With one tournament left, Kenny Fulks could probably skip it and still win the Southern Ohio Bassmasters Angler of the Year title. I'll have to wait and see the point totals the see if that is actually right, but Kenny cemented his hold on the top spot by winning the club tournament Sunday at Delaware Reservoir.
Kenny had five bass weighing 6 pounds, 12 ounces to edge out Eric Woodrow, who had three bass weighing 6 pounds, 7.2 ounces. Eric also had the tournament's big bass at 3 pounds, 12.2 ounces.
The rest of the top five had five-fish limits. Tom Sherfy finished third ith 5 pounds, 11.2 ounces, Greg Montgomery placed fourth with 5 pounds, 4.6 ounces and Mike Baughman took fifth with 4 pounds, 12.6 ounces.
Out of 22 members fishing, 16 weighed in 48 keeper bass.
The day started out nice enough: It was overcast and I even felt a few rain drops as sped up the lake after the blastoff. Unfortunately, the skies cleared and the wind soon picked up and blew all day.
I should have taken advantage of the early overcast and worked some topwater lures, especially the popper I had tied on one rod, but maybe because I missed a fish early on the hand-poured senko-type bait I thought was going to work, I never did.
I can be amazingly hard-headed when I'm fishing and I persisted with the stickbait despite the wind, although I did lose what might have been a keeper on one of Bob Mathie's cut baits. With the combination of wind and sun I probably should have spent more time throwing a spinnerbait, but instead, when I wasn't stubbornly throwing the plastics, I threw a variety of crankbaits. In my defense, those have usually been productive for me on Delaware.
I wound up with just a few small bass caught on the stickbait and was one of the six members who failed to weigh in a fish.
We have one regular tournament left, on Sept 26 on the Muskingum River. Maybe I can at least regain some confidence there.
Open reminder
Sunday, Sept. 19, is the Chuck Murrey Memorial Fund Raiser bass tournament at Dillon. For an entry form, you can visit the Southern Ohio club website or you should be able to find entry forms at tackle shops and bait stores in the Zanesville and Newark area. Teams can also enter at the ramp. Blastoff is at 7 a.m.
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Sunday, September 12, 2010
Saturday, August 7, 2010
Dillon frustrating
Dillon was frustrating Sunday. And I wasn't the only one having a bad day as only eight out of 26 members of Southern Ohio Bassmasters managed to bring a total of 19 bass to the scales.
Kenny Fulks boated the only five-fish limit of the day, weighing 7 pounds, 7 ounces. He also took big bass honors with a 2-pound, 5.2-ounce fish.
Mark Lasure finished second with four bass weighing 4 pounds, 7.2 ounces and Alan Fulks placed third with four fish weighing 3 pounds, 14.2 ounces.
Bruce Reavley took fourth with two bass weighing 2 pounds, 1 ounce and Tom Sherfy was fifth with a 1-pound, 2-ounce bass.
I believe the top three finishers all caught most of their fish in the river where, despite the mud from recent hard rains, the bass were feeding more aggressively than in the main lake. I might have had one keeper on, but he was just barely hooked on the rear treble of a crank bait and I only saw him briefly as he came off.
The club's next rgular tournament will be Sept.12 at Delaware.
Kenny Fulks boated the only five-fish limit of the day, weighing 7 pounds, 7 ounces. He also took big bass honors with a 2-pound, 5.2-ounce fish.
Mark Lasure finished second with four bass weighing 4 pounds, 7.2 ounces and Alan Fulks placed third with four fish weighing 3 pounds, 14.2 ounces.
Bruce Reavley took fourth with two bass weighing 2 pounds, 1 ounce and Tom Sherfy was fifth with a 1-pound, 2-ounce bass.
I believe the top three finishers all caught most of their fish in the river where, despite the mud from recent hard rains, the bass were feeding more aggressively than in the main lake. I might have had one keeper on, but he was just barely hooked on the rear treble of a crank bait and I only saw him briefly as he came off.
The club's next rgular tournament will be Sept.12 at Delaware.
Monday, July 26, 2010
His and Her on the river
It proved to be a wet morning on the Muskingum River Sunday (Riverside ramp, Zanesville pool) for the annual Southern Ohio Bassmasters' "His and Her" tournament. The rain came down in buckets for a while, but the bass hit anyway -- especially the smallmouth.
