Charles Mill S.O.B. results

We hit it right at Charles Mill Lake Saturday. The weather was pleasant, with at least some cloud cover most of the day and not enough wind to be aggravating until the last couple hours. And best of all, the bass were cooperating, even though the lake was slightly low and the upper end was muddy.

Twenty-three Southern Ohio Bassmasters members and one guest fished the tournament and everyone caught fish. A total of 82 bass were registered, with 11 limits being weighed in.

Chris Lighthizer won the event, weighing in five bass that tipped the scales at 13 pounds, 11.2 ounce, including a 3-pound, 10.8-ounce fish that took big bass honors. He had another almost as large.

Randy Brownrigg finished second with five fish weighing 11 pounds, 12.4 ounces; Scott Siemer placed third with five bass weighing 10 pounds, 1.4 ounces and Greg Montgomery took fourth with five fish weighing 9 pounds, 9.8 ounces. Rick Pfeifer was fifth with five bass weighing 8 pounds, 8 ounces.

The day started great.I had four keepers in the boat by about 8:30 a.m., so I headed down to an area that has almost always produced fish for me. That proved to be a huge mistake -- The next couple hours produced only one small bass, so I headed back to the area where I had caught fish earlier. One drum and another small bass were all it produced.

I never did get that fifth keeper. Maybe Pleasant Hill will work out better this Sunday.