Casting Couples Report
Jake and Stephanie Lisenko won the Casting Couples regular season event at Muskegon Lake last weekend with a limit weighing 10.70 pounds.
The Lisenkos won $230 and also took home big bass honors ($60) with a 3.27-pound largemouth. Most of their fish were caught 15 feet deep on drop-shot rigs.
Loren and Carrie Crosbie were second ($120) with a 10.69-pound limit that included the second largest bass, a 2.91-pound largemouth that earned them the Native Pride tackle pack. They fished Yamamoto creature baits in 10 foot deep water.
John and Marcy Dixon were third ($70) with a limit weighing 10.35 pounds The Dixons used jigs in shallow water to catch several keepers.
IBF Report
Brian Sharp and Alan Dydo of Mishawaka won the Indiana Bass Federation Zone 1 Open Team Tournament on the St Joseph River at Maggies Landing.
The winners had five bass weighing 7.25 pounds to win $570. They also caught the Big Bass weighing 3.98 pounds that earned them an additional $190. They caught their fish on Zoom Fat Albert grubs, top water lures and spinnerbaits in shallow water.
SMAC Report
Tom Noe and John Gipson won the SMAC weekend event at Paw Paw Lake with 14.48 pounds to beat out 16 other teams.
The winners used an assortment of soft plastic lures to catch their limit of bass.
Brett Gessinger and Mike VanderReyden were second with four fish weighing 14.05 pounds caught on drop-shot rigs. They also won big bass pot with a 4.87- pound largemouth.
Rick Kedik and Jake Lisenko were third with five fish weighing 13.10 caught on drop shots while Adam Crocker and Daniel Linn had four fish that weighed 7.30 pounds for fourth place. They caught their fish on Wave Worm Tiki Sticks.
SMAC Report
Trevor Paulas and Matt Gordon teamed up to win the SMAC Tuesday nighter on Corey Lake recently.
The winners had a limit weighing 11.10 pounds caught on drop shots and swim baits.
Mike VanderReyden and Brett Gessinger were second with a limit weighing 8.89 pounds caught on drop shots while Loren Crosbie fished alone to catch 8.22 pounds and finish third. He also won the big bass pot with a 3.80-ounder caught. He caught everything on Texas-rigged worms.
Dan Linn and David Kennedy won the Juno Lake Big Bass Challenge last week with 12.69 pounds.
The winners fished Senkos and frogs shallow to pocket $460 for the win and a bonus $40 for having the second biggest bass, a 2.69-pound largemouth.