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Wednesday, April 08, 2026
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Mangus/Fletcher win R&B opener at 6 Span Frigid temperatures greeted participants in the R&B Bass Circuit Open on the St. Joseph River at 6 Span Access last weekend.
Air temperatures were as low as 15 degrees during the tournament, which had to be moved from Lake Wawasee to the river because of ice issues on the lake.
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The St. Joe Valley Bass Masters of South Bend was awarded the 2014 Indiana Bass Federation “Club of the Year” title and the state’s “Community Service” award recently.
The honor was based upon the club’s annual youth tournament at Potato Creek State Park that attracts more than 200 kids a year. Each participant was given a tee shirt, goody bag provided by local businesses, and lunch. Prizes, including bicycles, rod and reel combos, back packs, MP3 players, and sleeping bags were given to the best anglers in three age groups.
The club also partnered with the St Joseph County Sheriff Department and local business to conduct “Crime Night Out” in which club members took their boats to parks and talked about bass fishing. The idea is to show kids there are alternatives to crime.
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By Louie Stout
Michiana angler’s Classic experience was worth every penny.You can learn a lot about fishing from reading books and magazines, watching videos or attending seminars.
Jim Loshbaugh has done all that. He’s also logged plenty of time on the water fishing with top notch Michiana anglers. So what’s left?
How about sitting in the back of a Bassmaster Classic contender’s boat and watching him fish?
In 10-degree weather?
That’s how the semi-retired Elkhart man spent most of his week in mid-Feb. He was selected to serve as a marshal in the super bowl of bass fishing on Lake Hartwell, S.C.
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Bassmaster Classic to return to Grand Lake in 2016
Bassmaster Classic to return to Grand Lake in 2016 - Photo Courtesy B.A.S.S.
TULSA, Okla. - The world championship of bass fishing - the GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by GoPro - will return to one of its most popular destinations in 2016, B.A.S.S. and the event's Oklahoma hosts announced today. And for the first time, the "Super Bowl of Bass Fishing" will be conducted in early March instead of February.
"The 2013 Classic was such a tremendous success, we couldnít wait to return to Tulsa and Grand Lake O' the Cherokees with our premier event," said Bruce Akin, B.A.S.S. CEO. "With the support we've received from our hosts and our bass fishing fans throughout the region, weíre expecting an even better turnout next year."
Hosts of the 2016 Classic will be Tulsa Regional Chamber, VisitTulsa, Grand Lake Association and Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa.
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Hometown Favorite Casey Ashley Wins Bassmaster Classic Title
GREENVILLE, S.C. — On Sunday evening at Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Casey Ashley completed a journey that began more than three decades ago and seemed to drag on forever these past few weeks.
The 31-year-old South Carolina native, who has lived just a few miles from Lake Hartwell all his life, caught five bass that weighed 20 pounds, 3 ounces to cap a moving victory in the GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by GoPro on his home waters with a three-day total of 50-1.
The weight was enough to help Ashley pass Elite Series pro Bobby Lane of Florida, who finished second with 46-15, and Texas angler Takahiro Omori, who placed third with 44-3.
The end of the weigh-in meant Ashley could finally take a deep breath after seven weeks when the lake was mostly off-limits due to B.A.S.S. rules and when virtually everyone he saw wanted to talk about him being the favorite to win.
“I worked a show in Greenville at the TD Convention Center (in mid-January), and I bet I thought about the Classic 50,000 times while I was standing there,” said Ashley, who won the Classic on his sixth try. “My first Classic was here (in 2008), and ever since then I’ve been saying I’d like to have that one back.
“I wanted to win so bad here at home, and I had a long time to think about it. It was pretty rough.”
Once it began, Ashley made the most of his opportunity.
An accomplished singer, songwriter and musician in addition to his career as a pro angler, Ashley opened the event with a stirring rendition of the national anthem before Friday’s frigid opening-round takeoff at Green Pond Landing in Anderson, S.C.