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By Louie Stout
If you’re a bass head who also likes to play cards, Rick Kedik has a special event for you.
As he’s done in previous years, Kedik will host a Bassmaster Classic Watch Party at Beef O’Brady’s March 23 during the final day of the Classic. In addition, he’ll have card games ongoing during the broadcast.
The restaurant is on State Road 23 in Granger, Ind.
The Bassmaster Live coverage and weigh-in will be streamed live on a big screen TV and playing during the card game.
Anglers are encouraged to bring any tackle they’d like to sell or swap. Restaurant food and beverages will be made available.
The Classic is being held on Lake Ray Roberts, Tex., with the weigh-in in Fort Worth. First day of competition is Friday, March 21.
Got questions? Call Kedik at 269 240 4917.
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BASS Report
Following a historic 2024 season that marked his 500th Bassmaster event and celebrated a remarkable 50-year career, legendary angler Rick Clunn will be honored with the inaugural Rick Clunn Bassmaster Person of the Year Award at the 2025 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Classic presented by Under Armour.
Established to recognize individuals who have made significant contributions to the sport of bass fishing — both on and off the water — the award celebrates those who exemplify integrity, character and a lasting impact on the fishing community.
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By Louie Stout
We’re about a month away from the start of the bass tournament season and you can bet there will be a lot more forward facing sonar units deployed by Michiana anglers.
Understandbly so. The new technology is amazing and opens a dimension in bass fishing that has never explored.
But it also has exposed a vulnerable population of bass on our lakes that will require additional protection by anglers.
Tournaments have all required fish be weighed alive so they can be released back into the water.
With FFS, that may not be enough.
That’s especially true on deep lakes where large bass will school and suspend in deep water. Smallmouth are extremely vulnerable, especially on lakes like Gull and Paw Paw and other deep lakes where FFS is so effective.