CTFishTalk.com: USA Bassin: Lake Lillinonah (Steel Bridge Launch) 4/19 - Connecticut Fishing Tournaments ( CT Fishing Tournaments ) - A Community Built for Connecticut Fisherman.

wschwarz · Joined: 14 Feb 2009 Posts: 8

USA Bassin is very happy to have the opportunity to host our first division in Connecticut starting at Lake Lillinonah (Steel Bridge Launch)this Sunday the 19th. Our event will run from 7am to 3pm. The Connecticut division is made up of five venues: Lake Lillinonah, East Twin Lakes, Candlewood Lake, Connecticut River and Lake Zoar; dates and times can be found at www .usabassin.com under the Connecticut Division. Jamie Verab and Paul Lucke, out Connecticut Directors, will be running the events and as part of USA Bassin rules will be the starter boat throughout the season.

Membership to USA Bassin is $25 per adult and entry fees per event are $50 per boat, plus an optional single lunker pool of $10 (100% payback). There is a 70% payback in cash with additional prizes being given from our sponsors including, Optimum Baits, Andy’s Custom Bass Lures, Newtown Bait and Tackle, CastAway Graphite Rods, Bio Edge, Put A Sock On It, The Northwoods Sporting Journal, BoatUS Angler and Case Plastics.

Teams who get 250 points or more qualify for the USA Bassin New England Regional with a chance to compete for a new bass boat (Tracker Pro 16) and for one of 40 spots to move onto the national championship, our Classic for a chance to win one of four bass boats worth over $100,000. In the New England Region we have additional prize pools for parent/child and husband/wife. If you need information on these prize pools or our rules please don’t hesitate to contact Jamie (203-510-8805) or Paul (203-565-1711).

Teams can register at the ramp and all boats in the water at 6:30am. I hope to see as many teams as possible up to our 25 boat maximum.

Thank you, Bill Schwarz 207-893-2266

luck38 · Joined: 29 Mar 2008 Posts: 61

Jamie, Bill, and I would like to thank all those who participated and our sponsors for a great start to our tournament trail. We had 15 boats and paid back 114% in prizes and cash. Teams that placed 1-3 took home cash, while the 1st place team took home cash and a rod from CastAway. Teams that placed in the 4-9th spots took home prizes from from a variety of our sponsors. Lunker took home cash and the The Optimum Baits Lunker Prize Pack. All participants had the opportunity to get some free jigs from Andy's jigs prior to the tournament and they were well used. Locally you can find his jigs at Newtown bait and Tackle.

Results and prizes

1st Ed and Jerry 5 fish and 15.76lbs Cash and CastAway Rod - http://www.castawayrods.com
2nd E.J. and Sean 5 fish and 10.76lbs Cash
3rd Pat and Gary 5 fish and 9.6lbs Cash
4th Bill and Mike 3 fish and 9.28lbs Newtown Bait and Tackle http://www.newtownbaitandtackle.com/
5th Jamie and Bill 5 fish and 8.98lbs Andy's Jigs and Bioedge http://www.bioedgefishing.com/
6th Nick and Anthony 5 fish and 8.3lbs Efish 911 (Cabin Creek) BoatUS Angler http://www.efish911.com/ and http://www.boatusangler.com/
7th Paul and Garrett 5 fish and 7.6lbs Case sample and Northwoods http://www.caseplastics.com/ and http://www.sportingjournal.com/
8th Dave and Jay 5 fish and 7.06lbs Put a Sock On It http://www.putasockonit.biz/
9th Scott and Patty 2 fish and 6.48lbs Grizzbaits http://www.grizzbaits.net/

Lunker 5.84lb Small Mouth and her twin sister (see picture below) to Ed and Jerry Cash and the Optimum Baits http://optimumbaits.com lunker prize pack.

Pictures
Ed and Jerry with their lunker 5.84 and her twin.

Scott and Patty with their lunker - 5.48

Pat and his lunker - 4.88

Keith T · Joined: 06 May 2007 Posts: 395 Location: Mooresville,NC.

Congrats all.....
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