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Friday, September 26, 2025
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Ron Fabiszak and Jim Meadows caught 12.23 pounds on jigs and Senkos to win the Southwest Michigan Anglers Club weekend event on Fish Lake in Marcellus.
Second place went to Kevin and Mike Fletcher with 10.76 caught on jigs while Brian Lieburg and Jeff Pedin were third with 9.10 pounds taken with topwater lures. The big bass prize went to Rick Morrison and Bobby Thorton with a 3.80-pound largemouth caught on an Erie Darter.
At a SMAC weeknight even on the St. Joseph River, Scott Crocker and Chad Worvey won with 9.76 pounds that included a 3.12-pound largemouth that earned big bass honors. They caught their fish on topwaters and Senkos. Lieburg and Pedin were second with 9.33 pounds caught on jigs while Terry Smith and Dennis Losee were third with 8.33 pounds caught on tubes.
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Benji Waldbeser (Syracuse) and Israel Beard (Goshen) had five fish weighing 12.99 to win the Angler’s Choice tournament on Lake Wawasee.
The winners pocketed $1,025 for fish they caught on stickbaits on the inside edge of weed flats in 4 to 6 feet of water. They also won the big bass prize ($190) for a 4.44-pound largemouth.
Clint Gradeless (Huntington) and Lee Pilz (Wawaka) were second ($585) with 11.16 pounds caught on tubes and Senkos on the inside of the weeds. Paul Hollabaugh (Ft. Wayne) and Chip Harrison (Pierceton) were third ($310) with 9.38 pounds caught on jigs and Erie Darters on the flats.
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Ron Fabiszak (South Bend) won his third consecutive R&B Circuit tournament recently and this time he fished alone and beat 53 teams on Lake Wawasee.
Fabiszak weighed in 14.32 pounds and won $786. He caught his fish by tossing a C Flash 44 crankbaits in the bluegill color scheme along the outside weed edge on Lake Wawasee.
Ron Crawford (Pierceton, Ind.) and Bo Judd (Columbia City, Ind.) landed an 11.81-pound limit by junk fishing. They caught keepers on jigs, spinnerbaits, tubes, and Senkos. All of their fish came from 5 foot of water or less. They won $506.
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Gary Harrold (Rochester, In.) and son Matt Harrold (Culver) caught five bass weighing 10.17 pounds to win the Hoosier Pro Tournament at Manitou Lake recently.
The winners also had big bass, a 3.3-pound largemouth.
Brad and son Shawn Zellers (Winamac, In.) were second with 9.90 pounds while Tim Rasala (Hobart, In.) and Steve Coleman (Whiting, In.) were third with 9.76 pounds.
The winners caught their fish on frog imitators while the rest of the top finishers fished an array of soft plastics and jigs.
The next event is July 27 on Winona Lake. Call Mitch for info, 219-716-4808.
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The Michiana Walleye Association held it's "Between the Buns Challenge" at Lake Maxinkuckee in Culver, Ind. June 1 under difficult fishing conditions with strong winds and weather fronts moving through the area all day.
Mike Rhoades (South Bend) and Randy Gaines (Westville Ohio) won $300 with 8.91 pounds caught on the windswept side of the lake by casting Rapala Glass Shad Raps. The team also earned the ClearH2O Tackle Big Fish award for an additional $210 with a 3 pounder.
Dwight Jones (Mishawaka) and Don Shelton, (Berrien Center Mich.) also worked the windy side of the lake and finished second by vertically jigging ¼-ounce chartreuse jigs tipped with a crawler in 18 feet of water. They had 6.40 pounds that earned them $150.