Pipestone Lake continues to kick out good weights as the top three finishers in the recent Big Bass Challenge held there weighed in more than 16 pounds each.

Dan Baerwald and Zack McNary 2nd Place

Dan Baerwald and Zack McNary 2nd Place

John Gipson and Tom Noe won ($220) there again with 18.38 pounds. Dan Baerwald and Zack McNary were second ($140) with 16.63 pounds while Bill Mathews and Kris Iodice were third with 16.28 pounds.

Greg Peters and Chad Luthringer had big bass ($60) with a monster 6.44-pound largemouth.

Chad Luthringer shows off the 6.44-pound bass he and Greg Peters caught at Pipestone Lake in the Big Bass Challenege tournament recently.

Chad Luthringer shows off the 6.44-pound bass he and Greg Peters caught at Pipestone Lake in the Big Bass Challenege tournament recently. They didn’t say what the fish bit, but it did come out of deep water.

The Classic for teams that fished at least three tournaments will be Saturday, Sept. 28 at the St. Joseph River in Benton Harbor from 7:30-3:30. Email John Gipson, gipsonj@purdue.edu, for more info.