Dillon Results

Dillon Reservoir was the site of a Southern Ohio Bassmasters club tournament Saturday, then the Chuck Murray Benefit Tournament Sunday.

Club results
The club tournament was won by Kenny Fulks with five bass weighing 8 pounds, 5.2 ounces, well ahead of Kevin Samson, who had five bass weighing 6 pounds, 15 ounces.
Bob Fulks finished third with four bass weighing 6 pounds, 11.4 ounces, Tim Magers placed fourth with four bass weighing 4 pounds, 3.6 ounces and Devan Hutchinson was fifth with two bass weighing 3 pounds, 5.2 ounces.
Hutchinson also took big bass honors with a 2-pound, 5.6-ounce fish.
Out of 21 members fishing, 15 caught 38 keeper bass.
Club leader Randy Brownrigg, who had a comfortable lead in the standings, failed to weigh a bass. As a result, his lead is down to 34 points with our final tournament, at Tappan, coming up Oct. 1.
Three members have at least a theoretical chance of catching Randy: Mike Baugfhman, Tom Sherfy and Kenny Fulks.
I'm in fifth, but with no chance of moving up.
Dillon was a tough day for me. I caught a keeper at the fish place Randy Jackson and I fished, but I was unable to catch another keeper the rest of the day. The second place I found fish the week before, and where I thought fish would still be found Sunday, proved even more unproductive.
Maybe I fished the worm too much, but that's what has produced most of my fish this year and  have had confidence in.

Open Results
Jerry Mossman and Tim Magers ran away with the Chuck Murray Benefit Tournament Sunday, bring in eight bass weighing 13 pounds, 2.4 ounces. That included a 3-pound, 12.8-ounce fish that took big bass honors.
Bob Fulks and Jeremy Parish finished a distant second with five bass weighing 6 pounds, 15.2 ounces. They had the second biggest bass of the tournament at 2 pounds, 2.8 ounces. They also had a mixed bag of fish, with four largemouth, a smallmouth and a spotted bass.
Steve Wahl and Shane Kimble finished third with seven bass (all smallmouth) weighing 6 pounds, 13.8 ounces.
Alan and Jordan Wayne placed fourth with four bass weighing 5 pounds, 3.4 ounces, and Trevor Ernfield and Randy Jackson were fifth with four bass weighing 4 pounds, 13 ounces.
Eighteen teams entered, with 12 weighing in 42 bass.
Door prizes were donated by Bob's Outdoor Supply in Newark.

Cranberry at Muskingum River

I realized I forgot to post the Cranberry Marsh Bass Club results from Aug. 14 on the Muskingum River at .
Rick McDonald II won the event with five bass weighing 5.81 pounds, followed by the elder Rick McDonald with three bass weighing 3.55 pounds. The younger McDonald also had the big bass at 1.59 pounds.
Bob Fulks finished third with three bass weighing 2.88 pounds, John Fulton took fourth with two bass weighing 2.44 pounds and Rick Miller placed fifth with two bass weighing 2.42 pounds.
Sixteen out of 28 members fishing weighed 32 bass. One junior member, Nate Swihart, weighed a fish.

Boating classes

If you need to find  boat operator's class, here's a release from the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District you may find interesting:

Ohio residents who are 29 years old and younger and planning to operate boats with motors of greater than 10 horsepower must comply with a mandatory boater education law.

The Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District (MWCD) will host three classes during the month of October at varying locations to assist boaters with meeting the education requirements. The cost of the course is $5 per person and registration is handled through the MWCD main office at New Philadelphia.

 According to state law, all boaters born on or after Jan. 1, 1982, must show proof that they have successfully completed an approved boating safety education course if they operate any powered watercraft great than 10 horsepower on a state waterway, including any MWCD lake. The law includes those who operate personal watercraft, rental powercraft and persons 18 years old and older who supervise youth powerboat operators.

 The MWCD’s list of upcoming classes that meets the Ohio boating education requirement are scheduled on the following dates, times and locations:

 Oct. 15 – 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. – Tappan Lake Park activity center, 84000 Mallarnee Rd., Deersville.

 Oct. 17, 18 and 19 – 6 to 9 p.m. each night – Seneca Lake Park office – 22172 Park Rd., Senecaville (Participants must attend all three sessions to meet full education requirement).

 Oct. 22 – 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. – Pleasant Hill Lake Park activity center – 3431 Rt. 95, Perrysville .

 For registration, contact Stacie Stein at the MWCD office by calling toll-free (877) 363-8500 Ext. 2201, or by sending a message to sstein@mwcd.org.

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