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Robert Hayes (Angola) and Jim Betts (Fort Wayne) caught 14.48 pounds to win the Anglers Choice tournament on Winona Lake.

The winners ($1,073) caught all their fish deep (20-30 feet) on 1 ounce jigs.

Marc Evans (Angola) and Nick Klopfenstein (Woodburn) were second ($656) with 14.29 pounds caught on tubes around the piers. Paul Hollabaugh and Frank Berning (Fort Wayne) caught a small limit early and culled up to 13.12 pounds to finish third ($401). They caught their fish on jigs and drop shot rigs on deep weeds.

Big Bass for the tournament was a 4.79-pound largemouth caught by Bill Whitaker (Middleburg) and Tony Koser (Warsaw). They won the bonus $210.

There were 67 bass weighed in for a total weight of 161.41 pounds and an average weight of 2.41 pounds per fish.