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Tuesday, September 30, 2025
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Kayak League Report
Kevin Hopson of Crooked Lake, Ind. - 1st Place
Kevin Hopson of Crooked Lake, Ind., culled up to 66 inches of bass to win the season opener of the Topwater Series SW Kayak League on Corey and Harwood lakes Sunday afternoon.
He topped 15 other kayak anglers by skipping a PB&J-color Missile Ned Bombs rigged on a 1/8-ounce Woo Tungsten Ned Head under pontoons and docks. He said he also caught fish by swimming the small soft plastic lure in shallow water between docks. He caught more than 30 bass in the four-hour contest. First place paid $220.
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SMAC Report
Chuck Powell and Louie Stout - 1st Place
Chuck Powell and Louie Stout needed a pair of four pounders to squeak out a narrow victory in the Southwest Michigan Anglers Club Tourney on Juno Lake Sunday.
The duo had a limit weighing 13.69 pounds that included the big bass of the tournament, a 4.35-pound largemouth. The winners used jigs and drop-shot rigs in 6 to 12 feet of water to catch the winning bag of fish.
Pat Pilmore and Brent Burgess - 2nd Place
Pat Pilmore and Brent Burgess just missed winning, as their five weighed 13.62 pounds, which also included a 4 pounder. They fished jigs in 15 feet to anchor down second place.
Trevor Paulas and Brad Sterling - 3rd Place
Trevor Paulas and Brad Sterling were third with five weighing 12.33 pounds. They fished jigs in 6-10 feet.
Jerkbaiters Joe Sears and Eben Lambert finished fourth with 9.95 pounds. They fished jerkbaits in 2 - 6 feet to pocket the last paying spot.
The 17 participating teams carried 11 limits to the scales. The 56 fish weighed in totaled 107.39 pounds.
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LMBT Report
Jerry and Doug Roher - 1st Place
Jerry and Doug Roher fished shallow at Diamond Lake to win the Little Money Bass Tournament (LMBT) last weekend.
The Rohers had 11 pounds 7 ounces, caught on jigs and Senkos in shallow water.
Amy and Steve Martin - 2nd Place
Amy and Steve Martin were second with 10-4. They fished deep with drop-shot rigs and tube baits.
Jim Clark and Josh Groning - 3rd Place
Jim Clark and Josh Groning finished third with 10-2. They used Senkos in weeds.
The big bass pot went to Kent and Dave Dowden with a largemouth weighing 4 pound, 8 ounces. It was caught on a John Miller custom stick worm.
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Gary Butcher and Scott Smith - 1st Place
Gary Butcher and Scott Smith won the Arjay’s weeknighter at Clear Lake last week.
Butcher and Smith had a limit weighing 11.26 pounds. They also secured Tackle Shack LLC Big Bass Pot with a largemouth weighing 4.44 pounds.
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MFL Report
Louie Stout and Chuck Powell - 1st Place
Chuck Powell and Louie Stout found the right size of school at Klinger Lake and it rewarded them with first place in the Michiana Fishing League (MFL) Open last weekend.
The winners had 11.32 pounds that included big bass of the event, a 2.95-pound largemouth. They caught most of their fish in 23 feet of water on grubs fished on 3/8-ounce jigheads and caught 7 keepers on consecutive casts. They culled a couple on C-Flash crankbaits on outer weed edges later in the day.