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Gary Harrold (Rochester, In.) and son Matt Harrold (Culver) caught five bass weighing 10.17 pounds to win the Hoosier Pro Tournament at Manitou Lake recently.
The winners also had big bass, a 3.3-pound largemouth.
Brad and son Shawn Zellers (Winamac, In.) were second with 9.90 pounds while Tim Rasala (Hobart, In.) and Steve Coleman (Whiting, In.) were third with 9.76 pounds.
The winners caught their fish on frog imitators while the rest of the top finishers fished an array of soft plastics and jigs.
The next event is July 27 on Winona Lake. Call Mitch for info, 219-716-4808.
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The Michiana Walleye Association held it's "Between the Buns Challenge" at Lake Maxinkuckee in Culver, Ind. June 1 under difficult fishing conditions with strong winds and weather fronts moving through the area all day.
Mike Rhoades (South Bend) and Randy Gaines (Westville Ohio) won $300 with 8.91 pounds caught on the windswept side of the lake by casting Rapala Glass Shad Raps. The team also earned the ClearH2O Tackle Big Fish award for an additional $210 with a 3 pounder.
Dwight Jones (Mishawaka) and Don Shelton, (Berrien Center Mich.) also worked the windy side of the lake and finished second by vertically jigging ¼-ounce chartreuse jigs tipped with a crawler in 18 feet of water. They had 6.40 pounds that earned them $150.
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Winners Ken Tucker and Brian HensleyBrian Hensley (Edwardsburg) and Ken Tucker (Athens, Mich.) won the Anglers Choice tournament on Lake Wawasee last weekend with five bass weighing 14.03 pounds.
Winners Ken Tucker and Brian Hensley
The winners ($1,025) caught their fish on stickbaits fished over flats along the inside edges of weeds in 4 to 8 feet of water.
Don and Dylan Whitaker were second ($588) with 10.71 pounds caught on crankbaits fished along inside weed edges. They also won the big bass prize with a 4.44 largemouth.
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Scott Crocker and Chad Worvey caught 12.08 pounds on jigs and wacky rigs in 8 to 10 feet of water on Magician Lake to win the Michigan Sportsman Fishing Trail last weekend.
Second place went to Scott and Matt Davis with 11.69 pounds caught on tubes in 12 feet while Mickey Thomas and Mike Fletcher were third with 11.61 pounds caught on tubes and jigs in 6 to 8 feet. Bob Johnson Sr. and Jr. captured big bass honors with a 3.17- pound smallmouth caught on a jig.
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The Southwest Michigan Anglers Club (SMAC) held a pair of tournaments last weekend.
In a Wednesday nighter on Lake of the Woods near Decatur, Mich., Pat Malicki and Craig Parmlee won ($155) with 6.66 pounds caught on drop-shot and wacky rigs in 8 to 10 feet of water.
Second place ($80) went to Steve and Marco Lewis with 5.99 pounds caught on Texas-rigged worms in 10 feet while Bob Johnson Sr. and Jr. were third with 5.77 pounds caught on jigs. Big Bass prize ($70) went to Charlie and Corey Bloss for a 2.71-pound largemouth caught on a jig.
Sunday on Paw Paw Lake, Danny Linn and Darren Schrap won $180 for 14.45 pounds caught on Senkos and Beavers fished in 4 to 6 feet of water. ($100) Ron Nelson fished alone and was second ($100) with 13.81 pounds caught on jigs along the break while Terry Smith and Dennis Losee were third with 13.64 pounds caught on Senko's and tubes fished shallow. The big bass prize went to Pat Malicki and Craig Parmlee with a 4.09 Largemouth caught on a jig.