia Bass Busters Fishing Club & today was the 3rd Tournament of our BRAND NEW 2026/2027 iBass360 / Sport Fishing Outlet REGULAR SEASON!
Our new fishing season is supported & presented by the following sponsors as well:
Mike’s Fishing Gear
Seducer Lures &
Rock Products Inc
•Today's Body of Water: Clarks Pond
•Air Temps: 36° at launch / 66° at Weigh-in
~ Today's "GAMEFISH" Tournament brought us FRIGID TEMPS then ... BEAUTIFUL WARM SUNSHINE all day long.
~ The bite was STILL VERY TOUGH for ALL Anglers after these cold nights -- so much so, that only 2 BASS were weighed-in!
•Water Temp: 56.5-59 degrees
•Water Clarity: GIN CLEAR
~ 1st Place = Vincent Santroni Jr. (6.11lbs)
~ 2nd Place = Jesse Gandy Sr. (4.13lbs)
~ 3rd Place = Ralph Rivello (2.71lbs)
~ BIG FISH = Ralph Rivello w/ a 1.51lb CHAIN PICKEREL
~ HIGH HOOK of the DAY w/ 7 TOTAL FISH WEIGHED-IN was awarded to: Vincent Santroni Jr.!
▪︎ Vincent Santroni Jr. used a small jig & a deep diving crankbait to capture his fish!
▪︎ Jesse Gandy Sr.'s best bait was a paddle-tail swimbait.
▪︎ Ralph Rivello's best lure was a green pumpkin worm.
*ROUNDING OUT THE TOP 8 QUALIFIERS*
4th Place = Bryan Cossaboon
5th Place = Thomas Slawinski
6th Place = Joseph Phillips
7th Place = Kevin Fishgall
8th Place = Bob Tiller
**Frank Ieradi (from Seducer Lures) showed up at our weigh-ins, handed out some decals to our anglers, displayed some of his lures in the water, and assisted Rodfatherbass.com & Bryan Cossaboon / Bryan Cossaboon Jr. with a boat ramp & parking area cleanup!
Bass Classic Big Fish
Vincent Santroni Jr.
4.31LB LM BASS
CLASSIC CHAMPIONSHIP BIG BASS! THE RODFATHER !
Vincent Santroni Jr.
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!
