John Gipson, Jr. (Lafayette, In.) and Tom Noe (Benton Harbor)John Gipson, Jr. (Lafayette, In.) and Tom Noe (Benton Harbor) won the R&B Classic on Coldwater Lake recently, pocketing $2,000 cash and $600 in Bass Pro Shops (Portage, Ind.) gear.
The winners had 13.61 pounds that included the big bass of the tournament, a 4.8-pound largemouth. Their bag of fish was fooled by
jigs and drop-shot rigs fished in 12-17 feet of water on Marble Lake.
John DuPont (North Liberty) and Steve Januchowski (Michigan City) sat on one spot to catch a 13.29-pound limit and finish second, worth $1,000 and $600 Bass Pro Shops gear. All of their fish were caught on a Lucky Craft 85 Pointer jerkbait fished along the breakline.
Ray Smith (Portage, Ind.) and Art Kerns (Wheatfield, Ind.) were third ($800) with 12.86 pounds caught on jigs around docks on Coldwater Lake.