Five Alive ran it's annual buddy tournament at Manasquan reservoir this past Saturday, June 27. We had 40 anglers show up to compete and what a competition it was. The weather was beautiful in the mid 70's, with mixed sunshine and clouds, mild winds and water temperatures around 72 degrees. There were 8, 8 fish limits caught and a total of 127 bass weighed in. While my partner and I caught 31 fish, we were culling 12 inchers for 12.5 inchers. It was a different story for other guys that put some nice bags together. 3rd place went to "Steve and Pete". I didn't get their last names but these guys had 18.45 pounds. Well done! Second place went to the father and son team of Joe Surowiec Sr and Joe Surowiec Jr. with 7 fish weighing 19.41 pounds. 6 anglers had nice fish that tipped the scales over the 4 pound mark but Team Surowiec had a monster weighing 5.87 pounds that added the Lunker of the day prize to their second place finish. Great job guys! First place went to Tom Fariello and Tim Dafick otherwise known as "T&T". Their bag of 8 fish weighed an impressive 20.85 pounds. It was a fun time had by all. Five Alive plans to make this tournament a yearly event this same time each year and we hope we see everyone their next year. On behalf of Five Alive I thank everyone who participated for their support and sportsmanship that made this a great day!

John Carey

Five Alive President