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Wednesday, November 26, 2025
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MFL Report
Randy Walls and Mark Flotow won the Michiana Fishing League’s two-day Classic on Spring Lake last weekend.
Walls and Flotow had 24.94 pounds by fishing spinnerbaits and Chatterbaits along drops of the main river. They had 13.82 the first day and 11.12 on Day 2.
John Davis and Seth Spaulding were second with 21.16. They fished jigs and crankbaits in 10 feet of water. They had 13.42 pounds with a 4.24 kicker the first day, which won them the the Bafa Fishing Classic Big Bass prize. They only had 7.74 pounds the second day. Seth also won the Kistler Combo.
CJ Stamm and Michael Smith were third overall with 8.7 pounds, most of which were caught the first day. They fished Ned rigs in 6 feet of water.
Chris Stamm Sr. won the Lake Born Rod.
Several prizes were provided by Academy Sports + Outdoors, BAFA Fishing, Str8-Up Mounts, Lake Born Rods (John Davis), Kistler Rods and Waterland Optics.
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Tackle Shack Report
Richard Hochstetler and John Kauffman captured the final 2025 Tackle Shack tournament on the Grand River last weekend.
The winners had 16.64 pounds that included the Tackle Shack biggest bass weighing 5.57 pounds. They won $1,450 and $200 for big bass.
“Our best fishing was first thing in the morning using Texas rigs along seawalls with deeper water,” said Kauffman. “Nothing fancy, but our pre-fishing helped us locate these fish and capitalize on them game day.”
Scott and LeeAnn Sizemore were second with 13.89 pounds. They won $850.
“We locked a Chatterbait into our hands and never put it down,” said Scott. “We caught fish all the way through the day but our largest fish were scattered throughout the morning. All the fish were in 1-4 foot of water. Yes pre-fishing was helpful for us.”
Third place ($250) went to Chris Yoder and Edward Bontrager with 13.48 pounds.
“We caught all of our fish throughout the day, but it was slow,” said Yoder. “We caught most using a Texas rig in 7 to 12 feet of water, and yes. Pre-fishing helped us out for this tournament.”
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LMBT Report
Floyd Wolkins and Steve Martin teamed up to win the last regular season Little Money Bass Tournament (LMBT) on the St. Joseph River at Constantine, Mich. recently.
The winners flipped trees and wood to catch 11 pounds, 14 ounces.
John Gipson and Ken Holder were second with 11-4, but they also won the Icon Reality Group Big Bass Prize with a 4-7 largemouth. They caught their fish on buzzbaits and Zara Spooks.
Chris Hubbard and Tim Lusher were third with 9-15. Hubbard and Lusher fished Senkos and jigs.
LMBT will host its Avanti Flooring Classic Oct. 11 on the St. Joseph River at Benton harbor. Anglers must have fished 5 out of 6 tournaments to qualify for the Classic, which starts at 7:30 a.m.
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Four Flags Report
Dan Posey and Jeff Bostic won the Four Flags two-day Classic at St. Clair over the weekend.
Posey and Bostic had 31.59 pounds. The winners caught their fish on a variety of baits, to include Ned rigs, flat worms, minnow baits and grubs in 8 to 12 feet of water. They won $1,000 and pocketed another $100 for having the Day 1 big bass of 4.04 pounds.
Second place with 25.96 pounds went to Rob and Kim Swem. They caught their fish on tubes in 4 -15 feet of water to win $700.
Scott Solomon fished alone for third and had 23.46 pounds. He caught his fish on tubes in 8 to 12 feet of water winning $300. He also had day two big bass and big bass of the tournament with a 4.95 smallmouth to earn another $100.
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SMAC Report
Is there a better angler in Michiana than Bill Mathews?
The dude continues to win, taking home the Southwest Michigan Anglers Club (SMAC) two-day Classic on Burt and Mullet Lakes over the weekend.
Mathews fished alone and had a two-day total of 42.10 pounds of smallmouth. He fished A-rigs and drop-shot rigs while using forward facing sonar (FFS) in 10 to 15 feet of water.
Dan Baerwald and Kyle Learner also used FFS to catch 41.86 pounds. They used Ned rigs and A-rigs in 10-12 feet of water.
Third went to Tanner Hursh and Hailey Dodd who used FFS to catch 40.67. They also had big bass of the tournament with a 6.92-pound smallmouth. They used tube jigs and swimbaits in 6 to 10 feet.
Derek Kelly had the biggest bass on day 2 with a 6.10-pound smallmouth.
There were 11 smallmouth weighed in over the two days that topped the scales by 5 pounds or more. The top five places were dominated by anglers utilizing FFS.