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Tuesday, September 30, 2025
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R&B Report
Jim Wheeler and Ray Smith - 1st Place
Jim Wheeler and Ray Smith caught 24.71 pounds to win the two-day R&B Classic on Gun Lake last weekend.
Wheeler and Smith won $2,000 and a bonus $100 for the big bass of Day 2 with a 3.69-pound largemouth. They fished wacky-rigged worms around grass in 2-4 feet and weighted wacky rigs in 5-8 feet.
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Casting Couples Report
Ryan and Alyssa Yoder (Bristol, Ind.) - 1st Place
Ryan and Alyssa Yoder (Bristol, Ind.) used spinnerbaits to catch 11.88 pounds and win the Casting Couples Classic at Duck Lake in Interlochen, Mich. recently.
Each of the 10 competing teams weighed in a limit and most had five in the livewell within the first two hours of the tournament.
They Yoders pocketed $700 for first and another $50 and Extreme Bass Tackle goodies for catching the biggest bass of the tourney, a 2.94 pounder. They had their limit within an hour and half, fishing spinnerbaits over weeds in 6 feet of water.
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Starboard Choice Report
Gaylord Hotrum - Starboard Choice Classic Winner
Gaylord Hotrum was the big winner of the two-day Starboard Choice Marine Big Bass Challenge Classic last weekend, taking home $500 and two Garmin 93sv units donated by Starboard Choice Marine.
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SMAC Report
Two of Michiana’s best jerkbait anglers put their skills to good work in the Southwest Michigan Anglers Club (SMAC) Classic on Lake Leelanau last weekend.
Eben Lambert and Joe Sears - 1st Place
Eben Lambert and Joe Sears were very consistent, catching 18.54 pounds on Day One and 18.42 Day Two for a total of 36.96 pounds of smallmouth bass. They fished 8 to 15 feet deep with Luck “E” Strike Rick Clunn signature jerkbaits. They won $1,000.
The 17 competing teams battled wind and rain throughout the two-day event.
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Arjay’s Report
Gary Butcher and Scott Smith - 1st Place
Gary Butcher and Scott Smith pocketed $1,500 to win the Arjay’s Classic last weekend under tough conditions on the Kalamazoo River.
The river fished a lot tougher than it did for anglers who practiced. The wind changed directions throughout the day and the water color was chocolate-like. Five of the 20 anglers failed to catch a keeper bass.
Butcher and Smith had a limit weighing 13.02 pounds that included a 3.10-pound smallmouth for the second biggest bass ($200) of the tournament.