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SMAC Report
Ben Harrison and Jeff Bailey - 1st Place
Ben Harrison and Jeff Bailey put a smack-down on 18 other Southwest Michigan Anglers Club teams at Paw Paw Lake Sunday.
Harrison and Bailey had a limit of smallmouth weighing 18.08 pounds. They fished tube jigs in 25 feet of water to win $315.
Hunter Lenardson and Evan Da La Rosa - 2nd Place
Hunter Lenardson and Evan Da La Rosa were second ($200) with a limit of smallmouth weighing 14.04 pounds. They fished deep-running crankbaits in 20 feet of water.
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Arjay’s Report
Floyd Wolkins and Steve Martin - 1st Place
Catching the big fish in a derby at Klinger Lake can be a difference maker in winning on a lake where limit catches tend to run small and often weigh similarly.
That was the case last Wednesday when Floyd Wolkins and Steve Martin’s 2.70-pound largemouth was key in their win during Arjay’s weeknight tournament held on the popular lake. The tournament drew 25 boats and produced 15 limits.
The winners won with 10.68 pounds, edging out Ben Harrison and Trevor Jancasz who finished second with 9.60 pounds.
Harrison and Jancasz - 2nd Place
While Wolkins and Martin fished topwaters and wacky worms to take the win, Harrison and Jancasz drop-shotted plastics in deep water for second place.
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Casting Couples Report
Kyle Kaser and Kayla Bermes (South Bend) - 1st Place
Newcomers Kyle Kaser and Kayla Bermes (South Bend) won the Casting Couples Tournament at Paw Paw Lake last weekend.
The couple used drop-shot rigs in 20 feet of water. They earned $250 for first and also had the second biggest bass, with a 3.52-pound smallmouth to win the Butcher’s Baits tackle packs.
Jarrett and Jenalee Tighe (Edwardsburg) - 2nd Place
The brother/sister team of Jarrett and Jenalee Tighe (Edwardsburg) had five keeper bass totaling 14.52 pounds and the Trokar's big bass of the day, 3.91 pounds. They fished docks all day with topwaters and jigs to take home $195 total for second.
John and Marcy Dixon (Elkhart) - 3rd Place
John and Marcy Dixon (Elkhart) had five keepers weighing 11.43 pounds to finish third ($75). The Dixons fished shallow water and used topwater lures and jigs.
The next regular scheduled Casting Couples tournament is Aug. 19th, at Klinger lake 7 a.m.-1 p.m. Any question contact Rick at (269)240-4917 or Facebook - MichianaCastingCouples.
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Butcher Baits Report
Bill Mathews - 1st Place
Bill Mathews fished alone and won the Butcher Baits tourney on Diamond Lake last week.
Mathews had 10.77 pounds caught on stick baits and jigs.
Gary Butcher and Scott Smith - 2nd Place
Gary Butcher and Scott Smith were second with 10.58 pounds caught on Butcher Baits stick baits and topwater.
Randy Walls and Mark Flotow finished third with 9.62 pounds. They used Ned rigs and shaky heads.
Scott Kulp and Mike VanderReyden - Big Bass
Big Bass went to Scott Kulp and Mike VanderReyden with a nice 3.84-pound largemouth caught on a tube.
The next Butcher Bait tournament is August 20th at Austin Lake. Visit Michiana Outdoors News Lake Drive Marine Events Calendar for details.
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Tackle Shack Report
John Gipson and Ken Holder - 1st Place
John Gipson and Ken Holder blasted 23.08 pounds at Gull Lake last weekend to win the Tackle Shack Open.
Several big limits were caught and most came via the use of forward facing sonar in deep water. The field carried 145 fish weighing 395 pounds to the scales for an incredible 2.73-pound average.
Gipson said he and Holder fished from 20 to 80 feet.
“We had the most luck on drop-shots and Strike King swimbaits,” he said. “We used really heavy weights ½ ounce or bigger to try to trigger reaction strikes from the bass. We caught the bass we weighed by noon, and couldn’t upgrade after that, but we did catch a handful of 2.5 to 4 pounders until the end. The fish seemed to relate to baitfish.”