Sunday at Dillon was almost as frustrating as Saturday at Piedmont. The wind started early and didn't quit until after we did. It was coming out of the east, which meant there was nowhere on Dillon to get away from it.
Randyh Brownrigg put on good charge to get in contention, but the four bass he caught weighing 5 pounds, 8.4 ounces just wasn't enough to make up for the first-day lead Ken Fulks and Kevin Samson had from Saturday.
Samson wound up winning the title with a two-day total of 8 pounds, 3.4 ounces. His Sunday catch was two bass weighing 3 pounds, 6.4 ounces, including the second-day big bass of 2 pounds, 5.8 ounces.
Fulks, who held a narrow lead on Saturday, finished second with 6 pounds, 7.6 ounces. Hi problem was he only caught one fish Sunday weighing 1 pound, 9 ounces.
Brownrigg finished third with a total weight of 6 pounds, 5.8 ounces, and Tom Sherfy finished fourth with 5 pounds, 15.4 ounces. He had two bass weighing 2 pounds, 10.6 ounces Sunday.
Eight out of 11 anglers caught 16 keeper bass Sunday. I'm sorry to say I was not one of them.
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Saturday, October 15, 2011
S.O.B. Classic: Day 1
Saturday was one of the most tiring and frustrating days I have spent fishing in years. The only reason I don't classify as among the most miserable as well, was that it was not snowing or drenching me with cold rain.
I was at Piedmont for the first day of our club championship. I had not been at the lake since spring, so I figured I would start were I have had some success in the past during the fall. I should have known something was wrong when almost every other boat headed down the lake.
The lake quickly turned muddy, the sediments in Lick Run had been stirred up more than usual, turning most of the bay milky green and the wind started blowing as soon as we started to fish.
Nothing there, nothing in the other main area I wanted to fish, so we headed down the lake (Randy JAckson was fishing with me), hoping for better conditions and maybe some place to get out of the wind, which was quickly becoming a real nuisance.
We quickly found better water, but there was still no shad activity, and this at a time when they are normally thick in the bays and being fed upon by bass and muskies.
The wind was also getting worse. It swirls through the hills and valleys around Piedmont until there is almost no place to get away from it. even ion relatively calm areas, the wind would gust enough to ruin casts and blow the boat out of position if you let your attention lapse for even a minute.
The only action I had all day came when I rolled a spinnerbait over a branch and a small muskie (about 30 inches) grabbed it. For a second I thought it was a big smallmouth, but that was only the gold blades flashing in the water. Randy also had a muskie hit a spinnerbait and he later caught a small bass, but that was it.
Even though Randy and I were two of the four anglers whop blanked for the day, we aren't that far behind the leaders.
Kenny Fulks leads after day 1 with four bass weighing 4 pounds, 14.6 ounces, with Kevin Samson hot on his tail with two bass weighing 4 pounds, 13 ounces. Tom Sherfy is third with 3 bass weighing 3 pounds, 10.4 ounces.
Samson had the first day's big bass at 2 pounds, 7.8 ounces.
A total of 15 keeper bass were caught by eight of the 12 members fishing,
Sunday's second day is at Dillon. I just hope the wind dies down a bit.
I was at Piedmont for the first day of our club championship. I had not been at the lake since spring, so I figured I would start were I have had some success in the past during the fall. I should have known something was wrong when almost every other boat headed down the lake.
The lake quickly turned muddy, the sediments in Lick Run had been stirred up more than usual, turning most of the bay milky green and the wind started blowing as soon as we started to fish.
Nothing there, nothing in the other main area I wanted to fish, so we headed down the lake (Randy JAckson was fishing with me), hoping for better conditions and maybe some place to get out of the wind, which was quickly becoming a real nuisance.
We quickly found better water, but there was still no shad activity, and this at a time when they are normally thick in the bays and being fed upon by bass and muskies.
The wind was also getting worse. It swirls through the hills and valleys around Piedmont until there is almost no place to get away from it. even ion relatively calm areas, the wind would gust enough to ruin casts and blow the boat out of position if you let your attention lapse for even a minute.
The only action I had all day came when I rolled a spinnerbait over a branch and a small muskie (about 30 inches) grabbed it. For a second I thought it was a big smallmouth, but that was only the gold blades flashing in the water. Randy also had a muskie hit a spinnerbait and he later caught a small bass, but that was it.
Even though Randy and I were two of the four anglers whop blanked for the day, we aren't that far behind the leaders.
Kenny Fulks leads after day 1 with four bass weighing 4 pounds, 14.6 ounces, with Kevin Samson hot on his tail with two bass weighing 4 pounds, 13 ounces. Tom Sherfy is third with 3 bass weighing 3 pounds, 10.4 ounces.
Samson had the first day's big bass at 2 pounds, 7.8 ounces.
A total of 15 keeper bass were caught by eight of the 12 members fishing,
Sunday's second day is at Dillon. I just hope the wind dies down a bit.
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Tappan S.O.B. results
It was cold, rainy and windy at Tappan Lake Sunday, but the fish didn't seem to mind, although they weren't very cooperative where I was fishing.
Tim Magers won the tournament with five bass weighing 8 pounds, 13.2 ounces. He also had a 4-pound, 6.6-ounce fish that took big bass honors.
Kevin Samson finished second with five bass weighing 8 pounds, 3.6 ounces; Randy Brownrigg placed third with five bass weighing 6 pounds, 13.6 ounces; Eric Woodrow took fourth with five bass weighing 6 pounds, 10 ounces, and Tom Sherfy was fifth with five bass weighing 6 pounds, 3.4 ounces.
