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Congratulations to Jordan Sypeck (@jordansypeck_fishing) for winning the Oneida Lake Side Pot! Jordan finished in 5th place overall (boater) in the Northeast division BFL on Oneida Lake with a total of 19lbs & 11oz. As the highest pacing boater to enter the Side Pot, he earned an extra $441 thanks to Side Pot Fishing!
Tom Balachvili (@itstomfrombrooklyn) also earned his second consecutive Side Pot check by finishing in 16th place overall. Tom pocketed an extra $189 from Side Pot Fishing, and is ready to try and make it 3-in-a-row at the Potomac River for final Northeast BFL event of the season.
8/23 Northeast: Oneida Lake
Boaters
Jordan Sypeck 19-11 ($441)
Tom Balachvili 17-2 ($189)
Jason Shipton 16-15
David Collise 10-6
Christopher Dam 4-7
Alan Shinkus 3-6
Colegan Stiner 0-0
Co-anglers
David Paszkiewicz 9-2 ($450)
Melvin Smitson 4-3
Jordan Petterson 3-9
Richard Jordan 1-10
Shawn Hill 0-0
Congratulations to Hunter Navari of Colchester, VT for winning the St. Lawrence River Side Pot! Hunter had an amazing week and finished in 3rd place overall (co-angler) in the Toyota Series tournament out of Massena, NY with a total of 56lbs & 9oz.
Colegan Stiner also had a great event, finishing in 13th place (co-angler) and earning yet another Side Pot Fishing check! Colegan had a total of 47lbs & 1oz and pocketed an extra $216 thanks to Side Pot Fishing!
8/14-8/16 Toyota: St. Lawrence
Co-anglers
Hunter Navari 56-9 ($504)
Colegan Stiner 47-1 ($216)
Melvin Smitson 44-12
Roland Gittings 30-4
Christopher Dam 24-14
Jimmy Fellegy 21-10
Isayah Isham 14-09
Brent Navari 0-0
8/16 Bama: Alabama River
CJ Knight 10-3 ($190)
Jake Akin 7-0
Congratulations to Christopher Dam (boater) and David Paszkiewicz (co-angler) for winning the Lake Champlain Side Pot! Christopher (@christopherdamoutdoors) finished 8th overall in the Northeast division BFL with a total of 20lbs to earn a check worth $504 from Side Pot Fishing! In typical Lake Champlain fashion, weights were tight with just a few ounces separating competitors. Tom Balachvili (@itstomfrombrooklyn) finished in 9th place overall with 19lbs & 12oz and was able to grab the 2nd place Side Pot check worth $216.
On the co-angler side, David Paszkiewicz (@paszkiewicz_fishing) may have finished in 25th place overall, but he was still able to earn top Side Pot honors! Although he narrowly missed cashing a check in the tournament, Dave still won $378 thanks to Side Pot Fishing! Brent Navari (@hurricanebrent71) also earned a Side Pot check thanks to his 39th place finish. Great work gentlemen!
8/2 Northeast: Lake Champlain
Boaters
Christopher Dam 20-0 ($504)
Tom Balachvili 19-12 ($216)
Ryan Latinville 19-9
Jason Shipton 17-12
Colegan Stiner 17-3
David Collise 14-2
Alan Shinkus 11-10
Stephan Sirochman 11-3
Co-anglers
David Paszkiewicz 9-5 ($378)
Brent Navari 8-10 ($162)
Richard Jordan 7-7
Jordan Petterson 7-4
Melvin Smitson 5-10
Shawn Hill 0-0
Congratulations to Christopher Dam (boater) and Melvin Smitson (co-angler) for winning the St. Lawrence River Side Pot! Christopher Dam came in 22nd place overall in the BFL Northeast tournament on the St. Lawrence River with a total of 17lbs & 7oz. Even though he narrowly missed cashing a check in the tournament, he still won $450 thanks to Side Pot Fishing!
Melvin Smitson of Windsor Hill, MD notched yet another Side Pot win thanks to his 14th place finish on the co-angler side. Melvin had a total of 10lbs & 12oz to earn a check worth $450 from Side Pot Fishing!
