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Tuesday, January 13, 2026
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Arjay’s Report
Heath and George Musall - 1st Place
Heath and George Musall took home the first-place money in the Arjay’s Wednesday nighter on Lake Templene.
There were 20 teams and 15 came in with limits.
The Musalls squeaked out the win with 5 weighing 9.62 pounds. They found their fish with Senkos in shallow weeds.
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MFL Report
The Michiana Fishing League Hudson Lake (New Carlisle, Ind.) was fished Sunday under pouring rain and blustery winds yet several good fish were caught.
Jeremy and Lane Groves won with 12.91 pounds caught around lily pads and weed lines with finesse baits.
Jason Fowler and Ron Fabizak were second with 12.74 pounds and had Big Bass Honors with a 3.60-pound largemouth.
Jimmy Brown and partner Dylan were third with 8.09 pounds.
The Michiana Fishing League has another Open Tournament on Hudson Lake August 7th (Sunday) 6 AM to 1PM. There is no membership fee and entry fee is $50 with optional Big Bass entry of $10.
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Casting Couples Report
Scott and Patty Smith (Burr Oak, Mich.) - 1st Place
Scott and Patty Smith (Burr Oak, Mich.) won the Casting Couples Tournament last weekend with four bass weighing 10.31pounds.
The tournament start was delayed due to bad storms rolling through the area Saturday morning.
It didn’t affect the Smiths from capitalizing as they also won the big bass pot with a 5.82-pound largemouth earning them an extra $75.They fished Chatterbaits and wacky worms to pocket $255.
Steve and Amy Martin (Mottville) - 2nd Place
Steve and Amy Martin (Mottville) had the only limit of five bass totaling 10.03 pounds. The Martins used Ned rigs in shallow water that earned them $130.
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Travail’s Report
Palestine Lake showed up in a big way during a rainy day last weekend in the Travail’s Tournament circuit.
Todd and Matt Hagerman - 1st Place
The father-and-son team of Todd and Matt Hagerman won with a whopping 24 pounds, 9 ounces that they caught on frogs and by flipping lily pads.
John Gipson and Kris Iodice - 2nd Place
It took 20 pounds, 1 ounce for second by John Gipson and Kris Iodice (no last names provided) while Howard and Frantz (no last names provided) were third with 19-5.
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SMAC Report
Derek Kelly and Jordan Smith - 1st Place
Derek Kelly and Jordan Smith won the Southwest Michigan Anglers Club (SMAC) weeknight event on Eagle Lake.
There were 20 teams participating with 69 bass weighed in and 13 limits registered.
Kelly and Smith had five bass weighing 9.23 pounds. They were video gaming their fish in 18-25 feet of water. They used jigs and finesse worms to make the bigger fish bite.