Tackle Shack Report

Brendon Sutter and Richard Chupp Jr. 1st Place

Brendon Sutter and Richard Chupp Jr. won the Tackle Shack Fall Fishing League season finale on the St. Joseph River at 6 Span Access this week.

Teams were permitted to only weigh in bass over 15 inches and no unders were allowed. The winners had 9.96 pounds in 2 largemouth and 2 smallmouth. They caught their fish in the main river channel in 8-10 feet of water with underspins and Keitech trailers fished near timber. They also used spinnerbaits next to boat lifts in shallow water.

Greg Mangus and Kevin Fletcher 2nd Place

Greg Mangus and Kevin Fletcher were second with four smallmouth weighing 9.85. They fished 2-7 feet in heavy current with NED rigs, umbrella rigs, and jigs.

Steve and Amy Martin 3rd Place

Steve and Amy Martin were third with three smallmouth weighing 7.01 pounds. They caught their fish with NED rigs, and the darker the evening went, the shallower of water they would fish.

Terry Burgess and Donald Miles won the season points championship. There were a total of 36 different teams who competed throughout the course of our events.