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Little Money Report
Kent Dowden - 1st Place
Kent Dowden fished jigs to win the Little Money Tournament Circuit on Lake Templene recently.
Dowden had 9 pounds, 6 ounces.
Second place went to Riddle and Riddle with 5-13 while Crussemyer and Crussemeyer were third with 5-12.
The Remax Big Bass pot went to Grandstaff and Grandstaff with 3-1.
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IBF Report
Father and son teams claimed the top two spots at the Indiana Bass Federation Zone 1 Open Tournament on the St Joe River at Maggie’s Landing August 16.
Andy Fabiszak and son Jonathon - 1st Place
Andy Fabiszak and son Jonathon of Mishawaka won with five bass weighing 6.13 pounds. They used tubes and wacky rigged Senkos. The victory was worth $520.
Bob Seske and son Nick - 2nd Place
Bob Seske and son Nick from Osceola were second. They only had three bass but all were over 15 inches for a weight of 5.81 pounds. They won $305 plus another $55 for having the second heaviest bass that weighed 2.10 pounds. The used natural colored chatterbaits and wacky rigs around submerged timber that was in the current.
The top two teams qualified for the TBF National Semi Finals that will be held October 10 and 11 at Lake Wawasee.
Third place went to Jeff Burkett (Elkhart) and Don Miles (Elkhart) who had five bass weighing 5.62 pounds. They earned $195.
John Cochran (Mishawaka) and Walt Pickavet (Mishawaka) - Big Bass
Big Bass honors went to John Cochran (Mishawaka) and Walt Pickavet (Mishawaka) with a smallmouth bass weighing 3.04 pounds that won them $125.
In all ,64 bass were brought to the scales for a total weight of 50.82 pounds. All bass were released alive back into the river after they were weighed.
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SMAC Report
Chad Worvey and Chris Maynard won the Southwest Michigan Anglers Club (SMAC) weeknight event on Diamond Lake last week.
The winners had a limit weighing 10.30 caught on drop shots. Brian and Renee Hensley were second with a 9.56-pound limit caught on Yamamoto Grubs.
Steve and Amy Martin were third with 9.07 pounds caught on tubes and Yamamotos while Chris Leach and Dan Linn were fourth with 8.63 pounds caught on crankbaits and drop shots. They also won the big bass pot with a 3.08-pound bass caught on a crankbait.
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Arjay’s Report
John and Ashley Miller - 1st Place
Thompson Lake provided another tough challenge for the Arjay’s Wednesday Night League this week.
There were no limits and no more than three fish were brought to the scales by each of the 22 teams.
John and Ashley Miller grabbed the Wild Minnow Bait win with three bass weighing 6.52 pounds. That also included the Tackle Shack big bass, a 3.34 pounder caught by Ashley on a chatterbait in 25 feet of water.
Jon and John Walkinhood were second with two fish weighing 3.30 while Jose Munoz and Wyatt Haskins were third with two weighing 3.06.
Scott Carpenter and Brandon Flowers were fourth with 2.56 and Steve and Any Lynn Martin fifth with 2.48 pounds.
The Clear H2o Tackle for first out of the money went to Robert Hagen and Brandon Kauffman with 2.42 pounds; the Jaywalkers second out of the money to Gary Butcher and Scott Smith with one weighing 1.30 pounds; and the Michiana Outdoors News third out of the money to BJ and Dave Cain with one weighing 2.22 pounds.
The Pigeon River junk fish prize was won by the Walkinhoods with a sunfish weighing 0.30 pounds.
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Best Catch Report
John and Marci Dixon - 1st Place
Barton Lake near Schoolcraft, Mich. wasn’t very kind to the Best Catch Couples Tournament Circuit last weekend.
Only three teams brought fish to the scales as John and Marci Dixon won with four bass weighing 8 pounds. They also had big bass of the event, a 2.8 pounder.
Craig and Heather Fannin - 2nd Place
Brian and Sandy Sousa - 3rd Place
Craig and Heather Fannin came in second with four weighing 6.12 pounds while Brian and Sandy Sousa were third with two weighing 3.11 pounds.