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Golub goes old school for win

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Ken Golub of Pittsford, N.Y., won the July 12 Northeast Division event on Oneida Lake with a 20-pound, 11-ounce limit to earn a payday of over $4,300. Angler: Ken Golub.
July 12, 2014 • MLF • Archives

BREWERTON, N.Y. – Ken Golub of Pittsford, N.Y., weighed a five-bass limit totaling 20 pounds, 11 ounces Saturday to win the third Walmart Bass Fishing League Northeast Division tournament of 2014 on Oneida Lake. For his victory, Golub earned $4,394.

Golub, a former FLW Tour pro who works for Allstate Insurance, started the day with electrical problems when he found out that nothing but his trolling motor and outboard motor would turn on. He still managed to earn his second BFL win on Oneida and weigh five live, healthy bass by filling his livewell with a bucket.

“I had a deep rock spot in about 11 to 14 feet that I found around 15 years ago,” said Golub. “It was before I used GPS and I had it lined up the old fashioned way. I caught my three biggest fish on it in the morning. I usually catch smallmouth there but for some reason there were largemouth there.”

Golub said that he caught his big morning fish on a white MOP Lures Blade Runner before moving to the shoreline to catch the rest of his limit. Golub targeted isolated grass, docks and rock with a Dirty Burd Lures Mud Bug Version 2 to finish his limit.

“It was good to win,” finished Golub. “I grew up fishing the lake but I hadn’t fished there in about a month. I just knew what the fish typically do with an east wind.”

Rounding out the top 10 pros:

                2nd:          Brian Kelly, Liverpool, N.Y., five bass, 17-9, $2,197

                3rd:          Ian Renfrew, Phoenix, N.Y., five bass, 17-4, $1,464

                4th:           Shawn Richard, Hatfield, Pa., five bass, 17-2, $1,025

                5th:           Joseph Amberg Sr., Hawley, Pa., five bass, 17-1, $879

                6th:           Danny Jones, North East, Pa., five bass, 17-0, $805

                7th:           Matt Martin, Chittenango, N.Y., five bass, 16-12, $732

                8th:           John Lorenzo, Kane, Pa., five bass, 16-4, $659

                9th:           Jamie Hartman, Newport, N.Y., five bass, 16-3, $586

                10th:        Chris Longo, Tunkhannock, Pa., five bass, 16-1, $513           

Complete results can be found by clicking here.

Goffredo wins co-angler title

Co-angler Robert Goffredo of Central Square, N.Y., won the July 12 Northeast Division event on Oneida Lake with a limit weighing 17 pounds, 7 ounces. For his efforts, Goffredo earned a check worth more than $2,100.Robert Goffredo of Central Square, N.Y., weighed a five-bass limit bass totaling 17 pounds, 7 ounces Saturday to win $2,197 in the co-angler division.

Rounding out the top 10 co-anglers:

                2nd:          Patrick Roy, Marcellus, N.Y., five bass, 16-11, $1,098

                3rd:          Manuel Hicks, Gouldsboro, Pa., five bass, 16-6, $733

                4th:           Paul Gonzales, Mechanicsburg, Pa., five bass, 16-0, $513

                5th:           James Karwacki, Roebling, N.J., five bass, 15-14, $439

                6th:           Amber Randall, Lake Luzerne, N.Y., five bass, 15-8, $403

                7th:           Derek Reynolds, Welcome, Md., five bass, 15-7, $366

                8th:           Michael Bahnweg, Union Dale, Pa., five bass, 15-3, $330

                9th:           William Allie, Wynantskill, N.Y., five bass, 15-1, $293

                10th:        Roxanne Przelski, Poland, N.Y., five bass, 14-15, $256

Complete co-angler results can be found by clicking here.

The top 40 boaters and 40 co-anglers based on point standings will qualify for the Oct. 2-4 Regional Championship on the James River in Richmond, Va. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard and a Chevy Silverado, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard.

The BFL is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 120 tournaments throughout the season, five in each division. The top 40 boaters and co-anglers from each division qualify for a regional tournament and compete to finish in the top six, which then qualifies them for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the Walmart BFL All-American presented by Chevy. Top winners in the BFL can move up to the Rayovac FLW Series or even the Walmart FLW Tour.

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