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A
New Jersey angler won
a second straight out-of-state
ASA Tournament, but
this time it was ASA
veteran Joe Vezzosi
of Point Pleasant with
his Undisputed –
a 33-foot Contender
from Ocean Beach Marine
who bested local pros
at the Oct. 14-15 Montauk
contest. Vezzosi and
Dan Garcia from Hackensack
fished dead bunkers
at Valiant Rock, near
The Race, to weigh a
30.5-pound bass the
first day. That left
them well back in eighth
place. Previous ASA
winner William Gavitt
got off to a great start
on Allure with a 43.7-pounder.
David Johnson was a
solid second at 41 pounds
with Hang On. Other
close contenders were
Richard Nesse on Nasty
Neese at 37.2 pounds;
Ray Draves aboard Renegade
at 35.5 pounds; Mike
Lundholm on Metalica
with a 35.4-pounder;
Harry Svenson of Union
Beach, N.J. (winner
of the previous tournament
at Old Saybrook, Ct.)
at 32.7 pounds on Cheap
Shot; Lance Rowe on
Rockhound with a 32.25-pounder;
and Don McNally at 31.15
pounds on Mary Sea.
Undisputed
caught two 40-pounders
Sunday, and the one
they weighed was 46.85
pounds. That vaulted
them into first with
76.35 pounds when Gavitt
couldn’t do any
better than a 27.05-pound
bass that dropped him
into fourth place with
a 70.75-pound total
-- and Johnson’s
best of 34.7 pounds
left him just ounces
behind in second place
with a 75.7-pound total
though Jennifer Johnson
won the Lady Angler
award.
Lundholm
held onto third with
a 37.25-pound striper
for a 72.65-pound total.
The other two first
day contenders also
failed to come up with
a large matching bass.
Neese only had a 23.65-pounder
to fall back to seventh
with a total of 60.85
pounds, while Draves
managed a 30.4-pounder
and a fifth place 65.9-pound
total. Svenson failed
to repeat his Old Saybook
win as Sunday’s
24.05-pounder dropped
him back to 10th with
a 56.75-pound total.
Rick Nunn was the only
entrant besides Vezzosi
and Lindholm who did
better the second day,
adding 36.95-pounder
on his Hapi Daze to
the Saturday 22.1-pounder
for an eighth place
39.05 pounds. McNally
was just a bit off Saturday’s
catch with a 30.1-pounder
and a sixth place finish
at 61.25 pounds. Rowe’s
24.75-pound bass left
him with a 57-pound
total and ninth place.
Svenson
donated $500 from his
Connecticut win for
the Junior Angler winner,
and that went to Tyler
Weiss on Nasty Nesse.
At the Friday night
captains meeting, Svenson
was presented with a
custom Rolex watch from
Fountain Powerboats
as a member of the Team
Fountain Fishing Team
for winning the Ocean
Performance Bass Blast
at Old Saybrook.
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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