Kenny and Jana Fulks had the best morning, bringing in 9 pounds, 7 ounces to win the event. Randy and Melisa Brownrigg took second with 7 pounds, 12 ounces; Mindy and Chad Lighthizer placed third with 7 pounds, 11 ounces; Carry and Sean Sprankel finished fourth with 6 pounds, 7 ounces and Tami and Chris Lighthizer were fifth with 3 pounds, 11 ounces.
Eleven out of 13 teams weighed fish. Most of the fish weighed (at least those I saw) were smallmouth.
It was my first time on the river this year and, frankly, I didn't find much activity in the areas where I expected to find it. Still, Lindsey and I had the opportunity to catch some decent fish and just couldn't get them in the boat. I wound up with only one smallmouth and one spotted bass both small (we didn't have a length limit, only the five fish per angler bag limit). Some days are like that.
I was glad to see the number of smallmouth weighed in and the variety of sizes, indicagting the population is doing well in that section of river.
Kenny and Jana Fulks had the best morning, bringing in 9 pounds, 7 ounces to win the event. Randy and Melisa Brownrigg took second with 7 pounds, 12 ounces; Mindy and Chad Lighthizer placed third with 7 pounds, 11 ounces; Carry and Sean Sprankel finished fourth with 6 pounds, 7 ounces and Tami and Chris Lighthizer were fifth with 3 pounds, 11 ounces.
Eleven out of 13 teams weighed fish. Most of the fish weighed (at least those I saw) were smallmouth.
It was my first time on the river this year and, frankly, I didn't find much activity in the areas where I expected to find it. Still, Lindsey and I had the opportunity to catch some decent fish and just couldn't get them in the boat. I wound up with only one smallmouth and one spotted bass both small (we didn't have a length limit, only the five fish per angler bag limit). Some days are like that.
I was glad to see the number of smallmouth weighed in and the variety of sizes, indicagting the population is doing well in that section of river.
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Charles Mill results
After driving through nasty thunderstorms around Mount Vernon and Bellville, I wondered what kind of conditions we would have to deal with in our Southern Ohio Bassmasters club tournament at Charles Mill Saturday, June 5. Surprisingly, the weather settled down and most of the day wasn't bad at all. But about 1:30 or so, Mother Nature decided to make up for that.
The tournament wasn't over until 2 p.m., but an approaching storm sent most of us heading for the ramp early. I beached the boat and was in line with the trailer before the worst of the rain hit. Watching the rain from inside the truck was far better than being out in it, but I sure wish I could have turned on the bilge pump. By the time it was my turn to load the rain had eased off, but by that time there was a lot of water in the boat. The bilge pump was still pumping long after I had the boat back in the parking lot.
When we started at 6 a.m., the lake was muddy down to the bridge near the ramp. By the time I came back up the lake i'd say it had advanced at least a third of the way from thee to the dam. After the afternoon storm, it looked like the lake was rising and a lot of debris was coming down the lake. The road back to Rt. 603 was even blocked by high water when we left. By Sunday night, the lake was 2.83-feet above normal, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Despite al that, the fishing was quite good. Alan Fulks of Nashport won the event with a catch of five bass weighing 10 pounds, 10 ounces. He also took big bass honors with a 2-pound, 12.8-ounce fish.
Randy Brownrigg of McConnelsville was less than three ounces behind with five bass weighing 10 pounds, 7.4 ounces. Terry Kimble, fishing with Alan, finished third with five bass weighing 7 pounds, 13.2 ounces, while Greg Montgomery took fourth with five bass weighing 7 pounds, .6 ounce. Kenny Fulks of Nashport was fifth with five bass weighing 6 pounds, 7.2 ounces.
I have no idea where any of the top finishers caught their fish as I didn't see any of them all day except Kenny, who I passed about mid-day.
A total of 47 bass were weighed in by 15 of the 19 members competing.
As for me, I finished sixth with four fish as I couldn't complete my limit. I caught one fish in the muddy water near the ramp and three in the cleaner water downlake. All of my fish hit Senko-type lures, either a Yum Dinger or the hand-poured version from Bob's Outdoor Supply in Newark.
Our next tournament is this Saturday, June 12, at Pleasant Hill. I just hope the lake has a chance to settle down, although it promises to be a busy day on that lake, thanks to the 2010 North Central Ohio Safe Boating and Fishing Festival, which will include free boat rides and fishing activities at the park.
Boating and Fishing Festival
An announcement about the festival was sent out by the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District and included the following information:
Admission to the park (which I believe includes the marina and beach area across the bay from the boat ramp) will be free for the festival, which will be held from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the park located at 3431 Rt. 95 at Perrysville.
