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Friday, October 10, 2025
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Four Flags Report
Dan Posey and Jeff Bostic won the Four Flags two-day Classic at St. Clair over the weekend.
Posey and Bostic had 31.59 pounds. The winners caught their fish on a variety of baits, to include Ned rigs, flat worms, minnow baits and grubs in 8 to 12 feet of water. They won $1,000 and pocketed another $100 for having the Day 1 big bass of 4.04 pounds.
Second place with 25.96 pounds went to Rob and Kim Swem. They caught their fish on tubes in 4 -15 feet of water to win $700.
Scott Solomon fished alone for third and had 23.46 pounds. He caught his fish on tubes in 8 to 12 feet of water winning $300. He also had day two big bass and big bass of the tournament with a 4.95 smallmouth to earn another $100.
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SMAC Report
Is there a better angler in Michiana than Bill Mathews?
The dude continues to win, taking home the Southwest Michigan Anglers Club (SMAC) two-day Classic on Burt and Mullet Lakes over the weekend.
Mathews fished alone and had a two-day total of 42.10 pounds of smallmouth. He fished A-rigs and drop-shot rigs while using forward facing sonar (FFS) in 10 to 15 feet of water.
Dan Baerwald and Kyle Learner also used FFS to catch 41.86 pounds. They used Ned rigs and A-rigs in 10-12 feet of water.
Third went to Tanner Hursh and Hailey Dodd who used FFS to catch 40.67. They also had big bass of the tournament with a 6.92-pound smallmouth. They used tube jigs and swimbaits in 6 to 10 feet.
Derek Kelly had the biggest bass on day 2 with a 6.10-pound smallmouth.
There were 11 smallmouth weighed in over the two days that topped the scales by 5 pounds or more. The top five places were dominated by anglers utilizing FFS.
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MFL Report
Brian Souza and Ed Madison fished A-rigs and crankbaits to win the final season event for the Michiana Fishing League last weekend.
The winners had 15.28 pounds with a 4.22 kicker. They fished from 2 to 8 feet of water.
Connor Moon and Pete Johnson were second with 14.06 pounds and had the big bass of the tournament, a 5.16-pounder. They used 2K jigs on hard bottoms in 6 inches to a foot of water. They also took the critter pot with a 1-pound drum.
Third place went to John Davis and Seth Spaulding with 12.12 pounds. They fished jigs and deep diving crankbaits 10-12 feet of water.
The circuit will host its Classic championship next weekend on Spring Lake. Visit the Michiana Fishing League Facebook page for details.
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Casting Couples Report
Rain didn’t dampen the spirits of 14 Casting Couples contestants in the season finale at Magician Lake last weekend.
Loren and Carrie Crosbie took home another win ($310) with 10.44 pounds despite taking a break with two hours of fishing time left to go change into dry clothes. When they returned to the lake, they upgraded several times before the weigh-in. They used Chatterbaits, creature baits, and Ned rigs in 6 feet of water.
Second place was won by Scott and Patty Smith with 9.78 pounds; they fished drop-shot rigs in 10 feet to earn $175.
Tanner Hursh and Haley Dodd finished third ($100) with 9.44 pounds. Hursh and Dodd used drop-shot and Ned rigs in 6 feet.
Big bass of the day went to Brian and Sandy Souza with a 2.98- pound largemouth, The big bass pot and fourth place earned them $65. They caught their 9.28 pounds by fishing tube jigs.
The Casting Couples Classic will be at Walloon Lake Oct. 4.
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Arjay’s Report
Man, you talk about a close finish! It doesn’t get much closer than what the Arjay’s Classic experienced at Paw Paw Lake on Saturday.
Not only was it close, but tournament director Steve Martin said that forward facing sonar, which historically a huge player offshore on that lake, wasn’t a factor at all. Only a few smallmouth were weighed in.
“The top seven teams were all fishing docks and weeds in water 6 feet or less,” he said. “Everyone was fishing either jigs or wacky worms.”
The technique paid off for Noah Chambers and Jacob Meeker who won with 16.86 pounds.
Here are the rest of the top finishers:
Justin and Hunter Kosmerick were a hair behind at 16.84 pounds.