7/12 Northeast: St Lawrence
Boaters
Christopher Dam 17-7 ($450)
Stephan Sirochman 17-2
Brian Mullaney 14-11
Alan Shinkus 14-9
David Collise 13-7
Co-anglers
Melvin Smitson 10-12 ($450)
Brent Navari 10-10
Hunter Navari 9-15
Jason Cavanaugh 9-9
David Paszkiewics 6-15
7/10-7/12
College National Championship: Cherokee Lake
Nathan Reynolds/Jake Brown 20-7 ($190)
Kai Barnett/Kyle Hopping 13-8
7/12 Michigan: Detroit River
Co-anglers
Cody Salzmann 10-14 ($190)
Kendra Mueller 8-2
Cogratulations to Colegan Stiner of Wellsboro, PA for winning the Lake Champlain Side Pot! Colegan had a great week and finished 14th overall (co-angler) in the Toyota Series tournament on Lake Champlain with a 2-day total of 27lbs & 11oz. As the highest placing co-angler to enter the Side Pot, he pocketed $441 thanks to Side Pot Fishing!
Hunter Navari also continues to cash in, earning his 6th career Side Pot check by finishing in 50th place overall (co-angler). Even though Hunter narrowly missed cashing a check in the tournament, he still won $189 thanks to Side Pot Fishing!
6/26-6/27 Toyota: Lake Champlain
Co-Anglers
Colegan Stiner 27-11 ($441)
Hunter Navari 20-10 ($189)
Melvin Smitson 11-11
Eric Suarez 6-13
Brian Senter 6-3
Brent Navari 2-10
Jeffrey Bagwell 0-0
6/28 Michigan: Detroit River
Boaters
Drew Six 19-2 ($378)
Clifford Blackford 18-3 ($162)
Jeremy Reese 18-1
Matthew Davis 17-4
David Hortsman 16-3
Gary Solomon 13-3
Co-anglers
Cody Salzmann 11-13 ($270)
Kendra Mueller 10-9
Scott Davis 9-10
6/28 Savannah River: Clarks Hill Lake
Rusty Odom 5-7 ($190)
Stephen Waldon 0-15
Congratulations to Kevin Rogers for winning the Lake Eufaula Side Pot and becoming a 6x Side Pot Fishing champion! Kevin finished in 17th place overall in the NPFL tournament on Lake Eufaula with a 2-day total of 24lbs & 13oz. He pocketed an extra $190 and has now accumulated $1,810 in career Side Pot earnings!
6/19-6/20 NPFL: Lake Eufaula
Kevin Rogers 24-13 ($190)
Tim Reams 15-10
: Tanner & Travis Lyons
Congratulations to Trey Miller of Springfield, MO for winning the Truman Lake Side Pot! Trey finished in 21st place overall (co-angler) in the Ozark division BFL on Truman Lake with a total of 6lbs & 3oz. Although he narrowly missed cashing a check in the tournament, he still pocketed $270 thanks to Side Pot Fishing!
After the tournament, Trey had great things to say about the Side Pot program. "I would have had to finish 8th overall to get paid what Side Pot paid me, and that's with only 3 guys."
The next Ozark division BFL is scheduled for September 13-14 on Lake of the Ozarks, and we already have Side Pot entries! Competing anglers can register by visiting sidepotfishing.com. No membership required!
6/14 Ozark: Truman Lake
Trey Miller 6-3 ($270)
Scott Stallings 3-10
Adler Odle 1-15
Congratulations to Rob Welsh of Berea, KY for winning the Dale Hollow Side Pot! Rob is now a 4x Side Pot Fishing champion! Rob finished in 10th place overall (co-angler) in the Mountain division BFL tournament on Dale Hollow Lake with a total of 5lbs & 10oz and pocketed an extra $190 thanks to Side Pot Fishing! Rob has now accumulated over $930 in career Side Pot earnings!
6/7 Mountain: Dale Hollow
Rob Welsh 5-10 ($190)
John Fitzpatrick 0-0
6/7 Mississippi:Ross Barnett
Ben Barker 3-11 ($190)
Kris McCarter 0-0
Congratulations to Corey Smith of Hazard, KY for winning the BFL All-American Side Pot!
