The Fishers of Men Maryland Division held tournament number 2 out of Tydings Park, in Havre de Grace MD, on the Upper Chesapeake Bay. The fishing has been somewhat tough with the keeper bite being hard to find. Tom and Jimmy brought in 22.39lbs. with the big fish of 5.69lbs. Paul Wiley and Jon Crans dropped 20.04lbs on the scale with a big fish of 5.54lbs! Jim Everhart and son Corey connected with 18.68lbs with a big fish of 5.20 lbs! Jeff Pelkey and Ian Godwin placed fourth with 3 fish for 7.87 lbs. Jami Johnson and Brady Hobbs had 2 fish for 7.29 lbs. John Dell and Jim Shinn had a 4.40 lb. fish for 4 40lbs for 6^th place. 7^th place went to Mike Malamphy and Tom Waters. Welcome to Shawn Ramey and Evan Roache who placed 8^th with their 2.26 lb. largemouth. They are in line to win a $300.00 rod and reel combo if they fish the remaining 3 tournaments this year provided by our long time partner Fishermens-Heaven.store. The 8th place team in our May 11th event will also win a beautiful Lews combo provided they fish all 4 events. 

               The First Baptist Church of Havre de Grace was a wonderful host for Missile Baits night providing us with a spaghetti dinner and a perfect meeting location. There were 30 in attendance at the meeting. Jimmy Rufenacht provided the message speaking from Proverbs 30:5-6. He reported about our recent experiences at the National Championship and about following “all” the rules. He spoke about the purity of the Word of God and gave a great testimony and gospel presentation. I would like to thank each one who helped with the tournament operation. From tournament weigh in set up (Ted Quatman), to publicity (Jon Crans), to our Chaplain (Paul Wiley), to family and fellow anglers who pitched in to help, we thank you for your service.

The Maryland Division would like to thank Fishermens-Heaven.store, Stanford Baits and Bigtime baits for their support for our division. Nathan Hess has designed and built our plaques for the winning teams and a big fish plaque for each tournament this year. Fish 4:19 eyewear has an interesting promotion for Fishers of Men this year. Missile baits has also provided a 30% off code for FOM-MD members.

               Fishers of Men would like to thank all our National Sponsors Berkley , BassCat Boats, Abu Garcia, Mercury, Fenwick, Realtree Fishing, FireFly Outdoor & Marine, Power-Pole,  T&H Marine, Frogg Toggs, X2 Power and Jacobs Glass.

Place	Team	Members	# Fish	Big Fish	Gross	Penalty	Net Wt	Points
1	30388	Tom Rufenacht James Rufenacht	5	5.69	22.39	0	22.39	200
2	30396	Paul Wiley Jon Crans	5	5.54	20.04	0	20.04	199
3	32068	Jim Everhart Sr. Corey Everhart	5	5.2	18.68	0	18.68	198
4	32091	Jeffrey Pelkey Ian Godwin	3	0	7.87	0	7.87	197
5	32093	William Johnson III Brady Hobbs	2	3.58	7.29	0	7.29	196
6	30390	Robert Wolf John Dell	1	4.4	4.4	0	4.4	195
7	30387	Michael Malamphy Thomas Waters	1	3.12	3.12	0	3.12	194
8	32128	Shawn Ramey James Roache	1	2.26	2.26	0	2.26	193
9	30392	Jacob VanDeVander Dylan Otte	0	0	0	0	0	192
10	30398	James Johnson Mason Johnso	0	0	0	0	0	142
11	30593	Jeffrey Choi Alicia Mull	0	0	0	0	0	192
12	32066	Sean Peddicord Rory Peddicord	0	0	0	0	0	192
13	32280	Rob Hager Mason Hager	0	0	0	0	0	192
Tom and Jimmy with 22.39 lbs. Paul and Jon had 20.04lbs. Jim and Corey with 18.68 lbs. Jim and Corey with 4 custom painted crankbaits by Tim Sherman of High Tide Lures Jeff Pelkey with 3 for 7.87 lbs. Joey and Brady had 7.29 lbs. Mike holding a 3.12 largemouth. Pastor Jimmy in the pulpit! Lew's Rod/Reel Combo provided for the 8th place team by Fishermens-Heaven.store FOM - Maryland's long time partner Fishermens-Heaven.store