Syracuse.com - More than $30,000 in prize money handed out to anglers during Wild Carp Week on Seneca River

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The winner of the “Carp Angler of the Year” was Scott Russell, of Pennsylvania, who received $1,375 for his finish. Jason Bernhardt and Sean Sauda will probably be seeing carp in their sleep for the next several weeks.The two co-directors of Wild Carp Week in Baldwinsville wrapped up their fifth and final competition for the week Friday afternoon, the JGB Triathlon. The three-day series, which lasted Wednesday, Thursday and Friday featured one-day, carp- fishing contests for The Big Fish, Total Weight (of fish caught) and the The Big Four (weight of four largest fish caught.Following Friday’s Big Four contest, the more than 30 contestants who participated in all three events, had total points talled. The winner of the “Carp Angler of the Year” was Scott Russell, of Pennsylvania, who received $1,375 for his finish.Russell had the biggest fish Wednesday (33 pounds, 4 ounces) and was second behind Istvan Gyori, of Chicago, Thursday in the Total Weight contest. Friday’s Big Four contest was won by Tom Chairvollotti, of Syracuse.Wednesday’s winners were calculated by the hour, with top fish earning $525 each hour. Winners for Thursday’s and Friday’s contests were paid $1,100 each, Bernhardt said.In total, between the Celebrity Carp Challenge; the 50-hour Wild Carp Classic and the JGB Triathlon, Bernhardt and Siuda’s Wild Carp Companies, handed out more than $30,000 in prize money.“It’s been one heck of a week,” Bernhardt said.

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