Syracuse.com - Bassmaster Classic champ Randy Howell ranks Oneida Lake among favorite fishing spots

[HuntingNY-News]

"Its a true testament to the asset you have there in CNY," said Chris Bowes, a senior tournament director for B.A.S.S.

Randy Howell, the winner of the recent Bassmaster Classic held on Lake Guntersville, Ala. gave a shout-out this week to the Oneida Lake bass fishery.

The Bassmaster Classic is considered by many to be the World Series of professional bass fishing, with the winner walking away with a $300,000 check. Howell, an Elite Series angler, was crowed this year's champion on Feb. 23.

Chris Bowes, a Westhill native who is a senior tournament director for B.A.S.S., the group that sponsors the Classic, said the following:

"I just watched a Twitter chat where Randy Howell was asked what his favorite fishery was. Of course, he said Lake Guntersville (near his home and where he won the Classic). Another question came in a few minutes later asking 'after Guntersville' what is his favorite.

"Second on his list? Oneida Lake in Syracuse, NY.

"From the mouth of the champ. Pretty amazing. With all the fisheries he has been on and competed on, he said Oneida. True testament to the asset you have there in CNY."

An Elite Series bass tournament, which Howell is likely to attend, is scheduled for Aug. 21-24 on Cayuga Lake. That same weekend, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has scheduled the "Governor's Challenge," an event that Cuomo and other state and local political officials, will team up with professional anglers and fish Owasco Lake.

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