NINETEENTH STOP: MIRROR LAKE

~ Today was the 19th & FINAL iBass360 / Sport Fishing Outlet REGULAR SEASON TOURNAMENT for our 2025-2026 Philadelphia Bass Busters Season!
Here are the BIG 4 AWARDS before our CLASSIC CHAMPIONSHIP:
* Vincent Santroni Jr. WON The Sport Fishing Outlet "ANGLER of the YEAR" AWARD!
* Vincent Santroni Jr. also WON The Sport Fishing Outlet #1 TOP CLASSIC QUALIFIER AWARD!
* Kevin Fishgall WON The "BIGGEST FISH of the YEAR" AWARD w/ his 5.76lb SNAKEHEAD!
* Anthony Taraschi WON The "BIGGEST BASS of the YEAR" AWARD w/ his 4.76lb Largemouth!
* Our CLASSIC CHAMPIONSHIP is up next!  STAY TUNED!

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: Mirror Lake
•Air Temps: 74° at launch / 81° at Weigh-in
~ Today's "GAMEFISH" Tournament brought us TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS until 12noon...and
~ Pemberton Township doubled-booked another club tournament on the same day --> making the bite TREMENDOUSLY difficult for MOST of our Anglers -- so much so that some guys weighed in minimal fish or no fish at all!
•Water Temp: 76-81 degrees
•Water Clarity: Nice Stain
~ 1st Place =  Jacob Sponheimer Fishing (5.67lbs)
~ 2nd Place = Vincent Santroni Jr. (4.10lbs)
~ 3rd Place =  Ralph Rivello (3.67lbs)
~ BIG FISH = Jacob Sponheimer w/ a 3.26lb LARGEMOUTH BASS
~ HIGH HOOK of the DAY w/ 7 TOTAL FISH WEIGHED-IN was awarded to: Vincent Santroni Jr.!

**ROUNDING OUT THE TOP FIELD of ANGLERS**
4th Place = Jon Louis
5th Place = Jacob Korbel
6th Place = Joseph Phillips
7th Place = Bob Tiller
8th Place = Colin Stewart
▪︎ Jacob Sponheimer Fishing used a COIKE to capture his BIG BASS!
▪︎ Vincent Santroni Jr.'s best baits were: a dropshot, frog, small jig, & an A.M. Anglers homemade vibrating jig.
▪︎ @Ralph Rivello's best lure was a popper.

*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!