SWMBBC Report

Bill Mathews and Kris Iodice - 1st Place

Bill Mathews and Kris Iodice won the Southwest Michigan Big Bass Challenge at Benton Harbor last Saturday with 17.29 pounds.

They pocketed $270.

Second place ($170) went to Evan and Joel Timmons with 16.81 pounds while John Gipson and Mike Rappette were third ($100) with 9.84 pounds. Scott Solomon fished alone for fourth ($80) with 9.34 pounds.

Gipson and Rappette also won big bass honors ($85) with a 4.81 pounder.

Top patterns were A-rigs, soft plastics, crankbaits jerkbaits and jigs. The fish were really spread out as the winners caught their fish from the Jasper Dairy to the mouth of Lake Michigan.

The next event is Saturday in Benton Harbor at the DNR ramp. Hours are 8-3 and entry fee is $50.