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Diehard bass tournament fans will get one more shot on Thanksgiving Weekend when Bob Evan rolls out his annual holiday bass event.
This year’s tourney – the 21st annual – will be held on Baldwin Lake Saturday, Nov. 30 from 8 a.m. to noon. Entry fee is $40 per team.
The event will launch at the ramp on the north end of the former Baldwin Lake Marina which is now owned by Tri lakes Marine. There is no ramp fee.
For more information, call Evans, 574-320-3366.
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John Gipson Jr. announced this week he will conduct a St. Joseph River tourney this Sunday (Nov. 10) at Benton Harbor.
The tournament will launch at the DNR access in the no wake zone. Tournament hours are 7-2. Entry fee is $40 per team and includes big bass pot.
For more information, contact Gipson at gipsonj@mail.gvsu.edu.
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Rodney Fannin (Marion, Ind.) and Dan Milligan (Syracuse) won the Angler’s Choice tournament on Lake Wawasee last week.
The winners ($1,025) caught 12.40 pounds that included a 5.13-pound largemouth that won them big bass prize ($190). All of their fish were caught in scattered deep weed beds on jigs.
Marc Evans and Nick Klopfenstein (Woodburn, Ind.) were second ($585) with 11.78 pounds caught around boat docks. Brian Hensley (Edwardsburg) and Ken Tucker (Athens, Mich.) were third ($310) with 8.94 pounds by fishing Stanley jigs and small crankbaits around piers.
Clint Gradeless (Huntington, Ind.) and Lee Pilz (Wawaka, Ind.) had the second biggest bass (5.02) caught on a jig on the outside of the weeds in 5 to 10 feet of water.
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R&B Bass Circuit will host an open tournament on the St. Joseph River at 6 Span access near Elkhart Nov. 9.
Entry fee is $60, there is no membership fee, and all proceeds go to the purse. Tournament hours are 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Any combination of four fish over 15 inches and under 12 inches are allowed in the five-fish limit.
Call Andy Buss, 574-993-3028 for details.
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The St. Joe Valley Bassmasters will host their annual benefit tournament on the St. Joseph River at Maggies Landing Oct. 20, 2013.
Entry fee is $70 per team (includes big bass pot) with tournament hours 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The club will pay cash to the top five places with a 30-boat field, with more places paid for every six teams added.
Although it’s a team event, anglers must tag their individual fish to comply with the slot limit that allows each angler only two fish over the 15-inch limit. No fish between 12 and 15 inches may be weighed in.
Proceeds will purchase rubber bumpers to be placed along the docks at Maggie’s Landing.
Call DeWayne Wilda for info, 574-315-7893.