On an overcast day on the river the fishing was tough. There were no limits caught and several club members did not weight in a fish. However, there were a few guys that found some fish. Pokie (Kenneth Reatherford) found 4 fish to weigh in for 5.12lbs and took first place for his first win in the club! Congrats Pokie! Herman Baker (a new club member) weighed in 3 fish for 4.35lbs and would take second place. Herman would also take big bass with a 2.75lb largemouth. Congrats Herman! And rounding out the top 3 spots would be Darrell Penny weighing in 2 fish for 2.57lbs. Congrats to all who weighed in fish!
There has been a bit of a shake up in the angler of the year standings. Below are the standings as of Summit Lake.
The BCB would fish a new lake on June 18th as part of the 2023 tourney season. An idle only lake in Indiana. Bill Schneider would pull out the win with 4 fish weighing 9.88lbs. Coming in a very close second would be Josh Zehler weighing in 5 bass for 9.55lbs. Rounding out the top three would be Darrell Penny weighing in 2 fish for 6.09lbs. Darrell would also have big bass weighing 4.23lbs.
On May 7th the Club hit Brookville for the third tourney of the 2023 season. What they found when they woke up was rain! And more rain on the drive over and more rain as they fished. Rain, rain, rain… Andy Tobe would figure it out catching 4 bass weighing 6.32lbs and taking the win! Bob Farmer would bring 2 bass to the scale weighing 3.50lbs. Rounding out the top 3 Bill Schneider would finish third with 1 bass weighing 2.29lbs and taking Big Bass honors as well. Congratulations to all who braved the elements!
AOY updated through April 16th.
On April 16th the BCB would visit St. Mary’s lake for the second tourney of 2023. What they would find is the same typical weather and wind that this lake is famous for. There were a few members that found fish despite the conditions. Bill Schneider would take the win with 4 bass weighing 9.07lbs. Andy Tobe would finish second with 4 bass weighing 6.16lbs. Ernie Shuler would round out the top three with 3 bass weighing 6.04lbs. Ernie would also take big bass weighing 3.15lbs just edging out Bill’s 3.12lb big bass.
On April 15th the BCB tournament season begun at Lake Laramie. On this particular day Andy Tobe would take the win with 3 bass weighing 6.72lbs anchored by big bass of 3.50lbs. Matt Townsley (new to the club this year) would finish 2nd with 4 bass weighing 5.95lbs. Steve Travis would round out the top 3 with 3 fish weighing 4.72lbs.
For the second year in a row Andy Tobe wins the coveted AOY! With a very strong Fish Off at the Green River he put the necessary distance needed between him and second place to secure the title. Bob Farmer made a late season run with also a strong finish at the Green River Fish off to put the pressure on Andy. At the end of the day Andy’s lead was too much to overcome. Congrats again to Andy for a very good season.
