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Friday, October 10, 2025
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Tackle Shack Report
Jonathan Brock and Christopher Martin captured the Tackle Shack season opener on Lake Wawsee over the weekend.
The tournament kicked off in brutal cold and wind but the weather improved throughout the day. Water temperature ranged from 56-59 degrees.
The winning team won $1,450 with 16.29 pounds that included the “Tackle Shack Biggest Bass” of the day, a 5.98-pound largemouth that earned them another $200.
“Our bite was pretty consistent,” the winners explained. “The best bite was early, and then also late. Most fish came on moving baits from shore to 6 foot of water. Big fish was caught on a jig late in the day.”
Chase Laughlin and Randy Gallmeyer were second ($850) with 13.62 pounds.
Here is what they said:
“We caught a ton of fish and had a lot of fun, but couldn’t find a kicker. We fished a number of main lake breaks and were able to catch around 30 keepers. Bigger fish came in grass outside of spawning areas. We found fish on beds and then worked backwards to piece together where we could try to catch females that were probably up at some point but pulled back out with the cold front. We think they pulled way out and we didn’t really know where to look beyond obvious weed beds and dark spots. We believe a lot were suspended in no man’s land because very few places we hit were successful. The deep breaks we checked had hundreds of gills and crappie, but no bass.”
Third place ($250) went to tournament directors Andrew Miller and Jeff Showalter with 12.67 pounds.
“Our best success was from 8-9 a.m.,” they said. “We caught all our fish on handmade jigs in the grass. 5-10 feet of water produced the best.”
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LMBT Report
The Little Money Bass Tournament (LMBT) season kicked off with some good weights at Webster Lake.
John Miller and Robbie Gibson won it all with 12 pounds, 2 ounces by fishing toad baits in the backwater area of the lake.
Dave Dowden and Don Miles had second with 11 pounds, 1 ounce that included big bass of the tourney, a 3-15 largemouth. They caught their fish caught on Chatterbaits in 2-4 feet of water.
Third place went to Eben and Connor Lambert with 11 pounds. They said they caught their fish caught on swimbaits in 1-2 foot of water.
The next tournament will be May 17 at Tippecanoe Lake. Contact Dave Dowden, 574-612-3355 for more information.
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NICC Report
The weather was rough, with wind and temps dropping by the hour, but everyone brought some decent fish to the weigh-in in the first Northern Indiana Couples Circuit tournament of the year at Blue Lake over the weekend.
Jonathan and Vanessa Pearson walked off with the first place prize with 13.32 pounds.
They caught some bass on A-rigs, but the better quality came on lipless crankbaits and Chatterbaits in two feet or less of water.
Finishing in the runner-up spot was Bud and Dawn Tonkel with 11.96 pounds caught on A-rigs.
Big-bass was a 3.89 pounder caught by Dakota Poirier and Haleigh DiBiosso. It ate a BS Jigs’ bladed jig around a boat-lift in three feet of water.
The next event is May 10th on Clear Lake. Visit the Northern Indiana Couples Circuit Facebook page for details.
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BASS Report
Michiana’s Bo Thomas turned in a stellar performance to finish third in the Bassmaster St. Croix Bassmaster Open at Tombigbee River presented by SEVIIN.
Thomas fished his way into the finals with limits weighing 11-3 and 14-11 and then added a 15 pound, 12 ounce sack in the finals. He won $10, 350 with his 41 pounds, 10 ounce total.
Terry Schroeder, a 25-year-old resident of tiny Theodosia, Mo., mounted a come-from-behind win with 14 bass totaling 42 pounds, 12 ounces to edge veteran angler Stephen Browning who finished second with 42-4.
Just about everyone at Friday’s final weigh-in at East Bank Landing had already conceded the tournament to Browning, the Hot Springs, Ark., pro who’s in his 30th year fishing with B.A.S.S. and was looking for his first B.A.S.S. victory in a decade.
It seemed logical. After all, Browning was surging as the tournament progressed and he vaulted from seventh place and into the lead with a 15-10 limit on Day 3. Schroeder, meanwhile, only had four bass in his bag when he came to the stage. That largemouth quartet registered 12-6, however, which let him slip past Browning and to the top of the leaderboard.
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MFL Report
Lake of the Woods near Bremen, Ind. is better known for its walleye and panfishing, but you might want to add bass to that list.
During the Michiana Fishing League tournament there last weekend, you needed more than 11 pounds to make the top 10 and 16 or more to make the top three.
John Davis and Seth Spaulding won it all with an eye-popping 22.10 pounds that was anchored by a 4.86-pound bass. They said they used jigs and crankbaits to beat the 12 other teams competing during the cold, windy day.
Brian Souza and Ed Madison finished a distant second 16.60 pounds that included a 4.40.
Anthony Vega and Jake Shapland were third 16.52 pounds.
Jeremy Groves had the biggest bass, a 5.10-pound largemouth.
Chad Fruchey and Arron Brubaker won the critter pot with a 2.63-pound walleye.