(Provided by Big Bass Challenge)

John Gipson (Battle Ground, Ind.) and his grandfather Jim Weaver (Dowagiac) captured the Clear H2o Big Bass Challenge last weekend on Paw Paw Lake.

The winners caught 16 pounds, 3 ounces on jigs and Damiki Hydras in 3-8 feet of water. They won $410.

Scott and Matt Davis were second with 14-11

Scott and Matthew Davis (Coloma, Mich.) were second ($280) with 14-11 taken on jigs and chigger craws along docks and seawalls.

3rd ($100) Tom Noe (Benton Harbor) fished alone to catch 14-7 on Missile Baitsí Destroyer in 2-6 feet of water.

Fourth place ($80) went to Billy Mathews (Joliet, Ill.) and Kris Iodice (Chicago) with 14-5 caught in 2-6 feet of water while Steve and Austin Hurt were fifth ($50) with 13-12 and Kenny Shepard and Paul Wilkins (Niles) were sixth ($45) with 10-5.

The team of Gipson and Weaver also won the big bass pot ($120) with a 3 pound, 15 ounce largemouth caught on a 1/8-ounce jig in 5 feet of water. They tied with Mathews and Iodice, but biggest stringer broke the tie.

The next tournament is June 11 on Van Auken Lake from 6:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Entry fee is $45 per team.