BIG BASS OF THE YEAR!
BOB TILLER
4.77LB LM BASS
PBB vs. Mirror Lake
~ Today was our FINAL & 19th Tournament of our 2024-2025 Philadelphia Bass Busters Regular Season -- sponsored by iBass360 & Sport Fishing Outlet --> and BOY-O-BOY ... was it TOUGH!
•Body of Water: Mirror Lake
•Air Temps: 64° at launch / 69° at Weigh-in
~ It was a HORRIBLE WEATHER DAY --> w/ a STEADY RAIN & DOWNPOURS at times for our 14 tournament anglers, making the BITE (ONCE AGAIN for the ENTIRE FIELD) ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE!
~ 4 of our 14 Anglers got SKUNKED --> NOT ONE FISH WEIGHED-IN!
~ 5 of our 14 Anglers only caught ONE or TWO QUALIFYING FISH!
•Water Temp: 75 degrees
•Water Clarity: CLEAN w/ a NICE STAIN
~ 1st Place = Ed Colgan (4.49lbs)
~ 2nd Place = Adam Mihara (4.35lbs)
~ 3rd Place = Bob Tiller (3.40lbs)
~ BIG FISH = Bob Tiller w/ a 3.40lb Largemouth Bass!
~ HIGH HOOK of the Day (w/ 7 TOTAL GAMEFISH) was awarded to Adam Mihara Fishing
▪︎ Ed Colgan's Best Bait was a wacky worm!
▪︎ Adam Mihara's Best Bait was also a homemade A.M. Anglers TopWater Popper.
▪︎ Bob Tiller 's ONLY bait was a DROPSHOT.
~ *ROUNDING out the TOP 8 ANGLERS*:
*4th Place = Jacob Sponheimer
*5th Place = Jesse Gandy
*6th Place = Thomas Slawinski
*7th Place = Vincent Santroni Jr.
*8th Place = Jacob Korbel
*9th Pace = Joseph Phillips
10th Place = Bryan Cossaboon
**Club Members Jacob Sponheimer, Jesse Gandy, Vincent Santroni Jr., Adam Mihara, & Jesse Gandy Sr. all came together & stayed behind to assist Anthony John DeMarco when his trailer tire completely SHREDDED!! GREAT JOB, FELLAS!
< Adam Mihara also had Pizza delivered to the boat ramp to feed our anglers! THANK YOU, Adam Mihara Fishing!
** 2024/2025 RECAP **:
< Adam Mihara Fishing BROKE ALL of the CLUB RECORDS that Vincent Santroni Jr. SET LAST YEAR by weighing in 152 Total Fish & accumulating a total of 328 ANGLER of the YEAR Points!
< Adam Mihara also took TOP HONORS by WINNING the 2024/2025 ANGLER of the YEAR RACE & the TOP CLASSIC QUALIFER RACE!
< Vincent Santroni Jr. has "officially" SET the "IRON BASS" RECORD w/ --> 175 CONSECUTIVE REGULAR SEASON TOURNAMENTS FISHED IN A ROW (never missing a tournament in 10 years!!
~ The following Philadelphia Bass Busters Anglers Fished ALL 19 REGULAR SEASON TOURNAMENTS of 2024/2025 & will be receiving a special memento at our Awards Banquet this year:
* Vincent Santroni Jr.
* Thomas Slawinski
* Joseph Phillips
* Jesse Gandy
* Jesse Gandy Sr.
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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