(Provided by IBF)
Steven Neale (Roanoke, Ind.) and George Crooks (Indianapolis)
The Indiana Bass Masters team of Steven Neale (Roanoke, Ind.) and George Crooks (Indianapolis) took home top honors in the Indiana Bass Federation Zone 1 Tournament of Champions on Lake Wawasee last weekend.
The contest featured the two highest finishing anglers from each of the 23 IBF clubs in the northern part of the state.
The winners won $485 with five bass weighing 10.11 pounds. They also took Big Bass Honors ($80) with a 3.79-pound largemouth that earned them another $80.
South Bend’s St. Joe Valley Bass Masters’ Fred Zimmerman and Bryce Amber (Granger) took second ($326) with a limit weighing 7.90 pounds.
Andrew Quillen (Fort Wayne) and Tom Stark (Angola) representing the Angola Bass Masters were third ($277) with 7.33 pounds, edging out Art Kerns (Wheatfield) and John Stepp (Michigan City) by only .01 of a pound.
A total of 45 fish were brought to the scales weighing 71.12 pounds. All were released alive.