A total of 44 bass were weighed in by 13 of the 15 members fishing.
Brownrigg held off a late-season run by Mike Baughman to win the club's angler of the year title. Now we'll see if he can add the club's classic title in the championship tournament to be held Oct. 15 and 16 at Piedmont and Dillon.
I just hope the weather is better than it was Sunday.
I had two keepers in the first hour, one on a spinnerbait and one on a crankbait, but it took me a couple hours to get a third fish, on a hand-poured Senko from Bob's Outdoor Supply.
A bout of bad wind messed up my plans for the next place I wanted to fish, but I missed a couple possible keepers in an area I have seldom fished in the past. I should have stayed there, but I thought another area would produce fish and went there.
Big mistake. It was another area I hadn't fished in a long time and I was mistaken about the cover I thought was there. By then I was out of time.
I thought I might have enough to at least keep Eric Woodrow from passing me in tghe standings, but I didn't.
Still, sixth is the best I have done in the club standings in a while and I weighed fish in every tournament I fished, which was a nice change from last year.
Tim Magers won the tournament with five bass weighing 8 pounds, 13.2 ounces. He also had a 4-pound, 6.6-ounce fish that took big bass honors.
Kevin Samson finished second with five bass weighing 8 pounds, 3.6 ounces; Randy Brownrigg placed third with five bass weighing 6 pounds, 13.6 ounces; Eric Woodrow took fourth with five bass weighing 6 pounds, 10 ounces, and Tom Sherfy was fifth with five bass weighing 6 pounds, 3.4 ounces.
A total of 44 bass were weighed in by 13 of the 15 members fishing.
Brownrigg held off a late-season run by Mike Baughman to win the club's angler of the year title. Now we'll see if he can add the club's classic title in the championship tournament to be held Oct. 15 and 16 at Piedmont and Dillon.
I just hope the weather is better than it was Sunday.
I had two keepers in the first hour, one on a spinnerbait and one on a crankbait, but it took me a couple hours to get a third fish, on a hand-poured Senko from Bob's Outdoor Supply.
A bout of bad wind messed up my plans for the next place I wanted to fish, but I missed a couple possible keepers in an area I have seldom fished in the past. I should have stayed there, but I thought another area would produce fish and went there.
Big mistake. It was another area I hadn't fished in a long time and I was mistaken about the cover I thought was there. By then I was out of time.
I thought I might have enough to at least keep Eric Woodrow from passing me in tghe standings, but I didn't.
Still, sixth is the best I have done in the club standings in a while and I weighed fish in every tournament I fished, which was a nice change from last year.
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Y-City Classic
Y-City Bass Club held its two-day classic on successive weekends, Sept. 25 and Oct. 2 at Hoover Reservoir.
Chad Lighthizer won the tournament with a two-day total of 13.52 pounds. He overcame a deficit of more than four pounds after the first day to win the title. Chad's 6.15 pounds the first day was third to Ryan Boyer's 10.69 pounds, but Ryan caught only one fish the second day and finished third with 11.95 pounds.
Mark Lasure also made a run from fourth place, but fell slightly short at 13.34 pounds to finish second.
Dave Blackstone finished fourth at 11.23 pounds and Dan Allen finished fifth at 8.65 pounds.
Ryan Boyer took big bass honors with a 4.49-pound bass.
I don't know how many fish were caught the first day, but there were 27 caught on Oct. 2, with Lighthizer and Lasure both weighing in five-fish limits.
Piedmont results
I don't believe I ran the results of Y-City's last regular tournament, Sept. 18 at Piedmont.
Jim Kughn took first with three bass weighing 7.43 pounds, including a 3.93-pound fish that took big bass honors.
Jay Anker was second with four bass weighing 6.38 pounds, Dale Towse finished third with three bass weighing 5.19 pounds, Tom Sherfy placed fourth with four bass weighing 5.17 pounds and Dan Allen was fifth with three fish weighing 4.74 pounds.
A total of 42 bass were caught by 20 out of 33 anglers fishing.
Chad Lighthizer won the tournament with a two-day total of 13.52 pounds. He overcame a deficit of more than four pounds after the first day to win the title. Chad's 6.15 pounds the first day was third to Ryan Boyer's 10.69 pounds, but Ryan caught only one fish the second day and finished third with 11.95 pounds.
Mark Lasure also made a run from fourth place, but fell slightly short at 13.34 pounds to finish second.
Dave Blackstone finished fourth at 11.23 pounds and Dan Allen finished fifth at 8.65 pounds.
Ryan Boyer took big bass honors with a 4.49-pound bass.
I don't know how many fish were caught the first day, but there were 27 caught on Oct. 2, with Lighthizer and Lasure both weighing in five-fish limits.
Piedmont results
I don't believe I ran the results of Y-City's last regular tournament, Sept. 18 at Piedmont.
Jim Kughn took first with three bass weighing 7.43 pounds, including a 3.93-pound fish that took big bass honors.
Jay Anker was second with four bass weighing 6.38 pounds, Dale Towse finished third with three bass weighing 5.19 pounds, Tom Sherfy placed fourth with four bass weighing 5.17 pounds and Dan Allen was fifth with three fish weighing 4.74 pounds.
A total of 42 bass were caught by 20 out of 33 anglers fishing.
Sunday, September 11, 2011
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.
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.
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.
For more information about the MWCD, visit www.mwcd.org and follow the MWCD on Facebook and Twitter.
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