The day started out very cold, 27degrees at 7am
and ended up still cold in the 40's. It was a cold,
clear, sunny day which usually makes for a tough
outing on the water. As usual in a tournament format,
someone always manages to catch some good fish despite adverse conditions. 99 teams met to compete on the inaugural season event at Portage Lakes. A total of 112 bass were weighed for a total weight of 209.20lbs. An average size of 1.86lbs. All fish were treated and released alive. There was only 2 six fish limits weighed. Exactly 1/2 of the field caught fish. The other half had a nice day on the water. There were 15 places paid and 3 Big Bass prizes for the event. Winning patterns included throwing small crankbaits toweed flats in 7 to 8ft of water. Others reportedcatching some fish on jigs in deeper, structureportions of the lake. Here is the top 10 finishersplus big basses:
1st-Greg Doane and Ron Wyatt from Akron, Atwater
14.83 $1000.
2nd-Marty Salchak and Dale Corley from Akron
10.02 $800.
3rd-Andy Berger and Lance Gunter from Clinton
9.20 $600.
4th-Bob Miller and Rick Hall from Lodi
8.19 $500.
5th-Dan Klein and Ray Maynard from Canal Fulton,
Uniontown 7.76 $450.
6th-Wayne Westfall and Barb Foys from Akron,
Clinton 7.55 $400.
7th-Anthony Esposito and Lance Galentine from
Louisville 7.18 $350.
8th-Matt Bell and Javier Castillo from Cuy. Falls,
Garfield Heights 7.08 $300.
9th-Chet Hayes and Bruce Corrick from Clinton,Akron
6.68 $250.
10th-Tony Lopane and Joey Reed from Kent, Mogadore
6.55 $200.
11th through 15th paid $200. each
Big bass- Joe Watson from Macedonia 5.06lb $1000.
2nd big bass-Alt. Darren Crimi (Uniontown)4.97 $500.
3rd big bass- Rick Hall from Lodi 4.48 $300.
Complete results and some photos on web-site at>
www.dobass.com
Note: We are full for 06 and will not be taking any
more applications to fish. Any questions please call
me or e-mail. Thanks! Louie Kunkle-director
330-815-0635
