SEVENTEENTH STOP: D.O.D. PONDS
~ Today was the 17th of our 19 iBass360 / Sport Fishing Outlet TOURNAMENT DATES during our 2025-2026 Philadelphia Bass Busters Fishing Season ... and ...
*Vincent Santroni Jr. CLINCHED The Sport Fishing Outlet "ANGLER of the YEAR" AWARD last week!*
*Vincent Santroni Jr. ALSO CLINCHED The #1 TOP CLASSIC QUALIFIER AWARD at D.O.D. Ponds with 2 tournaments still left to fish!!!!
This season has also been supported & presented by the following sponsors:
Ken's Family Barber Shop
Eastampton Barbershop &
Rock Products Inc
•Today's Body of Water: D.O.D. Ponds
•Air Temps: 72° at launch / 89° at Weigh-in
~ Today's "GAMEFISH" Tournament brought us a BEAUTIFULLY, CALM, HOT, PERFECT DAY -- BUT...the bite was TREMENDOUSLY difficult for MOST of our 17 Anglers -- so much so that SIX (6) of our Anglers "skunked, zeroed, came up empty"!
•Water Temp: 85-88 degrees
•Water Clarity: Nice Stain
~ 1st Place = Jacob Sponheimer Fishing (11.95lbs)
~ 2nd Place = Steve Hawk (7.34lbs)
~ 3rd Place = Jacob Korbel (4.92lbs)
~ BIG FISH = Steve Hawk w/ a 4.46lb SNAKEHEAD
~ HIGH HOOK of the DAY w/ 10 TOTAL FISH WEIGHED IN was awarded to: Jacob Sponheimer Fishing
**ROUNDING OUT THE TOP 10 OF 17 ANGLERS**
4th Place = Adam Mihara
5th Place = Colin Stewart
6th Place = Jon Louis
7th Place = Vincent Santroni Jr.
8th Place = Joseph Phillips
9th Place = Ralph Rivello
10th Place = Jesse Gandy Sr.
▪︎ Jacob Sponheimer used a NED RIG to secure his victory!
▪︎ Steve Hawk's best bait was a Stormborn Baits Orange BigHead.
▪︎ Jacob Korbel's best lures were a deep diving crankbait & a tandem minnow dropshot.
**A CITATION FISH was AWARDED to:
Steve Hawk for his 4.46lb Snakehead
CURRENT BIG BASS OF THE YEAR!
Anthony Taraschi
4.76LB LM BASS
CURRENT BIG FISH OF THE YEAR!
Kevin Fishgall
5.76LB NORTHERN SNAKEHEAD
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!
