It was a cold misty morning at the West Crossing ramp as anglers started rolling in at 5 am for the Ashtabula tournament. In all, 17 boats arrived all wanting their chance at the infamous 20+ pound bags of smallmouth that this lake is known for.

Shortly after takeoff a heavy rain showers started to downpour soaking everything in its path. Although wet and less than ideal conditions existed, all anglers powered through the weather and kept fishing. Fishing was exceptionally good as all anglers brought in full limits to weigh in, most shared that dragging tubes, drop shots, and wacky rigs were what worked best for them.

Weigh-in brought much anticipation as all caught great fish and many were excited to see what their biggest 5 weighed. The bags of smallmouth weighed is the largest our club has ever seen with four limits over 20 pounds and four more that were 19 pounds.

With a commanding lead, Corey Haag and Matt Commerford came in with an incredible 24.94 pounds with their big bass weighing 5.73 which took big bass honors for the tournament. In second, team Bullinger weighed 22.13 pounds, in third team Martel with 21.25 pounds, and in 4th team Blomberg with 20.03 pounds.
-Colton Blomberg