Pro-Am Results

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In a year when the Lake Ontario Pro-Am Salmon Team Tournament Series unveiled a new format for competing teams, a tournament regular and a brand new competitor led the charge for the 28th Annual Skip Hartman Memorial Salmon Tournament out of the ports of Olcott and Wilson, Niagara County, June 2-3.

The tournament format, previously based on nine fish for the Amateur Division and 12 fish for the Professional Division, shook things up in 2012 to combine the field and offer short and long box formats for everyone to be part of. The Short Box or Trophy Division would include a team’s best five fish for the day. The reminder of a team’s catch, up to 12 fish, would be part of the Long Box or Classic Division. Unfortunately, the first day of the competition was put on hold and eventually cancelled due to a Small Craft Advisory that was in place the entire day. Day two would be for all of the marbles … very expensive ones at that.

A total of 53 teams competed in the new tournament format and when it was all said and done, the top team overall in the Classic Division was the White Mule team captained by Bob Cinelli of Newfane. Cinelli’s crew of his wife Karen, Roy Letcher, Doug Chaney and Mark Zeliwski worked together to reel in a total of 11 tournament legal fish to score a total of 170.34 points based on 10 points per fish and a point per pound. There were no limits in the tournament this year. Last year, most teams had a limit catch.

Second place in the Classic Division was Yankee Pride led by Fred Lockwood of Southbury, CT with 10 fish and a score of 152.94 points. Third place was Chris LoPresti of Spencerport and his Maverick team with 148.19 points, also with 10 fish. Jim Gordon’s Hawg team won fourth with 147.38 points, followed by Royal Flush, Robert Schneider’s team from Haydenville, MA with 143.08 points.

In the brand new Trophy Division, consisting of a team’s best five fish, first time tournament team Wet Net captained by Matt Yablonsky of Youngstown, set the pace with five fish totaling 93.52 points. Included in their catch was the big fish for the tournament, a 22.8 pound king salmon that helped put them over the top. Yablonsky, Mike Barry and Ken Braun rounded out their team, fishing out of a 21-foot Lund – good news for the small boaters.

Second place was Pisces headed up by Butch Cooley of Kent with 91.12 points. Not far behind was another 21-foot boat. Jeff Phipps of Newfane led his Vera Lynn team to a score of 89.11 points. Fourth and fifth places were the Hawg and Royal Flush teams with 87.40 and 85.52 respectively. In the Recreational Open Division, Day One was a wash because of the advisory. However, in the drawing for the cash and prizes, Marlowe Beis of Grand Island with the Leviathan team won first place.

For the fishing on Day Two, Billy Parkhill of Ransomville led the Smells Like Salmon team to the three fish win by scoring 52.26 points. They also caught the big fish for the Open class, a 10.16 pound steelhead

Official Niagara Pro-Am Tournament Results – June 2-3, 2012

Day 1 – Postponed due to Small Craft Advisory

Day 2 and Final –

Trophy Division – Five Fish Short Box (Best 5 fish)

1. Wet Net, Capt. Matt Yablonsky, Youngstown, NY – 93.52 points ($4,580)

2. Pisces, Capt. Butch Cooley, Kent, NY – 91.12 points ($3,310)

3. Vera Lynn, Jeff Phipps, Newfane, NY – 89.11 points ($2,600)

4. HAWG, Capt. Jim Gordon, Appleton, NY – 87.40 points ($2,100)

5. Royal Flush, Capt. Robert Schneider, Haydenville, MA – 85.52 points ($1,825)

6. Tall Tails, Capt. Brian Garrett, Cortland, NY – 85.39 points ($1`,625)

7. White Mule, Capt. Bob Cinelli, Newfane, NY – 84.13 points ($1,485)

8. On-The-Rocks, Capt. Mike Johannes, Ransomville, NY – 83.83 points ($1,375)

9. Balls Deep, Bob Woods, Pittsburgh, PA – 83.40 points ($1,330)

10. Yankee Troller, Capt. Rick Hajecki, Greece, NY – 83.21 points ($1,330)

Classic Division – Up to 12 Fish Long Box (All tournament-legal fish)

