Oneida Lake Bass Fishing League 9 July 16

[Mike Cork]

LOCKE'S EHRENTRAUT WINS FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE NORTHEAST DIVISION EVENT ON ONEIDA LAKE PRESENTED BY NAVIONICS
Cumbo wins co-angler title
BREWERTON, N.Y. (July 11, 2016) – David Ehrentraut of Locke, New York, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 18 pounds, 9 ounces, Saturday to win the third FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Northeast Division tournament on Oneida Lake presented by Navionics. For his victory, Ehrentraut received $4,463.
Ehrentraut said he spent the tournament combing through grass edges scattered around the lake. He said he preferred a specific type of cover and allotted 40 minutes for each area.
"I was looking for grass edges that had a little bit of a drop-off," said Ehrentraut, who earned his first win in BFL competition. "In some areas the drop was 2 feet, in others it was less. Basically, I was looking for a hard bottom.
"On my first mid-lake stretch, I caught two keepers right away," Ehrentraut continued. "I headed back toward the takeoff ramp and caught another before running near Lakeport to catch one more. After that I fished a couple of humps and ran the bank."
Ehrentraut said he threw two baits during the event – a Gold Flash Minnow-colored Keitech Swing Impact Swimbait and a drop-shot rig with a Strike King KVD Dream Shot.
"The Dream Shot caught more fish, but the Keitech brought in the heaviest ones," said Ehrentraut. "I caught about 16 fish throughout the day. I put the right things together out there and it worked for me."
The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:
               1st:          David Ehrentraut   Locke, N.Y., five bass, 18-9, $4,463
               2nd:         Randy Caruso, Liberty, N.Y., five bass, 17-12, $2,872
               3rd:          Ken Golub, Pittsford, N.Y., five bass, 17-1, $1,489
               4th:          Craig Nelson, Mather, Pa., five bass, 17-0, $1,041
               5th:          Grae Buck, Harleysville, Pa., five bass, 16-12, $893
               6th:          Matt Becker, Finleyville, Pa., five bass, 16-11, $818
               7th:          Robert Parmer, Linden, Pa., five bass, 16-5, $744
               8th:          Ian Renfrew, Phoenix, N.Y., five bass, 16-4, $669
               9th:          Ed Casey, Whiteford, Md., five bass, 16-1, $595
               10th:        Matt Stasiak, Pittsburgh, Pa., five bass, 15-15, $521
Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.
Caruso caught a bass weighing 4 pounds, 7 ounces – the biggest of the tournament in the pro division – and earned the day's Boater Big Bass award of $640.
Bryan Cumbo of West Wyoming, Pennsylvania, weighed in five bass totaling 16 pounds, 13 ounces, Saturday to win the co-angler division and earn $2,232.
The top 10 co-anglers were:
               1st:          Bryan Cumbo, West Wyoming, Pa., five bass, 16-13, $2,232
               2nd:         Michael Barton, Endicott, N.Y., five bass, 16-10, $1,116
               3rd:          Joseph Wood, Westport, Mass., five bass, 15-6, $743
               4th:          Daniel Hann, Williamson, N.Y., five bass, 15-5, $521
               5th:          Bill Klaips, Shavertown, Pa., five bass, 15-4, $446
               6th:          Drew Tiano, Hudson, N.Y., five bass, 14-5, $409
               7th:          Brian Setlock, Lancaster, Pa., five bass, 14-4, $372
               8th:          Andrew Benbenek, Cicero, N.Y., five bass, 13-10, $335
               9th:          Ken Maurer, Herndon, Pa., five bass, 13-7, $298
               10th:        Michael Bahnweg, Union Dale, Pa., five bass, 13-6, $260
Daryl Christadore of Hampton, Connecticut, caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the co-angler division, a fish weighing 4 pounds, 8 ounces and earned the day's Co-angler Big Bass award of $320.
The top 50 boaters and 50 co-anglers based on point standings will qualify for the Oct. 6-8 Regional Championship on Kerr Lake in Henderson, North Carolina. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518C 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 50 boaters and co-anglers from each division qualify for a regional tournament and are competing to finish in the top six, which then qualifies them for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the BFL All-American. Top winners in the BFL can move up to the Costa FLW Series or even the Walmart FLW Tour.