State Fish-Off 2007
The state tournament was held August 18 and 19 on Lake Champlain. The waters were rough with waves filling boats, causing equipment to fly overboard and destroying boats, motors and electronics. The weather pulled Jim and Skip off their fish the first day. Skip had 2 three- pounders and a four-pounder the first day but wasn't able to hold on the hump that had these quality smallmouth. Jim had a hump also that wasn't allowing him to stay on his fish either. On the second day, Jim's fish were still in the area and he was able to work them to pull in 13 pounds worth of fish. Skip did a long run for largemouth with fresh 17 lb test line on, however he did not notice that damage from the rough water had busted out the eyes on his best medium-heavy bait casting rod. This cost Skip four large largemouth that broke off due to the line being cut from the jagged eyes on his rod, but still managed to catch 11 lbs worth of fish on that day. Jim was using a drop-shot rig with a finesse worm, like the Magic Worm and Skip was Carolina-rigging with the Magic Worm and Catch 'em baits also, which produced very large fish on both days. All in all, our anglers placed well out of the 166 that braved the weather. Our club members placed as follows:
| Name | Place | Fish Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Skip Bryant | 29 | 20.77 |
| James Blanchard | 45 | 18.25 |
For all results, visit Mass Bass Federation
.Springfield Sportsmen's Show 2007
The Springfield Sportsmen's Show held on February 22-25 was a success for the children as well as the North East Bass Anglers and Mass Bass Federation. The people at our booth spoke with many from all over New England who inquired about bass fishing. Two Reel Kids contests were held and consisted of three age groups for both boys and girls ages 4-15. All who participated in the contest had received a gift bag for their efforts. Each participant also received a lure from Musky Joe. The children competed in flipping, pitching and casting and received a score in each area. The child with the highest total score won their respective division.
 Skip Bryant, Anthony Montano, Musky Joe, Ryan Parnell, Amsey Eroh |
 Jack Gotta |
 Skip Bryant, Jeremy Davis, Bob (Soupy) Campbell |
The winners of the Reel Kids Contest on the first day were as follows: Amsey Eroh (4-7); Ryan Parnell (8-11); Anthony Montano (12-15). Winners on the second day were: Jack Gotta (4-7); Jeremy Davis (8-11); Joe Sukatski (12-15).
The members of the North East Bass Anglers would like to thank the following sponsors for there generous contributions to the "Reel Kids" contest: Six Flags New England, Catch 'em Lures, PK Baits, Daiwa Rods and Reels, and Northern Bass Supplies. top
Upcoming Events
| Springfield Sportsmen's show | Feb 21-24, 2008 |
| D.A.R.E. Tournament $1,000 first place (minimum) (D.A.R.E. Entry Form) |
April 20, 2008 |
State Fish-Off 2006
THE RESULTS ARE IN . . .
The state tournament held September 9 and 10 on Lake Winnipesaukee, NH saw 205 fishermen from various clubs around Massachusetts. Our club members placed as follows:
| Name | Place | Fish Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Skip Bryant | 35 | 19.39 |
| James Blanchard | 50 | 17.11 |
| Mike Bycenski | 86 | 12.51 |
| Mark Consolilni | 93 | 11.79 |
| Doug Quill | 104 | 10.63 |
| Al Golfieri | 160 | 6.14 |
Angler of the Year
Congratulations: Jim Blanchard 44.22 lbs
"Angler of the Year" for 2007!!
Biggest Smallmouth:
Mark Consolini, 3.91 lbs.
Biggest Largemouth:
Al Golfieri, 5.23 lbs.
Angler of the Year 2006: Mike Bycenski
Biggest Smallmouth:
Mike Bycenski, 2.80 lbs.
Biggest Largemouth:
Rich Ofsuryk, 5.03 lbs top
Springfield Sportsmen's Show 2006
2006 Springfield Casting Kids Contest Results
At the Springfield Sportsman Show, held at the Eastern States Exposition site, this years Casting Kids contests was a huge success. Inside at the show the Casting Kids contest was in full swing with kids and parents having a great time. All the kids learned about the art of Flipping, Pitching and Casting. We had two separate contests each day with two winners for each. Congratulations to our two sets of winners on February 25, 2006, they are Bill Janus, in the 11-14 age group and Gregory Carlson in the 7-10 age group (Session 1) and Jachary Thibodeau in the 11-14 age group and Paige Tetro in the 7-10 age group (Session 2). On day two of our event, February 26, 2006 our winners for Session 1 are James Collins in the 11-14 age group and Nicole Plante in the 7-10 age group. In Session 2 our winners are Brandy Barry in the 11-14 age group and Jonah Vermilya in the 7-10 age group. We would like to congratulate them for winning the contests and we will be seeing them at the State Finals in September. Also we send out the same to all the kids who gave it their all. We would like to send out a special thanks to Muskie Joe for giving our winners a day of fishing with him. Many, many thanks go out to the Clubs for their help and support on this two day event. They give these kids a great learning experience and also a lot of fun. In the photo: (back row) Muskie Joe, Todd Brown, Skip Bryant, Bill Penney, Bob(Soupy)Campbell top