NINTH STOP: NEWTON LAKE

~ Sunday was the 9th TOURNAMENT & HALFWAY MARK of our iBass360 / Sport Fishing Outlet 2025-2026 Philadelphia Bass Busters Tournament Season.

presented by:

Eastampton Barbershop

Ken's Family Barber Shop

Rock Products Inc

•Body of Water:: Newton Lake

•Air Temps: 49° at launch / 53° at Weigh-in

~ Today's "LUCKY STRIKE" Tournament began as a CLOUDY, CALM, MORNING which turned into a somewhat WINDY, DAMP DAY on the LAKE. 

•Water Temp: 62 degrees

•Water Clarity: STAINED

~ 1st Place = Jacob Korbel (13.24lbs)

~ 2nd Place = Vincent Santroni Jr. (8.54lbs)

~ 3rd Place = Adam Mihara (7.19lbs)

~ BIG FISH = Thomas Slawinski w/ a 5.07lb Channel Catfish

~ HIGH HOOK of the DAY was awarded to: 

Vincent Santroni Jr.  w/ 9 TOTAL GAMEFISH.

▪︎ Jacob Korbel used a jig to secure his victory!

▪︎ Vincent Santroni Jr.'s best bait was a creature bait.

▪︎ Adam Mihara's best lure was a wacky worm.

~ *ROUNDING out the TOP 6 ANGLERS*:

*4th Place = Thomas Slawinski

*5th Place = Bob Tiller

*6th Place = Joseph Phillips

**CITATION FISH was AWARDED to Thomas Slawinski for his 5.97lb CHANNEL CATFISH**

*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!