IBF Report

Father and son teams claimed the top two spots at the Indiana Bass Federation Zone 1 Open Tournament on the St Joe River at Maggie’s Landing August 16.

Andy Fabiszak and son Jonathon - 1st Place

Andy Fabiszak and son Jonathon of Mishawaka won with five bass weighing 6.13 pounds. They used tubes and wacky rigged Senkos. The victory was worth $520.

Bob Seske and son Nick - 2nd Place

Bob Seske and son Nick from Osceola were second. They only had three bass but all were over 15 inches for a weight of 5.81 pounds. They won $305 plus another $55 for having the second heaviest bass that weighed 2.10 pounds. The used natural colored chatterbaits and wacky rigs around submerged timber that was in the current.

The top two teams qualified for the TBF National Semi Finals that will be held October 10 and 11 at Lake Wawasee.

Third place went to Jeff Burkett (Elkhart) and Don Miles (Elkhart) who had five bass weighing 5.62 pounds. They earned $195.

John Cochran (Mishawaka) and Walt Pickavet (Mishawaka) - Big Bass

Big Bass honors went to John Cochran (Mishawaka) and Walt Pickavet (Mishawaka) with a smallmouth bass weighing 3.04 pounds that won them $125.

In all ,64 bass were brought to the scales for a total weight of 50.82 pounds. All bass were released alive back into the river after they were weighed.