Corey finished in 22nd place overall (co-angler) in the BFL All-American on Lake Hamilton with a 2-day total of 10lbs & 3oz. He earned his first career Side Pot victory and pocketed an extra $190!
We appreciate you rockin' that Side Pot hat Corey!
5/29-5/31 All-American: Lake Hamilton
Co-anglers
Corey Smith 10-3 ($190)
Dewayne Drummonds 7-4
Congratulations to Timotthy Reams of Morgantown, WV for winning the Douglas Lake Side Pot and becoming 5x Side Pot Fishing champion!
Tim finished in 38th place overall in the NPFL tournament on Douglas Lake with a 3-day total of 34lbs & 15oz. He pocketed an extra $190 from Side Pot Fishing, and has now amassed $1,660 in career Side Pot earnings! Tim was also recently recognized as the first angler in NPFL history to weigh over 1,000 pounds of bass in NPFL competition!
5/22-5/24 NPFL: Douglas Lake
Timmy Reams 34-15 ($190)
Kevin Rogers 30-14
Congratulations to Dewayne Drummonds of Gray, KY for winning the Cherokee Lake Side Pot!
Dewayne finished in 15th placer overall (co-angler) in the Volunteer division BFL on Cherokee Lake with a total of 5lbs & 3oz. Although he narrowly missed cashing a check in the tournament, he still won $190 thanks to Side Pot Fishing!
5/18 Volunteer: Cherokee Lake
Boaters
Cliff Humphreys 6-10 ($270)
Bradley Stringfield 6-8
Jon Saylor 0-0
Co-anglers
Dewayne Drummonds 5-3 ($190)
Darren Kelly 2-3
5/17 Shenandoah: Potomac River
Co-anglers
Melvin Smitson 9-8 ($270)
Steven Schantz 4-6
Jonathan Patkus 0-0
Congratulations to Darren Kelly for winning the Lake Guntersville Side Pot! Darren had a great week and finished in 23rd place overall (co-angler) in the Toyota Series tournament on Lake Guntersville with a 3-day total of 37lbs & 2oz! He earned an extra $450 thanks to Side Pot Fishing, and has now amassed $1,342 in career Side Pot earnings!
5/14-5/16 Toyota: Lake Guntersville
Co-anglers
Darren Kelly 37-2 ($450)
Christopher Dam 27-10
Mike Mueller 21-14
James Menold 20-2
Will Storey 9-14
Congratulations to the team of Adam Rasmussen & Benny Antoniewicz for winning the Sturgeon Bay Side Pot! They caught 10 smallmouth bass that weighed an astonishing 57.50 pounds! Adam and Benny finished in 2nd place overall in the Wisco Bass Adrians Memorial tournament, anchored by a 30.59 pound mega-bag on day 2! As the highest placing team to enter the Side Pot, they pocketed an extra $475 thanks to Side Pot Fishing!
5/9-5/11 Adrians Memorial: Sturgeon Bay
Rasmussen/Antoniewicz 57.50 ($475)
Sprengel/Sprengel 53.62
Rhode/Zoromski 50.41
Boehm/VanLaanen 50.12
Climpson/Climpson 0.0
Congratulations to Brian Mullaney (boater) and Dave Paszkiewicz Jr. (co-angler) for winning the Potomac River BFL Side Pot! We had 15 Side Pot entries (7 boaters & 8 co's) for the Northeast division BFL tournament on the Potomac River, and were able to pay 4 winners a total of $1,350! We also want to congratulate Stephan Sirochman and Melvin Smitson, who were both able to add to their career Side Pot earnings! THANK YOU to everyone who entered! The next Northeast division BFL tournament is scheduled for the St. Lawrence River on July 12.
5/10 Northeast: Potomac River
Boaters
Brian Mullaney 16-2 ($441)
Stephan Sirochman 14-13 ($189)
Tom Balachvili 14-1
Travis Nale 12-14
Logan Kaplon 9-15
David Collise 1-12
Mike Egnac 0-0
Co-anglers
David Paszkiewicz 9-15 ($504)
Melvin Smitson 8-6 ($216)
Steven Schantz 7-5
Trent Carey 6-15
Devon Norwood-Kitson 6-10
Jesse Ketchum 6-8
Andrew Hostler 0-0
Jonathan Patkus 0-0
Congratulations to Justin Yenter for winning the Lake Winnebago Side Pot! Justin finished in 9th place overall in the Wisco Bass Solo Series tournament with a total of 16.64 pounds. As the highest placing angler to enter the Side Pot, he pocketed an extra $360 thanks to Side Pot Fishing! Trevor Gantz took a commanding early lead in the “Lunker of the Year” race, thanks to an impressive 5.60 pound largemouth! The current “Lunker of the Year” prize pool is $20, but continue to grow throughout the season!
