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Tuesday, September 30, 2025
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B.A.S.S. Report
Bryan New - Day One Leader
Bryan New of Saluda, S.C., is leading after Day 1 of the 2022 Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic presented by Huk with 20 pounds. Photo by Chris Brown/B.A.S.S.
GREENVILLE, S.C. — As it turns out, competing in professional bass fishing’s biggest event is quite a bit easier with two good arms.
After struggling through last year’s world championship with a broken right wrist, a healthy Bryan New weighed in five bass Friday for 20 pounds to take the first-round lead in the Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic presented by Huk on Lake Hartwell.
New, who has extensive tournament history on Hartwell, narrowly outpaced Alabama pro Kyle Welcher (18-13), Louisiana veteran Greg Hackney (18-9) and Alabamian Steve Kennedy (18-9) on a day when 18 anglers brought at least 16 pounds to the scales.
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By Louie Stout
Have you set your tournament schedule set for 2022? Send us the details and we will post them on our Lake Drive Marine Events Calendar.
Our Events Calendar has become the No. 1 spot anglers visit when looking for open events on Michiana lakes. Get yours posted there as soon as possible so anglers can plan ahead. It also helps groups avoid multiple tournament conflicts on a given lake.
Send your tournament information to stoutoutdoors@comcast.net. We cannot work from facebook links - we need your tournament information emailed!
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Casting Couples Report
Hunter Lunderson and Evan Delarosa (Hartford, Mich.) - 1st Place
Hunter Lunderson and Evan Delarosa (Hartford, Mich.) weighed in a limit of four bass totaling 12.12 pounds to win the Casting Couples Open tournament on the St. Joseph River at Benton Harbor over the holiday.
Eight teams found a tough bite and fished under overcast skies and 29 to 39 degrees.
The winners ($190) earned an extra $70 for catching the biggest bass, a 5.09-pound smallmouth. Lunderson and Delarosa used blade baits to catch a limit in the first hour and only boated one more keeper the rest of the day.
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Starboard Choice Report
Bill Mathews and Matt Davis - 1st Place
Bill Mathews and Matt Davis caught 19.06 pounds on the St. Joseph River over the holiday to win $200 in the Starboard Choice Marine Fall Open.
The duo caught their fish on Ned Rigs and blade baits fished slowly in deep-water current breaks. Their biggest smallmouth weighed 5.48 but it wasn’t big enough to take the big bass pot ($50) which was won by Jarrod and Bryce (no last names provided) with a 6.30-pound smallmouth. Â
Brian Souza and Derek Deardorf were second ($120) with 12.18 pounds and Hunter Lenardson and Evan De La Rosa were third ($80) with 11.82 pounds.
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Tackle Shack Report
Steve Kline and Kenny Watson - 1st Place
Steve Kline and Kenny Watson fished Ned rigs around weed patches to win the Tackle Shack Polar Bear Bob Evans Thanksgiving Classic on Klinger Lake last weekend.
The winners had 11.15 pounds to pocket $350.
Jeremy Bunnell and Lee Duracz - 2nd Place
However, the big money winners were Jeremy Bunnell and Lee Duracz who finished second ($210) with 9.14 pounds, won the big bass pot ($95) with a 3.3-pound smallmouth, the critter pot ($95) with a 5.57-pound pike and the Trifecta pot ($410). They also won Tackle Shack Str8-Up Mount gift cards.
They fished blade baits and Ned rigs on sandy weed patches in 10 feet or less.
Ron Fabizak and Jason Fowler were third ($105) with 7.42 pounds.
The Otto brothers won the drawing for the Lew’s Zona Signature Rod from Tackle Shack.