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Friday, October 10, 2025
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Arjay’s Report
Ryan Hershberger - 1st Place
Anglers in the Arjay’s Wednesday night circuit ran into another tough night last week, as not one limit was weighed in at Barton Lake.
In fact, Ryan Hershberger won with only three bass weighing 6.20 pounds while fishing solo with wacky worms.
Steven Wickey and Jeremiah Yoder - 2nd Place and Big Bass
Steven Wickey and Jeremiah Yoder were second with two bass that weighed 5.60 pounds, but one of those was the Tackle Shack LLC big bass of the evening at 4.52 pounds. They fished docks and shorelines.
Justin and Dave Kosmerick - 3rd Place
Justin Kosmerick fished with his dad, (Dave), who was subbing for Hunter and finished third. They had three that tied for second but they dropped to third by way of the big bass tiebreaker. They used wacky rigs on grasslines.
Charlie Fouts and Ray Lohr - 4th Place
Fourth place went to Charlie Fouts and Ray Lohr with three fish for 5.30 pounds. They fished drop-shot rigs on grass edges.
Josh Roberts and Steve Martin - 5th Place
Josh Roberts and Steve Martin grabbed fifth place with 3 fish for 4.38 pounds. They fished jigs and wacky rigs on grass edges.
The ClearH2O Tackle first out of the money for sixth went to Martin Hochstetler and Jonas Troyer with 3.90 pounds while Timothy Eicher and Daniel Schwartz took home the Michiana Outdoors News Tackle Pack with 2.70 pounds for seventh place.
Scott and Carrigan Carpenter used a 3.54-pound northern pike to win the Jaywalker junk fish pot.
The Arjay’s season wraps up Wednesday night at Diamond Lake. Visit the Lake Drive Marine Events Calendar on this website for details.
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D&R Sports Center Report
David Hoeker and Kyle Borst - 1st Place
David Hoeker and Kyle Borst won the West Michigan Bass D&R Sports Center Series season finale by nearly two pounds on White Lake last weekend.
Hoeker and Borst had a mixture of largemouth and smallmouth weighing 19.53 pounds, anchored by the second biggest bass of the tourney, a 4.89 pounder. No details of the winning pattern were made available.
Jeff Elliott and Bryan Plenzler - 2nd Place
Jeff Elliott and Bryan Plenzler finished second with 17.57 pounds. Their biggest bass weighed 4.62.
Braden and Matt Kuhns - 3rd Place
Braden and Matt Kuhns were a hair behind with 17.43 pounds.
Ryan Kelly - 4th Place and Big Bass
Ryan Kelly fished alone to finish fourth with 17 pounds but also had big bass of the event with a 4.99-pound largemouth.
David Whickham and Nick Peck were fifth with 16.72 pounds.
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Butchers Baits Report
Gary Butcher and Scott Smith - 1st Place
Gary Butcher and Scott Smith fished shallow to win the Butcher Baits tourney at Portage Lake last weekend.
They had 9.14 pounds caught on Butchers Baits stickbaits and topwater lures.
Chris Yoder and Edward Bontrager - 2nd Place
Chris Yoder and Edward Bontrager finished second with 8.14 pounds. They used stickbaits and tubes.
Bill Mathews and Kris Iodice - 3rd Place
Bill Mathews and Kris Iodice had 8.12 pounds for third. They used jigs.
Manny Schwartz and Dennis Hochstetler - Big Bass
The big bass prize went to Manny Schwartz and Dennis Hochstetler who had a 4.12-pound largemouth caught on a crankbait.
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Michiana Singles Report
John Miller - 1st Place
John Miller won the Michiana Singles Tournament Sunday on Klinger Lake.
Miller had a limit weighing 9.14 pounds to earn $220. He fished a drop-shot rig in 25 feet of water.
Loren Crosbie - 2nd Place
Loren Crosbie was second ($100) with 8.92pounds. He fished Chatterbaits and jigs.
Evan DeLaRosa - 3rd Place
Third place went to Evan DeLaRosa who said he caught several keepers for his first time fishing Klinger lake. DeLaRosa weighted in 8.09 pounds. He fished tube jigs in 12 feet.
Rick Kedik - Big Bass
Big bass honors went to Rick Kedik with a 3.70- pound largemouth, which was caught under a doc on a tube.
In a weekday event (Aug. 22) at Magician Lake, only three teams came in with limits.
Kyle Kaser won with 9.89 pounds and took home big bass prize with a 2.33-pound largemouth. Kaser fished shallow the entire tournament using wacky worms to take home $260.
Crosbie was second with 8.73 pounds. He said he fished Chatterbaits and Jigs.
DeLaRosa was third with 7.61pounds caught on tubes in 12 feet.
The last scheduled Singles open tournament is on Eagle Lake Sept. 8th from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Entry fee is $50-entry and there is no membership fee. Contact Rick (269) 240-4917 or rkedik13@yahoo.com for details.
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Arjay’s Report
There’s nothing like adding a big kicker to your weigh-in bag during small fish bass tournaments.
Charlie Fouts and Ray Lohr - 1st Place and Big Bass
Charlie Fouts and Ray Lohr did just that to win the Arjay’s weeknighter on Coldwater Lake last week.
The duo had a limit weighing 10.92 pounds, and within that limit was a 3.66-pound largemouth bass that earned them the Tackle Shack LLC big bass prize. They caught their fish drop-shotting.
Timothy Eicher and Daniel Schwartz - 2nd Place
Timothy Eicher and Daniel Schwartz were second with five weighing 9.80 pounds caught on wacky rigs.
John Miller and Robbie Gibson - 3rd Place
John Miller and Robbie Gibson relied on drop-shots fished with forward facing sonar (FFS) to finish third with a 7.86-pound limit.
Hunter and Justin Kosmerick - 4th Place
Hunter and Justin Kosmerick fished similarly but also with jigs to finish fourth with 7.42 pounds. They also won the Jaywalkers Restaurant junk fish pot for a 4.20-pound pike.
The ClearH2O Tackle first out of the money spot in fifth went to Steven Wickey and Jeremiah Yoder with three bass weighing 5.68 pounds.
Josh Roberts and Steve Martin - 6th Place
Josh Roberts and Steve Martin took home the Michiana Outdoors News tackle pack with three fish for 5.52 pounds.
Only two more weeknight events remain. The circuit heads to Barton Lake Wednesday evening. Visit the Lake Drive Marine Events Calendar on this website for details.