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Tuesday, January 13, 2026
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Tackle Shack Report
The father-and-son team of Brian and Don Whitacre won the Tackle Shack Polar Bear Open last weekend on Lake Maxinkuckee.
They used Yamamoto Hula Grubs to catch 10.91 pounds and win $400.
Twenty-five teams participated and nine limits were weighed in.
Ron Fabiszak and Ken Plencner used swimbaits to catch 10.62 pounds for second ($250) while Weidner and Hyatt (no first names provided) were third ($150) with 9.74 pounds, also caught on swimbaits.
Rajun Cajun and Eben Lambert - 4th Place
Rajun Cajun and Eben Lambert were fourth ($75) with 9.52 pounds caught on jerkbaits and blades.
Leann and Scott Sizemore won the big bass pot ($130) with a 3.03-pound smallmouth and Dan Powell and CJ (no last name provided) won the critter pot ($130) with a 3.13-pound walleye.
The next event is Saturday at Duke’s Bridge from 7:30-2:30.
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By Louie Stout
Neil VandeBiezen (Ostego, MI.) and Andy Bachean (Kalamazoo, MI.) - 1st Place
CastingCouples Report
Aaron and Jake Burbank (Osceola) - 2nd Place
Neil VandeBiezen (Ostego, MI.) and Andy Bachean (Kalamazoo, MI.) caught a four-fish limit totaling a whopping 20.39 pounds on the St. Joseph River at Benton Harbor to win the CastingCouples Open Tournament
They also had the big bass of the day with a 5.87- pound Smallmouth to earn them a total of $290. They said they used blade baits.
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Tackle Shack Report
Lee Duracz and Terry Burgess - 1st Place
Lee Duracz and Terry Burgess used strong current to their advantage to win the Tackle Shack Fall Brawl last weekend on the St. Joseph River at 6 Span Bridge in Elkhart.
The winners had 12.57 pounds, including a 3.05 pounder, to win $1,440. They said they fished Ned Rigs in 2 to 12 feet of water.
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B.A.S.S. Report
BASS College Series
The 2022 B.A.S.S. tournament schedule continues to take shape as organization officials announced today the slates for its College, High School and Junior Series.
The events have been a valuable tool for encouraging youth fishing participation across the country, and they're beginning to have a pronounced effect on the highest levels of professional bass fishing. Since B.A.S.S. started these circuits in 2013, there has been a 97% growth in the number of participating schools and clubs at the college level while the high school and junior tournament level has seen an astounding 724% increase in the number of clubs and schools competing.
"There are already former college anglers sprinkled throughout the Bassmaster Elite Series field," said Hank Weldon, the longtime High School and College Series tournament manager who was recently promoted to tournament director of the Bassmaster Opens. "Just this year we saw former College Classic Bracket winners Jacob Foutz and Cody Huff qualify for the Elites through the Opens.
"I think it's just a matter of time before the majority of the Elite field will have some kind of experience in our youth programs."
The Bassmaster College Series presented by Bass Pro Shops will open at the Harris Chain of Lakes in Leesburg, Fla., Jan. 21-22. As most early-season Florida events are, the tournament should be dominated by hefty prespawn and spawning largemouth.
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Casting Couples Report
Despite only a four-fish limit in the Casting Couples Fall Opens, 17 teams faced extremely tough fishing at Diamond Lake last weekend.
Ron Fabiszak and Jason Fowler (Mishawaka) had four keeper bass totaling 6.37 pounds to win $300. Fabiszak and Fowler used swimbaits on shallow weedy flats.
Rick Kedik and Jake Lisenko (South Bend) had four keeper bass totaling 6.19 pounds to earn $170. Kedik and Lisenko used jigs in 6 feet of water.