Ohio Junior Team Wins High School Fishing Open at Detroit River

August 25, 2021
High School Fishing Archive

TRENTON, Mich. (Aug. 25, 2021) – The Northwest Ohio Junior Bassmasters duo of Nicholas Seitz of Maumee, Ohio, and Brock Vogel of Perrysburg, Ohio, won the High School Fishing Open tournament at the Detroit River on Saturday in Trenton, Michigan.

According to post-tournament reports, the duo caught their fish targeting rock piles in 30 feet of water with a tube, a drop-shot rig, and a Rapala DT14 crankbait.

The victory advanced the winning team to the 2022 High School Fishing National Championship.

TOP 10 RESULTS

RANK
 

SCHOOL/CLUB NAME/CITY
 

ANGLER NAME
 

BASS
 

WEIGHT
 

1st
 

Northwest Ohio Junior Bassmasters*
 

Nicholas Seitz, Maumee, Ohio
Brock Vogel, Perrysburg, Ohio

 

5
 

24-6
 

2nd
 

Jackson High School, Jackson, Mich.*
 

Rylan Hamlin, Jackson, Mich.
Jack Swihart, Jackson, Mich.

 

5
 

20-1
 

3rd
 

Wheelersburg High School, Wheelersburg, Ohio*
 

Johnathan Strickland, Minford, Ohio
Matthew Strickland, Portsmouth, Ohio

 

5
 

18-6
 

4th
 

Clarkston High School, Clarkston, Mich.
 

Caden Adams, Waterford, Mich.
Parker Pace, Clarkston, Mich.

 

5
 

18-1
 

5th
 

Huron High School, Ann Arbor, Mich.
 

Hunter Szawara, Romulus, Mich.
Tony Trupiano, New Boston, Mich.

 

5
 

17-9
 

6th
 

Western High School, Parma, Mich.
 

Seth Plum, Jackson, Mich.
Ayden Rubritius, Concord, Mich.

 

5
 

17-3

 

7th
 

Hartland, Mich. Student Anglers
 

Remington Barkley, Hartland, Mich.
Carlie Mitchell, Hartland, Mich.

 

5
 

17-0
 

8th
 

St. Marys Memorial High School, St. Marys, Ohio
 

Brandon Gibson, Saint Marys, Ohio
Brayden Hoehn, Saint Marys, Ohio

 

5
 

16-13
 

9th
 

Dexter High School, Dexter, Mich.
 

Dima Griffiths, Dexter, Mich.
Nathaniel Terbush, Dexter, Mich.

 

5
 

16-7
 

10th
 

Hopewell-Loudon High School, Bascom, Ohio

 

Matthew Flores, Fostoria, Ohio
Garrett Kuhn, Tiffin, Ohio

 

5
 

15-9
 

*National Championship Qualifier. The top 10% of teams advance to the 2021 U.S. Army High School Fishing presented by Favorite Fishing National Championship

2022 UPCOMING QUALIFICATION OPPORTUNITIES

EVENT
 

DATE
 

LOCATION
 

HOST
 

2022 U.S. Army High School Fishing National Championship & World Finals
 

TBD
 

TBD
 

TBD