Casting Couples Report

Storms rolled in and forced a 30-minute delay during the Casting Couples Open Tournament at Lake Maxinkuckee last weekend, but many of the 15 teams participating caught fish.

Rick Kedik and Jake Lisenko - 1st Place

Rick Kedik and Jake Lisenko won with a limit weighing 11.66 pounds. They also won the big bass pot ($65) with a 3.43-pound largemouth. They took home a total of $425.

“We had a 15-minute feeding flurry where we caught our fish and didn’t catch anything for the next four hours,” said Kedik. They used swimbaits in 8 feet of water.

Eric Fire and Robert Zorich (Culver, Ind.) - 2nd Place

Eric Fire and Robert Zorich (Culver, Ind.) had five keeper totaling 11.39 pounds for second. They also had biggest bass and caught all of their fish in channels to win $240.

Brian Borkholder and Darrin Schwark (Nappanee, Ind.) - 3rd Place

Third place went to Brian Borkholder and Darrin Schwark (Nappanee, Ind.) who had a mixed bag of smallmouth and largemouth totaling 9.03 pounds. They fished jerkbaits in 10 feet to take home $100.

There were six limits of bass weighted in and a total of 40 bass brought into the scales.  Next OPEN tournament is on lake Wawasee Apr. 20th, 7am - 1pm, $65-entry includes Bigbass, out of the South ramp.  

Any questions contact Rick (269)240-4917