OBF Regional results

May has been a busy month for the Ohio Bass Federation. District 1, 3 and 6 regional tournaments were held May 15 and 16, and the District 4 regional tournament was held May 1 and 2. I have the results from Region 4, held May 1 and 2 at Wheeling Island on the Ohio River, and Region 1, held May 15 and 16 at Buckeye Lake. Here are the top finishers (for complete results, visit the Ohio Bass Federation website):
REGION 4 Wheeling Island
1) Brent Weimer, Twin Cities Bass Masters, 10 bass, 10.94 pounds
2) Pat Walker, Twin Cities Bass Masters, 7 bass, 10.58 pounds
3) Jasen Myers, St. Clairsville Bass Masters, 10 bass, 10.53 pounds
4) Curtis Dowell, Muskingum Lakes Bass Club. 8 bass, 9.78 pounds
5) Troy Snedden, St, Clairsville Bass Masters, 9 bass, 9.35 pounds
Out of 30 anglers, 29 weighed in 151 bass.All appear to have been released alive.
Big bass was a 2.79-pound fish caught by Pat Walker.
REGION 1 Buckeye Lake
1) Donald Grant, 7 bss, 12.27 pounds
2) Dave Slonaker, 9 bass, 10.69 pounds
3) Rod Russell, 8 bass, 10.57 pounds
4) Rick Miller, 8 bass, 10.51 pounds
5) Tom Harris, 6 bass, 9.34 pounds
Out of 55 anglers, 49 weighed in 166 bass, 165 of which were released alive.. Big bass on Saturday was a 3.16-pound fish caught by Bill Smith. Big bass on Sunday and for the tournment was 3.79-pound fish caught by Mark Thompson.
I have to add this since I've know him a long time (and wrote about his tournament results many times): Dick Bowman finished sixth with five bass weighing 8.39 pounds.
One other note: OBF Tournament Director Steve Coulter, a member of Cranberry Marsh Bass Club, is recovering at home from an emergency appendectomy. He's doing fine as of the last time I talked to him, but he had to miss the Cranberry Marsh tournament May 23 and will be out of commission for a while.