Dobson Leads Toyota Series on Erie with 20 pound limit!

July 9, 2020
|In Featured, MLF Big 5
|By AnglersChannel

Courtesy of FLWFishing.com

July 9, 2020  by Jody White

The weights on day one of the Toyota Series Northern Division event on Lake Erie were about what folks expected: plenty of quality fish, but a lack of the plump 4- and 5-pounders that Erie is so known for. Weighing one of only two bags over 20 pounds, Scott Dobson put 20-12 on the scale after a day of fishing that took him as far from Sandusky as the mouth of the St. Clair River.

Using all his significant wiles, Dobson took advantage of very smooth conditions to catch fish in St. Clair, at the mouth of the St. Clair River, in the Detroit River and Lake Erie. Though his best work happened in St. Clair, he wouldn’t have had 20 pounds without a 4-pounder from Erie at the end of the day.

“I started on a relatively shallow spot and I caught a good one and a decent one on a swimbait,” says Dobson. “Then they kinda stopped biting. There was a massive mayfly hatch; it was like the locust invasion. They were everywhere. We were covered in bugs and fish were coming up slurping, but they’re super hard to catch when they’re slurping in deeper water.

“So, I ran to a mayfly break and I caught another one and had one follow my jerkbait. Then I went to a current spot and I caught two good ones and a couple more mediocre ones. Then I went to the big ones, off the Mile Roads, and they weren’t biting. We fished around, and Gary finally caught a limit, but I didn’t know how rough it was going to be, so we ran and got gas at about 11:45.”

After getting gas, Dobson stopped and fished in the Detroit River some and then ran to the islands in Erie for his final quality fish to end a somewhat lackluster day.

“It was very uneventful,” says Dobson. “I hadn’t been up to St. Clair since Friday, but my team partner had been out and said they were snapping. Well, they weren’t snapping today.”

Still, a swimbait, jerkbait and drop-shot put 20 pounds in the boat, and Dobson plans on making the big run again if he can.

“If it’s calm, I’m going to go. If I make it back, I make it back,” he says. “I don’t think I can catch more than 15 pounds out here. It’s tough, and it’s painful. You have to throw a Ned rig next to a boulder and just park it there.”

 

Top 10 pros

1. Scott Dobson – Clarkston, Mich. – 20-12 (5)

2. Buck Mallory – Lawton, Mich. – 20-6 (5)

3. Josh Kolodzaike – Toledo, Ohio – 19-13 (5)

4. Dick Parker – Lorain, Ohio – 19-5 (5)

5. Drew Sanford – Springfield, Mo. – 19-2 (5)

6. Neal Ramsey – Harrison, Ohio – 18-15 (5)

7. AJ Slegona – Pine Bush, N.Y. – 18-6 (5)

8. Chad Brousseau – Colchester, Vt. – 18-5 (5)

9. Troy Stokes – Brownstown, Mich. – 18-4 (5)

10. Matt Becker – Finleyville, Penn. – 18-2 (5)

Complete results

 

