The 2nd Annual Alan Bloom Memorial Crappie Tournament

The Second Annual Alan Bloom Memorial Crappie Tournament

Hey Scott Mislevy. That's one big fish ya got there! Scott and Rich Mislevy from Patton, PA won the Second Annual Alan Bloom Memorial Crappie Tournament held on Saturday, May 27, 2006 at the Curwensville Lake. The photo above shows Scott at the scales, presenting their biggest fish. It weighed in at 2.65 pounds and measured over 17 inches in length. Their 3 fish total weight was a whopping 4.47 pounds. Rich caught the big crappie around 10:30 am. The tournament is sponsored by the Curwensville Angler's Restocking Program (C.A.R.P.) and P.J. Bressler's Bait and More with the proceeds being used to stock a variety of game fish.



		The tournament entrants prepare their equipment for a big day of fishing. Over 50 two-man teams participated in the tournament.



		Stacy Bressler, the tournament chairman, gathers the entrants to discuss the rules of the event.



		Clearfield County Commisioner Mark McCracken, event MC Pat Domico and committee member Scott Bressler look on as the contestants prepare for their day.



		The starting horn sounds and the boats take off for their favorite fishing hole.


	Rodney and Pam of P.J.'s D.J. & Karaoke provided the music for the spectators to enjoy during the day. Hey, great job guys! They took requests all day long. With 10,000 songs to choose from the crowd was entertained by quite a selection of music.


	Come and get it! Anna and Bailey were on hand to serve up some fantastic Mabel's Pizza. If you missed them at the lake, you can stop at their shops in Curwensville and Clearfield. Yeah buddy, that's some good pizza!


	Starr Hill Vineyard & Winery was on hand displaying some of the tastiest wine around. They are located 1 mile from downtown Curwensville on Bailey Road. They offer Winery Tours and Wine Tasting. If you're in the area you just got to check them out! For more information on Clearfield County's newest winery visit them online at www.starrhillwinery.com.



		Here a little something for the youngsters. The tournament committee displays some prizes for the kids.




			Stacy, Mag and Ron Bressler relax as they wait for the first contestants to arrive back at the scales to begin the weighin process.


	Phyllis (P.J.) Bressler shows off the trophies. Each of the first three place winners were presented with two trophies per team. In addition to trophies, the winning team won $2,000, 2nd place - $1000, 3rd place - $500, 4th place - $250 and 5th thru 10th place took home $100. Hey, that's a pretty nice pay day, don't ya think?



		As the afternoon progressed, the scales became a pretty busy place. In this photo a team is weighing in their catch and the weighmaster is making sure that everybody agrees on the weight of the fish.


	Each team took its turn at the scale. Both the weighmaster and the team member watched carefully to make sure that the weights recorded were accurate.



		After the crappies were weighed, they were placed in a holding tank until they could be released back into the lake.



		Here's a Big Ol' Crappie!! This fish weighed in at 2.65 pounds. Wonder how big his big brother is, eh?



		Camille (Bud) George was hand to enjoy this event. Yep, that feels like 2.65 pounds to me!


	Congratulations Rich Mislevy! Rich is shown here holding his crappie. Rich said he caught this ol' boy around 10:30 am while fishing with a minnow. Even though this fish was approaching a state record, Rich requested it be released back into the lake. Now that's sportsmanship.


Event MC Pat Domico looks on as Phyllis and Stacy Bressler of P.J. Bressler's Bait and More, the sponsor of the first prize, present two trophies and a check for $2,000 to Rich and Scott Mislevy.



		Here's your winners! The winners pose for a picture while holding their prizes.


	After a long day the tour committee takes a break to get their group picture taken. Hey, what a job this group did. They put on one nice tournament!


	The prize sponsors show off the checks they will be presenting to the top 10 teams. These sponsors support is what makes the whole tournament possible. Thank you!



		The photo on the right shows Scott Bressler taking the big ol' crappie to the middle of the lake to be released.


	Gigi Gearhart of Northwest Savings Bank, one of the tournament sponsors, prepares to release the winning crappie into the Curwensville Lake. Drum roll please.



		And away she goes. Gigi releases the fish back into the lake to be caught again another day.