Website Updates

Website Updates 10/28/25

Bob Flowers Memorial Classic Tournament

The Trophy Bassmasters of Kenton Ohio ended their fishing season with the annual Classic that has been renamed as the Bob Flowers Memorial in honor of our recently departed brother earlier this year. We have dedicated a page on our website to remember Bob.

Boyd Downey rose to the occasion and found the smallmouth on Lake Erie on a windy day on Lake Erie. Boyd “ate” 5 waves over the bow to start the morning, but it was well worth the ride.

Virgil’s Fun Tournament 11/2/25

The final tournament of the year is a fun tournament sponsored by Virgil Grant.

Please plan to fish next Sunday, 11/2/25.

Next Club Meeting 11/5/25

Our next club meeting is Wednesday, November 5th at 7:00 pm at the Kenton Masonic Temple.

We will be discussing next year’s tournament schedule, asking for suggestions to update tournament rules, and announcing details of our annual awards banquet scheduled for Saturday, November 15th @ 6 pm.

Website Updates 10/20/25

Terry Wymer’s Obituary

Terry Wymer passed away on Saturday, October 18. Here is a link to his obituary with information on the viewing and funeral arrangements.

Terry is the third member of our club to pass away this year. He will be missed.

Terry Wymer’s Obituary

Terry fished 4 tournaments this year and was planning to fish all of our tournaments next year after retirement. Here are his results for this year.

Website Updates 10/17/25

NOTICE: Change of schedule!

After contacting the membership for input, a decision was made to move this weekend’s Classic Tournament to Sunday, October 26. The weather forecast is for heavy rain and wind all day this Sunday. It was unclear how many would brave the elements.

Bob Flowers Memorial Classic Pairings for 10/26/25

The Scoresheet for the Classic has been updated on our website.

Several members have not paid their entry fees yet. The big bass pot has been increased by an additional $100 donated by Bob’s family.

Entries Not Paid

Refunds Due

Next Club Meeting is November 5, 2025

This will be a busy meeting to discuss the schedule for next year’s tournaments and updates to the tournament rules.

Suggested Changes / Improvements

There is a new menu item on our website to add suggested changes. Please check it out.

If you have additional suggestions, send them to me and I will add them.

Website Updates 10/06/25

The results of the 1st Annual Steve Barker Memorial Tournament have been posted on our website.

Bob Flowers Memorial Classic Pairings for 10/19/25

The Scoresheet for the Classic has been updated on our website.

Several members have not paid their entry fees yet. The big bass pot has been increased by an additional $100 donated by Bob’s family.

Entries Not Paid

Refunds Due

Next Club Meeting is November 5, 2025

This will be a busy meeting to discuss the schedule for next year’s tournaments and updates to the tournament rules.

Suggested Changes / Improvements

There is a new menu item on our website to add suggested changes. Please check it out.

If you have additional suggestions, send them to me and I will add them.

Website Updates 10/02/25

Steve Barker Memorial Lake Erie Pairings for 10/05/25

Our last tournament for 2025 is scheduled for Sunday, October 5 on Lake Erie. This tournament has been named the Steve Barker Memorial Tournament.

Bob Flowers Memorial Classic Pairings for 10/19/25

Eligible entries for this year’s classic have been tentatively posted subject to results from last club tournament. You must fish at least 6 club tournaments to participate.

Entries Not Paid

Refunds Due

Website Updates 9/29/25

Lake Erie Results

Lake Erie Results have been posted on our website for our tournament scheduled on 9/28/25.

We released 100% of the fish caught alive!

Trophy Bassmasters hosted their 17th tournament this year on Lake Erie departing from the West Harbor public boat launch. This leaves only 1 tournament remaining this year. Don Ratcliff notched a late season victory with big bass points to win his 4th event this year! Mathematically Don is a lock to be our 2025 Angler of the Year. Several of the top 10 spots are still too close to call. Virgil Grant moved back into 2nd place in the AOY race with a 2nd place finish. Jim Miller had his best finish this year to take 3rd place.

Congratulations to everyone on a successful tournament. Although several anglers tried their luck with smallmouth, none we able to locate the large schools that are known to inhabit Lake Erie. Boyd Downey was able to locate the lone “bronze back” caught today. All 32 bass were returned alive. We always strive for 100% live release. The slightly cooler water temperature was helpful with this issue.

Our last tournament for 2025 is scheduled for Sunday, October 5 on Lake Erie. Ramp and tournament hours will be voted on at the meeting on Wednesday, October 1, 2025.

