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Winners Mark Fennell and Andy Buss with their winning catch
Winners Mark Fennell and Andy Buss with their winning catch.
Mark Fennell (LaGrange) and Andy Buss (North Liberty) won the Clear H2o Big Bass Challenge last weekend on Eagle and Juno lakes.
The tournament replaces the annual Lunker’s Tournament held in previous years on the popular fishing Lakes.
The event attracted 41 boats, with 21 fishing Eagle and 20 on Juno. The weigh-in was conducted at Clear H2o Tackle, where cash prizes to the top 11 teams was paid out.
Winners ($750) Fennell and Buss fished Juno to catch 12 pounds, 3 ounces on tubes and stickworms shallow.
There was a tie for second place. John Gipson (Lafayette) and Tom Noe (Benton Harbor) tied with Mickey Thomas and Dave Clark (Edwardsburg) for second place with 11 pounds, 9 ounces. Gipson and Noe caught their fish on Trick Worms, jigs and swimbaits in 2 to 6 feet of water on Juno while Clark and Thomas used spinnerbaits shallow on Eagle Lake. Each team won $490.
The Gipson team also won big bass honors ($225) with a 4-4 largemouth caught on a swimbait while Chuck Powell (Osceola) fished alone and had second biggest bass ($175), a 3-12 largemouth, caught on a jig.
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Robert Cook - 1st PlaceDean Cates (Elkhart) and Robert Cook (Osceola) caught 6.10 pounds of walleye to win the Michiana Walleye Association Shell Petroleum Tournament on Clear Lake in Steuben County.
The winners caught their fish on 1/8-ounce jigs tipped with crawlers in 12-14 feet of water.
Jim Molnar, Jr. - Big FishSecond place Jim Molnar Jr. and Sr. (South Bend) had 4.79 pounds, caught on a slow death presentation with half crawler in 28 feet of water. The lone fish won them the ClearH2O Tackle Big Fish Award. They also were the Trailmaster Trailer winners for being the highest placing team with a Trailmaster trailer.
Rob Burns (Osceola) and Doug Burkhead (Elkhart) were third with 4.20 pounds caught on jig-and-crawlers in 36 feet of water.
Each team received a prepaid Shell gas card and a gallon of full synthetic motor oil.
The next event is Aug. 15 on the St. Joe River.
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Adam Crocker and Danny Linn (Niles) won the Southwest Michigan Anglers Club Wednesday night event on Diamond Lake this week.
The duo had five fish weighing 8.35 pounds on a tough night. They caught their fish in 6 to 20 feet of water on crankbaits.
Steve & Kelly Droff (Cassopolis) were second with 6.88 pounds (four bass) caught on wacky rigs in 6-8 feet of water. Dan Posey and Dan Fine (Niles) were third with three fish weighing 6.50 pounds, including the big bass of the tournament, a 2.61 largemouth. The big fish came on a double skirted grub while the others came on tubes in 8 to 10 feet of water.
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Hunter and Mark Zona won the Southwest Michigan Anglers Club (SMAC) tournament on Klinger Lake last weekend with five bass weighing 13.27 pounds.
The winners ($315) caught their fish from water depths ranging from 2-32 feet on Strike King Jigs.
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Brian Spear (Eau Claire) and John McCauslin (Niles) caught 12 pounds 4 ounces to win the Clear H2o Big Bass Challenge last weekend on Van Auken Lake.
The winners ($160) caught their fish in 6 to 10 feet of water and pocketed $160.
Ken Holder (South Bend) and Derek Deardorff (Mishawaka) were second ($100) with 11 pounds.
The big bass pot ($35) went to Jeff Biggart (Benton Harbor) and Taryn Yore (Watervliet) for a 4 pound, 5-ouncer.
The next event is July 12 on Pipestone Lake. 6:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Entry fee is $45.