THIRTEENTH STOP: MANASQUAN RES.

~ Today was the 13th TOURNAMENT 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: Manasquan Reservoir
•Air Temps: 65° at launch / 85° at Weigh-in
~ Today's "PAPER BASS" & GAMEFISH Tournament stayed beautiful throughout the entire day --> until an hour left when the winds brought white caps on the lake!
•Water Temp: 72 degrees
•Water Clarity: BATHWATER CLEAR

~ 1st Place =  Eric Suarez (13.43lbs)
~ 2nd Place = Kevin Fishgall (12.79lbs)
~ 3rd Place =  Jacob Korbel (11.67lbs)
~ BIG FISH = Eric Suarez w/ a 2.63lb CHAIN PICKEREL
~ HIGH HOOK of the DAY was awarded to: Adam Mihara w/ 8 TOTAL GAMEFISH.

▪︎ Eric Suarez used a crankbait to secure his victory!
▪︎ Kevin Fishgall 's best bait was a wacky rigged Senko.
▪︎ Jacob Korbel's best lure was a wacky rigged Senko.

~ *ROUNDING out the TOP 8 ANGLERS*:
*4th Place = Vincent Santroni Jr.
*5th Place = Adam Mihara Fishing (late to the weigh-in penalty)
*6th Place = Jon Louis
*7th Place = Steve Hawk Sr.
*8th Place = Steve Hawk

**CITATION FISH were AWARDED to the following anglers:
~ Eric Suarez = 2.63lb CHAIN PICKEREL
~ @Jacob Korbel = .62lb SUNFISH
~ Vincent Santroni Jr. = .62lb SUNFISH

*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!