Oneida Lake Bass Fishing League 13 Jul 13

[Mike Cork]

Jason Shipton of Muncy, Pa., weighed a five-bass limit totaling 16 pounds, 15 ounces Saturday to win the Walmart Bass Fishing League Northeast Division event on Oneida Lake. For his victory, Shipton earned $4,155.



Boater Jason Shipton of Muncy, Pa., won the July 13 Walmart BFL Northeast Division event on Oneida Lake with a total catch of 16 pounds, 15 ounces. Shipton took home over $4,150 in winnings after capturing the tournament title.
     In his first BFL win as a boater, Shipton ran the length of a rough Oneida Lake for the winning limit of four smallmouth and one largemouth.

     "It was windy in the morning, so I started by the islands on the west end," Shipton said. "We weren't catching any, though, so I figured we needed to go fish where I'd found them in practice." So, the Muncy, Pa., pro picked up and ran more than an hour through rough water to the east end of the lake.

     Once there, Shipton targeted boulders in the grass in 12 feet of water. He credits his Sneaky Hollow Baits Tubes and Tarantulas with the success. "There were other boats there, but I was the only one catching them. I probably caught 25 smallmouth."

     Rounding out the top 10 pros were:

            2nd:   Ken Golub, Pittsford, N.Y., five bass, 16-10, $2,078
            3rd:   Stanley Sypeck Jr., Sugarloaf, Pa., five bass, 16-00, $1,383
            4th:    Dereck Bigford, Cicero, N.Y., five bass, 15-12, $900
            4th:    Craig Daino, Central Square, N.Y., five bass, 15-12, $900
            6th:    Michael Cusano, Clay, N.Y., five bass, 15-10, $762
            7th:    Michael Morrin, Waterloo, N.Y., five bass, 15-6, $693
            8th:    Jamie Hartman, Newport, N.Y., five bass, 15-1, $623 + $300 Evinrude Bonus
            9th:    Jason Knapp, Uniontown, Pa., five bass, 14-14, $554
            10th:  Woody Henyan, Campbell, N.Y., five bass, 14-13, $485 + $300 Evinrude Bonus

     Complete results can be found at FLWOutdoors.com.

     Sal Messina of Waterbury, Conn., weighed a five-bass limit totaling 14 pounds, 11 ounces Saturday to win $2,078 in the co-angler division.

     Rounding out the top 10 co-anglers were:

            2nd:   Mandel Pettus, Sound Beach, N.Y., five bass, $1,039
            3rd:   Wyatt Morris, Little Falls, N.Y., five bass, 14-6, $691       
            4th:    Mike Czaplinski, Hopatcong, N.J., five bass, 13-13, $485
            5th:    Jess Salmon, Milford, N.J., five bass, 13-11, $416
            6th:    Roxanne Przelski, Poland, N.Y., five bass, 13-9, $381
            7th:    Joe Kazlauskas, Canastota, N.Y., five bass, 13-4, $346
            8th:    Corey Bechtel, Macungie, Pa., five bass, 13-1, $312
            9th:    Eric Ashley, Frankfort, N.Y., four bass, 12-10, $277
            10th:  Bill Spindler, Turnersville, N.J., five bass, 12-8, $242

      The next BFL Northeast Division tournament is scheduled for Aug. 3 on Lake Champlain in Plattsburgh, N.Y. After the last divisional tournament is complete, the top 40 boaters and 40 co-anglers based on point standings will qualify for the Oct. 3-5 Regional Championship on the Chesapeake Bay in North East Maryland. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518 with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard and a Chevy Silverado, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518 with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard.

     The BFL is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 120 tournaments throughout the season, five in each division. The top 40 boaters and co-anglers from each division qualify for a regional tournament and compete to finish in the top six, which then qualifies them for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the Walmart BFL All-American presented by Chevy. The 2013 BFL All-American is being held June 27–29 on Nickajack Lake in Chattanooga, Tenn. Top winners in the BFL can move up to the EverStart Series or even the Walmart FLW Tour.

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