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2009 Awards Dinner

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2009 Angler of the Year Richard Russell and his wife Connie enjoyed an evening of fine dining and conversation.

John Cannizzaro was awarded a Special Appreciation Award for his 4 years of service as the Tournament Committee Chairman.

Rich Russell - Winner - Candlewood Lake

Frank Giner - Winner - Lake Zoar and Hudson River

Jimmy Johnsen - Winner - Congamond Lakes

George Puskar - Winner - Summer Classic on Lake Champlain

George Puskar & Chris Chiocchi were recognized for their record breaking catches on Lake Champlain. Chris broke the single day record with 22.12 lbs. Both Chris & George's combined weight was 41.47 lbs.

John Cannizzaro - Winner - Lake Lillinonah

2010 Club Team Championship - Team Captain Rich Russell, George Puskar, Chris Gore, Andre Fraser (Not Shown) Bob Jorgensen & Paul Ascani

Lunker of the Year - Charlie Coliskey 5.48 lbs. Largemouth

Kistler Pro Staff Member Andre Fraser - Non-Boater of the Year

Frank Giner - Club Champion

Richie Russell - Angler of the Year

 

2009 Club Championship

Candlewood Lake day 1 leader Andre Fraser.

Matt shows us the lunker of the day.

John C. was in 3rd place after day 1.

George looks like he had a fun day on a windy day.

Day 2 was delayed by fog and a lost member, but when the fog lifted, well the fishing just plain stunk.

George and day 2 winner Bob Ski killed some time just riding around the the lake.

What is Frank yelling about now?...

...Oh, he's yelling at his partner for the day Andre.

Tournament winner Frank Giner starting the morning cranking shallow water, and then switched to a dropshot to bring in just 3 fish, but just enough to win the tournament by .21 lbs.

(Left to Right) 2009 Club Champion Frank Giner, runner-up Andre Fraser, and 3rd place finisher and lunker of the weekend winner Matt "The Hat" Horvitz.

　

 

Copake Lake September 19th

Bob Jorgensen won the final points event of 2009 on Copake Lake with 5 largemouth bass weighing 9.96 lbs.

Chris Gore grabbed a 2nd place finish and the lunker of the day prize.

Richie Bose rounded out the top 3 with with 5.97 lbs.

Rich Russell was the acting weighmaster at the final points tournament of the year.

Members and their families eagerly await the results of the weigh-in that would determine the winner, AOY title, Club Championship qualifiers and next year's Club Team Championship members.

2009 Angler of the Year - Rich Russell won the season opener on Candlewood Lake and fished well all year. This is Rich's 2nd AOY title, his last was back in 1987.

 

Club Team Championship 2009 - Oneida Lake

The 2009 Club Team Championship members - Team Captain Chris Gore, Rich Russell, John Cannizzaro, Jon Bush, Frank Colvin and Charlie Coliskey.

Jon Bush shows us a nice smallie that he caught on the 2nd day of practice.

Some of the team members relaxed outside the motel.

Jon and Frank pose for the camera.

John looks awfully happy.

Charlie is glowing as well.

The team dined at a local steak and seafood restaurant on Sunday night after the event concluded. Richie stated that the wings were delicious.

 

Lake Lillinonah August 18th

John Cannizzaro won the 6th points event of the year at Lake Lillinonah with a 7.75 lbs. sack. Check out those shorts...how do you get them that high?

Jon Bush finished in 2nd place with 6.52 lbs., and closely "behind" was Frank Colvin with in 3rd with 5.53 lbs. , very closely "behind".

The Lunker of the Day honors went to Kenny Woods with a 3.57 lbs. smallie.

Bob Ski looks stunned to see how 4 fish could weigh 3.96 lbs, he was more stunned to see the scale settle at 3.85 lbs.

Tex, Andre and Eddie wait on the weight-in line.

 

Hudson River July 25th

Frank Giner got 2nd tournament win of the year on the Hudson River with 13.84 lbs.

Chris Gore finished in 2nd place with 9.20 lbs. including the 4.60 lbs. lunker of day.

Paul Ascani had a great day finishing in 3rd place with 7.74 lbs. Paul stated in his post-tournament interview that "My Mission is Goin Fishin". Paul's hair looks nice too.

 

Alliance Challenge Cup 2009

Bob and Charlie look very happy before they set out to catch 5 fish for 7 lbs.,14 ozs and a 23rd place finish.

Jimmy and Rich had 10 lbs.,5 ozs and a 15th place finish.

Team Captain George and Chris weighed in 11 lbs.,3 ozs and finished in 13th overall.

 

Lake Champlain Summer Classic 2009

Summer Classic Top Three Anglers - 1st Place George Puskar (center) 2nd Place Chris Chiocchi (left) 3rd Place Chris Gore (right)

Chris Chiocchi shows 2 fish from his record-breaking 22.12 lbs. single day catch.

Charlie Coliskey was the leader after day 1 and also had the lunker of the day.

The Summer Classic dinner.

The Summer Classic dinner.

Day one started with overcast skies, and good fishing conditions, but day two would be a day to remember.

 

Congamond Lakes June 13th

1st Place - Jimmy Johnsen - 11.69 lbs.

2nd Place - George Puskar - 10.46 lbs.

3rd Place - Rich Russell - 9.48 lbs.

Lunker & 4th Place - Charlie Coliskey - 8.84 lbs. - 4.91 lbs. Lunker

Marco Celso shows us two nice fish caught while fishing with Bob Jorgensen.

Jon Bush watches the weigh-in. Jon fished with tournament winner Jimmy Johnsen.

 

Lake Zoar May 30th

Sunrise at Lake Zoar

The Westchester Rod & Reel Bassmaster anglers were in the water and ready for challenging day on Lake Zoar.

Frank Giner watches the weigh-in to see if his 10.57 lbs. would hold up for a win on Lake Zoar... it did.

George's 9.49 lbs. anchored by the lunker of the day, a 4.39 lbs. largemouth, gave him a 2nd place finish.

Chris Gore finished in 3rd place with 8.84 lbs.

Andre and George were on the weigh-in line checking out each other's bags.

2009 Season Opener on Candlewood Lake

Rich Russell won the season opener on Candlewood Lake. Rich brought in a 5 fish limit weighing 15.97 lbs. including the lunker of the day, a 4.45 lbs largemouth.

Bob Jorgensen finished in second place with a solid limit weighing in at 15.51 lbs.

Frank Giner finished in third with a 5 fish limit of 13.66 lbs. (Not an actual photo)

 

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