Casting Couples Report
Ryan and Alyssa Yoder squeaked out the victory in the Casting Couples Classic last weekend at Walloon Lake in northwest Michigan.
There were 11 participating teams that weighed in 48 bass. Nine of those teams weighed a limit.
The Yoders had 15.30 pounds and the big bass of the tournament with a 4.46-pound smallmouth.
The couple said they only had two places to fish, where they used A-rigs to take home $840 for first place and $100 for having the biggest bass.
Tanner Hursh and Haley Dodd were second with 14.92 pounds. They won $480, also by fishing A-rigs.
Third went to Jim and Merle Hobbs with 14.60 pounds. Hobbs used drop-shot rigs, tubes, and topwaters to win $300. They won an extra $55 for having the biggest rock bass.
Rick and Jennifer Kedik finished fourth ($190) with 13.94 pounds by fishing tubes and Butchers Baits secret color stick bait to take home $190.
The second biggest bass pot ($40) went to Rob and Kimm Swem with a 3.94-pound smallmouth. They caught the fish in the last five minutes of the tournament.
Casting Couples sponsors included Clear H2O, Beef'O'Brady's, Michiana Outdoors News, Extreme Bass Tackle, Butchers Baits, Inner Beauty, and Native Pride Tackle.
The 2026 season will be posted in late November of 2025. For more information, contact Rick 269-240-4917 or on Facebook.