1 SCOTT DOBSON CLARKSTON, MI 20 – 12 (5) 20 – 12 (5) 20 – 12 (5) 20 – 12 (5)
2 BUCK MALLORY LAWTON, MI 20 – 6 (5) 20 – 6 (5) 20 – 6 (5) 20 – 6 (5)
3 JOSH KOLODZAIKE TOLEDO, OH 19 – 13 (5) 19 – 13 (5) 19 – 13 (5) 19 – 13 (5)
4 DICK PARKER LORAIN, OH 19 – 5 (5) 19 – 5 (5) 19 – 5 (5) 19 – 5 (5)
5 DREW SANFORD SPRINGFIELD, MO 19 – 2 (5) 19 – 2 (5) 19 – 2 (5) 19 – 2 (5)
6 NEAL RAMSEY HARRISON, OH 18 – 15 (5) 18 – 15 (5) 18 – 15 (5) 18 – 15 (5)
7 AJ SLEGONA PINE BUSH, NY 18 – 6 (5) 18 – 6 (5) 18 – 6 (5) 18 – 6 (5)
8 CHAD BROUSSEAU COLCHESTER, VT 18 – 5 (5) 18 – 5 (5) 18 – 5 (5) 18 – 5 (5)
9 TROY STOKES BROWNSTOWN, MI 18 – 4 (5) 18 – 4 (5) 18 – 4 (5) 18 – 4 (5)
10 MATT BECKER FINLEYVILLE, PA 18 – 2 (5) 18 – 2 (5) 18 – 2 (5) 18 – 2 (5)
11 RYAN DAVIDSON BRANCHLAND, WV 17 – 14 (5) 17 – 14 (5) 17 – 14 (5) 17 – 14 (5)
12 MATTHEW KIEFER FORT WAYNE, IN 17 – 12 (5) 17 – 12 (5) 17 – 12 (5) 17 – 12 (5)
13 JONATHAN KELLEY OLD FORGE, PA 17 – 7 (5) 17 – 7 (5) 17 – 7 (5) 17 – 7 (5)
13 STEVE YORK BRONSON, MI 17 – 7 (5) 17 – 7 (5) 17 – 7 (5) 17 – 7 (5)
15 MARK PEISER PITTSBORO, IN 17 – 6 (5) 17 – 6 (5) 17 – 6 (5) 17 – 6 (5)
16 LEE ROGERS NEWTON, NJ 17 – 3 (5) 17 – 3 (5) 17 – 3 (5) 17 – 3 (5)
17 JOE LUCARELLI CENTER HARBOR, NH 17 – 1 (5) 17 – 1 (5) 17 – 1 (5) 17 – 1 (5)
18 JONATHAN DIETZ CORRY, PA 17 – 0 (5) 17 – 0 (5) 17 – 0 (5) 17 – 0 (5)
19 CHASE SERAFIN WHITE LAKE, MI 16 – 14 (5) 16 – 14 (5) 16 – 14 (5) 16 – 14 (5)
20 CODY PIKE POWHATAN, VA 16 – 12 (5) 16 – 12 (5) 16 – 12 (5) 16 – 12 (5)
21 JACOB BIGELOW CECIL, WI 16 – 11 (5) 16 – 11 (5) 16 – 11 (5) 16 – 11 (5)
21 JUSTIN HICKS ROANOKE, VA 16 – 11 (5) 16 – 11 (5) 16 – 11 (5) 16 – 11 (5)
23 JASON KERVIN RAYMOND, ME 16 – 10 (5) 16 – 10 (5) 16 – 10 (5) 16 – 10 (5)
23 WAYNE VAUGHAN CHESTER, VA 16 – 10 (5) 16 – 10 (5) 16 – 10 (5) 16 – 10 (5)
25 DREW SIX CLINTON, OH 16 – 9 (5) 16 – 9 (5) 16 – 9 (5) 16 – 9 (5)
26 PAUL KIMBALL GLASTONBURY, CT 16 – 7 (5) 16 – 7 (5) 16 – 7 (5) 16 – 7 (5) $107
27 STEVE CLAPPER GYPSUM, OH 16 – 6 (5) 16 – 6 (5) 16 – 6 (5) 16 – 6 (5)
28 JOHN DAWSON MOUNT VERNON, OH 16 – 4 (5) 16 – 4 (5) 16 – 4 (5) 16 – 4 (5)
29 KERRY FREY MIDDLEBURY, IN 16 – 3 (5) 16 – 3 (5) 16 – 3 (5) 16 – 3 (5)
