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Jim Molnar, Jr. and Sr. (South Bend) won the Michiana Walleye Association Sheltons Markets Challenge last weekend on the St. Joseph River at Buchanan with 8.28 pounds.
The winners ($319) caught their fish by trolling Storm Smash Shads and pulling Slow Death Livebait Rigs with crawlers along the edge of the river channel. The team keyed on an area that had small humps on the bottom that the fish were using as current break due to the high, fast water from all the rains. They also captured the ClearH2O tackle Big fish Award with a 2.71-pound walleye that earned them an additional $240.
Dwight Jones (Mishawaka) and Dallas Dunn (Indianapolis) were second ($159) with 6.91 pounds caught by pitching chartreuse jigs with leeches around current breaks and structure. Mike Rhoades (South Bend) and Randy Gaines (Chester, W.V.) were third ($96) with 6.46 pounds by pitching jigs to current breaks with crawlers in 9-10 foot of water.
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Scott Crocker and Chad Worvey won the Michigan Sportsmen Fishing Trail (MSFT) event on Paw Paw Lake last weekend.
The winners had 16.42 pounds caught on topwaters and jigs. Their catch included a 3.85-pound largemouth that won them big bass honors.
Brian Lieburg and Jeff Peden were second with 14.54 pounds caught on jigs and drop-shot rigs while Steve and Marco Lewis were third with 13.23 pounds caught on tubes and Texas-rigged worms.
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Ron Fabiszak and Jim Meadows caught 12.23 pounds on jigs and Senkos to win the Southwest Michigan Anglers Club weekend event on Fish Lake in Marcellus.
Second place went to Kevin and Mike Fletcher with 10.76 caught on jigs while Brian Lieburg and Jeff Pedin were third with 9.10 pounds taken with topwater lures. The big bass prize went to Rick Morrison and Bobby Thorton with a 3.80-pound largemouth caught on an Erie Darter.
At a SMAC weeknight even on the St. Joseph River, Scott Crocker and Chad Worvey won with 9.76 pounds that included a 3.12-pound largemouth that earned big bass honors. They caught their fish on topwaters and Senkos. Lieburg and Pedin were second with 9.33 pounds caught on jigs while Terry Smith and Dennis Losee were third with 8.33 pounds caught on tubes.
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Benji Waldbeser (Syracuse) and Israel Beard (Goshen) had five fish weighing 12.99 to win the Anglers Choice tournament on Lake Wawasee.
The winners pocketed $1,025 for fish they caught on stickbaits on the inside edge of weed flats in 4 to 6 feet of water. They also won the big bass prize ($190) for a 4.44-pound largemouth.
Clint Gradeless (Huntington) and Lee Pilz (Wawaka) were second ($585) with 11.16 pounds caught on tubes and Senkos on the inside of the weeds. Paul Hollabaugh (Ft. Wayne) and Chip Harrison (Pierceton) were third ($310) with 9.38 pounds caught on jigs and Erie Darters on the flats.
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Ron Fabiszak (South Bend) won his third consecutive R&B Circuit tournament recently and this time he fished alone and beat 53 teams on Lake Wawasee.
Fabiszak weighed in 14.32 pounds and won $786. He caught his fish by tossing a C Flash 44 crankbaits in the bluegill color scheme along the outside weed edge on Lake Wawasee.
Ron Crawford (Pierceton, Ind.) and Bo Judd (Columbia City, Ind.) landed an 11.81-pound limit by junk fishing. They caught keepers on jigs, spinnerbaits, tubes, and Senkos. All of their fish came from 5 foot of water or less. They won $506.