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Ossipee - July 6, 2008

Don Mayer Takes First Place at Lake Ossipee

From Division 2 (New Hampshire) ……July 6, 2008…… Don Mayer from Bartlett, New Hampshire is one step closer to the ABA National Championship with a 1st Place win and $382 in the American Fishing Tour bass tournament held on Lake Ossipee this past weekend .  Don’s five bass limit weighed in at 11.30 pounds including tying for lunker largemouth at 3.11 pounds. Don fished the main lake for his fish, besting his second place from last year.  Second place went to last year’s winner Don Conrad with a weight of 10.91, who increases his lead in the Division 2 AOY race and won here last year. Coming in third place was David Guichard with a weight of 9.52. Big bass was awarded was to Jim McGuire for catching a 3.68 pound smallmouth.  

Don Mayer came in first at Ossipee

These anglers are acquiring valuable points to insure their berth in division’s two-day champion and the American Fishing Tour Regional Championship that will be held this fall.

The top five anglers were:

1 Don Mayer 11.30
2 Don Conrad 10.91
3 David Guichard 9.52
4 Jim Murphy 8.66
5 Scott Leavitt 8.47

Don Mayer (1st) and Don Conrad (2nd)

Lunker winner was Jim McGuire

Division 2’s next tournament will be Sunday July 27 on Bow Lake at the state ramp. Anglers will be vying to best last year’s winner Cory Nearing (2007 D2 AOY), who set a division record for largest 5 fish limit with 17.97 pounds. We have a 15 boat limit (30 anglers) so sign-up early.

For more information on this or any future event in this division contact Garry Woodruff at (603) 370-7172 or by email at: abad02@comcast.net. You can also find out more about Division 2 at our website.

The American Fishing Tour offers low cost, close to home bass tournaments that are designed for the weekend angler. All ABA anglers fish for money and points. The points advance the angler to a regional championship and the top anglers from the Regional advance to a no entry fee national.

About American Bass Anglers: American Bass Anglers offers over 1,100 tournaments per year in 40 states that are designed for the weekend angler.  American Bass Anglers commitment is to provide low cost, close to home tournaments for the weekend angler and at the same time offer each an upward path for angler progression.  For more information on American Bass Anglers and the American Fishing Tour, The Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Weekend Series, The Hi-Seas Grand Slam Series or the American Couples Series, visit www.americanbassanglers.com.

Next Tournament

Bow Lake - State Ramp - Sunday July 27, 2008

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Registration will be in the parking area. Please launch first, park your trailer and then register. We'll draw boat numbers when you register.

Registration time is 5:30am to 6:30am.
Tournament briefing and pairings at 6:30am.
Launch time is at 7:00am.
Weigh-in at 3:00pm.
5 fish limit with a 12" minimum.
Registration is $70. Late fee $5 if not preregistered.

2008 Season Summary

We've just completed our fifth 2008 season tournament at Ossipee Lake. We got our largest 2008 turnout with 13 anglers. Don Mayer now leads the largest 1-day bag standings and Jim McGuire improved on his lunker smallmouth. Don Conrad is continuing to lead the 2008 AOY standings.

Current 2008 Standings in the biggest rankings:

Award Angler Weight Tournament
Largest 1-day bag Don Mayer 11.30 Ossipee
Lunker Largemouth Michael Vining 5.67 Winnisquam
Lunker Smallmouth Jim McGuire 3.68 Ossipee

2008 Schedule

The permits arrived and we got all of the dates and locations that we asked for. Thanks to Don Conrad for submitting the permits with Fish and Game. We moved the Winnipesaukee tournaments to Milton 3-Ponds for the August 1-day and to Winnisquam for the 2-day.

And don’t forget if you want to fish as a boater with us in the 2008 calendar year, or in NH, then you’ll need to have your safe boater certificate.

News

We had Kurt Damery sign up as a new member at the Ossipee tournament. And Cory Nearing, Scott Leavitt, and Craig Richardson renew their memberships as well. We hope to see them and others at the remaining 2008 tournaments.


Director: Garry Woodruff
Assistant Directors: David Guichard, Tom Sardinha

If you plan on attending any event please contact me, Garry Woodruff, via the Message Board on this website or via email at ABA Division 2 Director,    Home: 603-483-0499 Cell: 603-370-7172.  Or you can contact David Guichard at  davidguichard@comcast.netCell: 603-566-7133.