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Big Slab Crappie Challenge

Indian Lake, May 9, 2015

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Results

*YELLOW = Trail Points & Money

*GREEN = Trail Points

*TEAL = Big Fish of the Tournament

1. Sean Stone :12.5, 11.75, 11.25 = 35.5

2. Jim Martin: 12.25, 11.5, 11.25 = 35

3. Jeff Bennett 10.5, 13.25, 11 = 34.75

4. Jon Moorman: 11.75, 11.75, 11 = 34.5

5. Neil Farley: 11, 11.5, 11.75 = 34.25

6. Clarence Coltrell: 11.25, 11.5, 11.5 = 34.25

7. Amanda Jones: 11, 11.5, 11.25 = 33.75

8. Brandon Howard: 12, 9.25, 11.75 = 33

9. Mike Gunder: 11, 10.5, 11.5 = 33

10. Jack Prosser: 11.25, 11.25, 10.5 = 33

11. Logan Estep: 10.75, 10.75, 11.25 = 32.75

12. Dave Schar: 10.75, 10.5, 11.5 = 32.75

13. Brian Britton: 10.75, 11.5, 10.25 = 32.5

14. Mike Wendel: 11, 11.5, 10 = 32.5

15. Aaron Rowland: 11, 10.5, 10.75 = 32.25

16. Brad Lehman: 11.25, 11, 9.5 = 31.75

17. Todd Burch: 10, 10.25, 11 = 31.25

18. Mike Murphy: 10.75, 9.75, 10.75 = 31.25

19. Jim Crabtree Jr.: 9.25, 10.5, 11.25 = 31

20. David Bradley: 11.25, 10.25, 9.5 = 31

21. Seth Rankin: 10.75, 10, 10 = 30.75

22. Chase Bateson: 10.25, 10.25, 9.75 = 30.25

23. Brandon Carpenter: 10, 10.75, 9.25 = 30

24. Nyall Sheldon: 8.5, 10, 11 = 29.52

25. Russ McDonald: 11.25, 10, 7 = 28.251

Number of Anglers: 60

Number of Anglers submitting 3 fish limit: 30

Number of Anglers submitting at least one fish: 39

Total Fish Submitted: 101

Total Fish Length Submitted: 1031.5"

Average Fish Length Submitted: 10.2129

Number of fish 12+ inches: 4

 

 

26. Chris Hannegan: 9.25, 9.75, 9.25 = 28.25

27. Anthony Dempsey: 9.25, 10.25, 8.75 = 28.25

28. Travis Belcher: 8.75, 8.5, 9.75 = 27

29. Cindy Morrison: 8.75, 8.75, 9 = 26.50

30. Tim Crabtree: 10.5, 11 =  21.50

31. Joshua Hall: 10.25, 10.5 = 20.75

32. Julie Hannegan: 11.25 = 11.25

33. Jeremy Haycox: 10.5 = 10.50

34. Dick Nauta: 10.25 = 10.25

35. Justin Scarborough: 10 = 10

36. Ethan Nealeigh = 9.75 = 9.75

37. Glenn Smith: 9.5= 9.5

38. Garrett Kite: 9.25 = 9.25

39. Clayton Haske

39. Dan Larrick

39. Doug Ziegerhardt

39. Doug Ziegerhardt Jr

39. Joel Hains

39. Greg Hornbeek

39. James Cline

39. Alex Roberts

39. Brian Sentman

39. Steve Cooper

39. Ryan Fisher

39. Rondale Middlebrooks

39. Caleb Garza

39. Joey Lohr

39. Brad Driscoll

39. Jim Tipton

39. Mark Cline

39. Larry Haines

39. Kurt Nordquest

39. Andrew Nothstine

39. James W. Cline

Cost

$20 entry fee with optional $5 big fish entry.

100% of the money is paid out to the participating anglers. To sign up for this event be at the 'Start Location' listed below between 6:45AM and 7:00AM

 

Start-End Time

7:00AM - 3:00PM

(1 inch deducted for every minute late at measure-in)

 

Start/End Location

Lakeside Pro Bass Shop

11051 North SR 235

Lakeview, Ohio

 

Eligible Fishing Waters

Indian Lake - Entire lake - Lake Map & Information

 

Rules

Rules that govern all Trail events can be found HERE

 

Additional Rules

*This event is a crappie only event

*Both live and artifical bait can be used for only this event

 

Prizes

Over $300 worth of prizes donated by Lakeside Pro Bass Shop will be raffled!  Prizes will be raffled off to all anglers who didn't win 1st place, 2nd place, or win big fish.  It is the goal of the Trail to give all participants who attend a shot at prizes and not just those who take the top spots, so be sure to attend the measure-in even if you had a tough day locating fish!

Camping/Meet & Greet

Indian Lake State Park has 400+ electric campsites. The campground has many sites located right on the banks of the lake.  Many of those sites will be empty this time of the year and allow for easy launching for the tournament after registration.  Often times large groups of anglers will camp Friday night before the event as well as through the weekend.  

The measure-in is also a good oppurtunity to meet & greet fellow kayak anglers of all skill levels and talk about our mutual love of kayak fishing.  

Be sure to join the Buckeye Nation Kayak Anglers group on Facebook to see what anglers are planning for each event. 

Event History

2015 will mark BKFT's 3rd stop at Indian Lake for the Big Slab Crappie Challenge. In past years the weather has 100% dictated where the anglers have searched for big slabs.  In 2013, the wind was gusting 25+ mph and forced anglers into many of the coves and channels to find the bite.  Chase Bateson came out on top with a 3 fish total of 37.5" and a monster 14" slab that won big fish.  The top 5 in 2013 all eclipsed the 30" mark.

In 2014 anglers not only dealt with wind, but near freezing temperatures. The crappie were slow biting early on in the day and once the sun hit and temperatures warmed up the bite really picked up.  In the end, Jeff Bennett made a late push and captured another BKFT 1st place finish with new face on the Trail, Brock Spencer, taking home 2nd place and big fish with a 11.75" slab.

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