Ron Fabiszak (South Bend) and Ron Nelson (Berrien Springs) caught an 11.87-pound limit to win the R&B Bass Circuit event on Diamond Lake last weekend.
The winners also landed the Money Mouth Baits Big Bass prize with a 3.50-pound largemouth worth a bonus $350. Their fish fell victim to 3/8-ounce Poor Boy's Finesse Jigs fished in 2-4 feet of water.
Rick Thatcher (Fort Jennings, Ohio) and Stan Bebout (Decatur, Ind.) threw º-ounce tube jigs in 15-17 feet of water to finish second ($472) with 9.86 pounds.
John Gipson, Jr. (Lafayette, Ind.) and Tom Noe (Benton Harbor) used several baits to put together an 8.89-pound limit for third ($348). Their keepers came on drop-shot rigs and crankbaits. They also fished docks and sight fished shallow cruising fish.
Only seven, five-fish limits were caught by the 48-team field. More details can be found at www.randbbasscircuit.com.