We are proud to announce two Platinum Sponsors that are supporting the KTBA Bass Club family for 2010-

 

Singer On Site Tire is going to sponsor the KTBA "Double-Shot" on July 10th on Oneida Lake again this year! We expect lots of boats and lots of fish! Click here to see more!

 

Also, Hanafin Marine is sponsoring the Cayuga Open on August 7th! Come fish this tournament with us!

 

Our sponsors have been here with us for a long time , and we extend the invitation to you to click on "Our Sponsors" link and check them out! Without them, we wouldn't be where we are today!

 

Get your memberships in today! Don't wait until its too late! Click here and download it, print it, and send it in with your membership fee. Don't forget to print yourself off a copy of the rules for future reference. It's that easy!

This is the main concern for any angler who fishes tournaments either with us, or larger scale tournaments around the globe. Keeping your fish alive not only thru the day, but during weigh-in and AFTER the weigh in is an absolute must. The best way to ensure your fish stay happy and healthy- keep the water a little cooler than what they are in now (it will slow metabolism and slow the fish down) with a gallon ziplock baggie of ice. One bag will last a few hours, the first one melts rather quickly, so keep checking it. I usually keep 4-5 of these in a separate cooler. You can even freeze water bottles to add on a regular basis, it serves the same purpose. Once one fish goes in, and so does the ice. Also, there are products that you can add to the water, just like Rejuvenade, which also help calm the fish. The combination of the cooler water temperature and an awesome additive like Rejuvenade will exponentially increase the survival rate of your fish. We all strive for the best in ourselves while we are fishing, we should also strive for the best for the fish we catch, so we can continue our love of bass fishing by catching that fish again another day.

 

Plans are in the works now to ensure that there will be some Rejuvenade available for all anglers at the beginning of each of our tournaments from this point forward. Be sure to ask for it when you sign up to register. By utilizing ICE AND REJUVENADE, you will help keep "FIVE ALIVE".

 

On a personal note- At the Cayuga tournament, my teams total weight was deducted a .2 lb. penalty for one dead fish. We finished in 11th. We would have came in 9th if all 5 fish made it back alive. Now, it may not seem to matter, but if our weight was bigger it could have made all the difference in the world having that one dead fish. It could have been the difference between going home, and going home with a plaque and a payday (and 5 live fish) so keep the well-being of the fish in mind BEFORE AND AFTER you set the hook!

KTBA hosted their First Annual Double Shot tournament sponsored by Singer On Site Tire on Oneida lake, launching out of Oneida Shores Park. We had 21 boats sign up for the tournament in search of two 3 fish limits.The weather was very grim for the day with winds expected to reach 20mph out of the south with strong thunderstorms in the forecast. At the 6 a.m. blast off, the winds have not reached us yet and the lake was very calm for Oneida. All participants had a 10 a.m. weigh in time for the first tournament. When all boats arrived, we were greeted with breakfast snacks provided by Singer Tire. Once all bags were weighed in, the top 3 teams were separated by mere ounces.The 3rd place went to team Garone and Pikuluski, with a nice 3 fish limit of smallmouth weighing in at 8.51 lbs. In 2nd place went to KTBA Platinum Sponsor Team Hanafin and Morgan weighing another nice smallmouth bag of 8.57 lbs. Taking 1st place in the first tournament of the day was the father and son duo, Team Burlingame weighing in a largemouth and  2 smallmouth with a weight of 8.67 lbs. Big Bass award went to Stephen Mayo who brought in a beautiful largemouth that weighed 3.88 lbs.

 

After all boats were ready, with a little snack in them it was off to line up again to blast off for tournament # 2 at 10:30 a.m. This time Oneida started to get a little choppy and we knew the storms would be upon us soon. All teams had a weigh in time of 2:30 p.m. Just as the tournament was ending, the rain and the thunder started to greet us. As boats pulled out of the water they had a wonderful array of food including hot dogs, chips, candy, water again supplied by our Platinum Sponsor and sponsor of the First Annual Double Shot. This was a wonderful treat to all fisherman. With 125 hot dogs amongst hungry fisherman, they sure didn't last very long. The weigh in began just in time as we had the wonderful opportunity to experience mother nature and how hard she can make it rain. We got dumped on!!! After getting through the drenching rain- along with thunder and lightning, we did manage to get all bags weighed in before the storm hit hard. The second tournament seemed to be a little slow out on the water and the limits of fish seem to get cut down pretty significantly. Winning 3rd place went to Team Mcfadden and Skrivan weighing a limit of fish that came in at 7.14 lbs. Again, 2nd place went to Team Garone and Pikuluski taking plaques and cash for the second time today with a limit weighing in at 7.85 lbs. KTBA also thanks you greatly with donating the rod and hat for our raffle that was won by one of our fishermen. Earning 1st place and big bag of the tournament went to the father and son duo Team Perera. They weighed a very nice 3 fish limit of largemouth that tipped the scales at 9.67 lbs. Big Bass award went to Jim Ritter who enticed a 3.83 lb. largemouth to bring to the scales. We would like to thank all fisherman who participated in this tournament. This was a great success for our First Annual Double Shot and we hope all will show up again next year. Again KTBA would like to thank Singer On Site Tire who donated all the food and helped us at the weigh-ins. Make sure you keep Singer in mind when you need tires!

 

Eric Burlingame

KTBA Tournament Director