29 DONALD TRIPOLI WEBSTER, NY 16 – 3 (5) 16 – 3 (5) 16 – 3 (5) 16 – 3 (5)
31 GARY GINTER BELLEFONTAINE, OH 16 – 2 (5) 16 – 2 (5) 16 – 2 (5) 16 – 2 (5)
32 EDWARD LEVIN WESTERVILLE, OH 16 – 1 (5) 16 – 1 (5) 16 – 1 (5) 16 – 1 (5)
33 TONY MITCHELL PLAINWELL, MI 15 – 13 (5) 15 – 13 (5) 15 – 13 (5) 15 – 13 (5)
34 JIM VITARO WOOSTER, OH 15 – 10 (5) 15 – 10 (5) 15 – 10 (5) 15 – 10 (5)
34 CLIFF BLACKFORD ADDISON, MI 15 – 10 (5) 15 – 10 (5) 15 – 10 (5) 15 – 10 (5)
36 JOHN HAUSERMAN TOWSON, MD 15 – 9 (5) 15 – 9 (5) 15 – 9 (5) 15 – 9 (5)
37 KURT MITCHELL MILFORD, DE 15 – 7 (5) 15 – 7 (5) 15 – 7 (5) 15 – 7 (5)
37 ALLEX CONNER DELAWARE, OH 15 – 7 (5) 15 – 7 (5) 15 – 7 (5) 15 – 7 (5)
39 RANDY RAMSEY BURLINGTON, MI 15 – 5 (5) 15 – 5 (5) 15 – 5 (5) 15 – 5 (5)
40 DON ROBERTS BELLVILLE, OH 15 – 4 (5) 15 – 4 (5) 15 – 4 (5) 15 – 4 (5)
40 FRANK POIRIER NORTH PRINCE GEORGE, VA 15 – 4 (5) 15 – 4 (5) 15 – 4 (5) 15 – 4 (5)
42 NICK RADTKE GREENWOOD LAKE, NY 15 – 0 (5) 15 – 0 (5) 15 – 0 (5) 15 – 0 (5)
43 JACOB JARRELL CROWN CITY, OH 14 – 13 (5) 14 – 13 (5) 14 – 13 (5) 14 – 13 (5)
44 JADE KEETON FLORENCE, AL 14 – 12 (5) 14 – 12 (5) 14 – 12 (5) 14 – 12 (5)
45 NEIL DELEEUW FENWICK, ON 14 – 9 (5) 14 – 9 (5) 14 – 9 (5) 14 – 9 (5)
46 CRAIG SAYLOR OAK HILL, OH 14 – 7 (5) 14 – 7 (5) 14 – 7 (5) 14 – 7 (5)
46 CHARLIE HARTLEY GROVE CITY, OH 14 – 7 (5) 14 – 7 (5) 14 – 7 (5) 14 – 7 (5)
48 JASON BURGER BRIDGETON, NJ 14 – 6 (5) 14 – 6 (5) 14 – 6 (5) 14 – 6 (5)
49 DYLAN DREPHAL BLACK CREEK, WI 14 – 4 (5) 14 – 4 (5) 14 – 4 (5) 14 – 4 (5)
50 LEO REITER GREENUP, IL 14 – 2 (4) 14 – 2 (4) 14 – 2 (4) 14 – 2 (4)
51 JASON KINNER EAST POINT, KY 14 – 1 (5) 14 – 1 (5) 14 – 1 (5) 14 – 1 (5)
52 SCOTT COOKE MARENGO, OH 13 – 15 (5) 13 – 15 (5) 13 – 15 (5) 13 – 15 (5)
53 DAN GROVE, JR HARRISVILLE, PA 13 – 14 (5) 13 – 14 (5) 13 – 14 (5) 13 – 14 (5)
54 SHANE HATCH OWLSHEAD, ME 13 – 12 (5) 13 – 12 (5) 13 – 12 (5) 13 – 12 (5)
54 FORREST SMITH BALTIMORE, OH 13 – 12 (5) 13 – 12 (5) 13 – 12 (5) 13 – 12 (5)
56 ANDREW BUSS NORTH LIBERTY, IN 13 – 9 (5) 13 – 9 (5) 13 – 9 (5) 13 – 9 (5)
57 TIM WILSON MARION, IN 13 – 8 (5) 13 – 8 (5) 13 – 8 (5) 13 – 8 (5)