1. White Mule, Capt. Bob Cinelli, Newfane, NY – 170.34 points ($4,580)

2. Yankee Pride, Fred Lockwood, Southbury, CT – 152.94 points ($3,310)

3. Maverick, Capt. Chris LoPresti, Spencerport, NY – 148.19 points ($2,600)

4. HAWG, Capt. Jim Gordon, Appleton, NY – 147.38 points ($2,100)

5. Royal Flush, Capt. Robert Schneider, Haydenville, MA – 143.08 points ($1,825)

6. Cold Steel, Capt. Tom Burke, Altmar, NY – 137.90 points ($1,625)

7. Landing Zone, Capt. Dick Dennie, Macedon, NY – 136.47 points ($1,485)

8. Oh-Baby, Matt LeClair, Plattsburgh, NY – 134.24 points ($1,375)

9. Breakaway, Capt. Jeff Parrish, Sanborn, NY – 134.19 points ($1,330)

10. Tall Tails, Capt. Brian Garrett, Cortland, NY – 127.94 points ($1,330)

Big Fish – Wet Net, Capt. Matt Yablonsky, Youngstown, NY – 22.80 pound king salmon ($300 plus $100 A-tom-Mik certificate plus Rainbow Lodge Certificate ($360))

OFFICIAL OPEN DIVISION STANDINGS – LAKE ONTARIO PRO-AM NIAGARA JUNE 2-3, 2012

Recreation Open Division Standings – Day 1 (June 2 – by drawing only due to advisory)

1. Leviathan, Marlowe Beis, Grand Island – ($500 cash plus approx. $500 product)

2. Smells Like Salmon, Billy Parkhill, Ransomville – ($400 cash plus approx. $250 product)

3. Double R, Ray Pacuilli, North Tonawanda – ($350 cash plus approx $200 product)

4. Get Bent, Ron Slaby , Wilson – ($250 cash plus approx. $200 product)

Big Fish Award – Salmon Boy, Joe Oaks, Ransomville ($125 cash plus $100 A-Tom-Mik Certificate plus Shark weight plus $100 Dreamweaver Certificate plus $75 in product)

Special Award – Fish Hawk (Darryl Knoerdel)

Recreation Open Division Standings – Day 2 (June 3)

1. Smells Like Salmon, Billy Parkhill, Ransomville – 52.26 points ($500 cash plus $500 product)

2. Five More Minutes, Tony Chatt, West Monroe – 50.83 points ($450 cash plus $275 product)

3. Reel Scream, Frank Schmidhamer, Beaver Falls, PA – 46.32 points ($400 cash plus $225 product)

4. Team Lund, John Baris, Fairport – 45.65 points ($250 cash plus $225 product)

Big Fish Award – 10.16 pound steelhead caught by Smells Like Salmon, Bill Parkhill, Ransomville ($150 cash plus $100 gift certificate A-Tom-Mik plus $100 Dreamweaver plus $150 product)

Special Award – Moor Electronics Sub Troll (Joe Oaks)

Niagara Open

Team # Team Name Fish Weight Score Rank

500 Lund (Sunday Only) 3 15.65 45.65 4

501 5 More Minutes 3 20.83 50.83 2

502 Smells Like Salmon 3 22.26 52.26 1

503 Dream Catcher 3 14.10 44.10 5

504 Salmon Obsession 0 0.00 0.00 8

505 Get Bent II 0 0.00 8

506 Leviathan 0 0.00 0.00 8

507 Lucky Strike 0 0.00 8

508 Reel Scream 3 16.32 46.32 3

509 Double R 0 0.00 0.00 8

510 Green Dolphin 0 0.00 8

511 Wolf Pup 0 0.00 8

512 Balls Deep 2 0 0.00 8

513 Salmon Boy 1 5.53 15.53 7

514 Tomahawk 2 14.17 34.17 6

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