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Friday, April 24, 2026
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Arjay’s Report
Tim and Daisy Tucker took home the biggest prizes in a driving rainstorm during the Arjay’s Wednesday nighter last week on Portage Lake.
They won with an 11.06-pound limit and had the biggest bass, a 5.22 giant. They fished jigs and swimbaits.
Second place went to Charlie Fouts and Ray Lohr with 10.36 pounds caught on jigs and wacky worms.
Steve Martin and Josh Roberts were third with 10.20 pounds. They used jigs, wacky rigs and Texas-rigged worms.
There was a tie for fourth with 9.70 pounds, but Martin Hochstetler and Jonas Troyer got the edge by having a bigger bass, a 2.60 pounder. They fished spinnerbaits and swimbaits.
Therefore, the ClearH2O Tackle first out of the money spot went to Seth Spaulding and Scott Spaulding who caught their fish on wacky rigs and jigs. (Their biggest weighed 2.58)
The Michiana Outdoors News tackle pack for sixth was won by Tobias Yoder and Mike Hostetler with 9.40 pounds caught by fishing spinnerbaits.
The Jaywalker Restaurant junk fish pot went to Heath Musall and George N Jody Musall with a 9.32-pound pike and Anthony and Mason Sivits took home the Str8-Up Mounts prize.
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MFL Report
Derek Kelley Jordan Smith won by a narrow margin in the Michiana Fishing League tournament at Juno Lake last weekend.
The winners had 9.34 pounds caught mostly on Chatterbaits.
Ron Fabiszak Jr. and Doug Roher (not pictured) were second with 8.92 pounds. They also took the critter pot with a 2.89-pound dogfish.
John Davis and Seth Spaulding were third with 8.26 pounds.
Fourth place went to Ken Ramsey Gary Sthaler who had 7.10 pounds and a 2.60 kicker, just missing out on big bass honors that were taken by Brian Souza and Ed Madison with a 2.68-pound largemouth.
CJ Stamm and Michael Smith were fifth with 7.04 pounds.
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Butchers Baits Report
Chad and Dustin (no last names provided) caught a big sack to win the Butchers Baits tournament last weekend on Austin Lake.
The winners had 15.09 pounds caught on Zman JackHammers.
Jeremy Siler and Brock Howell were second with 12.08 pounds that included the biggest bass of the derby, a 4.01 pounder. They caught their fish on Strike King Thunder Crickets.
Ray Lohr and Charlie Fouts used jigs to finished third with 12.02 pounds.
Billy Smith became the Butchers Baits Circuit’s first kayak angler who was fourth with 11.07 pounds and just missed winning the big bass pot by one ounce.
The next tournament is June 22 at Coldwater Lake from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. For information, contact Gary Butcher, 269 503 2706.
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Casting Couples Report
Loren and Carrie Crosbie had five keeper bass totaling 13.52 pounds to win the Casting Couples Tourney on Austin Lake.
The Crosbies won $310 plus another $65 for having the biggest bass, a 4.28-pound largemouth. They used swimbaits and soft plastics.
Eleven of 14 teams weighed in limits. There were three over 4 pounds and 6 over 3 pounds in the 63 bass weighed in.
Scott and Patty Smith were second ($175) with 13.14 pounds. The Smith's used Butchers Baits Stick worms and frogs in one area of the lake, all day.
Third went to Tanner Hursh and Haley Dodd with 11.90 pounds, to earn $100. Hursh and Dodd used drop-shot rigs on inside weed edges. They also received their plaques for winning the 2014 Classic.
Seth and Nicole Spaulding were fourth with 10.30 pounds. They fished wacky worms in shallow areas.
The second biggest bass of the day went to Jeff and Amy Likes with a 4.18-pound largemouth, earning tackle packs from Butcher's Baits.
The next male/female tournament is Paw Paw Lake June 21st, from 6.am to noon. Contact Rick 269-240-4917, or Facebook MichianaCastingCouples for more information.
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SMAC Report
Billy Mathews and John Newbower outgunned 24 other teams in a Southwest Michigan Anglers Club (SMAC) limit-fest shootout at Magician Saturday.
The 25 teams registered 24 limits, with lots of bags weighing 8 and 9 pounds. There were 208.45 pounds of bass weighed in during the event.
The winners had 12.47 pounds caught on Ned rigs and drop-shot rigs in 10 to 20 feet. They also had the biggest big bass, a 3.52-pound largemouth.
Mike VanderReyden and Brett Gessinger were second with 10.23 pounds taken on tube jigs in 5 to 10 feet.
Pat Pilmore fished alone to take third with 9.70 pounds. He fished drop-shot rigs and grubs in 8 feet of water.
Fourth place went to Jeff Stankovich and Steve Grove with 9.63 pounds. They fished wacky rigs and tubes in 4 to 10 feet.