5/4 Wisco Bass: Lake Winnebago
Justin Yenter 16.64 ($360)
Trevor Gantz 15.13
Todd Duerr 11.12
Eric Stiles 9.51
Congratulations to Todd Blakeman of Chatham, IL for winning the Lake Shelbyville Side Pot! Todd finished in 4th place overall in the Illini division BFL with a total of 10lbs & 8oz. He earnned his first career Side Pot victory as well as $270 thanks to Side Pot Fishing! The Illini division heads back to Lake Shelbyville on June 21st.
5/3 Illini: Lake Shelbyville
Boaters
Todd Blakeman 10-8 ($270)
Travis Boley 7-7
James Duncan 3-0
5/3 Bama: Lake Demopolis
Boaters
Anthony Goggins 8-0 ($270)
Jake Akin 7-10
CJ Knight 5-14
Congratulations to JT Thompkins foour firstr becoming Elite Series Side Pot Champion! JT had a 3-day total of 47lbs & 6oz to finish 13th overall in the Bass Elite Series tournament on Lake Hartwell. He pocketed an extra $285 thanks to Side Pot Fishing!
4/23 Elite: Lake Hartwell
JT Thompkins 47-6 ($285)
Cooper Gallant 41-1
Cole Sands 39-13
4/26 ABT: Alabama River
Knight/Goggins 12.96 ($190)
Tisdale/Killian 6.19
Congratulations to Mike Mueller for winning the Kentucky Lake Side Pot and becoming a 3x Side Pot Fishing champion! Mike finished in 23rd place overall (co-angler) in the Toyota Series tournament on Kentucky Lake with a 3-day total of 18lbs & 9oz. As the highest placing co-angler to enter the Side Pot, Mike also earned a check from Side Pot Fishing worth $190. He has now amassed $1,207 in career Side Pot earnings!
4/8-4/10 Toyota: Kentucky Lake
Co-anglers
Mike Mueller 18-9 ($190)
James Phillips 4-3
4/12 Savannah River: Lake Hartwell
Co-anglers
Rusty Odom 7-6 ($190)
Troy Mims 6-7
Congratulations to the team of Josh Acker for winning the Fox River Side Pot!
Although they finished in 10th place overall in the Fox River Night Tournament, they still won $400 as the highest placing team to enter the Side Pot! The team of Jacob Nemeth also cashed-in, earning $170 from Side Pot Fishing for their 11th place finish. It PAYS to enter the Side Pot!
4/5 Fox River Night Tournament
Josh Acker 19.71lbs ($400)
Jacob Nemeth 19.31lbs ($170)
Collin Martin 16.76lbs
Jim Mergen 11.24lbs
Cameron Heise 9.68lbs
Mitchell Warden 4.80lbs
The Swamp Donkey Open was wet 'n wild but an amazing success! We set an all-time record with 38 Side Pot entries and paid out a total $3,610 in Side Pot winnings! Congrats to the team of Jim Mergen, Bryan Mergen, & Brad Meskill for finishing in 3rd place overall and taking home the top Side Pot honors worth $1,625! They had an impressive 5-walleye limit weighing over 35 pounds! The five highest placing teams to enter the Side Pot will all earn a little extra cash thanks to Side Pot Fishing!
A big thanks to Rob at Swap Donkey Bait & Tackle and our hype man Trevor Gantz for helping make it happen! We're already looking forward to next year!
Jim Mergen 35.6lbs ($1,625)
Ryan Foster 33.3lbs ($902)
Avery Fields 31.3lbs ($541.5)
Shane Rockteacher 30.1lbs ($361)
Trevor Gantz 30.0lbs ($180)
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