COLUMBUS, Ohio. (May 10, 2016) – The Graham High School duo of cousins Rocky and Tanner Jordan brought a five-bass limit to the scale Saturday weighing 11 pounds, 13 ounces, to win the 2016 TBF/FLW High School Fishing Ohio State Championship tournament on Alum Creek Reservoir. The win earned the team trophies, the title of state champions and advanced the team to the High School Fishing Central Conference championship on the Ohio River in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, on September 23-24.
“We used black and blue jigs most of the day concentrating on timber in the back of creeks and bays,” said Rocky a sophomore at Graham High School.
“It was a slow grind and we caught just about one fish every hour, which enabled us to cull a few times,” added Tanner, a freshman.
Nineteen teams competed in the event, which launched from Alum Creek State Park in Columbus.
The top two teams on the Alum Creek Reservoir that advanced to the Central Conference championship were:
1st: Graham High School, Columbus, Ohio – Rocky Jordan and Tanner Jordan, five bass, 11-13
2nd: Field High School/Carlisle High School, Mogadore/Carlisle, Ohio – Kody Whitaker and Abigail Shade, four bass, 8-14
Rounding out the top five teams were:
3rd: Bishop Hartley High School, Columbus, Ohio – Colten Didion and John Hutson, four bass, 8-12
4th: Coshocton High School, Coshocton, Ohio – Tanner Ward and Ethan Woodie, four bass, 8-5
5th: Fayette High School, Fayette, Ohio – Zach Rand and Austin Hall, three bass, 7-7