Greg Mangus (Fremont, Ind.) and Kevin Fletcher (Elkhart) landed an 18.88-pound limit to capture the R&B Circuit title on the Randall Chain.
The event drew 44 teams, and despite 85-degree water, and produced 16 limits.
The winners used homemade black/blue 3/8-ounce jigs on hard bottoms surrounded by weeds. The win awarded them $766, but they also weighed the second heaviest bass of the tournament, a 4.88-pound largemouth that earned them an additional $88.
Tom Montague (Elkhart) and Aaron Likens (Wolcottville) landed an 11.83- pound limit by flipping a Reins Hog bait pegged to a Reins ½-ounce tungsten weight into thick weeds to finish second ($464).
Doug Roher (South Bend) and Dan Frederick (Granger) were third ($348) with a 10.84-pound limit by using topwaters in the morning and shifting to jigs during the heat. The Money Mouth Big Bass Award went to Jake Lisenko (South Bend) and Don Miles (South Bend) for a 5.07-pound largemouth caught on a senko along a breakline. The big fish earned them $352.
The C Flash Big Bass Award went to Andy Buss (North Liberty) and Mark Fennell (LaGrange) for a 4.85 pounder fooled on an Xtreme Bass Tackle Canadian Mist tube in 15 feet of water.
The next event will be held August 17 at Austin Lake. More information can be found at www.randbbasscircuit.com