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Massachusetts B.A.S.S. Nation

AOY

Hello everyone, I just want to thank everyone that fished the Pro-Am trail this year.  I also cant thank everyone enough that helped me at each event.  There was a total of 331 fish caught over the four tournaments, which i only recorded  3 penalty fish.  That is amazing.  Job well done to all of the anglers in making sure there fish stayed healthy.  

Here we go results for the year.  Here are your two AOY's.  Randy Phillips on the Pro side, and Brandon Looby on the Co-angler side.  Job well done too you both.

Chris Forti 

Top 3 from each Pro and Co-angler qualify for next years State team are:

On the Pro side:

  • Randy Phillips AOY,
  • Paul Leblanc who finished in 2nd, and
  • Woody Mckechnie who finished in 3rd. 

On the Co side:

  • Brandon Looby AOY,
  • Mike Mello who finished in 2nd,
  • Mark Orsi who finished in 3rd. 

Congrats to you all in making next years State team.

The TOC is the final tournament that is being held at Long pond Lakeville on August 10th for the top ten from each division.

On the Pro Side in order:

  1.  Randy Phillips,
  2. Paul Leblanc,
  3. Woody McKechnie,
  4. Aaron Orsi,
  5. Mark Burgess,
  6. Keith Peers,
  7. Ben Hale,
  8. Ray Lentine,
  9. Bob Hegyi,
  10. Dan Tavilla. 

On the Co-angler side:

  1. Brandon Looby,
  2. Mike Mello,
  3. Mark Orsi
  4. Steve Carden,
  5. Sophon Chuoen,
  6. Guiseppe Andreoli,
  7. Chris Forti,
  8. Chris Heltemes,
  9. Jason Love,
  10. Julian Felix. 

Nice job to you all and making it to the TOC.

Detailed standings

Buffumbille Pro/AM 7/13/19

It was a tough grind at Buffumville. Some however had manage to be to pull it off, getting the job done and catching them.

On the Pro side:

  • Aaron Orsi won with 13.30lbs,
  • Woody Mckechine 2nd with 12.31lbs,
  • Randy Phillips with 12.24lbs who also had lunker that weighed 4.87lbs. 

On the Co-angler side:

  • Brandon Looby won with 6.50lbs,
  • Jason Love 2nd with 6.45lbs and also had lunker that weighed 4.11,
  • Mark Orsi 3rd with 4.26lbs.

Results

7/7/2019 Cold front conditions and Holiday weekend

The Sunday Classic Team Trail team Trail had it 3rd tourney at Merrimack River in Methuen. Given the Holiday weekend turnout was low and sadly weights were as well. Last time we had a team trail event at the Merrimack, the top three places had bags over 15lbs. Today we only had two bags in double digits. Needless to say the post frontal conditions made it tough. A pair of Massmasters, Dusty Chaulk and Matt Klinker pulled the win out with 13.44lbs a good bag. They also had lunker with a 4.23 largemouth. Congrats guys!!

Thank you everyone for coming our next event and last open event will be on Webster Lake 8/4 see everyone there.

Ben Hale.

Results

Place Team Weight Merrimack
1 Dusty Chaulk/ Matt Klinker  13.44 200
2 Josh Cotier/ Chip Servant  12.04 199
3 Matt McConell/ Steve Carden  9.92 198
4 Ben Hale/ Mike Mello  8.85 197
5 John Hogle/ Dan Hogle  8.33 196
6 Matt Szczoczars/Mike Wec  7.72 195
7 Guiseppe Andreoli/ Brandon Regnaul  4.74 194
8 Jamie Samatis (sub)/Chris Heltemes  3.3 193
8 Woody Mckechnie/Chris Heltemes  3.3 193
9 Ray Lentine/ Moniha Geller  1.3 192

 

Year to Date Standings

MassB.A.S.S. Nation Friday Classic Team Trail

Lake St Pond, Acushnet June 21, 2019

“KICKER”

 winners money 137

I have owned a bassboat since 1982. I have never fished in Florida or Texas and I know they have big bass down there, but with the exception of fishing in Mexico, I have never been on water in my bassboat that had the quality of bass as there is in Lake Street Pond. Yes, there are ponds that have big bass in New England, but when a six boat tournament can produce three bags over 15 pounds and there be three fish over 5 pounds, with one being over 6 and many fish in the 3 pound class – AND the weather was absolutely the worse – this pond is the best I have ever seen to have a tournament on. If there was no front and the sun was out………. I’m going there to fun fish on Sunday. I’ll let you know how I did.

We all have our own strategy when preparing for a tournament. There are not a lot of tournaments won today without the winner having a “kicker.” This year it has been very evident. My strategy has always been to go after a kicker the first thing in the morning, because big fish are usually caught “low light.” I had never been on Lake St Pond, but with the rain and a major front going through I decided on top water. It didn’t work. In fact, in this weed infested pond top water seemed the way to go throughout the day, but with the exception of one final cast,  my partner, Eli Delaney, and I never got a sniff with various topwater. That said, the matted grass did produce with frogs. (Eli and I didn’t catch anything throwing them, but witnessed catches.)

 Eli and I won the tournament with 16.22 pounds, but if it were not for a 6.49 kicker we would have lost to Josh Cotier and Chip Servant who weighed in 15.52 pounds with a 4.46 kicker. Randy Phillips and Wayne Marquis 3rd and just .08 out of the money with 15.44 lbs and a 5.53 kicker. 4th: Chaulk and Klinker: 8.18 lbs, but with a 5.15 kicker. 5th Moorey and Moorey with 5.85 lbs and 6th Hegyi and Letendre with 3.10 lbs.

 It was the first time for all of us and the difference for Eli and I was a weighted swimbait hook and a 6” Senko. The weight brought the Senko down in and through the coontail. The 5” Senko caught smaller fish, but when we changed to the bulkier 6” it caught the bigger bass.

The miserable weather kept some people away, but the next Friday tournament is on Wickaboag in West Brookfield. Let me know if you plan on fishing it.

Comment: It was said on Facebook that I chose Lake Street Pond because I knew I could win there. That is the most absurd lie.  If it were not for a poor ramp system we would have gone to Neponset Res. The first time I wet a line on Lake St Pond was this past Friday. It was chosen because of the late date and  I had to find a pond where I didn’t need a State Written approval. But, SC, you were somewhat right. I did feel as though I could win there. That said, I feel as though I can win every tournament and I wouldn’t want to fish against anyone that didn’t feel the exact same way.

Ray Lentine

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Results

  1. 2019 SITE CHANGE FOR FRIDAY JUNE 21 Tournament
  2. 2019 Pro/AM South Watuppa
  3. 2019 Fishin' with a Mission
  4. 2019 Classic Team Trail - Sunday - Quaboag Lake
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