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An open bass tournament has been scheduled for the St. Joseph River in Benton Harbor. Tournament hours are 7:30 to 2:30 at the DNR landing across from Tackle Haven and Benton Harbor High School. The entry fee is $50 (includes big bass) and all fees go back into the purse. Also, prizes from Jackall Lures and Please Release Me livewell treatment will be given away. Call John Gipson, Jr. 269-362-4670, for info.
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Jerry and Doug Roher (South Bend) won the Michiana Anglers Tournament Series Classic at Fish Lake near Marcellus, Mi. last weekend.
The winners had five bass weighing 8.54 pounds that included big bass of the tournament, a 3.58-pound largemouth.
Roger Chris (Elkhart) and Jim Clark (Bristol, Ind.) were second with four bass weighing 6.29 pounds.
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Rick Kedik finished second and won big bass.John Gipson and Rick Morrison (Niles) won the River Rats Classic last weekend on Barron Lake in Niles.
Despite windy conditions and cold temperatures, a lot of fish were caught. Water temperature was in the low 60s.
The winners had five bass weighing 18.42 pounds caught on crankbaits and Erie Darters. Rick Kedik (Niles) fished alone and was second with 15.18 pounds caught on crankbaits. He also won big bass with a 5.54-pound largemouth. Al Shinabargar and Paul Grafton (Valparaiso, Ind.) used spinnerbaits and crankbaits to catch 13.67 pounds to finish third.
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Mike Frank and Jason Cook (Niles) won the Southwest Michigan Anglers two-day Classic on Muskegon Lake last weekend.
Small-craft advisories made for tough fishing conditions on the big lake connected to Lake Michigan and prevented anglers from running to other nearby lakes.
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Teddy Bradley (Mishawaka) and Ron Nelson (Berrien Springs) caught 6.69 pounds on the St. Joseph River at Maggies Landing to win the Anglers Choice Pro tournament last weekend.
The winners ($856) caught all of their fish on crankbaits in 2 to 6 feet of water.
Richard Delagrange (Warsaw) and Don Whitaker (Chapman Lake, Ind.) had five fish weighing 5.78 lbs for second place ($512), all caught on spinnerbaits fished along the outside of the weeds and over laying logs. They caught their limit in the first 20 minutes and upgraded after that. They had the biggest bass of the tournament, a 2.85-pound Largemouth. Bob Simmons (Valparaiso) and Jim Hobbs (Westville) were third ($342) with 5.pounds by using jigs and plastics on the seawalls and breaks.