Sellman has quite a day on the water

Iola fisherman Jeremy Sellman took second in tournament to benefit the Special Olympics Saturday. He also landed the largest crappie of the day.

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May 3, 2022 - 2:36 PM

Iolan Jeremy Sellman holds up some of his bounty at a fishing derby to benefit Special Olympics Saturday on Clinton Lake near Lawrence. Courtesy photo

LAWRENCE — Iola High golf coach Jeremy Sellman returned to his other passion Saturday in the name of charity.

Sellman took part in a Special Olympics Crappie Tournament held at Lawrence’s Clinton Lake, where he battled wind and cool temperatures for the duration of the event.

Nevertheless, Sellman brought in a full stringer of seven crappie, for a total of 11.3 pounds, good for second place out of 24 boats.

He missed first place by 5.6 ounces. 

Sellman used Swing Em In baits and a Garmin livescope system to target in depths of 4 to 10 feet, landed the largest fish of the day, a 2.18-pound crappie.

He failed to land only a single fish he hooked.

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