Pros Fish Owasco Lake

[SteveABass]

I get the press releases from Bass Pro Shops Auburn. I thought that a few of you might like to see what the pros can do on a small cold water lake in upstate NY.

I missed this little outing because I was getting sunburned at another tournament, on Otisco Lake. (hey! 4 fish that weighed 5# 8 ounces is respectable - really it is... )

At least someone had some good fishing...

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Results of Mustad Ultra Point Classic at Bass Pro Shops on Saturday, June 25 held on Owasco Lake:

1 st Pro- Kevin VanDam-Kalamazoo, MI & Co-Angler Jerrod Long - Vancouver, WA
19 pounds, 7 ounces

2nd Pro - Denny Brauer, Camden, MO & Tom Mazaika, Hamburg, PA 16pounds , 6 ounces

3rd Pro - Woo Daves, Virgina & Bryant Barnes, Lincoln, IL 15 pounds, 15 ounces

4th Pro - Tommy Martin, Hempstead, TX & Ira Beyer, Abingdon, MD 15 pounds, 6 ounces

All weights were 5 fish limits. All fish were smallmouth bass. Attendance was 500 people.


George Fiorille, Promotions Manager
Bass Pro Shops Sportsman's Center

[SteveABass]

A little more of the story.

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Van Dam and Washington State Angler Take Grand Prize in Mustad® Ultra Point® Classic at Bass Pro

Auburn, NY (June 25 2005) — BASS Masters® Classic® Champion Kevin Van Dam and consumer contestant Jerrold Long of Vancouver, WA took home top honors in the 2005 Mustad Ultra Point Classic.

The event, held in conjunction with Bass Pro Shops, paired consumer anglers with four Classic Champions including Van Dam, Denny Brauer, Woo Daves and Tommy Martin. Anglers fished a one-day tournament on New York’s Owasco Lake. In sweltering temperatures and breezy conditions, the teams fished a variety of spinnerbait, tube and soft plastic presentations, with each team boating a five fish limit.

Van Dam and Long caught most of their fish on Strike King spinnerbaits, and the duo weighed in an impressive five-fish limit for 19.07 lbs in front of tournament Master of Ceremonies Hank Parker and a lively crowd at the Bass Pro Shops store in Auburn, New York.

Hailing from the Pacific Northwest, Long is a casual salmon angler who had never fished for bass before. Says Long, “This truly was the fishing event of a lifetime. Kevin Van Dam is the real deal and made the day one I’ll never forget. Van Dam added, “When we were on the water, Jerrold said he wanted to donate his prize to a local kids’ organization to buy rods and reels and help introduce more children to the sport. I couldn’t let him down.” Long won a $1000 shopping spree donated by Mustad and Bass Pro and promptly turned the check back to tournament organizers to arrange for the purchase of rods and reels for local children’s fishing programs.

Official tournament results and pairing follow:

Grand Prize: 19.07 lbs- Kevin Van Dam and Jerrold Long of Vancouver, Washington

2nd Place: 16.06 lbs- Denny Brauer and Tim Mazaika of Hamburg, Pennsylvania

3rd Place: 15.15 lbs- Woo Daves and Bryant Barnes of Lincoln, Illinois

4th Place: 15.06 lbs- Tommy Martin and Ira Beyer of Abingdon, Maryland

This was the 4th Mustad Ultra Point Classic, a tournament held in conjunction with Bass Pro Shops. Consumer anglers entered to win a spot in the Mustad Ultra Point Classic at this year’s Spring Fishing Classics at Bass Pro stores across the country. Previous Ultra Point Classic events have been held at Detroit, Atlanta and Nashville stores.

For information on Mustad products, visit www.mustad.no, for Bass Pro Shops, visit www.basspro.com

George Fiorille, Promotions Manager
Bass Pro Shops Sportsman's Center