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R&B Classic WinnersJason Dittmar (North Liberty) and Tony Kaser (North Liberty) put together a 12.15-pound limit to beat out 37 of the best teams in Michiana and win the R&B Classic on Gun Lake near Kalamazoo last week.
The victory won them $2,000 cash plus another $600 of gear from the Portage, Indiana Bass Pro Shops.
They bagged another $500 for catching the Money Mouth Baits Big bass of the tournament, a 4.17-pound largemouth. All of their fish were caught with D's Lures tubes and Poor Boy's Erie Darters in both green pumpkin and watermelon color schemes. They were matched up with 1/4 ounce D's Lures jigheads. Most fish came from a flat in just 2 feet of water, but the big fish came from 6 feet with the tube.
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Michael and Kyle Kaser (Plymouth) won the Hoosier Pro Classic last weekend under cold, windy conditions at Dewart Lake with five bass weighing 9.30 pounds.
The winners ($1,070) caught their fish around lily pads on Zoom Flukes and small crankbaits.
Dan Milligan (Warsaw) and Kris Shipley (Bremen) were second with 7.65 pounds while Rich Patton (Plymouth) and Dave Morrow (Knox) were third with two fish weighing 6.38 pounds.
Rick Rogers and Dan OíNeil (Warsaw) were fourth with two fish that weighed 6 pounds and included big bass of the tournament, a 4.47-pound largemouth.
There were 42.55 pounds weighed in with a team average of 3.87 pounds.
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Ken Tucker (Athens, Mich.) and Brian Hensley (Edwardsburg, Mich.) caught 10.88 pounds to win $1,025 in the Angler's Choice tournament on Lake Tippecanoe recently.
They caught all of their fish in less than 10 feet of water on tubes and said it was a slow bite but the ones they caught were good ones, including a 3.17-pounder that was their biggest bass.
Art Kerns (Wheatfield, Ind.) and Cliff Kerns (Buffalo, Ind.) had 10.35 pounds for second ($585). They also won the big bass pot ($190) with a 4.20-pound fish; all fish were caught on tubes and worms around docks.
Phil Duracz (Chesterton) and Clint Marler (Valparaiso) said they caught their third place ($310) limit early and culled the smaller ones to sack 10.04 pounds.†Their fish came on Stanley jigs and drop shots on the inside edges of weeds.
There were 62 fish weighed in for a total weight of 107.76 pounds or an average of 1.74 pounds each.
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Week Night ClassicThe 2014 Michiana Weeknight Tournament Series Classic produced record breaking catches last weekend on the Torch/Skegemog/Elk chain of lakes near Traverse City, Mich.
Despite changing weather and gusty winds, most teams brought a good sack to the scales. Eight teams had limits on day 1, topped by Chris Maynard (Mishawaka) and Chad Worley (Niles) with a five fish weighing 25.60 pounds. They also had day big bass of the day with a 5.60-pound smallmouth.
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Heavy winds, clouds and rain hampered fishing for the 22 teams competing on Lake Tippecanoe in the "River Wednesdays Classic" last weekend.
Brian Hensley and Mike Minix (Edwardsburg, Mich.) only caught an 8.11-pound limit, but it was good enough for them to take home the $1,400 first place title. The anglers said they caught their fish on drop-shot rigs in 20 feet of water.