{"id":1650,"date":"2015-07-14T16:00:05","date_gmt":"2015-07-14T20:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ohmci.org\/?p=1650"},"modified":"2015-07-15T17:06:44","modified_gmt":"2015-07-15T21:06:44","slug":"ohmc-45th-annual-summer-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ohmci.org\/?p=1650","title":{"rendered":"OHMC 45th Annual Summer Contest Results"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 45th<\/sup> annual OHMC Summer Contest was held on July 11th<\/sup> and 12th<\/sup>, 2015 at beautiful Piedmont Lake.\u00a0 We had 55 anglers register and a total of 40 fish caught including 9 huskies.\u00a0 The water temperatures ranged from 74 to 84 degrees while the air temperatures were from 60 to 84 degrees.\u00a0 Most participants came in on Friday or earlier and did some pre-fishing.\u00a0 Much of the talk on Friday evening was centered on what type of jigging would produce the winning combination.\u00a0 Some felt that trolling would be the best strategy, while yet others remained steadfast in their belief that a casting approach would be best.<\/p>\n

As the sun rose on a wonderful Saturday morning, the rain from the previous evening had vacated and we were left with bluebird skies to greet us.\u00a0 Registration finished up by 8:00 and many persons headed over to the marina to partake in a buffet breakfast.\u00a0 With full bellies, the boats left the docks and there were fish in some nets within minutes.\u00a0 After completing the cleanup, I approached the dock where my boat was tied up and witnessed a club member fall in the water while attempting to tie up at the fuel dock.\u00a0 Luckily, there was also a marina employee there and soon he and I had pulled the member to safety.\u00a0 Having done my good deed for the day, I felt like perhaps a Karma fish might come my way.\u00a0 Perhaps it will, but not on this trip.\u00a0 I felt fortunate to be able to assist and I know if the tables had been turned that I would have been in safe hands.<\/p>\n

We had a couple of new club members that do not have the proper motor on their watercraft to be able to fish Piedmont, but they were interested in attending the event.\u00a0 I coordinated with other club members and found them some seats.\u00a0 This type of kindness by our club members is one of the things that make me most proud to be associated with OHMC (\u201cTo promote good sportsmanship and brotherhood among men, women, and children.\u201d).\u00a0 <\/em>Special thanks go out to the two club members that generously took out two of our newest club members for a day on the water, OHMC Treasurer John Ringenbach and OHMC Member Sam Reichenbach.\u00a0 You both are truly kind gentlemen that I am fortunate to call friends.<\/p>\n

The fishing reports on Saturday\u00a0were mixed with most boats struggling for a pattern, while a couple of boats seemed to be on their game.\u00a0 There was talk of clothes hangers and aliens, questions about the dates on the trophies, Beagles and Dachshunds everywhere you looked, and much laughter.\u00a0 Jerry Rice of CrossBone Baits brought some inventory and there were quite a few other bait deals going on as well.\u00a0 Jerry also serves as our club grill master and as has become customary, he came in early Saturday evening, fired up the grill, and proceeded to serve up some fantastic steaks for our cookout.\u00a0 Members brought spring rolls, freshly cooked corn-on-the-cob, blueberry muffins, banana bread, cookies, cake, hot rigatoni, coleslaw, potato salad, macaroni salad, and several other goodies.\u00a0 Yes, we ate well again!<\/p>\n

After dinner, several boats, including myself, headed back into the darkness for a bit of night fishing.\u00a0 Every boat that went out that evening caught fish.\u00a0 The big fish for the event was caught during that time by club member Seth Ferrell.\u00a0 His 48.50\u201d behemoth netted him a cool $230 side pot.<\/p>\n

As night turned to daylight, everyone was back on the water and the fishing seemed to improve compared to the previous day.\u00a0 Quite a few members caught fish on Sunday, and the total number of fish reported demonstrates how great the fishing can be at Piedmont.\u00a0 We all assembled on Sunday afternoon for the awards, door prizes, and raffles as well as to see just how many fish the Harmons\u2019 had caught and what type of rod and reel Anna would win this time.<\/p>\n

Our raffle winners were as follows;\u00a0 Anna Land won the rod and reel; Rich Daniels won the Lure board, Paul Shepard won the 50\/50 ($66), about 30 door prizes were handed out to attendees; and the Grand Prize was won by Marc Arena, owner of Red October Baits.<\/p>\n

Our trophies were handed out to the event winners as follows:<\/p>\n

First Place: Chad Harmon (30.50\u201d, 31.00\u201d, 32.00\u201d, 33.50\u201d, 35.25\u201d, 37.00\u201d, 43.00\u201d)(60.25 Points)<\/p>\n

\u00a0Second Place: Chuck Harmon (32.50\u201d, 33.00\u201d, 31.00\u201d, 43.50\u201d)(36.00 Points);<\/p>\n

Third Place: Rich Welk (42.00\u201d, 43.00\u201d)(33.00 Points)<\/p>\n

Anglers that reported fish are as follows:<\/p>\n

Rick Simpson (35.50\u201d, 45.75\u201d)(29.25 Points); Phil Cummings (38.75\u201d, 42.00\u201d)(28.75 Points);\u00a0 Fred Lederer (33.00\u201d, 44.50\u201d)(25.50 Points);\u00a0 Loryn Wyeth (37.00\u201d, 38.00\u201d)(23.00 Points);\u00a0 Seth Ferrell (48.50\u201d)(22.50 Points);\u00a0 Ray Elkins (35.50\u201d, 37.25\u201d)(20.75 Points);\u00a0 Elmer McClure (31.50\u201d, 40.00\u201d)(19.50 Points);\u00a0 Carolyn Lent (34.00\u201d, 36.00\u201d)(18.00 Points);\u00a0 Jerry Rice (42.00\u201d)(16.00 Points);\u00a0 Syl Trunkett (39.00\u201d)(13.00 Points);\u00a0 Kevin LaRoche (38.50\u201d)(12.50 Points);\u00a0 Matt Clark (38.00\u201d)(12.00 Points);\u00a0 Troy Oliver (37.50\u201d)(11.50 Points);\u00a0 Paul Shepard (36.00\u201d)(10.00 Points);\u00a0 Jason Chamers (30.00\u201d, 32.00\u201d)(10.00 Points);\u00a0 Tim Smith (34.50\u201d)(8.50 Points);\u00a0 Mike Sandridge (33.00\u201d)(7.00 Points);\u00a0 Kevin Proffit (32.00\u201d)(6.00 Points);\u00a0 Jenna Lederer (31.50\u201d)(5.50 Points)<\/p>\n

Thanks to all our trustees for everything you do to make these events go smoothly and thank you to everyone that came out to support our club.<\/p>\n

\"Winners\"<\/a> \"Chad<\/a> \"Chuck<\/a> \"Seth<\/a> \"Rick<\/a> \"Fred<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Jenna<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Elmer<\/a> \"Tim<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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