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Friday, October 10, 2025
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SMAC Report
Jordan Smith and Derek Kelly - 1st Place
Jordan Smith and Derek Kelly won the Southwest Michigan Anglers Club tournament on Diamond Lake Tuesday night.
The winners fished drop-shot rigs in 10 to 15 feet of water.
Terry Smith and Scott Crocker - 2nd Place
Terry Smith and Scott Crocker were second with a 9.05-pound limit caught on wacky rigs in 6 feet or less.
Courtney and Bill Mathews - 3rd Place
Courtney and Bill Mathews finished third with only three fish, but they also had a 4.18-pounder that earned them big bass honors. Their 8.98-pound sack came in less than 6 feet of water on jigs.
Paul Groves and Scott Kulp - 4th Place
Paul Groves and Scott Kulp were fourth with four bass weighing 7.77 pounds. They fished jigs in 12 to 16 feet.
The tourney drew 18 boats with 55 bass (94.08 pounds) weighed in, two of which were smallmouth.
The next SMAC event is Saturday at Paw Paw. Visit the Lake Drive Marine Events Calendar on this page for details.
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D&R Sports Report
Bo Thomas and Kurt Antonowitsch - 1st Place
Bo Thomas and Kurt Antonowitsch tightened their grip on the “Team of Year” title by winning the West Michigan Bass D&R Sports Series tournament on wind-blown Lake St. Clair last weekend.
The winners, who also won the D&R event on Muskegon lake earlier this year, had 22.32 pounds, anchored by a 4.62 smallmouth.
“Anchor bay was huge because it helped keep us out of the wind,” said Antonowitsch. “A Baby Z Too drop-shot rig did most of the work for us. We just had to search around and find those fish roaming out there."
Cody Fisher and Cody Kelley - 2nd Place
Cody Fisher and Cody Kelley finished second with 22.29 and had the second biggest bass of the tournament, a 5.55.
Mark Smith and Mark Webber - 3rd Place
Mark Smith and Mark Webber had the biggest bass of the tournament, a 5.68, that lifted them to 21.5 pounds and a third place finish.
McLane May and Nicholas VanDam finished fourth with 20.59 pounds. Their biggest bass weighed 4.89.
Matt Gorham and Cody Deatsman - 5th Place
Fifth place went to Matt Gorham and Cody Deatsman with 20.17 pounds.
The next event is Aug. 24 at White Lake.
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Arjays Report
Maynard Hostetler and Marvin Bontrager - 1st Place
Maynard Hostetler and Marvin Bontrager fished weedlines with wacky rigs to win last week’s Wednesday night tourney on the Randall Chain.
The winners had 9.12 pounds.
Aaron and Cody Zimmerman - 2nd Place
Second place went to Aaron and Cody Zimmerman with five bass for 8.14 pounds. They fished spinnerbaits in shallow weeds.
Hunter and Justin Kosmerick - 3rd Place
Hunter and Justin Kosmerick grabbed third place with a limit weighing 6.98 pounds. They fished jigs on breaklines.
Steven Wickey and Jeremiah Yoder - 4th Place
Steven Wickey and Jeremiah Yoder had four bass weighing 6.70 pounds for fourth place. They fished docks and seawalls.
The ClearH2O Tackle first out of the money spot went to Scott and Chase Carpenter who had three bass for 6.40 pounds.
Steve Martin - Big Bass
The Tackle Shack LLC big bass prize was won by Steve Martin fishing solo. He caught a 5.04-pound largemouth by fishing a jig on grass flats.
Arjays will be on Clear Lake tonight. For last minute details, visit the Lake Drive Marine Events Calendar on this website.
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Butchers Baits Report
Jeremy Siler and Brock Howell - 1st Place
Jeremy Siler and Brock Howell won the Butchers Baits tourney on Coldwater Lake Sunday.
Siler and Howell had 12.11 pounds caught by fishing jigs and crankbaits.
Bill Mathews and Kris Iodice - 2nd Place
Bill Mathews and Kris Iodice were second with 11.09 pounds. They also said they used jigs and crankbaits.
Chris Yoder and Edward Bontrager - 3rd Place
Chris Yoder and Edward Bontrager had the biggest bass, a 4.02 pounder, and finished third with 11.01pounds. They used stick baits and drop shots.
The next event is Aug. 25 at Klinger Lake. Visit the Lake Drive Marine Events Calendar on this page for more information.
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Casting Couples Report
Jake and Cheyenne Lisenko - 1st Place
The father/daughter team of Jake and Cheyenne Lisenko not only won the Casting Couples tourney at Fish, Finch and Saddlebag Lakes (Marcellus), but they also took home the top prize for having the biggest bass on Saturday.
The Lisenkos had a limit weighing 14.10 pounds and the big bass weighed 3.90. They used drop-shot rigs in 25 feet to win $360.
John and Ashley Miller - 2nd Place
Another father/daughter team, John and Ashley Miller, had a limit totaling 13.66 pounds for second place.. They also had the second biggest bass of 3.76 pounds which earned them the Butchers Baits tackle pack. They also fished drop-shots in 20 feet to take home $150 and tackle from Butchers Baits.
Seth and Nicole Spaulding - 3rd Place
Seth and Nicole Spaulding had 12.33 pounds for third. The Spaulding's fished every dock in the lake to catch their fish and take home $90.
Loren and Carrie Crosbie - 4th Place
Loren and Carrie Crosbie finished fourth with 10.66 pounds. They s used jigs in 10 feet.
The last regular scheduled male/female tournament is Sat. Sept.7th Diamond Lake. Contact Rick at 269-240-4917, on Facebook (MichianaCastingCouples) or see the Lake Drive Marine Events Calendar on this website.