CastingCouples Report
Billy Mathews (Dowagiac, Mich.) and Kris Iodice (Chicago) - 1st Place
Billy Mathews (Dowagiac, Mich.) and Kris Iodice (Chicago) caught a five-fish limit bag of a Lifetime to win the CastingCouples Open at Webster Lake last weekend.
Their five bass total weighed 24.25 pounds and their big bass of the day was 5.47 pounds. They said they started in the shallow backwaters but were unable to get any bites. They moved to a bottleneck area of the lake where the fish were grouped up and getting ready to move shallow to start spawning. They used three hooks on their A-rigs in shallow weeds to catch the monster bag, with the biggest coming in the last half hour of the tournament. They took home $280.
Brad and Clay Sterling (Bremen, Ind.) - 2nd Place
Brad and Clay Sterling (Bremen, Ind.) had a limit of five bass totaling 11.85 pounds for second. The Sterlings said they used Rat-L-Traps to earn $80.
Loren Crosbie (Osceola, Ind.) - 3rd Place
Loren Crosbie (Osceola, Ind.) fished alone to bring in a five-fish limit totaling 11.52 pounds and had the second biggest bass, a 4.30-pound Largemouth. He said he used swim jigs in 6 foot or less to catch his fish.
The next Casting Couples tournament is Saturday, May 21st at Pine and Stone lakes in Laporte, Ind. from 6:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., EST. Teams must consist of one male and one female. Contact Rick (269) 240-4917, rkedik13@yahoo.com, or on Facebook at MichianaCastingCouples.