Tournament News Powered By Lake Drive Marine
Tuesday, January 13, 2026
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Starboard Choice Report
Don and Brian Whittaker used moving baits to catch 14.29 pounds and win $210 in the Starboard Choice Marine Fall Open.
The Whittakers caught their fish in 2-4 feet of water.
John Gipson and Bill Mathews were second ($110) with 14.04 that included the big bass of the tourney ($40), a 4.20-pounder. They used Rat’L Traps, Topwaters and bladed jigs in 6-10 feet.
The next tournament is November 14th on Lake Shafer out of the Big Monon ramp. The entry fee is $50 and there is a $12 parking/launch fee. Tournament hours are 8-4. Contact John Gipson, 674-637-6919 for more information.
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BASS Report
2022 Bassmaster Opens Scheduled
B.A.S.S. officials announced the slate for the 2022 Bassmaster Opens Series, with nine tournaments in three divisions covering nine states as the pathway to some of the most-coveted invitations in all of professional bass fishing.
After starting late in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Opens schedule will return in 2022 to a late-winter start date with the first tournament, a Southern Division event, set for Feb. 3-5 on the Kissimmee Chain of Lakes in Kissimmee, Fla.
From there, the Opens will wind through Tennessee, South Carolina, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, New York and Maryland.
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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.