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Wednesday, January 14, 2026
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Tackle Shack Report
Troy Shuman and Rich Kersten - 1st Place
Troy Shuman and Rich Kersten upgraded throughout the day to sack up 19.46 pounds and win the Tackle Shack circuit event at Hamilton Lake.
The winners took home $2,500 for fish they caught on jigs, creature baits and topwaters that they fished inside and outside the weedline.
John Gipson and Ken Holder - 2nd Place
John Gipson and Ken Holder finished second ($1,700) with 18.42 pounds.“We kind of patched things together and caught bass until about 1 p.m.” said Gipson. “The ones we kept were caught roughly one per hour each between 7 a.m. and 1 p.m. We caught them between 5 and 30 feet on poppers, swimbaits, and jigs. Most were suspended around schools of bait.”
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LMBT Report
Brett Gessinger and Mike VanderReyden - 1st Place
Brett Gessinger and Mike VanderReyden won a tough battle on Juno Lake Saturday in the Little Money Bass Tournament.
They had 10 pounds 11 ounces caught on topwater baits and Senkos.
Only three ounces separated the top three finishers.
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Arjay’s Report
Tim and Daisy Tucker - 1st Place
Tim and Daisy Tucker blew out the Arjay’s Wednesday Night League Tourney on Portage Lake near Kalamazoo.
The Tuckers had 15.34 pounds they caught on tubes.
Chris Yoder and Lester Hoshstetler - 2nd Place
Chris Yoder and Lester Hoshstetler fished jigs to finish second with 10.68 pounds.
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Casting Couples Report
Jarrett and Jenalee Tighe (Edwardsburg) - 1st Place
The brother/sister team of Jarrett and Jenalee Tighe (Edwardsburg) won the Casting Couples tourney on Magician Lake last weekend.
The Tighes had a limit totaling 10.93 pounds caught off beds. Tighe's also took home big bass honors with a 3.68- pound largemouth. They won $350 for beating out 16 other teams of couples.
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SMAC Report
Billy and Courtney Matthews - 1st Place
Billy and Courtney Matthews teamed up to catch a limit and win the Southwest Michigan Anglers Club (SMAC) tourney last weekend at Diamond Lake.
The Courtneys had five fish weighing 11.43 pounds and big bass of the tournament, a 3.03-pound largemouth. They fished jigs around docks in 2 to 6 feet to catch their fish.
Dan Baerwald and Kyle Leamer - 2nd Place