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Wednesday, January 14, 2026
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Four Flags Report
Chuck Powell and Louie Stout caught a mixed bag of largemouth and smallmouth to win the Four Flags tourney at Paw Paw Lake Sunday.
Stout and Powell had 15.55, that included two largemouth and three smallmouth. One of their largemouth weighed 4.22 pounds and should have been bigger but it spit up a fat, 10-inch perch in the livewell. They caught their fish on drop-shot rigs and ½-ounce jigs. Their fish were released before a photo could be taken.
Rick Kedik and Jake Lisenko - 2nd Place
Rick Kedik and Jake Lisenko were second with 14.57 pounds caught on drop-shots and jigs while Tanner Hursh and Jarrett Tighe finished third with 14.08 pounds caught on drop shots.
Tanner Hursh and Jarrett Tighe - 3rd Place
Dave Landon won the big bass pot with a 4.93-pound largemouth he caught on the first cast of the day.
The next Four Flags tourney is at Diamond Lake July 16. For more information, visit the Lake Drive Marine Events Calendar on this website.
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SMAC Report
Billy Mathews and Conner Pickens - 1st Place
Billy Mathews and Conner Pickens dinked and dunked jigs and creature baits into shallow weeds and pads to win the Southwest Michigan Anglers Club (SMAC) tournament on Mill Pond (Dowagiac) Tuesday night.
Mathews and Pickens had 12.68 pounds that included a 4.22-pound bass that was the biggest of the derby.
Terry Smith and Scott Crocker - 2nd Place
Terry Smith and Scott Crocker finished second with five weighing 10.65 pounds caught on Senkos and jigs in 3 to 5 feet.
John Davis and Rober Zuhl - 3rd Place
John Davis and Rober Zuhl had the third place limit of 9.99 pounds. They fished frogs in the pads.
The next event is on the St. Joseph River in Niles July 2. For details, visit the Lake Drive Marine Events Calendar on this website or call Crocker, 269-591-4667.
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Gary Butcher and Scott Smith - 1st Place
Gary Butcher and Scott Smith won the Butcher Baits Sunday League event last weekend on Coldwater Lake.
Butcher and Smith used topwaters and stick baits to catch 14.41 pounds. Their catch included big bass of the event, a largemouth weighing 3.31 pounds. Butcher said the morning bite was on for this team, as they had their limit in the first 30 minutes of the tournament.
Oak Everitt and Eric Thurston - 2nd Place
Oak Everitt and Eric Thurston finished second with 10.16 pounds caught on stick baits.
Kent Dowden - 3rd Place
Kent Dowden fished alone and finished third with 9.69 pounds. He said he caught his fish using stick baits and ribbon-tail worms.
The group’s next tournament is July 9th at Barton Lake. For more information, visit the Lake Drive Marine Events Calendar on this website.
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Arjay’s Report
John and Ashley Miller - 1st Place
John and Ashley Miller won the Arjay’s Wednesday nighter at Lake Templene on a night when 22 teams competed and 12 limits were weighed in.
The Millers had 11.28 pounds caught on bladed jigs.
Jared Yoder and Bryce MacMillan - 2nd Place
Jared Yoder and Bryce MacMillan fished the surface with frogs to finish second with 9.82 pounds.
Justin and Hunter Kosmerick had 9.50 pounds for third. They caught their fish on finesse worms and jigs.
Justin and Hunter Kosmerick - 3rd Place
Fourth place went to Jake Otto and Aaron Winans with 9.28 pounds caught on spinnerbaits while Ray Lohr and Charlie Fouts were fifth with 9.24 pounds caught with spinnerbaits.
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Casting Couples Report
Scott and LeeAnn Sizemore (Angola) - 1st Place
Scott and LeeAnn Sizemore (Angola) squeaked by with a win over the nine other boats in the Casting Couples Open at Lake St. Clair last weekend.
The wind blew hard out of the north on practice day but moved to the south during competition making it a little easier to get around. All 10 teams weighed in a limit.
The Sizemores had 17.25 pounds caught on jigs in 6 to 10 feet of water which earned them $400. They also had the second biggest bass ($50) weighing 4.34 pounds that was caught on a topwater.