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Wednesday, November 26, 2025
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Winners Gardenour and WareMatt Gardenour (Fort Wayne) and Josh Ware (Fort Wayne) hauled in a 17.83-pound limit of largemouth to beat out 65 other teams in the R&B Bass event on Lake Wawasee last weekend.
The winners’ fish, including a 5.02-pound largemouth, were caught in channels with a combination of reaction baits, including lipless crankbaits, jerkbaits, and jigs. Their big fish was fooled with a jig. Channels with dark bottoms were the most productive. They were awarded with $983 for the win and another $132 for the second largest bass weighed in.
Wawasee veterans Greg Mangus (Fremont) and Kevin Fletcher (Elkhart) caught 20 keepers by focusing on windy points on Lake Wawasee to finish second ($632). Their 15.21 pounds came on on Erie Darters, spider grubs, jerkbaits, and jigs, but their best fish came on a spider grub fished between 8-12 feet of water.
The father-son team of Don and Joe DiMarzio landed 12 pounds from Lake Wawasee by throwing Erie Darters on a break that fell sharp from 10-15 feet at the end of a flat. They took home $456.
Big bass – Gipson Jr. and NoeThe Money Mouth Baits Big Bass ($528) was a 6.26-pound behemoth landed by John Gipson, Jr. (Lafayette) and Tom Noe (Benton Harbor). The fish, which earned them $528, was caught on a Max Jig.
The next event is May 17 at Lake James. More details can be found at www.randbbasscircuit.com.
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Walleye Club WinnersEd Szymczak staked claim to family bragging rights last weekend during the Michiana Walleye Association's Perry's Automotive Challenge at Big Turkey Lake in Lagrange County.
The Osceola angler teamed up with Dallas Dunn (Indianapolis) to win the event with 7.64 pounds, beating out son Steven Szymczak and his partner Jordan Felton (Osceola) who had 6.86 pounds.
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Robert Hayes (Angola) and Jim Betts (Ft. Wayne) captured the season opening U.S. Anglers’ Choice Pro Tournament on the Barbee Chain last weekend with 17.76 pounds.
The winners pocketed $1,126 for the fish they caught on jigs and darters around points. They also had the event’s biggest bass, a 5.51-pound largemouth that earned them a $220 bonus.
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Bassmaster Classic Pro Gerald SwindleFive 2014 Bassmaster Classic contenders - Brandon Palaniuk, Gerald Swindle, Ish Monroe, Kevin VanDam and Jonathon VanDam - will present seminars at D&R Sports Center Spring Fishing and Boat Show April 18-19.
In additional to the fishing seminars, factory reps from the nation’s top lure, tackle and electronics manufactures will be on hand both days to show the latest products and innovations. They include: Shimano, Daiwa, Loomis, Humminbird, Strike King, Quantum, Minn Kota, Motorguide, Shakespeare, Garcia, Fenwick, Berkley, St. Croix, Zebco, Fenwick, Okuma, Rapala, Storm, Berkley, Stren, Lowrance and many others.
Show hours are 9 a.m.- 8 p.m. Friday and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.
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Kris Thornton (Osceola) and John Fuchs (Mishawaka) weighed a 4.24-pound, five-fish limit that included 4 "under 12 inches" and 1 over ì15 inchesî to win the R&B Circuit open on the St. Joseph River at Maggies Landing.
Fishing conditions were extremely tough due to muddy water. Not one smallmouth bass was weighed in. The new DNR bass regulation on rivers imposes a 12- to 15-inch slot limit, meaning each angler can have in his possession fish under 12 and one over 15 inches.