Lopez locks-down Mahopac
Lake Mahopac
October 9, 2016
by Gary Menchen
Another extreme autumn cold front greeted the Watershed Bassmaster's as we prepared to fish Lake Mahopac on the morning of Sunday October 9th. The tournament started in 20 MPH winds which were sustained for the duration of the day and a light rain adding to the discomfort. There was a decent bite for those who figured the fish out and a mixed bag of largemouth and smallmouth were caught from depths of 1 to 30 feet.
At the end of the day, WSBM rookie Rob Lopez won his first club tournament claiming victory with a fine limit totaling 12.82 lbs. His ticket to 1st place came via his favorite technique, jigs.
Joe Raguzin brought 11.51 lbs to the scales out of the back of Rob's boat, good for the runner up spot. In Joe's bag was the day’s lunker, a 4.63 lb largemouth, also caught on a jig.
Third place went to another rider and another WSBM rookie. “Slick” Rick Faubert. Rick endured the pain of a removing large treble hook from his finger. His boater Wayne Mahood winced watching Rick operate on himself. Faubert went on to finish his day with 11.12 in his sack and narrowly missing lunker with a 4.13 bass. Scott Decker was 4th with 10.66 lbs.
John Ogolik said getting bites was a real grind and had a less than stellar day. His closest competitors in the AOY race Bryan Gudd, Gary & Greg Menchen could not take advantage and close the gap. John is in the driver’s seat with one event remaining on the 2016 WSBM Tournament Trail. See you on Bantam Lake October 23rd.
