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Friday, October 10, 2025
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Butchers Baits Report
Blake Ruge and Rick Paradine won the Butchers Baits tourney on Klinger Lake Saturday.
The duo had 11.05 pounds that included big bass for the tournament. It weighed 2.15 pounds. They said they fished crankbaits to catch their fish.
Second place went to James Detweiler and Danielle Currier with 9.11, caught on drop-shot rigs and jigs.
Mike and Rod Siler were third with 9.03 pounds, caught on crankbaits.
Fourteen of the 15 boats brought in limits but the weights ran small - again.
The next event is Aug. 3 at Long Lake (Portage, Mich.). Call 269-503-2706 for more information.
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SMAC Report
Brent and Jake Burgess won the Southwest Michigan Anglers Club tourney at Magician Lake Tuesday night.
The Burgesses had 12.85 pounds by fishing jigs and Chatterbaits in 10 to 12 feet.
Mike Fletcher and Rusty Robinson were second with a limit weighing 11.44 pounds. They also won the big bass pot with a smallmouth weighing 3.75 pounds. They said they fished jigs and Chatterbaits in 8 to 14 feet.
Third place went to Zach McNary and Jay Shires who had 11.12 pounds. They used BAFA jigs in 2 to 12 feet.
The tournament produced 14 limits and 70 fish. Six fish weighed in were smallmouth.
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Arjay’s Report
Seth and Scott Spaulding won the Arjay’s Wednesday nighter on Portage Lake this week.
The Spauldings had a limit weighing 15.08 pounds. Like most of the anglers, fish were caught on jigs and wacky worms.
Ryan Hershberger and Lynn Spicher were second with five weighing 14.16 pounds while Scott and Carrigan Carpenter were third with 13.04 pounds. They also had the Tackle Shack LLC big bass with a 5.08-pound largemouth.
Fourth with 10.84 pounds was Steve Martin and Josh Roberts with 10.48 pounds. John Miller and Ashley Gibson were fifth with 8 pounds.
The Clear H2O Tackle first out of the money spot in sixth was won by Noah Chambers and Jacob Meeker with 7.70 pounds while the Michiana Outdoors News tackle pack was taken by Tim and Daisy Tucker.
The Jaywalker Restaurant junk fish pot went to Heath and George Musall with another giant 12-pound pike.
The Str8-Up Mounts lucky dog pot was won by Ray Lohr and Charlie Fouts and the $50 gas card side pot winners were Seth Spaulding and Charlie Fouts.
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Stars and Stripes Report
Bill Mathews and Kris Iodice continued their reign on Michiana waters, winning the Stars and Stripes tourney convincingly last weekend on Austin Lake.
Mathews and Iodice had 20.14 pounds by targeting shallow sand flats and docks all day.
“The smallies were cruising on the shallow sand flats and we caught fish on both Ned rigs and my 3/8 ounce BAFA Primal Jig in magic craw color,” explains Mathews. “It produced our biggest smallmouth that tipped the scales at 4.27 pounds.”
The largemouth, he said, were relating to the docks. They used the BAFA Primal jig, Senkos and Ned rigs to catch them.
Caleb Brady and Tyler Pursley were a distant second with 10.99 pounds.
Brett Gessinger and Mike VanderReyden barely missed second but wound up third with 10.94.
The next event is another open on Gull Lake July 27. The gate opens at 6 a.m. and the event will start at 6:30 or perhaps earlier if all boats are in the water. The event is scheduled to end at 2 p.m., depending upon actual starting time. Entry is $100 with an optional $20 side pot.
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Four Flags Report
Brian Bourgoin fished alone to win the Four Flags tournament a week ago on the St. Joseph River at Buchanan.
Bourgoin had five fish for 13.20 pounds. He fished jigs shallow earning $252 and also had the big bass weighing 3.68 pounds that earned him another $90.
Rick Kedik and Jake Lisenko were second with four that weighed 9.56 pounds. They caught their fish using frogs and jigs fishing shallow, winning $108.
The next Four Flags tournament is Sunday, August 10 from 6:30 - 12:30 on Van Auken Lake in Hartford Michigan.
For more info call Scott Solomon at 269-340-4757.