ORBT Championship Results 10/10/2015

[joemitchem]

ORBT CHAMPIONSHIP 10/10/2015

As another ORBT season closes; its time to thank Polymer Services of Ohio for their continued
support and sponsoring the Championship plaques for the top five teams and to Constitution
Bait and Tackle for their sponsoring the Points Chase plaques to the top five teams for 2015.
The top Points Chase teams were:
1st Jerry Burkhart/ Phil Gillian; 2nd John and Jonathan Thompson; 3rd Mike Lockhart/ Keith Davis;
4th Tony Brown/ Dustin Blair; 5th Bryan and Jason Suter. To end the year, the Championship set
out of St.Mary’s ramp with 36 teams trying to win part of the $ 4530.00 payout. Two teams
dominated the field with each having a limit of five that was over eleven pounds which almost
doubled the weight of the next closest team. The team of William Pettit/ Phil Waterman checked
in five quality smallmouth weighing 13.68 #’s; with Jesse Harmon/ Brandon Whittle followed with
a quality mixed bag weighing in at 11.76 #’s ; which were the two largest weight’s of the 2015 season.
I would like to thank my son, Joseph, and the entire ORBT Staff for their loyal commitment to me and
the Trail. Here is the totals of the day; 71 fish; 15 largemouth; 46 smallmouth; and 10 spots.
Here is how the top teams finished :
1st place – William Pettit/ Phil Waterman (5) 13.68 #’s $ 1730.00
2nd place – Jesse Harmon/ Brandon Whittle (5) 11.76 #’s $ 870.00
3rd place – Rick Beaver/ Eric Parsons (5) 6.18 #’s $ 450.00
4th place – Mike Lockhart/ Keith Davis (3) 6.06 #’s $ 390.00
5th place – Pat Gillian/ Toby Workman (3) 4.82 #’s $ 330.00
6th place – Joseph and Joe Mitchem (2) 4.34 #’s $ 300.00
7th place – Ron and Larry Henthorn (3) 4.30 #’s $ 280.00
Big Bass – Mike Lockhart/ Keith Davis LM 3.02 #’s $ 180.00

[Rick Russell]

As usual, the Ohio River Buddy Trail continued to be the most successful tournament trail in the Mid Ohio Valley. It is due to the tireless efforts of Joe Mitchem and his son,Joe, who volunteer their services to allow others to enjoy the sport of bass fishing. With the minimal entry fees and the the relaxed atmosphere at these tournaments, it allows many the opportunity to compete with the best bass fisherman on the Ohio River. Due to the fact that all fishermen involved know the tournament rules and regulations, I have never seen anyone question or argue any decisions that Joe has made since the beginning of the trail.

Thanks to all of the sponsors and volunteers who keep coming back, year after year.

Great to see Matt Boggs fishing again. Keep him in your thoughts and prayers as he continues to improve.

Can't wait until next year.