58 CHARLES SIM NEPEAN, ON 13 – 7 (5) 13 – 7 (5) 13 – 7 (5) 13 – 7 (5)
58 MANDEL PETTUS ROCKY POINT, NY 13 – 7 (5) 13 – 7 (5) 13 – 7 (5) 13 – 7 (5)
60 JONATHAN FULTON RAY, OH 13 – 5 (5) 13 – 5 (5) 13 – 5 (5) 13 – 5 (5)
61 HEATH TOLER WALNUT COVE, NC 13 – 3 (5) 13 – 3 (5) 13 – 3 (5) 13 – 3 (5)
62 DAVID KRANZ WOODSTOCK, IL 13 – 2 (5) 13 – 2 (5) 13 – 2 (5) 13 – 2 (5)
62 RICHARD GROSSE THORNVILLE, OH 13 – 2 (5) 13 – 2 (5) 13 – 2 (5) 13 – 2 (5)
64 JAMES WHEELER VALPARAISO, IN 13 – 0 (4) 13 – 0 (4) 13 – 0 (4) 13 – 0 (4)
65 KIRK MCMULLEN GREENSBURG, PA 12 – 14 (5) 12 – 14 (5) 12 – 14 (5) 12 – 14 (5)
66 ROBERT GROSSE THORNVILLE, OH 12 – 10 (5) 12 – 10 (5) 12 – 10 (5) 12 – 10 (5)
67 DAN CORNELIUS GLENMOORE, PA 12 – 9 (5) 12 – 9 (5) 12 – 9 (5) 12 – 9 (5)
68 CODY SEEGER LEWISTOWN, OH 12 – 8 (5) 12 – 8 (5) 12 – 8 (5) 12 – 8 (5)
68 BRIAN TYLER JOHNSONVILLE, SC 12 – 8 (5) 12 – 8 (5) 12 – 8 (5) 12 – 8 (5)
70 RON JOHNSON CHANDLER, AZ 12 – 4 (5) 12 – 4 (5) 12 – 4 (5) 12 – 4 (5)
70 ZACH GOUTREMOUT CHAUMONT, NY 12 – 4 (5) 12 – 4 (5) 12 – 4 (5) 12 – 4 (5)
70 MATT HICKS EVINGTON, VA 12 – 4 (5) 12 – 4 (5) 12 – 4 (5) 12 – 4 (5)
73 PAT UPTHAGROVE MONROE, MI 12 – 3 (5) 12 – 3 (5) 12 – 3 (5) 12 – 3 (5)
74 BRET LOOMIS GROVELAND, NY 12 – 2 (5) 12 – 2 (5) 12 – 2 (5) 12 – 2 (5)
75 DAKOTA EBARE DENHAM SPRINGS, LA 12 – 0 (5) 12 – 0 (5) 12 – 0 (5) 12 – 0 (5)
76 LUCAS BOGOSIAN HARRINGTON PARK, NJ 11 – 15 (4) 11 – 15 (4) 11 – 15 (4) 11 – 15 (4)
76 RONALD MARTINEZ JR. WALTON HILLS, OH 11 – 15 (5) 11 – 15 (5) 11 – 15 (5) 11 – 15 (5)
78 HUGH COSCULLUELA THE WOODLANDS, TX 11 – 13 (5) 11 – 13 (5) 11 – 13 (5) 11 – 13 (5)
78 RUSS SIMPSON GIVEN, WV 11 – 13 (5) 11 – 13 (5) 11 – 13 (5) 11 – 13 (5)
78 CHRISTIAN MAZZOLA WALNUTPORT, PA 11 – 13 (5) 11 – 13 (5) 11 – 13 (5) 11 – 13 (5)
81 DANGER KELLY SOMERSET, KY 11 – 12 (5) 11 – 12 (5) 11 – 12 (5) 11 – 12 (5)
82 COLE HARRIS ESSEX JUNCTION, VT 11 – 11 (5) 11 – 11 (5) 11 – 11 (5) 11 – 11 (5)
82 MICHAEL MILLER CANAL WINCHESTER, OH 11 – 11 (5) 11 – 11 (5) 11 – 11 (5) 11 – 11 (5)
82 JOSHUA BARR LOUISVILLE, OH 11 – 11 (4) 11 – 11 (4) 11 – 11 (4) 11 – 11 (4)
85 CHRIS KING SOUTH AMHERST, OH 11 – 10 (4) 11 – 10 (4) 11 – 10 (4) 11 – 10 (4)
