August 2, 2003 Oneida, NY
The Smith's Win Oneida Teams Event

Brian Smith and Lennie Smith	Big Bass Winner
Results

August 2, 2003 was the date of the second Oneida Teams Division on beautiful Oneida Lake near Syracuse, NY. The sunny skies predicted for the day did not materialize until late in the tournament, and the 5MPH southwest winds that were in the forecast were in the 15-20MPH range. Typical tournament conditions as usual!
Once again, 12 determined teams traveled many miles to compete in this event. These guys and girls realize they are the nucleous as this Oneida Teams division of Angler's Choice takes root. They are an excellent caliber of angler's and 5-bass limits are the norm for this group of dedicated fishermen.

This tournament's overall catch saw a few more largemouth carried to the scales tham our previous tournament. The tournament lunker was a 3.69 largemouth that was caught by the team of Bill Sharp and Tom Bienkowski of New York. It earned them $120 and a walnut plaque. Great job, fellows!

Third place was awarded to the team of Jim Moore and Greg Nichols, also of New York. Jim and Greg chose to dilligently work some mid-lake boat docks to coax 5 big bass into their livewell weighing 13.66 pounds. They were presented plaques and 2 $80 Shimano tackle systems courtesy of The Fishin' Shop in Baltimore, Maryland. Congratulations Jim and Greg!

Our second place finishers solidified their lead in the Angler's of the Year race. Pennsylvania's Rick Ash and Chris Swearer, winners of our Oneida event last month, brought a limit of bass to the weigh-in that totaled 14.82 pounds! In addition to plaques, Rick and Chris were awarded a cash prize of $430. Nice work, guys!
Our Champions on Oneida Lake are also from Pennsylvania. They only recently became aware of Angler's Choice's new Oneida Teams division.

Brian Smith and Lennie Smith were able to establish a consistent smallmouth pattern and weigh in a beautiful 5-bass limit that totaled 15.39 pounds. Included in their creel was a smallie big enough to earn them an additional $50 bill as Brian and Lennie claimed the "Smallmouth Bounty" with the largest bronzeback of the tournament.

Our next event is just a week away this Saturday, August 9th at Oneida Shores Park