{"id":1037,"date":"2014-06-09T13:06:28","date_gmt":"2014-06-09T17:06:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ohmci.org\/?p=1037"},"modified":"2015-05-08T10:07:08","modified_gmt":"2015-05-08T14:07:08","slug":"2014-ohmc-division-day-and-spring-outing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ohmci.org\/?p=1037","title":{"rendered":"2014 OHMC Division Day and Spring Outing Results"},"content":{"rendered":"

The OHMC held our annual Division Day and Spring Outing at Clearfork Reservoir near Mansfield, Ohio on Friday June 6th<\/sup> through Sunday June 8th<\/sup> 2014.\u00a0 For several club officers, the weekend started on Thursday as we arrived early to setup for the event and get in a little pre-fishing.\u00a0\u00a0 We had the entire overflow camping area reserved and over 20 club members took advantage of the opportunity for some group camping together.\u00a0 It was the largest crowd of members camping at one site that any of us could remember.<\/p>\n

Division Day started off crisp and clear as we assembled in the pavilion that would serve as home base for the weekend activities.\u00a0 We had 10 club members guide 6 Division of Wildlife personnel and 4 Outdoor Writers of Ohio.\u00a0 Shortly after 8:00 we hit the water and soon thereafter the radio came alive with reports of fish in the net.\u00a0 The fishing was decent for numbers, but we certainly were not on pace to break any size records.\u00a0 With that being said, every guest came to me individually and indicated that they had a wonderful day.\u00a0\u00a0 I reminded them that we cannot have such a great day without our members volunteering their time and resources to make it possible.<\/p>\n

By 3:00 we were back on dry ground and taking in the pleasant smoke pouring from the grill as Rick Simpson and Tim Smith prepared our table fare of burgers and dogs.\u00a0 Along with some side dishes, we were all able to satisfy our bellies and enjoy the atmosphere of cooperation that has been a long time tradition of our organizations.<\/p>\n

The tally sheet showed that a total of 7 muskies had been caught and that the winner was Nick Radabaugh who works as a Fisheries Biologist for the DNR.\u00a0 Nick\u2019s winning fish was 34.50\u201d and was netted by his guide Member Elmer Heyob.\u00a0\u00a0 We had a couple of first time guides and they did quite well.\u00a0 Members Robert and Stephanie Neville guided Nick Jamison onto 3 fish for the day.\u00a0 Member Jack Neville guided Curt Wagner onto a fish and President Paul Anderson guided for Dan Armitage and his son Ethan.\u00a0 It worked out well as Ethan was able to catch his first muskies ever.<\/p>\n

Thank you to all the guides that came out, which included Treasurer John Ringenbach, Secretary Tim Smith, 2nd<\/sup> V.P. Rick Simpson, Member Jack Whyde, Member Phil Cummins, and Member George Kourkounakis.<\/p>\n

Saturday morning started off with pancakes and coffee along with an enormous bass tournament that overfilled the parking lot.\u00a0 Before the officers were done conducting the registration, the eventual winner had already landed a huskie.\u00a0 The rest of us were playing from behind for the entire event, and we loved it.\u00a0 That is because the nice fish had been caught by Junior Member Charles Neville.\u00a0 Being family friendly is also a proud tradition of our club.<\/p>\n

When 5:00 rolled around we were about to have what were possibly the best steaks ever served at an OHMC steak fry.\u00a0 One inch thick enormous rib-eye steaks greeted the participants as they were served by club chef Jerry Rice.\u00a0 \u00a0As has become a tradition over the last several years, OHMC 1st<\/sup> V.P. Jeff Ferjutz and Jerry came in early to fire up the grill and proceeded to cook our steaks with the masterful touch that all of us truly appreciate.\u00a0 We also conducted the raffle prize drawings after the steak fry.\u00a0 The Rod and Reel was won by Anna Land, the 50-50 was won by Jeff Ferjutz, and the Lure Board was won by Paul Anderson.\u00a0 Nearly every person that purchased a general raffle ticket left with a prize.<\/p>\n

As the dawn cracked on Sunday morning we all realized that the perfect weather that had been enjoyed for the three preceding days was now over.\u00a0 Much of the day was raining and a few of those showers were very heavy.\u00a0 With the change in conditions, several entrants hit the water in hopes of encountering a hot bite.\u00a0 Most of us had misplaced our hopes and took a wet boat ride.<\/p>\n

When the event concluded and we met back up at 3:30 the record showed that a total of 6 fish had been caught by 34 anglers for the Spring Outing on Saturday and Sunday.<\/p>\n

Third place went to John Ringenbach with a 36.00\u201d fish worth 10 points.<\/p>\n

Second place and the $95 big fish pot went to Chuck Land, Jr. with his total of 21.5 points for two fish; sizes 30.00\u201d and 43.50\u201d.<\/p>\n

First place and a mighty big smile went to junior member Charles Neville with his total of 42.00 points for his three fish; sizes 30.00\u201d, 44.50\u201d, and 45.50\u201d.<\/p>\n

Congratulations to all of our winners!\u00a0 They will receive their awards at our annual banquet next March.<\/p>\n

Thank you to everyone that came out to support the event and the club!<\/p>\n

\"Ethan

Ethan Armitage OHMC 2014 Division Day – First Ever Muskie<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Stephanie,

Stephanie, Robert, and Charles Neville OHMC 2014 Spring Outing<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Chuck

Chuck Land and Chuck Land Jr OHMC 2014 Spring Outing<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Nick

Nick Radabaugh Winner of OHMC 2014 Division Day<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Guides

Guides and Guests OHMC 2014 Division Day<\/p><\/div>\n

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The OHMC held our annual Division Day and Spring Outing at Clearfork Reservoir near Mansfield, Ohio on Friday June 6th through Sunday June 8th 2014.\u00a0 For several club officers, the weekend started on Thursday as we arrived early to setup for the event and get in a little pre-fishing.\u00a0\u00a0 We had the entire overflow camping area reserved and over 20<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":88890,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1037","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-outings"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ohmci.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1037","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ohmci.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ohmci.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ohmci.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/88890"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ohmci.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1037"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/ohmci.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1037\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1521,"href":"https:\/\/ohmci.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1037\/revisions\/1521"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ohmci.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1037"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ohmci.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1037"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ohmci.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1037"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}