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Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Tuesday, January 13, 2026
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SMAC Report
Mike VanderReyden and Brett Gessinger - 1st Place
Mike VanderReyden and Brett Gessinger found a new way to catch better quality Klinger Lake bass.
When they noticed a lot of suspended fish, they wound spy baits over the top of them in 10 to 26 feet of water to catch 12.54 pounds and win the Southwest Michigan Anglers Club tourney Sunday.
The winners also had big bass, a 3.39-pound largemouth.
T.J. Reed and Trevor Jancaz - 2nd Place
T.J. Reed and Trevor Jancaz were second with a limit weighing 10-68 pounds. They fished jigs in 20 to 25 feet.
Terry Smith and Scott Crocker - 3rd Place
Terry Smith and Scott Crocker were third with 10.08 pounds by fishing shallow with topwaters and Senkos.
Tanner Hursh and Jarrett Tighe - 4th Place
Tanner Hursh and Jarrett Tighe finished fourth with 9.70 pounds. They fished 5 to 25 feet with drop-shot rigs.
There were 17 boats that caught 70 bass, 13 of which were smallmouth. The tourney catch weighed 138.43 pounds
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Arjay’s Report
Ben Harrison and Trevor Jancasz - 1st Place
Ben Harrison and Trevor Jancasz fished drop-shot rigs to win the Arjay’s Weeknight Tournament on Klinger Lake last Wednesday.
Chris Yoder and Lester Hoshstetler - 2nd Place
Harrison and Jancasz had 10.84 pounds. Chris Yoder and Lester Hoshstetler were close behind with 10.56 pounds caught on jigs.
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SMAC Report
Terry Smith and Scott Crocker - 1st Place
Terry Smith and Scott Crocker caught nearly 13 pounds to win the Southwest Michigan Anglers Club weeknight tournament on Juno Lake.
The winners had 12.84 pounds caught on Senkos and jigs in 5 to 10 feet of water.
Dave Clark and Mickey Thomas - 2nd Place
Dave Clark and Mickey Thomas were second with an 11.85-pound limit caught on jigs and Senkos in four feet of water.
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MLF Report
Chris Hellebuyck of White Lake, Michigan
Boater Chris Hellebuyck of White Lake, Michigan, caught a five-bass limit weighing 23 pounds, 3 ounces, Saturday to win the MLF Phoenix Bass Fishing League (BFL) Presented by T-H Marine on the Detroit River . The tournament was the first event of the season for the BFL Michigan Division. Hellebuyck earned $13,795, including the lucrative $7,000 Phoenix MLF Contingency Bonus, for his victory.
“I made a good, long run across Lake St. Clair today, and ran up into the St. Clair River,” said Hellebuyck, who earned his second career victory. “I got to my first spot where I had caught a couple of fish in practice, and when I got there, they were biting but it wasn’t that great. We caught a fair number of smaller fish, and then I started throwing a popper and caught a real big one right off the bat. I thought, ‘There’s got to be something to that.’ I kept throwing the popper, and it turned into one of those special days.”
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Randy Walls and Mark Flotow - 1st Place
Randy Walls and Mark Flotow won the Butcher Baits Sunday League at Barton Lake (Michigan) last weekend.
The winners had 10.94 and also had the biggest bass of the tournament, a 4.38-pound largemouth. They caught their fish using stick baits.
Steve Martin and Josh Roberts - 2nd Place
Steve Martin and Josh Roberts were second with 7.97 pounds caught by fishing drop-shot rigs and stick baits.