The 14th Annual Minnow Fund at West Branch opened with cloudy skies then light rain thru much of the day, but 23 anglers worked hard to catch 17 fish. \u00a0Winning the event by one point was Matt Davies with the big fish of the day at 44.5″ and a solid second at 40.25″. \u00a0Tyler Lynn landed four fish with his two largest being 42″ and 41.75″ to claim second place. \u00a0He also landed a 37″ and 35.75″. \u00a0Kerry Rhodes captured 3rd place with 4 fish also, his two largest were 43.5″ and 38″ along with a 36″ and 33.75″. \u00a0All three place winners went home with a great trophy and lures from Six2Noon. \u00a0Matt also went home with two had crafted lures from Glutton Musky Lures. \u00a0Matt won the big fish pot of $180 and generously donated $100 to the Minnow Fund. \u00a0The anglers who also had a successful day catching fish were:<\/p>\n
Alec Wieker 40″ and 40″<\/p>\n
Stephen Coss \u00a041″<\/p>\n
Shawn Wise 40″<\/p>\n
Mike Cutty 40″<\/p>\n
Brandon Kruse. 37.25″ and<\/p>\n
Derek Halas. 36″<\/p>\n
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We thank all 23 anglers for supporting the event and in many cases making additional donations to the Minnow Fund. \u00a0All entries fees and donations go directly into the Minnow Fund. \u00a0Our next event is the Battle of Ohio, an online tournament open to all Ohio waters October 16,17, and 18th.<\/p>\n
Here are some great pictures from the event<\/p>\n
Matt Davies<\/p>\n Tyler Lynn<\/p>\n Kerry Rhodes<\/p>\n Stephen Coss<\/p>\n Shawn Wise<\/p>\n Mike Cutty<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/ohmci.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Prizes.jpg\")
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