TUG VALLEY BASS ANGLERS

"Tug Valley Bass Anglers Ohio River Tournament

Presented by Western Auto Kermit, WV"

On July 18th the Tug Valley Bass Anglers held its fifth tournament of the 2021 season on the Ohio River at Ashland, Ky.

The Ohio River was in great shape for the tournament. The water was pretty close to normal elevation with stained to heavily stained water and a moderate current.

Weather for the tournament was good with hazy sunny skies, light winds and an air temperature around 85 degrees.

Reports all summer and comments from the local fishermen indicated the fishing was fair but the fishing was really pretty good as far as the Ohio River goes.

The main pattern for this tournament was to fish baitfish imitating lures around any hard cover, wood or rocks in 1 to 4 feet of water on the main river. Lures that imitated crawfish also produced a few fish.

The top finishers are as follows.

1st -- Brandon Staten --- (5 fish) 5.24 lbs.

2nd -- Keith Pacific --- (5 fish) 5.17 lbs.

3rd -- MO --- (3 fish) 3.47 lbs.

4th -- Greg Maynard --- (2 fish) 3.22 lbs.

5th --Steve Cullop --- (3 fish) 2.80 lbs.

6th --Kevin Runyon --- (3 fish) 2.77 lbs.

7th -- Lynn Fields --- (2 fish) 2.48 lbs.

8th -- Eric Swafford --- (1 fish) 1.50 lbs.

9th -- Brian Starr --- (1 fish) 1.38 lbs.

10th -- Mike Cullop --- (1 fish) 1.24 lbs.