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Wednesday, November 26, 2025
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Mike Klavinski (Hudson, Ind.) and Darwin Griva (Angola, Ind.)This past Saturday the R & B Bass Circuit had their second tournament on Lake James. Fifty-five teams participated in what turned out to be a terrible bit. Of those 55 teams, only 6 limits were brought to the scales! The event was dominated by bed fish. (Pictures of the winners and big bass are included.)
Mike Klavinski (Hudson, Ind.) and Darwin Griva (Angola, Ind.) landed 14.47 pounds of smallmouth to win $816 in a tough R&B Circuit tournament on Lake James last weekend.
The event was dominated by bedding fish and only six limits were caught by the 55 teams participating.
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Travis Kerns and Jay Witvoet, Jr (Wheatfield, Ind.) won the Hoosier Pro Tournament ($510) on Lake Maxinkuckee last weekend with 12.28 pounds.
The winners also had big bass of the event, a 4.08-pound largemouth.
Tony Kaser (North Liberty) and Eric Patterson (Wakarusa) were second ($11.79) with 11.79 pounds while Rich Patton (Plymouth) and Dave Marrow (Knox) were third ($204) with 11.76 pounds.
The 18 teams weighed in 75 bass that totaled 139.15 pounds. The bass averaged 1.86 pounds.
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Pure Michigan, B.A.S.S. to conduct championship at Escanaba.Michigan's world-class fishing opportunities will be in the spotlight this September when the Bassmaster Elite Series heads to the Upper Peninsula for a four-day competition in Escanaba. The Bassmaster Elite Series AOY Championship tournament is part of a new partnership between Pure Michigan and Bassmaster to promote Michigan as a top destination for anglers.
In the past few years we have amplified our efforts to showcase the diversity and quality of the fishing experience here in Michigan,î said Leslie Hornung, Senior Vice President of Marketing and Public Relations at the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC). This partnership with Bassmaster is a terrific way to reach anglers and highlight all we have to offer in terms of fishing, as well as an overall recreation experience.
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Captain Tony Wiatrowski and his “Break Time” crew from Bremen weighed 206.55 pounds to win the 40th annual Hoosier Coho Classic in Michigan City last weekend.
The Coho classic, the longest running fishing contest on the Great Lakes, offered a $40,000 purse and attracted 56 boats from Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin.
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Bob Stutzman (Mishawaka) and Carl Schnaible (Mishawaka) won the Michiana Walleye Club’s “Between the Buns Challenge” on the St. Joseph River at Maggie’s Landing last weekend.
The winners had four fish weighing 9.64 pounds, all caught near the end of the tournament. They used three-way rigs with Rapala stick baits in 10 to 11 feet of water. Their catch also included the Clear H2O Tackle Big Fish prize ($285) for a 3.55-pound walleye. They also won a bonus $50 for being the highest placing team using a Trailmaster boat trailer.