Scott Rieger - Raritan Valley's 2007 "Angler of the Year". Scott achieved the honor with three (back-to-back-to-back) 1st place finishes, two 2nd place finishes and two 3rd finishes. He brought in 41 bass to the scales with an impressive 2.40 lb per fish average. His overall weight for the season was 98.58 lbs which was 28.74 lbs more than his closest competitor. He also had 3 of the top 5 single day weights and finished with the 2007 Largemouth Lunker at 4.70 lbs. Scott's dominant performance this year has once again made him Captain of the Raritan Valley Bassmasters Top 6 Team.
2007 2nd Place Finisher
S. Rieger
Elliott L.
P.J.Bartolotto
Rich Tabor
Bill Smith
Dominick Filiano
2007 6th Place Finisher
2007 4th Place Finisher
2007 5th Place Finisher
2007 3rd Place Finisher
Dominick Filiano - Dominick, "The Recycler", has an uncanny knack for hooking and landing fish that his boater has missed (often with the boaters lure still in the fish). His total of 26 fish weighed in at 50.76 lbs for an average 1.96 lbs per fish. It's his consistance, week after week, that helped him earn a spot on this years Top 6 Team.
P.J. Bartolotto - P.J. finished 4th overall with one 1st place victory and one 2nd finish. He finished the year with 39 bass with a total weight of 60.45 lbs, and average weight of 1.55 lbs per fish. After an abbreviated season last year, P.J. came back this year with a vengeance. He fished every event and proved he is definitely one of the Club's top fisherman.
Rich Tabor - Rich, the "Gambler", finished in the 3rd seed with one 1st place victory and one 3rd place finish. His 39 fish and overall weight of 67.32 lbs yielded a 1.73 lb per fish average. Rich's knack for finding a pattern and catching fish under the toughest conditions helped secure his position on this years Top 6 Team.
2007 Top Six Anglers
Elliot Liardo - Elliott captured the 2nd seed with one 1st place victory and one 2nd place finish. He hauled in 69.84 lbs of bass this season with a 1.79 lb per fish average. In his first full season with the Club and 39 fish overall, Elliott has established himself one of the Club's top fisherman and guys to watch in the upcoming seasons.
2007 Angler of the Year
& Six Man Team Captain
Bill Smith - Bill, "The Bass Weasel", made the successful transition from saltwater to freshwater fishing in just 2 years. He landed 29 bass for a total weight of 43.36 lbs, which is an average of 1.50 lbs per fish. Bill's skill and knowledge level has steadily improved over the past 2 years and it has successfully weaseled him a position on this years Top 6 Team.