Tournaments

Here's a few tournaments and circuits I've run across. I hesitate to run phone numbers of contacts, but entry forms can usually be found at area bait and tackle shops.

• Tuesday Night Tournaments at Buckeye Lake begin at 5:30 p.m. and last until sunset. Registration is at 5 p.m. Through April and May the events will be held out of Lieb's Island. They will move to the north shore ramp in June. $10 per person. Contact Robin Cross at rcrossbass@yahoo.com for more information. I heard it took about 9 pounds to win the first tournament April 13.
• Perry County Anglers 28th annual Burr Oak Open Bass Tournament 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. out of Dock 4. Team event, $60 in advance, $70 at the ramp. Registration begins at 5 a.m.
• 34th annual Pete Taylor Memorial Bass Tournament May 1 sponsored by Cranberry Marsh Bass Club. $10 per person (15 and younger free) with all proceeds donated to Hospice of Central Ohio. Registration begins at 5:30 a.m. and hours are 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Trophies are awarded, there are usually lots of door prizes and the winner receives a special jacket donated by Heath NAPA. There's also usually an optional big bass pot.
• Gahanna Bass Anglers 29th annual Hoover Reservoir Open Bass Tournament May 22 out of the Walnut Street ramp. Hours for the team event are 6:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and entry fee is $60 per team. Optional big bass pot $10 per boat.
• American Bass Anglers has a Central Ohio Division Circuit that begins April 24 at Buckeye Lake and includes contests at Alum Creek, Jackson Lake, Ohio River (Gallipolis), Delaware Reservoir, O'Shaughnessy Reservoir and Dillon Reservoir. The division championship is Aug. 28-29 at O'Shaughnessy and the national championship is Oct. 3-8 on Kentucky Lake. Visit the ABA website at www.americanbassanglers.com for complete information.
• First "Marsh Madness" Buckeye Lake Open June 5 out of the Lieb's Island ramp sponsored by Boat Boys of Newark. Entry fee is $80 per team with an optional $10 big bass pot. Hours are 6:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Registration begins at 5 a.m. contact Todd Thompson at todd@boatboys.com.
• Eastern Buckeye Crappie Club has already held tournaments March 27 at Clendening and April 10 at Tappan. Their next event is April 24 at Dillon, then May 8 at Piedmont. Subsequent tournaments are at West Branch, Charles Mill, Mosquito, Leesville and Seneca. For complete information, visit www.easternbuckeyecrappieclub.com.

To have an event listed here, simply send the information to my email. If you want me to list a phone number contact, please say so; otherwise I'll only run email contacts or web addresses. And please, afterwards send me the results.