86 TOMMY ROBINSON WESTLAND, MI 11 – 8 (5) 11 – 8 (5) 11 – 8 (5) 11 – 8 (5)
87 BRANDON JOHNSON MOUNT STERLING, KY 11 – 4 (5) 11 – 4 (5) 11 – 4 (5) 11 – 4 (5)
87 ALEX REDWINE CINCINNATI, OH 11 – 4 (5) 11 – 4 (5) 11 – 4 (5) 11 – 4 (5)
89 SHAYNE MCFARLIN MARTIN, GA 10 – 14 (4) 10 – 14 (4) 10 – 14 (4) 10 – 14 (4)
90 LOUIS MARTINEZ ANNAPOLIS, MD 10 – 12 (5) 10 – 12 (5) 10 – 12 (5) 10 – 12 (5)
91 ED CASEY WHITEFORD, MD 10 – 1 (4) 10 – 1 (4) 10 – 1 (4) 10 – 1 (4)
92 RYAN INGALLS MANASSAS, VA 9 – 15 (5) 9 – 15 (5) 9 – 15 (5) 9 – 15 (5)
93 JOE KINCHEN CHARLOTTE, NC 8 – 14 (4) 8 – 14 (4) 8 – 14 (4) 8 – 14 (4)
94 RANDY KUKRAL CHAGRIN FALLS, OH 8 – 7 (3) 8 – 7 (3) 8 – 7 (3) 8 – 7 (3)
95 ANGEL ROSARIO KALAMAZOO, MI 8 – 5 (4) 8 – 5 (4) 8 – 5 (4) 8 – 5 (4)
96 MATT GREENBLATT PORT ST LUCIE, FL 8 – 4 (3) 8 – 4 (3) 8 – 4 (3) 8 – 4 (3)
97 DARRYL ESTERLY FLEETWOOD, PA 8 – 1 (3) 8 – 1 (3) 8 – 1 (3) 8 – 1 (3)
98 HAROLD MARIETTA HUNKER, PA 7 – 12 (3) 7 – 12 (3) 7 – 12 (3) 7 – 12 (3)
99 WILLIAM DENNISON III WILLOUGHBY HILLS, OH 7 – 7 (3) 7 – 7 (3) 7 – 7 (3) 7 – 7 (3)
100 JARRETT MARTIN WESTERVILLE, OH 6 – 15 (3) 6 – 15 (3) 6 – 15 (3) 6 – 15 (3)
101 TOM BELINDA HOLIDAYSBURG, PA 6 – 14 (3) 6 – 14 (3) 6 – 14 (3) 6 – 14 (3)
101 DANIEL URBINO BLISS, NY 6 – 14 (3) 6 – 14 (3) 6 – 14 (3) 6 – 14 (3)
103 RICK CHENOWETH FREDERICKSBURG, VA 6 – 9 (3) 6 – 9 (3) 6 – 9 (3) 6 – 9 (3)
104 JOSEPH STOIS SR. FAIRVIEW PARK, OH 6 – 1 (3) 6 – 1 (3) 6 – 1 (3) 6 – 1 (3)
105 TODD HAHN HEATH, OH 5 – 13 (2) 5 – 13 (2) 5 – 13 (2) 5 – 13 (2)
106 REMINGTON BARKLEY HARTLAND, MI 5 – 8 (2) 5 – 8 (2) 5 – 8 (2) 5 – 8 (2)
107 BURLEY WARF MONETA, VA 4 – 15 (2) 4 – 15 (2) 4 – 15 (2) 4 – 15 (2)
108 JASON ROOT FOSTORIA, OH 4 – 13 (2) 4 – 13 (2) 4 – 13 (2) 4 – 13 (2)
109 STEVE CROWLEY INVERNESS, FL 4 – 8 (2) 4 – 8 (2) 4 – 8 (2) 4 – 8 (2)
110 KIRK SULLIVAN MINDEN, ON 4 – 2 (1) 4 – 2 (1) 4 – 2 (1) 4 – 2 (1)
111 SHAWN O’MALLEY FOGELSVILLE, PA 4 – 0 (2) 4 – 0 (2) 4 – 0 (2) 4 – 0 (2)
111 JOHN TRASK RUTHERFORDTON, NC 4 – 0 (2) 4 – 0 (2) 4 – 0 (2) 4 – 0 (2)
113 JOHN WATTS FLUSHING, MI 3 – 0 (1) 3 – 0 (1) 3 – 0 (1) 3 – 0 (1)
114 ROBERT GRABOW MORGANTOWN, WV 2 – 7 (1) 2 – 7 (1) 2 – 7 (1) 2 – 7 (1)