It was a tough day on Hopatcong for most United Bass Anglers.  A distinct Fall chill was in the air and Hopatcong laid down some cold on many of us.  However, as always, somebody found them.  That honor went to Erik Ruckdeschel, who not only took the top spot with 11.02lbs, but also went home with some coin thanks to his 4.02lb lunker.  Congratulations to Erik for his second victory of the season.
Second place went to Richard Cattagio, who Senko-ed up a limit for 8.90lbs.  Excellent work Richard!  Jim Meyer was able to catch the only other limit, which place him 3rd.  He also relied heavily on the Senko to catch 5.47lbs.  Great job by these anglers.

No # Place Angler  Fish Weight
1 1 Erik Ruckdeschel   5   11.02
2 2 Richard Cattagio   5   8.90
3 3 Jim Meyer   5   5.47
4 4 Scott Cocioppo   3   3.77
5 5 Jon Rosner   1   2.74
6 6 John Gindhart   1   2.47
7 7 Bob McGraw   1   1.58
8 8 Steven Duffe   1   1.42
9 9 John Garbarini, Jr.   1   1.36
10 10 Matthew Striebel   1   1.02
11 11 Sean Loll   -     -  
12 11 Brian Hill   -     -  
13 11 John Nowicky   -     -  
14 11 Mike Imperato   -     -  
15 11 John Garbarini, Sr.   -     -  
16 11 Mathew Webman   -     -  
     
  Total    24   40.88
  Average Fish    1.70

One tournament remains and the AOY race has heated up considerably.  With 2 drops already figured into the standings, less than 3.5lbs separates the top 3 anglers.    It all comes down to the Hudson on October 10th.

Drop 2  

John Garbarini, Jr.   81.14
Manuel Cruz   79.33
Erik Ruckdeschel   77.76
Jon Rosner   58.50
Scott Cocioppo   52.91
Jim Meyer   47.31
Pete Mace   46.82
John Nowicky   38.15
Richard Cattagio   37.50
Nestor Cruz   37.05
Dave Mead   35.42
Steven Duffe   30.68
Shawn Helbig   27.04
John Gindhart   24.12
John Garbarini, Sr.   24.11
Brian Hill   20.81
Mike Imperato   18.80
Richard Boyko   18.10
Matthew Striebel   17.35
Billy Kanwisher   13.95
Mathew Webman   11.08
Guy Giordano   8.51
Sean Loll   6.44
Pat VanWettering   5.62
Bob McGraw   5.52