OBFN at Buckeye

Greg Finchum of Bent Rod Bassmasters won the Angler Division of the Ohio Bass Federation Nation Buckeye Lake Invitational May 23, bringing five bass weighing 9.7 pounds to the scales. He was close to two pounds ahead of Stan Dodson, also of the Bent Rod cub, who had five bass weighing 7.97 pounds.
Richard Wiehe of Kokosing Valley Bass Club finished third with five bass weighing 7.78 pounds, Rob Warner of Catchem' Bassmasters took fourth with three bass weighing 7.5 pounds, and Ron Nichols of Hard Knox Bassmasters was fifth with four bass weighing 7.18 pounds.
Big bass was a 4.42-pound fish caught by Andrew Johnson of Outcast Bassmasters.
In all, 44 out of 69 anglers in the division weighed in 112 bass.
Eddie Levin of Buckeye Nation Bassmasters won the Co-Angler Division with five bass weighing 6.58 pounds. Close behind was Chad Kelley of Champaign County Bassmasters with three bass weighing 6.18 pounds.
Rick Nesbitt of the Champaign County club took third with four bass weighing 5.55 pounds, Norm Brakeman of the Kokosing Valley Bass Club placed fourth with three bass weighing 5.35 pounds, and Bill Byers of Bent Rod Bassmasters was fifth with two bass weighing 4.89 pounds.
Byers also took big bass honors with a 4.02-pound fish.
In the Co-Angler Division, 26 out of 47 anglers caught 44 keeper bass.

YOUTH TOURNAMENT
An OBFN Youth Tournament was held MAy 8 at Indian Lake. Weights weren't available at the OBFN website (maybe they are now), but Ryan Schleve of the S.S. Minnows won the 15-18 Division, followed by Daryk Eckert of Buckeye Nation Junior Bassmasters in second, Eddie Levin of Buckeye Nation Junior Bassmasters in third, Dylan Shaw of Buckeye Nation in fourth and Logan Ginn of Buckeye Nation in fifth.
Casey Singree of Buckeye Nation took big bass honors.
In the 11-14 Division, Jack Young of Fayette County Junior Bassmasters took first, followed by Alex Conner of the S.S. Minnows in second, Mason DeJarnette of Buckeye Nation in third, Coleman Havens of Buckeye Nation in fourth and Alex Kochendorfer of Cincinnati Junior Bassmasters in fifth.
Coleman Havens took big bass honors.