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Friday, October 10, 2025
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Casting Couples Report
Ryan and Alyssa Yoder squeaked out the victory in the Casting Couples Classic last weekend at Walloon Lake in northwest Michigan.
There were 11 participating teams that weighed in 48 bass. Nine of those teams weighed a limit.
The Yoders had 15.30 pounds and the big bass of the tournament with a 4.46-pound smallmouth.
The couple said they only had two places to fish, where they used A-rigs to take home $840 for first place and $100 for having the biggest bass.
Tanner Hursh and Haley Dodd were second with 14.92 pounds. They won $480, also by fishing A-rigs.
Third went to Jim and Merle Hobbs with 14.60 pounds. Hobbs used drop-shot rigs, tubes, and topwaters to win $300. They won an extra $55 for having the biggest rock bass.
Rick and Jennifer Kedik finished fourth ($190) with 13.94 pounds by fishing tubes and Butchers Baits secret color stick bait to take home $190.
The second biggest bass pot ($40) went to Rob and Kimm Swem with a 3.94-pound smallmouth. They caught the fish in the last five minutes of the tournament.
Casting Couples sponsors included Clear H2O, Beef'O'Brady's, Michiana Outdoors News, Extreme Bass Tackle, Butchers Baits, Inner Beauty, and Native Pride Tackle.
The 2026 season will be posted in late November of 2025. For more information, contact Rick 269-240-4917 or on Facebook.
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Four Flags Report
Scott Solomon won the co-angler championship at the Michigan Bass Nation Tournament on Lake St. Clair last weekend.
It was the best showing ever for the Four Flags team. Four club members qualified for the 2026 state team.
Solomon won the co-angler division with a two-day limit (six fish) weighing 25.36 pounds. He won $1,772 and had the co-angler big bass of the tournament with a 6.04-pound smallmouth for an additional $500. Scott caught his fish on tubes.
He qualified for a guaranteed spot at the 2026 Nation championship at a location to be named later. As a reward for winning the co-angler championship he was presented the championship traveling trophy which will be his till next year's champion is crowned.
Jeff Bostic finished 14th on the boater side with a two-day, 10-fish limit weighing 36.92 pounds winning $982. He caught his fish on an assortment of drop-shot baits. Jeff qualified for the 2026 Bass Nation Qualifier to be named later.
Dan Posey finished 10th on the non-boater side with five fish weighing 17.01 pounds, winning $506. He caught his fish on an assortment of drop-shot baits and Senkos. He also qualified for the 2026 Bass Nation Qualifier.
Kevin Stewart finished 11th on the non-boater side with a six-fish limit weighing 16.92 pounds, winning $506. He caught his fish on jigs. Kevin also qualified for the 2026 Bass Nation Qualifier.
Other Michiana anglers competing in the tournament were Josiah Grandy, finishing 27th with 32.40 pounds; Rob Swem finishing 36th with 29.48 pounds; and Roy Marchant finishing 45th with 25.72 pounds.
“One of the biggest reasons for our success was our team’s ability to share information on what baits were working and what depth the fish were in and the kind of structure to look for,” said Posey.
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MFL Report
Randy Walls and Mark Flotow won the Michiana Fishing League’s two-day Classic on Spring Lake last weekend.
Walls and Flotow had 24.94 pounds by fishing spinnerbaits and Chatterbaits along drops of the main river. They had 13.82 the first day and 11.12 on Day 2.
John Davis and Seth Spaulding were second with 21.16. They fished jigs and crankbaits in 10 feet of water. They had 13.42 pounds with a 4.24 kicker the first day, which won them the the Bafa Fishing Classic Big Bass prize. They only had 7.74 pounds the second day. Seth also won the Kistler Combo.
CJ Stamm and Michael Smith were third overall with 8.7 pounds, most of which were caught the first day. They fished Ned rigs in 6 feet of water.
Chris Stamm Sr. won the Lake Born Rod.
Several prizes were provided by Academy Sports + Outdoors, BAFA Fishing, Str8-Up Mounts, Lake Born Rods (John Davis), Kistler Rods and Waterland Optics.
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Tackle Shack Report
Richard Hochstetler and John Kauffman captured the final 2025 Tackle Shack tournament on the Grand River last weekend.
The winners had 16.64 pounds that included the Tackle Shack biggest bass weighing 5.57 pounds. They won $1,450 and $200 for big bass.
“Our best fishing was first thing in the morning using Texas rigs along seawalls with deeper water,” said Kauffman. “Nothing fancy, but our pre-fishing helped us locate these fish and capitalize on them game day.”
Scott and LeeAnn Sizemore were second with 13.89 pounds. They won $850.
“We locked a Chatterbait into our hands and never put it down,” said Scott. “We caught fish all the way through the day but our largest fish were scattered throughout the morning. All the fish were in 1-4 foot of water. Yes pre-fishing was helpful for us.”
Third place ($250) went to Chris Yoder and Edward Bontrager with 13.48 pounds.
“We caught all of our fish throughout the day, but it was slow,” said Yoder. “We caught most using a Texas rig in 7 to 12 feet of water, and yes. Pre-fishing helped us out for this tournament.”
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LMBT Report
Floyd Wolkins and Steve Martin teamed up to win the last regular season Little Money Bass Tournament (LMBT) on the St. Joseph River at Constantine, Mich. recently.
The winners flipped trees and wood to catch 11 pounds, 14 ounces.
John Gipson and Ken Holder were second with 11-4, but they also won the Icon Reality Group Big Bass Prize with a 4-7 largemouth. They caught their fish on buzzbaits and Zara Spooks.
Chris Hubbard and Tim Lusher were third with 9-15. Hubbard and Lusher fished Senkos and jigs.
LMBT will host its Avanti Flooring Classic Oct. 11 on the St. Joseph River at Benton harbor. Anglers must have fished 5 out of 6 tournaments to qualify for the Classic, which starts at 7:30 a.m.