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Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Tuesday, January 13, 2026
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By Louie Stout
Jordan Smith's Son
Tournament bass fishermen are good about coming together to help out a fellow angler in need.
That’s why a group is rallying around fellow angler Jordan Smith whose new-born son came several weeks early. Smith's son has been hospitalized in Indianapolis with heart complications for more than a week and will likely be there much longer.
A benefit tournament will be held July 8 at Diamond Lake from 6 a.m. to noon and registration begins at 4:30 a.m. Entry fee is $100 and 50 percent of the proceeds will go straight to the family. There also will be a $10 big bass pot and $5 biggest rock bass pot. Payouts will go to the top three and there will be a 50/50 drawing. Hotdogs will be available after the weigh-in. Donations will be accepted.
In addition there will be drawings for several tackle prizes including a $160 hand-painted Floyd Wolkins swimbait.
Tournament organizers Izaak Wetzel (269-625-6482) and Cody Brown (269-689-5588) urge teams to contact one of them in advance to confirm your participation so they can get a handle on number of contestants. It is hoped that the tournament will draw a big turnout and raise a lot of money for a young family that is going through some really difficult times.
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SMAC Report
Skyler Traver and Drake Nevins - 1st Place
Skyler Traver and Drake Nevins drop-shotted their way to a Southwest Michigan Anglers Club win Saturday at Magician Lake.
The winners fished 10 to 20 feet of water to catch 10.83 pounds and pocket $330.
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SMAC Report
Ron and Conner Pickens - 1st Place
The father/son team of Ron and Conner Pickens won the Southwest Michigan Anglers Club Weeknight event on Eagle Lake last week.
The Pickens had 9.60 pounds on a wet, windy evening by fishing jigs in shallow water.
Tanner Hursh fished alone and caught a limit weighing 9.51 pounds to finish second by drop-shotting in 8 to 15 feet while Mike Fletcher and Rusty Robinson fished swim jigs to catch 9.32 pounds and finish third.
The big bass pot went to Chuck Powell and Louie Stout with a 3.51-pound largemouth caught on a spinnerbait.
Eleven of the 14 teams weighed in limits.
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Arjay’s Report
Floyd Wolkins and Steve Martin - 1st Place
Floyd Wolkins and Steve Martin put together a big enough limit on Diamond Lake to outduel 23 other teams in the Arjay’s Wednesday Night League last week.
Wolkins and Martin had 8.58 pounds caught on frogs and tubes.
Only two limits were carried to the scales by the competing teams.
Gary Stahler and Doug Finley - 2nd Place
Gary Stahler and Doug Finley drop-shotted their way to a second place with 7.86 pounds.
Ray Lohr and Charlie Fouts - 3rd Place
Ray Lohr and Charlie Fouts were third with 7.26 caught on Pop-Rs and they also won the Jaywalkers Junk Fish pot with a pike.
Tim and Daisy Tucker were fourth with 5.32 pounds caught on drop shots while Justin and Hunter Kosmerick finished fifth with 4.62 pounds caught on jigs.
Ryan Hershberger and Dale Raber won the first-out-of-money Clear H2o Tackle gift certificate with 4.46 pounds.
Christopher Stamm Sr. and C.J.Stamm - Big Bass
Christopher Stamm Sr. and C.J.Stamm only caught one fish, but it was a 4.30-pound largemouth and won them the Tackle Shack LLC big bass pot and the 7th place earned them the Michiana Outdoors News tackle pack.
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NICC Report
Jake and Aireeal Warner - 1st Place
Jake and Aireeal Warner out-fished 11 other couples at Duke’s Bridge last weekend to win the Northern Indiana Couples Circuit.
The winners had a limit of bass for 10 pounds 4 ounces, anchored by Aireeal's new personal best - 3 pounds, 8 ounces bass! Their limit was caught shallow on wacky worms.
Garrett and Sam Meadows were second with 10 pounds, 1 ounce caught on frogs.
Rounding out the top-3 was Kenny and Kelsey Meadows who had four fish for 9 pounds, 13 ounces anchored by a 4 pounder.
Big Bass of the event was a 4-pound, 7-ounce bass caught on a frog by Jonathan and Vanessa Pearson.
The next event will be July 29th at Skinner Lake, from 6:30 a.m. to 12:30p.m.