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Wednesday, November 26, 2025
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Travail’s Report
Emmanuel and Junior (no last names provided) won the Travail’s Tournament Trail event at Winona Lake last weekend.
The winners had 13 pounds, 10 ounces caught on frogs and Senkos in 2 feet of water. Their bag also included a 5-9 which earned them big bass honors.
Other top teams used jigs and drop-shot rigs. The next event is July 24th at Palestine Lake. Visit www.michianaoutdoorsnews.com and the Lake Drive Marine Events Calendar for more details.
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SMAC Report
Scott Crocker and Michael Linn - Big Bass
A big bass was the difference maker for Scott Crocker and Michael Linn who won the Southwest Michigan Anglers Club (SMAC) tournament on Eagle Lake Sunday.
Scott Crocker and Michael Linn - 1st Place
The winners had a limit weighing 11.16 pounds, anchored by the biggest bass of the tournament, a 4.64. They said they used drop-shot rigs and jigs in 3-10 feet of water to catch the winning bag.
Devin Wright and Austin Funderburk - 2nd Place
Devin Wright and Austin Funderburk were second with a 9.51-pound limit. They used wacky rigs and topwaters in 3-6 feet of water to put their fish in the boat.
Chase Laughlin and Mason Alvarado were third with 5 weighing 9.46 pounds. Their fish came on drop-shot rigs and chatterbaits in 4-7 feet of water.
The event drew 15 boats with 14 limits caught. A total of 75 fish weighing 133.68 pounds were carried to the scales, with six being smallmouth.
The next weekend event is July 10 at Klinger. Visit www.michianaoutdoorsnews.com and look under the Lake Drive Marine Events Calendar for more details.
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Arjay’s Report
Gary Butcher and Scott Smith - 1st Place
Gary Butcher and Scott Smith won another Arjay’s week-nighter, this time on Lake Templene.
Butcher and Smith had 5 fish weighing in at 9.28 pounds. They found their fish with Butcher's Baits trick worms and stick worms near docks.
George Musall and Heath Musall - 2nd Place
George Musall and Heath Musall were second with a limit weighing 8.90 pounds. They found their fish with stick worms over weed beds.
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Casting Couples Report
The wind blew hard out of the north for the Casting Couples 5th Annual Open on Lake St.Clair which made for a bumpy ride for those who competed.
Jake Lisenko and Rick Kedik - 1st Place
However, it didn’t keep the fish from biting. Jake Lisenko and Rick Kedik won with 19.56 pounds. They took home $300 by drifting with tube jigs. They caught a limit early and then upgraded in the last two hours of the tournament.
Scott and LeeAnn Sizemore - 2nd Place
Scott and LeeAnn Sizemore had five keeper bass totaling 19.20 pounds for second ($120). The Sizemore's used swimbaits in Anchor Bay to catch their limit.
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SMAC Report
Billy Mathews and Kris Iodice - 1st Place
Billy Mathews and Kris Iodice won the Southwest Michigan Anglers Club (SMAC) tourney on Diamond Lake last weekend.
The tournament drew 24 boats with 13 limits weighed in. Of the 75 bass (137 pounds) weighed in, one was a smallmouth. Big Bass went to Eric Toth and Layne Hierstman with a 3.68-pound largemouth caught on a jig.
The overall winners had five fish weighing 11.10 pounds, caught on jigs around docks and pads.
Brad and Clay Sterling - 2nd Place
Brad and Clay Sterling were second with 5 weighing 10.49 pounds caught on drop-shot rigs in 10 to 15 feet of water.