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Polar Bear Open Report
Mason Alverado and Mike Granger found a good sack of bass shallow Saturday in the Polar Bear Open on Lake Wawasee.
They beat out 23 other teams competing in the 30-to-40-degree weather.
The winners fished Chatterbaits and tube jigs in five feet or less to catch 13.75 pounds and had the biggest bass, a 4.69 pounder. They won $700 for first and $230 for big bass.
Bob Hyatt and Carl Bowser fished wacky worms and Chatterbaits shallow to catch 13.75 pounds and win $350 for second.
Third place ($210) went to Hunter Patton and Dave Morrow who had 9.86 pounds caught on jigs in shallow cover.
Dan and Legend Hurd were fourth ($140) with 9.41 pounds.
Seth Spaulding and John Davis won the critter pot ($230) with a 7.79-pound pike.
The Polar Bear Open circuit will take this weekend off for the deer gun opener. The next event is Nov. 22 at Duke’s Bridge from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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Michiana Singles Report
The Michiana Singles held back-to-back Open tourneys last weekend, with the first on Diamond Lake and the second on the river at Benton Harbor.
Here are the results:
Diamond Lake
Eight teams braved the 40-degree weather and caught several good fish in an event fished with a four-fish limit.
Korey Bloss fished solo to win with 11.54 pounds, and he also had the biggest bass, a 4.18-pound largemouth. Bloss used tubes in 8 feet of water to take home $260 for first and $40 for big bass.
Loren Crosbie also fished alone and had 10.94 pounds for second. His sack included the second biggest bass of the day, a 3.16-pound largemouth. Crosbie used Chatterbaits in 8 feet or less to earn $160.
Ron Fabazack and Jason Folwer teamed up to catch four that weighed 6.20 pounds for third. Fabazack and Fowler used jigs in 10 feet.
St. Joe at Benton Harbor
The weather was a lot more brutal in the Sunday event, as air temperatures dipped into the mid-30s and the derby was fished by seven teams in a wintery mix.
Evan DeLaRosa won the four-fish limit event with 16.08 pounds and had a 5.22-pound smallmouth to take big bass honors. DeLaRosea said he fished small jigs on the bottom to take home $210 and the $30 big bass bonus.
Rick Kedik had three fish for 8.82 pounds which was good enough for second place. He used blade baits in 8 feet.
Luke Tolner had three for 6.70 pounds by fishing A-rigs in deep water.
The next Open is another double header starting Nov.15th at Magician Lake and Nov. 16th at Benton Har-Benton Harbor. Hours are 8-1 with a $60 entry fee. For details, contact Rick 269-240-4917.
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Michiana Singles Report
Rick Kedik rallied on the second day of the Michiana Singles Classic last weekend and took home the top prize.
The two-day Classic was fished for eight hours on Muskegon Lake on Saturday and the St. Joseph River at Benton Harbor Sunday.
Kedik had a combined weight of 28.40 for the two days, edging out Tanner Hursh who had 27.50.
Mike Martin - 3rd Place
Mike Martin was third with 24.18 and Rob Swem fourth with 23.84 pounds.
Steve Martin led day one with 14.62 pounds and had the biggest bass, a 4.22-pound smallmouth, but faltered on day two and wound up fifth overall. He won $110 for fifth and another $60 for having the biggest bass on day 1.
Kedik caught 11 pounds at Muskegon but posted 17.40 on the river. He also had big bass the second day, a 4.82-pound smallmouth. He said he fished blade baits along step breaks and a large flat. He earned $550 for first and $60 for the second day big bass.
Hursh utilized his forward-facing sonar to fish tubes in 15 feet of water to win $350 for second place and a bonus $40 for the second biggest bass on day 2, a 4.76-pound smallmouth.
Martin fished blade baits in channels on the river to win $220 for third while fourth place Swem used A-rigs to win $130 plus $40 for the second biggest bass on day 1, a 3.32 pounder.
Every competitor in the Classic went home with at least $100.
There are still a couple fall open events left, including Saturday at Diamond Lake. Entry fee is $60, it’s a four-fish limit and the opens are for one or two anglers. Call Rick, 269 240-4917 for details.
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Polar Bear Report
Perry and Nick Tirotta won the Polar Bear Open Saturday on Webster Lake.
The lake temperature was 49-50 degrees but that didn’t prevent the bass from biting for many of the 15 teams competing.
The Tirottas had 16.71 pounds that included big bass of the derby, a 4.56 pounder. They won $420 for first and $140 for big bass. They said they fished spinnerbaits and swimbaits along seawalls in 1 to 3 feet.
Second place went to Ron Fabiszak and Dave Hoffman who had 12.56 pounds caught on A-rigs. They also won the critter pot with a monster 23.73-pound muskie.
Third place was won by Kevin Jones and Jesse Richardson with 12.43 pounds. They fished A-rigs in shallow weeds to pocket $170.
Vikki Black won the Tackle Shack Lew’s Baitcast reel.
The next event is Nov. 8 at Lake Wawasee from 7:30 to 2:30.
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Tackle Shack Report
Ron Fabiszak and Dave Hoffman grabbed a narrow win at the Tackle Shack Fall Brawl on the St. Joseph River at 6 Span Saturday.
Thirty-eight teams participated despite a sub-freezing start for the morning take-off. The benefit tournament raised more than $1,000 for Toys for Tots, according to Bristol Fire Department’s AJ Robertson and fundraising will continue at Tackle Shack now through Black Friday.
Fabiszak and Hoffman had 10.52 pounds anchored by the biggest bass of the tournament, a 3.60.
Dustin Hamilton and Kyle Kaser were second with 10.50 pounds.
Fabiszak said his team caught nearly a dozen fish over the slot limit and landed one of two big bites. They fished Ned rigs, a Kietech swimbait, and an A-rig.
“We fished current breaks early and got a limit in the first hour then went looking for bigger bites,” said Fabiszak. “The bite seemed to slow for us around 11, and after that, they just wouldn't hold on."
Hamilton said their second place finish came in 8 to 12 feet of water.
“We were LiveScoping and dragging a tube around in areas we found in pre-fish,” he added.
Special recognition went to Eric Howell and the Forest River Fishing Club for running the tournament. Other contributions were made by Varns & Hoover Hardware, Satellite Industries, Martin's Ace Hardware, and Grand Design RV.