On Saturday, March 16th FOBA held it's first fundraising derby at Little Seneca Lake (Black Hill).  These events are open to all members or non-members provided that at least one angler on each boat is a FOBA member (can be either the boater or the co-angler).

 

This lake has a reputation for being very challenging in the early spring and the tournament day lived up to that reputation.  In total, 22 fish for a cumulative weigh of 39 lbs 3 oz were weighed in by the full field of 20 anglers.  FOBA utilized its Catch-Weigh-Release format since it is currently closed season for bass in MD non-tidal waters.  All boats are provided with identical calibrated scales and fish are weighed, verified, recorded, and then released.  

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The anglers were greeted by strong winds frequently gusting over 30mph, mostly sunny skies, and cool temperatures.  The water was 43 to 45 degrees with 3 to 6 feet of visibility on average in the main lake areas, with some areas having more stained water and warmer temperatures.   

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Boater Results:

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1st - Logan Summers - 5 fish / 11-15

2nd - John Weiskopf - 3 fish / 7-13

3rd - Greg Greene - 4 fish / 4-10

4th - Joe Pautler - 2 fish / 3-15

5th - Shawn Cowart - 1 fish / 1-10

6th (T) - Dan Surma - 0 fish

6th (T) - Mark Lim - 0 fish

6th (T) - Adam Simpson - 0 fish

6th (T) - Steve Soherr - 0 fish

6th (T) - Zachary Klipstein - 0 fish

Co-Angler Results:

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1st - Chris Hawkins - 1 fish / 3-6

2nd - Gary Moore - 2 fish / 2-6

3rd - Zach Moore - 2 fish / 2-5

4th - Chris Watson - 1 fish / 1-3

5th (T) - Bryan Mitchell - 0 fish

5th (T) - Rum Kelly - 0 fish

5th (T) - Eli Golfer - 0 fish

5th (T) - Bryce Thomas - 0 fish

5th (T) - Hansel Pham - 0 fish

5th (T) - Chris Sewell - 0 fish

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Boater winner Logan Summers reported catching his fish on a jerkbait, jig, and spinnerbait.  The jerkbait fish came in clear water on the main lake while the rest of the fish were far back in a creek where he found muddy water that was considerably warmer than the rest of the lake.  He also caught the largest fish of the day at 3-10, which came on a spinnerbait in shallow water.  

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Co-Angler winner Chris Hawkins caught only 1 fish, but it was a good one and was enough to win by over a pound.  He reported catching it on a jig in the back of a creek.