Oneida Lake Qualifying Tournament

July 2nd 2007

Our first Junior Tournament was held Monday, July 2nd, from 6:00 p.m. to 9 p.m. . The weather greeted us with a perfect evening, 70 degrees, sunny, and a slight breeze. We had a tremendous turnout from the senior club who provided us with 9 boats. This allowed us to have some "one-on-one" teaching time with most of the juniors.

The following boaters volunteered their time & boats; Jack Loughrey, Connell Raate, Dick Hyde, Vern Robinson, Bill Kays, Tom Hudson, Dave Donhauser, Jeff Raner, Jeff Edgarton, with Guy Cromp and Jack Wilson leading the way on shore with the Minnows!

A good time was had by all!  Also a special thanks to Dom Maio who not only provided a boat, but acted as weigh-master as well.

Boaters arrive and launch

Some of the Juniors fishing

Smiling faces

Boats out, weight-in starts

Juniors & Parents watch weigh-in

Getting dark

Here are the results:

Jr/Jr Pro's:

1st place: Mitchell Jones - 3.82

2nd place: Dylan House - 2.11

3rd place: Kevin Hamon - 1.97

4th place: Tim Rainer - 1.81

5th place: Ryan Frisia - 1.56

6th place: Nick Baxter - .91

Vern Robinson was the expert guide who put Mitchell Jones on the fish.

The following participants joined the fun but unfortunately did not receive that tug on their lines:

Dustin Robinson, Raymond Bentz, Daniel Miller, Tyler House, and Matthew Rocycko.

Minnows:

1st Place: Matthew Mitchell - 215 points 2nd Place: Daniel Mitchell - 200 points 3rd Place: Anthony Mandel - 0 3rd Place: Olivia Mandel - 0 3rd Place: Korbin Hyde - 0

The end of a great day!