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JERSEY
ANGLER WINS CT ASA TOURNAMENT
Harry
Svenson of Union Beach,
N.J. trailered his 31-foot
Fountain, Cheap Shot,
up to Old Saybrook,
Ct. to win the Sept.
30-Oct. 1 ASA Tournament
over strong local competition
in the 31-boat field.
Svenson
was joined by John Elkovcs
of Keyport, N.J., Jeff
Diamond from Holmdel,
N.J., and Jay Smith
of Patchogue, N.Y. as
they netted bunkers
the first morning and
headed to The Race for
a great bite that produced
28 stripers, including
a 43.2-pounder by Diamond
that put them into second
place behind a 46.05-pounder
on David Johnson’s
Hang On. There was no
time for celebration
that night as one outboard
was giving them trouble,
but Ocean Performance
of Old Saybrook came
through in the clutch
and sent a mechanic
to fix the problem (that
turned out to only be
a relay) and got Cheap
Shot back in the game.
Wind and
rough seas greeted contestants
the second morning,
resulting in a delayed
start. That actually
worked in Svenson’s
favor as they ran into
a school of bunkers
on the way out and Smith
castnetted a supply.
The Race was much too
rough, so Svenson fished
near Fisher’s Island
where Diamond once again
came through by boating
a 34.55-pound striper
that gave them a two-day
total of 77.75 pounds
to take the $10,000
first prize plus the
striped bass Calcutta.
Hang On was unable to
add a second bass to
their leader. Keith
Salisbury on Lori Marie
had a 36.65-pound bass
Saturday, and added
a 28.95-pounder for
the second place 65.6
pound total. Michael
Lindholms’s Metalica,
which weighed a 33.3-pound
bass the first day,
added 27.85-pounder
for the third place
61.15 pounds. Rick Nunn’s
Fountain, Hapi Daze,
took fourth place by
catching a 20.75-pound
bass to total 58.7 pounds
with their Saturday
37.95-pounder. Jeff
Chase’s Hi-Seas
finished fourth with
58.4 pounds, just ahead
of P.T. Shunke’s
Insufficient Funds 31
with 58 pounds.
Jennifer
Johnson won the Lady
Angler award aboard
Hang On, and Greg Nunn
took the Junior Angler
prize on his father’s
Hapi Daze. The bluefish
Calcutta went to Davis
Schunke’s Insufficient
Funds 38 with a 15.2-pound
chopper.
Ken Wente
President
American Striper Association
501 Hunts Pointe Dr.
Virginia Beach, Va.
23464
kwente@fishasa.com
www.fishasa.com
321-287-6351
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