SEVENTH STOP: ELMER LAKE
~ Sunday was the 7th TOURNAMENT of our iBass360 / Sport Fishing Outlet 2025-2026 Philadelphia Bass Busters Tournament Season.
presented by:
•Body of Water:: Elmer Lake
•Air Temps: 28° at launch / 55° at Weigh-in
~ It was a BEAUTIFUL, CALM, COLD, MORNING that turned into a VERY WINDY DAY on the LAKE for ALL tournament anglers.
•Water Temp: 48-52 degrees
*Wind (after 11am) was steady at 15mph
•Water Clarity: NICELY STAINED
~ 1st Place = Jacob Sponheimer (21.28lbs)
~ 2nd Place = Adam Mihara (13.12lbs)
~ 3rd Place = Jon Louis (11.28lbs)
~ BIG FISH = Adam Mihara Fishing w/ a 4.54lb Largemouth Bass.
~ HIGH HOOK of the DAY was 4-WAY TIE between: Jacob Sponheimer Fishing, Adam Mihara Fishing, Jon Louis, & Anthony Taraschi (w/ 10 TOTAL GAMEFISH)!
▪︎ Jake the "CAYMAN" Snake used a "LIPLESS CRANkBAIT" to secure his victory!
▪︎ Adam Mihara's best bait was a "JERKBAIT".
▪︎ Jon Louis' best lure was a "TRAP".
~ *ROUNDING out the TOP 10 ANGLERS*:
*4th Place = Anthony Taraschi
*5th Place = Colin Stewart
*6th Place = Vincent Santroni Jr.
*7th Place = Kevin Fishgall
*8th Place = Jacob Korbel
*9th Place = Eric Suarez
*10th Place = Bob Tiller
**CITATION FISH** were AWARDED to:
Adam Mihara Fishing = 4.54lb Largemouth Bass
Jacob Sponheimer Fishing = 16.22lb Channel Catfish
Vincent Santroni Jr. = .74lb Sunfish
Vincent Santroni Jr. = 1.52lb Crappie
Adam Mihara Fishing= 1.2lb Crappie
Jacob Korbel = 1lb Crappie
** The entire Philadelphia Bass Busters Fishing Club also completed our New Jersey Fish & Wildlife Sanctioned "Adopt-A-Lake" Cleanup all along the boat ramp, accessible shoreline, & the parking pavilion area!
CURRENT BIG BASS OF THE YEAR!
Anthony Taraschi
4.76LB LM BASS
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!
