Hopatcong Report

Laurie Murphy:

The Knee Deep Club held their Stu Lant Bass tournament over the weekend. With a decent turnout , 1st Pl went to Rob Bozik  with a 4 lb Largemouth. 2nd Pl went to Eddie Mackin with a 3lb 11oz Largemouth, and 3rd place went to Warren Biggs with a 3lb 9 oz Largemouth also. They each received their cash prize along with a rod & reel combo donated by Ramsey Outdoors. 4th Pl finish went to Dave Pavoni with a 3lb 5oz Largemouth, 5th Pl was Kyle Parizot with his 3lb 10z Largemouth & 6th place went to Steve Schilling with his 2lb 11oz Smallmouth. They each also won a rod & reel combo donated by Ramseys. There was one Junior entry with a 1lb 8oz largemouth caught by Walley Peer IV. He won a rod & reel combo donated by Knee Deep.  Lou Marcucci caught hybrids during the week just under 7 pounds, along with a 2lb 7oz Smallmouth. Max Hughen landed his 6lb 9oz Hybrid caught on a zara spook and Jim Welsh had a mixed bag of fish including a 4lb 8oz pickerel, and walleye up to 6 pounds.  Still seeing lots of nice yellow perch, along with some trout and crappie. Knee Deep’s next contest will be July 10th & 11th for Hybrid Striped Bass. Have a great week !