Southern Tier
Bassmasters was officially "born" on February 11th,
1998. A dedicated group of eleven tournament fishermen and
women decided to start something new in the heart of New York's
southern tier to serve the communities in which we live and
the youth in these communities.
We extend an open invitation for anyone
to join us. A boat and experience are NOT NECESSARY!
Non–Boaters
Rule the Day
Fishing
as a non-boater in a draw tournament is not an
easy thing to do, much less be successful doing
it. But on this day, June 27, 2009 three out of
the top 5 finishers in the Southern Tier Bassmasters
opening point’s tournament on Honeoye Lake
went to
non-boaters.
Winning the tournament
with a weight of 11.81 pounds (the limit also
contained the lunker a 4.96 pound largemouth)
was Bobby Elliott Jr. His winnings totaled $460.50.
Second place, also a non – boater, went
to Ryan Samland with a limit weighing 9.15 pounds.
It should be noted that this young man was also
on crutches with a recently broken ankle.
The boaters finally scored
with a third place when Mark Bonk weighed in a
limit at 8.63 pounds. Bob Elliott Sr. took 4th
place with a weight of 8.23 pounds.
In all 30 anglers brought
127 live bass to the scales and 127 live bass
went back to the lake to fight another day
