When the weigh-in was over, 170 bass had been brought to the scales in the Buckeye Outdoors parking lot in Hebron, including 20 five-fish limits. The top five teams all had limits.
Topping the field and taking home the $2,300 check for first place was the team of Jeff Arledge and Mark Good with 12.93 pounds. They also took big bass honors with a 4.3-pound fish.
In second through fourth were Ron Riggs and Phil Kellogg with 11.09 pounds, Gary Kelley and Shane Quinlan with 9.92 pounds, Todd Hahn and Scott Clark with 9.67 pounds and Charlie and Clint Gray with 9.57 pounds.
Anglers were typically close-mouthed about where and how they caught their fish, but it was apparent from the number of 12- to 14-inch fish brought in, that the bigger fish haven't generally moved into the shallows yet, or else the cold front had more of an effect on them than on the smaller fish. Water temperatures at mid-week were in the mid-60s (I found 64 and 65 degrees at most places I visited), certainly warm enough to give bass the urge to start spawning, or at least move into spawning areas.
I have a club tournment at Buckeye Sunday, so we'll see what effect another cold night has on the fish.
I expect the full results will be published on the NBAA website, so check there if you want to see where your friends finished.
Great site Chuck it's nice to have someplace to get info.and results. Thanks! Keep up the good work.
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