TUG VALLEY BASS ANGLERS

"Tug Valley Bass Anglers Ohio River Tournament

Presented by Tim Short Auto Group Hazard"

On August 11th the Tug Valley Bass Anglers held its 6th tournament of the 2019 season on the

Ashland pool of the Ohio River. This tournament having been switched due to weather conditions the previous month, put anglers in the midst of the August shad spawn. Weather conditions were

tolerable, clear with a slight breeze for most of the day, with not unbearable temps. in the low 90s. Due to the blast furnace conditions typical on the Ohio River in summer the club decided to test fish a shortened nine-hour tournament vs our normal ten-hour day, this seemed to provide some slight relief for our anglers. However, the fishing was still tough as only 12 of our 25 man field weighed in a legal fish. The river was approximately 1 foot low and clear at 83 degrees. Successful anglers seemed to have their best results fishing wood in 5 to 6 feet with shad or craw imitating baits.

The top finishers are as follows:

1st- Brandon Maynard - 6.06

2nd- Keith Pacific - 4.21

3rd- Lace Edmiston - 3.83

4th- Mike Patrick - 2.65

5th- Steve Cullop - 1.79

6th- Lynn Fields - 1.53

7th- Tommy Hopkins - 1.23

8th- Greg Maynard - 1.20

9th- Kevin Marcum - 1.00

10th- James Little - .96