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Tuesday, September 30, 2025
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SMAC Report
Ken Tucker and Travis Terry fished a variety of lures to catch a 15.06-pound limit at Gull Lake and win the Southwest Michigan Anglers Club (SMAC) open tournament last weekend.
The winners also had big bass of the event, a 4.26-pound largemouth.
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BASS Report
Bassmaster Classic
With this year's Bassmaster Elite Series barely written into the history books, B.A.S.S. officials are already looking toward a bright future with Tuesday's announcement of the Elite Series slate for 2022.
The professional bass fishing circuit will once again kick off its season in Florida, with events on the St. Johns River in Palatka, Feb. 10-13, and the Harris Chain of Lakes in Leesburg, Feb. 17-20.
From there, the trail will visit six more states in seven months while working its way to a season-ending event on the Mississippi River in La Crosse, Wis., Aug. 26-29.
After a pause for the Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic presented by Huk on South Carolina's Lake Hartwell, March 4-6, the Elite Series schedule will resume right there inside the Palmetto State with the third regular-season event on the Santee Cooper Lakes in Clarendon County, S.C., March 17-20.
After Santee, the trail will shift to Chickamauga Lake in Dayton, Tenn., April 7-10. "The Chick," as it's known by avid bass anglers from around the country, is a 36,240-acre Tennessee River fishery known for producing giant largemouth.
The next lake on the schedule ó Lake Fork in Quitman, Texas - is perhaps known as the country's largemouth mecca. The Elite Series will drop in on
Fork May 19-22 for only the fourth major event B.A.S.S. has ever held on the giant-bass paradise. The lake was ranked No. 1 overall in the country for 2021 in Bassmaster 's list of Top 100 Best Bass Lakes.
Details on an event June 2-5 will be announced in the coming weeks.
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Arjay’s Report
Heath and George Musall - 1st Place
Heath and George Musall caught five bass weighing 9.36 pounds to win the Arjay’s Wednesday nighter at Diamond Lake.
The tournament was originally scheduled for Union Lake but had to be moved due to a parking issue. The Diamond event attracted 22 teams and there were five limits weighed in.
The winners caught their fish on dark-colored Ned rigs fished on the bottom and weightless Texas rigged Senkos in 10 to 15 feet of water.
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Best Catch Report
Randy and Marti Walls - 1st Place
Randy and Marti Walls caught a limit weighing 9.61 pounds to win the Best Catch Couples event on the St. Joseph River at Constantine.
Despite a good turnout, only five teams brought fish to the scales. Several teams reported catching bass but most were sub-legal fish.
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CastingCouples Report
Paul Wilkins and Lisa Marsh (Buchanan, Mich.) - 1st Place
Paul Wilkins and Lisa Marsh (Buchanan, Mich.) caught five keeper bass totaling 12.95 pounds to win ($190) the CastingCouples tournament on Muskegon Lake last weekend.
Wilkins and Marsh used Spinnerbaits and tubes to catch their limit in 6 feet of water.
Nate and Alyssa Yoder (Bristol, Ind.) - 2nd Place
Nate and Alyssa Yoder (Bristol, Ind.) were second ($90) with 12.19 pounds caught from the river using swimbaits.
Steve and Amy Martin (Constantine, Mich.) - 3rd Place
Steve and Amy Martin (Constantine, Mich.) were third with an 11.50-pound limit to earn a $20 Gift Certificate from Clear H2O Tackle. They also had the biggest bass of the tournament ($40), a 4.09 largemouth. They used drop-shot rigs and tubes in 15 feet of water.
Next scheduled tournament is on Fishers lake in Three Rivers, Mich. Aug. 7th from 6:30 a.m. to- 12:30 p.m. Teams must consist of one male and one female. Entry fee is $50.
Any questions contact Rick at 269-240-4917 or Facebook MichianaCastingCouples.