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2008 AWARDS DINNER AND HOLIDAY PARTY

Points Tournament Winners

Andre Fraser - Winner - Lake Lillinonah

Chris Gore - Winner - Congamond Lakes & Candlewood

Jon Bush - Winner - Summer Classic on Lake Champlain

Frank Giner - Winner - Candlewood Lake

John Cannizzaro - Winner - Hudson River

Year-end Awards

Matt Horvitz - Rookie of the Year - 10th Place Overall

Jon Bush - Non-Boater of the Year - 3rd Place Overall

Frank Colvin - Most Improved Angler - 6th Place Overall

Joe Rizzo - Lunker of the Year - 5.92 lbs. Club record Smallmouth caught on Lake Champlain

Joe was first presented a gag mount that looked like an old "Billy the Singing Fish" and then....

...was presented his actual mount.

Andre Fraser - Club Champion - Lake Champlain - 27.07 lbs.

Chris Gore - Angler of the Year - 227 points, 78.11 lbs. Second AOY title.

2009 New York BASS Chapter Federation Club Team - Chris Gore (Team Captain), Frank Colvin, Rich Russell, John Cannizzaro, Jon Bush and Charlie Coliskey.

Table Pictures

Table One

Table Two

Table Three

Table Four

Lucky Table Five

Other Pictures

2009 Board of Directors - Chris Gore, Bob Siecienski, Andre Fraser, Frank Colvin, Rich Russell and John Cannizzaro.

Awards Table

Kamel Jamal was awarded the new Golden Guppies award.

Bob Jorgensen won the mystery raffle prize that included the latest in fishing eyewear, deer horns, senkos and a can of fix-a-flat. Congrats Bobby!

John and Richie got a special laugh out of how their names appeared on their CTC plaques.

Chris tried to walk off with the backpack tackle bag, but Chuck Bretz had something to say about that.

 

Matt Horvitz - Rookie of the Year - 10th Place Overall

Jon Bush - Non-Boater of the Year - 3rd Place Overall

Frank Colvin - Most Improved Angler - 6th Place Overall

Joe Rizzo - Lunker of the Year - 5.92 lbs. Club record Smallmouth caught on Lake Champlain

Joe was first presented a gag mount that looked like an old "Billy the Singing Fish" and then....

...was presented his actual mount.

Andre Fraser - Club Champion - Lake Champlain - 27.07 lbs.

Chris Gore - Angler of the Year - 227 points, 78.11 lbs. Second AOY title.

2009 New York BASS Chapter Federation Club Team - Chris Gore (Team Captain), Frank Colvin, Rich Russell, John Cannizzaro, Jon Bush and Charlie Coliskey.

2008 Club Championship - Lake Champlain Oct. 11-12

Day one started out with cloudy skies and some fog.

The day one weigh-in begins...

George Puskar lead day one with 16 pounds.

Richie Russell was in second place after day one with 14 pounds...what is he doing on the shoreline?

Richie Bose rounded out the top 3 with 13 pounds

Chris Colvin caught the lunker of the the day, a 4 1/2 pound largemouth.

Day 2 greeted the competitors with heavy fog resulting is a 3 hour fog delay.

Day 2 weigh-in began with 6 members in contention for the win.

Andre Fraser comes the the scales with a big bag including the lunker of the day, a 4 lbs. smallie.

Andre's weight was more than enough to move him from 5th place to a win that included the lunker of the day, and breaking the club's record for the most weight needed to win the Club Championship.

The top 3, Andre 2nd place Richie and Georgie in 3rd.

Pea soup....

 

Highland Lake September 13th

John Ogolik won the final points tournament of the year on Highland Lake in impressive fashion with a record-breaking 19.97 lbs., including the lunker of the day, a 5.19 lbs largemouth.

Johnny Cannizzaro was the runner-up with 9.22 lbs., doesn't John look sassy.

Johnny O. and 3rd place finisher Charlie Coliskey enjoy a laugh and some Jack Links Jerky after a great day of fishing.

Andre Fraser comes to the scale.

Johnny O. sorts out his slobs to see which one is going to be the days lunker.

 

Hudson River August 16th

Hudson River tournament winner John Cannizzaro looks awfully happy about his day on the river.

1st Place - John Cannizzaro - 2 fish (4.93 lbs.) 2nd Place and Lunker - Jon Bush - 1 fish (3.30 lbs.) 3rd Place - Charlie Coliskey - 1 fish (3.03 lbs.) Great job guys!