The festival will feature free pontoon boat rides, free motorboat rides and free sailboat rides. Free kayak rides also will be available courtesy of Fin Feather and Fur. Safe boating displays and information also will be presented and officials from numerous organizations will be on hand to answer questions and distribute information.
The Ohio Division of Wildlife will provide an area near the marina for free fishing for children, providing poles, bait and instruction. A casting contest also will be held for children ages 7 to 14.
The Mansfield Power Squadron and the Division of Watercraft will offer an opportunity to pass the Ohio Boater Education exam. Ohio law requires that all persons born on or after Jan. 1, 1982, to complete an approved safe boating course in order to operate a powerboat of greater than 10 horsepower. Successful completion of the test at the festival will fulfill the legal requirement.
For more information or a complete schedule of activities all summer at Pleasant Hill Lake Park, contact the park at (419) 938-7884. More details about the park also are available at www.mwcd.org on the Internet. Pleasant Hill Lake Park is located at 3431 State Rt. 95, Perrysville, and is easily accessible by Rts. 39 or 603.
The tournament wasn't over until 2 p.m., but an approaching storm sent most of us heading for the ramp early. I beached the boat and was in line with the trailer before the worst of the rain hit. Watching the rain from inside the truck was far better than being out in it, but I sure wish I could have turned on the bilge pump. By the time it was my turn to load the rain had eased off, but by that time there was a lot of water in the boat. The bilge pump was still pumping long after I had the boat back in the parking lot.
When we started at 6 a.m., the lake was muddy down to the bridge near the ramp. By the time I came back up the lake i'd say it had advanced at least a third of the way from thee to the dam. After the afternoon storm, it looked like the lake was rising and a lot of debris was coming down the lake. The road back to Rt. 603 was even blocked by high water when we left. By Sunday night, the lake was 2.83-feet above normal, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Despite al that, the fishing was quite good. Alan Fulks of Nashport won the event with a catch of five bass weighing 10 pounds, 10 ounces. He also took big bass honors with a 2-pound, 12.8-ounce fish.
Randy Brownrigg of McConnelsville was less than three ounces behind with five bass weighing 10 pounds, 7.4 ounces. Terry Kimble, fishing with Alan, finished third with five bass weighing 7 pounds, 13.2 ounces, while Greg Montgomery took fourth with five bass weighing 7 pounds, .6 ounce. Kenny Fulks of Nashport was fifth with five bass weighing 6 pounds, 7.2 ounces.
I have no idea where any of the top finishers caught their fish as I didn't see any of them all day except Kenny, who I passed about mid-day.
A total of 47 bass were weighed in by 15 of the 19 members competing.
As for me, I finished sixth with four fish as I couldn't complete my limit. I caught one fish in the muddy water near the ramp and three in the cleaner water downlake. All of my fish hit Senko-type lures, either a Yum Dinger or the hand-poured version from Bob's Outdoor Supply in Newark.
Our next tournament is this Saturday, June 12, at Pleasant Hill. I just hope the lake has a chance to settle down, although it promises to be a busy day on that lake, thanks to the 2010 North Central Ohio Safe Boating and Fishing Festival, which will include free boat rides and fishing activities at the park.
Boating and Fishing Festival
An announcement about the festival was sent out by the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District and included the following information:
Admission to the park (which I believe includes the marina and beach area across the bay from the boat ramp) will be free for the festival, which will be held from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the park located at 3431 Rt. 95 at Perrysville.
The festival will feature free pontoon boat rides, free motorboat rides and free sailboat rides. Free kayak rides also will be available courtesy of Fin Feather and Fur. Safe boating displays and information also will be presented and officials from numerous organizations will be on hand to answer questions and distribute information.
The Ohio Division of Wildlife will provide an area near the marina for free fishing for children, providing poles, bait and instruction. A casting contest also will be held for children ages 7 to 14.
The Mansfield Power Squadron and the Division of Watercraft will offer an opportunity to pass the Ohio Boater Education exam. Ohio law requires that all persons born on or after Jan. 1, 1982, to complete an approved safe boating course in order to operate a powerboat of greater than 10 horsepower. Successful completion of the test at the festival will fulfill the legal requirement.
For more information or a complete schedule of activities all summer at Pleasant Hill Lake Park, contact the park at (419) 938-7884. More details about the park also are available at www.mwcd.org on the Internet. Pleasant Hill Lake Park is located at 3431 State Rt. 95, Perrysville, and is easily accessible by Rts. 39 or 603.
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