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LMBT Results
John Gipson and Ken Holder - 1st Place
John Gipson and Ken Holder fished a combination of swimbaits, topwaters and Senkos to win the Little Money Bass Tournament (LMBT) Saturday on Paw Paw Lake.
The winners caught all smallmouth bass from 18 to 25 feet of water. They also had the biggest bass, a 4- pound, 5-ounce smallmouth, caught on a popping topwater over 18 feet of water.
McKenzie Hadspeth and Bradley Eaton - 2nd Place
Second place went to McKenzie Hadspeth and Bradley Eaton with 17 pounds, 10 ounces, caught on swim baits and tubes in deep water. They also had all smallmouth.
Chuck Powell and Louie Stout - 3rd Place
Chuck Powell and Louie Stout were third with 15.94 pounds. They caught their fish on drop-shots, finesse worms and Strike King Menaces in 8-12 feet of water. They had all largemouth.
The LMBT tourney is July 13 on Juno Lake. Visit the Lake Drive Marine Events Calendar on this page for more details.
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D&R Series Report
Kurt Antonowitsch and Bo Thomas - First Place
Kurt Antonowitsch and Bo Thomas kicked off the West Michigan D&R Sports Center Series season with a big win at Muskegon Lake Saturday.
The team had 17.29 pounds that included a 4.48- pound largemouth. Bo and Kurt caught all of their fish on green pumpkin Chatterbaits and swim jigs on grass flats offshore.
Richard and Douglas Simmons were second with 16.76 pounds. More details of their catch weren’t made available.
Jeff Elliott and Trevor Young finished third with 16.22 pounds. Jeff and Trevor caught all of their keepers offshore on Rapala DT 10 crankbaits and drop-shot rigs.
Jim Borden and Mike Frank - Big Bass
Big Bass of the tournament went to Jim Borden and Mike Frank with a 5.16 pounder.
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Butcher Baits Report
Kent Dowden - 1st Place
Kent Dowden won the Butcher Baits Tournament last weekend on Klinger Lake.
Dowden fished alone with Roboworms to catch 12.7 pounds.
2nd Place - Austin Smith and Kaleb Chester finished second with 11.5 pounds caught on Butchers Baits stick baits and glide baits. They also got Big Bass with a 3.10 pounder.
Gary Butcher and Scott Smith - 3rd Place
Gary Butcher and Scott Smith finished third with 9.8 pounds. They used Butchers Baits stick baits and topwater lures.
The next tournament is scheduled for June 23rd at 6 a.m. at Austin Lake. Check the Lake Drive Marine Events Calendar on this website for more information.
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Arjay’s Report
Chris Yoder and Edward Bontrager - 1st Place
Chris Yoder and Edward Bontrager fished jigs to win the Arjay’s Wednesday nighter on Portage Lake last week.
Yoder and Bontrager caught a limit weighing 13.18 pounds to beat out 24 other teams.
Martin Hochstetler and Jonas Troyer - 2nd Place
Martin Hochstetler and Jonas Troyer were second with a limit weighing 9.64 pounds caught on wacky rigs and spinnerbaits.
John Miller and Robbie Gibson - 3rd Place
John Miller and Robbie Gibson fished deep weedlines with tubes and wacky rigs to catch 8.24 pounds and finish third.
Aaron and Cody Zimmerman - 4th Place
There was a tie for fourth which was broken by way of big bass tie breaker, Therefore, Aaron and Cody Zimmerman took those honors with five bass weighing 8.10. They also fished wacky rigs.
Hunter and Justin Kosmeric - 5th Place
Hunter and Justin Kosmerick took the fifth place with the same weight but they caught their fish on jigs.
The ClearH2O Tackle first out of the money spot went to Steven Wickey with three fish that weighed 7.60 pounds.
Noah Chambers and Jacob Meeker - 7th Place & Big Bass
Noah Chambers and Jacob Meeker got the Michiana Outdoors News tackle pack for seventh with 7.40 pounds , but they also won the Tackle Shack LLC big bass prize with a 4.16-pound largemouth caught on jig.
This week’s event will be at Diamond Lake. Visit the Lake Drive Marine Events Calendar on this website for more details.
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Michiana Singles Report
Caleb VandeReyden - 1st Place
Eighteen teams struggled to catch a limit in the Michiana Singles Event on Baldwin Lake last weekend.
Caleb VandeReyden was one of four anglers to get a limit weighing 12.78 pounds to secure the win. It helped that he also won the big bass pot with a 4.28-pound largemouth. Caleb fished in one spot the entire day to earn $330. The big bass was caught on Underspin to bump up his winnings $85.
Drew Stull - 2nd Place
Drew Stull was second with only three keepers totaling 8.43 pounds but he also had the second biggest bass of the day at 3.78 pounds. Drew used topwaters to earn $170.
Rick Kedik - 3rd Place (Tie)
Bob Johnson - 3rd Place (Tie)
There was a tie for third and fourth place between Rick Kedik and Bob Johnson who each had a limit weighing 8.20 pounds. They split $180. Kedik used Ned rigs and Johnson used a drop shot.
All fish were shuttled from the channel to the main lake by VanderReyden.
The next Singles tourney is Thursday, June 13th at Diamond Lake from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Entry fee is $50. Contact Rick 269-240-4917, for more details.