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Wednesday, November 26, 2025
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Ron Nelson of Berrien Springs fished alone and caught five fish weighing 13.02 to win the Southwest Michigan Anglers Club (SMAC) event on Diamond Lake Sunday.
Diamond Lake is best known for tough fishing and small fish, but the event produced several limits and there were four fish brought to the scales weighing more than three pounds.
Nelson, who won $345 for first place, also had the biggest bass, a 3.32-pound largemouth, worth an additional $120. He said he fished worms and jigs in 5 to 7 feet of water, while the big fish came on a wacky worm.
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Chad Worvey (Niles) and Chris Maynard (Elkhart) won the Southwest Michigan Anglers Club (SMAC) tourney on Juno Lake last week with 12.02 pounds.
The winners ($210) caught there fish in 8- to 10 feet of water on Senkos and won the big bass prize ($55) for a 2.70-pound largemouth caught on a jig.
Darren Schaap and Cliff Conley (Edwardsburg) were second ($125) with 9.79 pounds caught in about 8 feet of water on jigs and Senkos while Scott Crocker (Niles) and Terry Smith of South Bend were third ($50) with 9.72 pounds caught in 14 feet on drop-shot rigs.
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The winners show off a couple of their winning fish.
The winners show off a couple of their winning fish.
Ed Szymczak (Osceola) and Shawn Kintigh (Goshen) teamed up to win the Michiana Walleye Association Crown Trophy/Doug Burkhead Challenge on Winona Lake last weekend.
The winners had 11.84 pounds caught by jigging crawlers on steep breaks in 14 to 20 feet of water. The duo also won the ClearH2O Tackle Big Fish prize with a 4.73-pound walleye.
Don Shelton (Berrien Center) and Dwight Jones (Mishawaka) were second with 10.87 pounds caught on jigs with leeches around shallow weed beds. They also had second big fish, 4.56 pounds.
Ken Schrock (New Paris) and Dave Hochstetler (Mishawaka) were third with 8.16 pounds caught in 6 feet of water with jigs and crawlers.
The team of Jim Molnar Jr. and Sr. (South Bend) took the Trailmaster Trailers Reward with 6.10 pounds for being the highest placing team owning and using a Trailmaster trailer.
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Mark Fennell (Lagrange, Ind.) and Ken Holder (South Bend) won ($225) the Clear H2o Big Bass Challenge on Magician Lake recently with 10 pounds, 10 ounces.
They caught their fish on topwaters and dropshots.
John Gipson (Lafayette, Ind.) and Jim Weaver (Dowagiac, Mich.) were second ($150) with 9-8 caught on Senkos in shallow water while Scott and Matthew Davis (Coloma, MI) were third ($80) with 7-13 caught on soft plastics.
The first and second place teams tied for big bass with 2 pounds, 13 ounces and split $65.
The next tournament is June 28 from 6:30 - 1:00 at Van Auken Lake.
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The Cass Bass Club has planned a benefit tournament on Diamond Lake July 18 with portion of the proceeds going to Moe Ranieri.
Club member Ranieri, a longtime supporter of bass fishing events and fishing reel repairman from the Edwardsburg, Mich. area, has been battling serious health issues.
Entry fee is $80 and includes big bass pot. Forty percent of the entries will be divided among the top finishers in the tournament. The remaining 60 percent will go to the Ranieri family.
Tournament hours are 6 a.m. to noon. Call 269-816-5776 for more information.