Club Meeting Notes for Wednesday, October 1, 2025

Our next club meeting will be important and your should make every effort to attend or let someone know about your ideas. We will wrap up the tournament year and start planning for next year. To make a smooth start next year we will talk the following items:

  • Renaming the final tournament of the year for Steve Barker
  • Classic Lake choice, entry costs, prizes, start times, ramp details
  • 2026 Tournament Schedule
  • Changes to Tournament Rules
  • Bylaw change to add individual trophies for each points tournament winner.
  • Suggested Improvements (like sharing meeting minutes), etc.
  • Banquet Information
  • Club Membership Fees and tournament entry costs
  • Draw for the last tournament of the year.
  • Nominations for officers due at the November meeting.

Entries Not Paid

Refunds Due

Website Updates 9/15/25

Detroit River Results

Detroit River results have been posted on our website for our tournament scheduled for 9/14/25.

We released 100% of the fish caught alive!

Trophy Bassmasters of Kenton traveled over 2 hours one way to fish the Detroit River again. Conditions were mild with very little wind for the day. Fishing was difficult to say the least judging by the catches recorded.

Chad Asel received his third first place trophy this year to jump into second place in the AOY race just behind Don Ratcliff. Don managed a decent second place in this tournament to improve his lead over to pack by one point. Boyd Downey claimed the third place in this tournament and in the AOY race. Boyd has been moving up steadily in the later part of the year.

There are 2 points tournaments left for the 2025 season. Our next tournament is scheduled for Sunday, September 28 from 7:30 am to 3:30 pm. (Note: the weigh-in time has been moved to 3:30 pm) We will be using the West Harbor ramp.

Entries Not Paid

Refunds Due

Website Updates 9/7/25

Virgil Grant’s “Fun” Tournament is scheduled for 10/26/25. Rules have been updated on our website. See Vigil for any questions.

Indian Lake Results

Indian Lake Tournament results have been posted on our website for our tournament scheduled for 9/6/25.

We released 99% of the fish caught alive!

The Trophy Bassmasters traveled to Indian Lake on a rare Saturday tournament to fish their 15th tournament this year. This leaves only 3 club point tournaments remaining this year for the Angler of the Year race. Virgil Grant made a big move to 2nd place. Don Ratcliff is still the points leader, but his margin has lowered. This is a very competitive year for our club.

Indian Lake Statistics

Fishing conditions were mild but the overall lake conditions were not ideal for catching. The recent weed kill seems to have affected the catches with only 14 fish caught by 10 anglers. Someone always finds a way to catch a few, and Virgil Grant delivered 2 bass that were good enough for first place with a big bass of 2.90 lbs. Chad Asel was edged out by .21 lbs due to a penalty of .25 lbs and managed 2nd place with 4 smaller bass. Larry Pennington caught 3 bass which landed him in 3rd place.

Congratulations to everyone who showed up on the toughest tournament of the season to date. Anglers continued to show respect for the fish with a 99 percent live release. Penalty points of .25 lbs. are assessed for each fish that is not released alive.

Recommended Lodging

Our next club tournament is on the Detroit River.

Best Western Inn, Woodhaven, MI

Red Roof Inn, Taylor MI

Entries Not Paid

Refunds Due

Website Updates 9/4/25

September tournament drawings have been posted on our website.

Our next tournament is Indian Lake. Be aware that there are floating dredge pipes in the Turkeyfoot area around Fawn Island and Red Oak Island. Also the water is very shallow. The lake is down about a foot.

Entries Not Paid

Refunds Due

Website Updates 8/18/25

Glen Cronley 1st Place, Bert Grubbs 2nd Place, Steve Ganger 3rd Place, John Massara
Big Bass 4.06#

The Lake Erie tournament results have been posted on our website at www.trophybassmasters.com

We released 100% of the 49 fish caught alive!

The Trophy Bassmaster of Kenton traveled to Lake Erie on August 17th. This was the 14th club tournament of the year. The fishing area was not restricted and trailering to any ramp access to Lake Erie or its tributaries was permitted within a 25-mile radius of the West Harbor Boat Ramp.

The weather was seasonably warm and the winds blowing from the North made the trip to the Bass Islands a bit challenging. Fishing was very similar to last year’s with the statistics support just how similar the results were. Same number of fishermen with the same total weight.

2024 Statistics

2025 Statistics

With only 4 regular club tournaments remaining this year Don Ratcliff maintained his lead over the pack by 15 points in the Anger of the Year competition.

Entries Not Paid

Refunds Due

Next Club Meeting

The next club tournament is scheduled for Wednesday, September 3 at 7:00 pm at the Masonic Temple in Kenton, Ohio.

We will be drawing for 3 tournaments scheduled for September on Indian Lake, Detroit River and Lake Erie.

Please send your entry fees ahead of time or let Bert Grubbs know if you will be fishing but cannot attend our meeting.

Congratulations to everyone. We have achieved a live release percentage of 99.84%.