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R&B Circuit Report
John Gipson (Battle Creek) and Tom Noe (Benton Harbor) First Place
John Gipson (Battle Creek) and Tom Noe (Benton Harbor) beat out 43 teams with 12.78 pounds of smallmouth bass to win the R&B Circuit event on Lake Maxinkuckee.
The winners found the spawning fish in practice the day before and targeted them the next day. They caught over 50 fish with tubes, wacky rigs, and jerkbaits, which included the second biggest fish of the tournament - a 2.80 pounder. They won $875.
The father-and-son team of Brad and Clay Sterling had an identical plan as the winners to finish second ($450) by weighing a 12.21 pounds. They caught the bedding smallmouth bass with tubes and darters. They caught over 40 bass throughout the tournament.
Cody Bennett and Kyle Kaser (Mishawaka) weighed spawning smallmouth as well to finish third ($330). They began by targeting largemouth bass in channels, but quickly realized they were not large enough. They used drop shot rigs for the bedding fish, but also caught several key fish with jerkbaits while searching for beds.
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R&B Circuit Report
Jay Witvoet Jr. (Wheatfield, Ind.) and Dakota Wendt (DeMote, Ind.) - First Place
Jay Witvoet Jr. (Wheatfield, Ind.) and Dakota Wendt (DeMote, Ind.) won the R&B Circuit South Division tournament on Bruce Lake recently.
The winners ($248) had 11.73 pounds caught on jigs in 6 feet or less. They also won the Lochness Lures Big Bass pot with a 4.96 pounder.
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IBF Report
Kerry Frey (Middlebury) and Ryen Hochsteller (Shipshewana) - First Place
Kerry Frey (Middlebury) and Ryen Hochsteller (Shipshewana) won the Indiana Bass Federation open tournament on Sylvan Lake recently.
The winners had 13.26 pounds, including big bass of the event, a 4.24 pounder. They caught their fish from the main lake weed edges with a Chatterbait.
Lavan and Mike Raber (Wolcottville) were second with 12.51 pounds while Dave Gee (LaPaz) and Chris Howe (Mishawaka) were third with 12.39.
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Posey Headed to Federation Nation Nationals
Dan Posey of Niles earned a berth in the B.A.S.S. Federation Nation National Championship next fall.
He qualified for the event by being the first Michigan angler in the Co-Angler Division and finishing 14th out of a field of 196 on Lake Guntersville, Ala. last month.
Posey caught 25-4 pounds in the three-day event.
The Federation Nation National Championship will be Nov. 6-8 at Lake Hartwell, S.C.
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R&B Report
Tom Stark (Angola) and Matt Kiefer (Fort Wayne) First Place
With just 10 minutes remaining, Tom Stark (Angola) and Matt Kiefer (Fort Wayne) boated a 4.73-pound largemouth to claim victory over 45 teams in the R&B Bass Circuit Open on Sylvan Lake recently.
The big fish was the second heaviest of the event and won them $130 in addition to the $645 they won for first place with a 13.33-pound limit.