Jon Bush is for some reason fishing in Yoo-hoo? What is the boater Chris Gore thinking?

Candlewood Lake July 26th

Frank Giner won the July 26 Candlewood event with a solid 14.77 lbs. limit.

Bob Jorgensen was the first runner up with a 13.68 lbs. bag of bass.

Candlewood Lake's third place finisher Charlie Coliskey shows us his million-dollar smile.

Lunker of the day honors went to Denis Horbatuk with this 4.84 lbs. largemouth.

 

2008 Alliance of Bass Clubs Challenge Cup

3rd Place

Charlie Coliskey gives the crowd a thumbs-up as he weighs in his catch.

Charlie and John fished as a team on a hot day.

George and Frank brought a limit to the scale as they teamed up for the day..

Jon and Chris brought in a limit of 12+ pounds.

Jon and Chris wait for the results of the tournament to be announced.

2008 Team - Frank Colvin, Jon Bush, Chris Gore and Charlie Coliskey. Two other team members not shown.

 

Summer Classic - Lake Champlain June 28-29, 2008

Day one of the Summer Classic greeted the members with cloudy and overcast skies.

Frank Giner weighed in a limit both days.

Eddie Puskar weighs in after a hard day of fishing.

Richie Bose weighed in a limit on day one.

Matt Horvitz was the the winner of the day 1 lunker award with a 4.9 lbs. largemouth.

Jon Bush lead the field after day 1 with a 17 lbs. bag while fishing with Rich Russell.

Summer Classic Dinner

Charlie Coliskey looks sad at the Summer Classic Dinner for some reason.

At the end of the Summer Classic Dinner, the Johnny Cash song "I Walk the Line" started to play on the jukebox, and for some unknown reason, all the Colvins fell down, some things just can't be explained.

Day 2 of the Summer Classic began with dark skies and thunderstorms on the horizon.

Joe Rizzo is the newest member of the club's 5 lbs. club, and broke the club record for the largest smallmouth bass, with this 5.92 lbs. bronzeback.

It was close, but Jon Bush held on for the win at the 2008 Lake Champlain Summer Classic, followed closely by Chris Gore, and Jimmy Johnsen.

Congamond Lakes June 15, 2008

Chris Gore picked up his second win of the year weighing in 14.65 lbs.

John Cannizzaro "Mr. Photogenic" finished in 2nd place weighing in 13.63 lbs.

Jon Bush had a great day capturing a 3rd place finish.

Andre Fraser had the lunker of the day, a 4.36 lbs. largemouth.

Frank Colvin brought a limit to the scale for a 5th place finish.

Kamel Jamal waits for his weight to appear on the display.

Candlewood Lake May 17, 2008

Chris Gore won our 2nd points tournament of the year on Candlewood Lake weighing in 13.34 lbs.

Rich Bose finished in 2nd place with 12.33 lbs. while fishing with Mario Mingone.

Richie Russell grabbed 3rd place weighing in 9.32 lbs. and moved into a tie for 2nd place in the Angler of the Year chase.

Marco Celso had the big fish of the day, a 4.83 lbs. largemouth.

New member Joe Vereline fished his first tournament and brought a 1.5 lbs. smallmouth to the scale.

New member Matt Horvitz also fished his first tournament and brought 2 fish in weighing 2.98 lbs.

2008 Season Opener on Lake Lillinonah May 3, 2008

Andre Fraser won his first club tournament in our season opener weighing in 8.07 lbs. including this nice smallmouth.

Charlie Coliskey finished in second place and won the lunker of the day award, weighing in 7.37 lbs. including a 4.18 lbs. largemouth. What is wrong with his lower lip?

Third place finisher John Ogolik exchanges a handshake with his co-angler for the day and tournament winner Andre.

Joe Rizzo weighed in 3 fish and the scale said...2.71 lbs., good enough for 9th place on a very tough day.

Eddie Puskar weighed in two fish as Paul and Richie look on....and the scale said...2.21 lbs. and a 13th place finish.

Rookie of the Year contender Chris Colvin fished his first club tournament and had a great time fishing with his father Frank.

Bassmaster CastingKids conducted by the members of Westchester Rod & Reel Bassmasters at the World Outdoor & Fishing Exposition - March 2, 2008

Bassmaster CastingKids morning session winners - 7-10 Age Group Philip Abbondola (110 points) 11-14 Age Group Matt Sullivan (130 points)

Bassmaster CastingKids afternoon session winners - 7-10 Age Group Aaron (120 points) 11-14 Age Group Robert Cocomello (120 points)