Arjay’s Report
A rainy evening on Diamond Lake didn’t hamper Ryan Hershberger as he fished alone and won three of the top prizes in the Arjay’s Weeknight season finale last Wednesday.
Hershberger won the tournament with a limit weighing 10.42 pounds. He also had the biggest bass, a 2.92-pound largemouth, and brought in the Jaywalker Restaurant junk fish with a pike weighing 5.68 pounds. He fished shallow weeds with a jig.
Noah Chambers and Jacob Meeker were second with 10.12 pounds. They fished drop shots and jigs.
Third place with 9.58 pounds went to Justin and Hunter Kosmerick who drop shotted in 8 to 10 feet of water.
Heath and George N Jody Musall were fourth with 8.96 pounds. They fished shallow weeds with jigs. Their biggest fish was 2.16.
The ClearH2O Tackle first out of the money spot in fifth, also with 8.96 pounds, was taken by Chris Yoder and Edward Bontrager. Their biggest fish weighed 2.08 pounds.
Maynard Hochstetler and Marvin Bontrager were sixth, earning the Michiana Outdoors News tackle pack.
Hochstetler and Bontrager won the Str-8 Up Mounts lucky dog pot, John Miller and Jonas Troyer Jonas took home the $50 gas cards and Justin Kosmerick won the 50/50 draw.
John Miller and Ashley Gibson won the season’s Anglers of Year title with the Kosmericks finishing second and Steve Martin was third.