Top 8 winner Curtiss WernerOsceolas Curtiss Werner captured the top individual spot in the Indiana Bass Federation Top 8 tournament on Lake Wawasee last weekend while the Potato Creek Bass Club won club honors.
Werner, fishing for the St. Joe Valley Bassmasters, caught 22.90 pounds that included big bass (4.66 pounds) the first day of the two-day event. He caught his fish on a ¼-ounce Money Mouth prototype buzzbait and earned $650.
He fished the buzzbait in channels and followed up with a Money Mouth Fish Bone stickworm (watermelon/red flake) rigged wacky style.
The top eight anglers from 11 northern Indiana bass clubs competed.
Chris Howe (Mishawaka) of the Potato Creek club was second overall with 19.66 pounds. He had the second day big bass, a 5.46 pounder and won $500.
In the team division, Potato Creek won ($600) with 79.69 pounds while the Grant County Bass Anglers were second, Syracuse Bassmasters third, St. Joe Valley Bassmasters fourth and Fish Lake Bassmasters were fifth.
There were 379 bass weighed in for a weight of 660.22 pounds.
Check the full tournament stats below: