FIFTEENTH STOP: SALEM CANAL

~ Today was the 15th TOURNAMENT of our iBass360 / Sport Fishing Outlet 2025-2026 Philadelphia Bass Busters Season.
presented by:
Eastampton Barbershop
Ken's Family Barber Shop
Rock Products Inc
•Body of Water:: Salem Canal
•Air Temps: 72° at launch / 85° at Weigh-in
~ Today's "GAMEFISH" Tournament brought us a BEAUTIFULLY, CALM, PERFECT DAY with UNFORTUNATE HIGH FLOODING WATER LEVELS -- making the bite very difficult for all anglers.
5 of our 8 Anglers skunked with zero legitimate bites for 7 hours!
•Water Temp: 78 degrees
•Water Clarity: STAINED

~ 1st Place =  Steve Hawk (8.85lbs)
~ 2nd Place = Kevin Fishgall (6.46lbs)
~ 3rd Place =  Vincent Santroni Jr. (1.07lbs)
~ BIG FISH = Kevin Fishgall w/ a 5.76lb Snakehead
~ HIGH HOOK of the DAY was awarded to: Steve Hawk w/ 3 TOTAL SNAKEHEADS.

▪︎ Steve Hawk used a KILLSWITCH by BeaverCreek Lures to secure his victory!
▪︎ Kevin Fishgall's best bait was a topwater hollow body frog.
▪︎ Vincent Santroni Jr.'s best lure was a dropshot w/ a Big Bite Baits Fishing Lures curlytail worm.

**CITATION FISH were AWARDED to both:
Kevin Fishgall for his 5.76lb NORTHERN SNAKEHEAD
Steve Hawk for his 3.13lb NORTHERN SNAKEHEAD**

*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!