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May 6, 2025

Unique tourney on Ohio’s Burr Oak Lake never disappoints for bass anglers

The seventh annual Blue Rock Big Bass Bash at Ohio’s Burr Oak Lake had a full field of 50 boats for the sixth consecutive year when the tournament took place on Sunday, April 27. A foggy morning gave way to a sky that looked like it had invented the color blue as the team tournament format began at 7 a.m.
Instead of one winner at the day’s end weigh-in, the Bash awards a first place angler and a runner-up at the bottom of the hour for eight hours. The Run ‘N Gun Bass Busters have conducted this outstanding event from its outset seven years ago.

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Number of Michigan bass tournaments dips in 2024

For the first time since the Michigan Department of Natural Resources began requiring registration of fishing tournaments in 2015, the number of permitted bass fishing competitions has declined. Tournament directors reported 3,041 scheduled events in 2024, down from 3,088 in 2023, or about 1.3%.
A total of 572 events were either cancelled or deleted.

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Ohio Outdoor News writers take home haul of writing awards

Writers whose work appeared in Ohio Outdoor News over the past year made a nice haul in the annual Outdoor Writers of Ohio (OWO) craft improvement contest, sponsored by the Ohio Marine Trades Association.
The awards were handed out at the annual OWO spring conference, held this year in late April at Camp Perry on the shores of Lake Erie.

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Officers earn honors for work on Christopher Alexander deer poaching case

Xenia, Ohio — Ohio wildlife officers Isaiah Gifford and Matt Roberts each received the national Pope and Young Club’s Wildlife Law Enforcement Officer Award for their work on a white-tailed deer poaching investigation, according to the ODNR Division of Wildlife.

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