May 19, 2022
The Father-Daughter duo of Steve and Kirsten Bishop topped the 111 boat field in the 2022 Wolfson Children’s Hospital Lads and Lasses Bass Tournament, and in great fashion. The Bishop’s weighed a 24.84 pound, 5 bass limit to top the field, earning $1,000.00 for the victory. The majority of the day was tough in terms of the bite according to Steve. “We had about a 30 minute window when the bite was on, it was almost every cast,” stated Bishop.
Kirsten and Steve Bishop with their 24.84 pound winning bag
Wyatt Kinney and Alyssa Gross earned a second place finish with a 20.64 pound, 5 bass limit, earning a $750.00 runner up prize.
Second Place: Wyatt Kinney and Alyssa Gross
Third place went to the team of Jason and Jasmin Phiel thanks to an 18.85 pound, 5 bass limit. The Phiel’s anchored their bag with the day’s overall Big Bass, a 7.67 pound St. John’s River kicker to earn a total of $1,600.00.
Third Place & Big Bass: Jason and Jasmin Phiel
Terry and Kim Mullis finished the day in fourth place with an 18.27 pound, 5 bass limit. The Mullis’s earned second Big Bass honors by anchoring their bag with a 7.10 pound kicker. They earned a total of $1,000.00 for the day.
Rounding out the Top 5 was the team of Brett and Phyllis Bollinger who weighed an 18.09 pound, 5 bass limit to take home $250.00.
The Wolfson Children’s Hospital Bass Tournament week kicks off with the Lads and Lasses tournament on Thursday, followed by the VIP and Friend’s tournament on Friday. Saturday is when all the real fun begins with the 33rd Annual Wolfson Children’s Hospital Bass Tournament.
Since 1989, the Tournament has helped Wolfson Children’s Hospital fund specialized treatments, lifesaving technology, and capital improvements. The Plant Facilities Department at Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville organized and launched the tournament as a vehicle to fund capital improvements and acquisition of advanced technology. From its inception, the Tournament has raised more than $6 million for Wolfson Children’s.
This year’s event is focused on funding life-saving equipment and technology in the C. Herman and Mary Virginia Terry Heart Institute at Wolfson Children’s Hospital.
Baptist Health will match a portion of all gifts to the Wolfson Children’s Hospital Bass Tournament for the Wolfson Bass Tournament Endowment Fund.
This year’s goal is to raise $500,000.00. One of the ways you can help is by purchasing tickets for a chance to win a new Bullet 21XRS powered by a Mercury 250 Pro XS. Tickets are $10.00 a piece and can be purchased online here.
More information on Wolfson Children’s Hospital can be found here.
Full Results from today’s event can be found here.
