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Casting Couples Report
Edison Prendi and Zach Shumerski (Fraser, MI.) - 1st Place
Edison Prendi and Zach Shumerski (Fraser, MI.) caught 19.7l pounds to win the Casting Couples Open at Lake St. Clair last weekend.
The group normally requires teams to consist of a male and female, but this event was open to anyone.
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SMAC Report
Less than a pound separated first from fifth place in the Southwest Michigan Anglers Club (SMAC) tournament on Diamond Lake last weekend.
There were 30 boats in the field and 13 teams weighed limits.
Chuck Powell and Louie Stout eked out the victory with a limit weighing 9.39 pounds. They caught their fish in 20 feet or more on Strike King Dream Shot drop-shot rigs and lead head jigs rigged with Strike King Menaces.
Mason Swem and Lane Herman were second with five weighing 9.38 pounds caught on frogs and Senkos. They also had big bass, a 2.88-pound largemouth, caught on a frog.
Ken Tucker and Travis Terry were third with 9.31 caught on Senkos while Brett Gessinger and Mike VanderReyden were fourth with 9.05 caught on drop-shot rigs.
Fifth place went to Bill Mathews and Chris Iodice with 8.85 pounds.
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BASS Report
See complete final standings here.
Logan Parks and Tucker Smith - Auburn University
BANGOR CHARTER TOWNSHIP, Mich. — The Auburn University duo of Logan Parks and Tucker Smith entered the final regular-season Carhartt Bassmaster College Series presented by Bass Pro Shops event at Saginaw Bay with the lead in the Team of the Year standings and left little doubt who will be hoisting that trophy come August.
After starting Day 2 in fifth, Parks and Smith increased their two-day total to 40 pounds, 9 ounces with a final-day bag of 19-9 to earn the victory on Saginaw Bay, beating the second-place team of Zach Salters and Jenson Kay from Adrian College in Michigan by just 3 ounces. They defeated the third-place team of Ryan Park and Sam Niemeyer from Murray State in Kentucky by just 5 ounces.
It was a victory — and a season — Parks wasn’t sure was even going to be possible after Auburn University suspended the team in March for a year for violating COVID-19 protocols set forth by the school. The suspension was ultimately reduced to a couple of weeks and Parks, Smith and the rest of the Tigers squad entered each event after that with a new drive.
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Arjay’s Report
Gary Butcher and Scott Smith - 1st Place
Gary Butcher and Scott Smith won big on Portage Lake last week in the Arjay’s Weeknight Tournament Trail.
Jaywalker’s Junk Fish prize
Butcher and Smith had five bass weighing 13.56 for first place and also took home the Jaywalker’s Junk Fish prize with a dog fish weighing 6.90 pounds.
The winners used Butcher Baits’ Custom Stick Baits.
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R&B Report
John Gipson and Kris Iodice - 1st Place
John Gipson and Kris Iodice sacked 13.31 pounds to win the R&B Circuit tournament on Diamond Lake last weekend.
Ethan and Trent Rutherford - 2nd Place
Ethan and Trent Rutherford were second with 11.44 pounds that included a 3.80-pound largemouth that earned them big bass honors.
Ken Holder was third with 8.70 pounds.
All three top finishers caught their fish with drop-shot rigs on the drop-offs.
R&B will host a Super Saturday make-up event July 3 at Lake Palestine from 7-3. Entry fee is $130. The field will be limited to 20 boats. For more information or to reserve a spot, text John Gipson 765-637-6919 or email him at gipsonj@purdue.edu.