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Tuesday, January 13, 2026
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MLF Report
Major League Fishing and FLW Unify as One Brand
To further elevate the sport of tournament bass fishing and align multiple circuits as one company, Major League Fishing (MLF) unifiedn with Fishing League Worldwide (FLW) as one brand, transitioning all FLW brand assets to MLF.
The Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit, Toyota Series, Phoenix Bass Fishing League, Abu Garcia College Fishing and High School Fishing will all carry the MLF logo and continue the five-biggest-fish format. A new website that builds on the existing sites, streamlines tournament entry, provides cutting-edge gear and tactics advice, and better highlights participating anglers is set to be unveiled in early 2021.
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Rick and Jennifer Kedik - 1st Place
Rick and Jennifer Kedik caught five bass weighing 17.53 pounds to win the Casting Couples Classic on Lake Margrethe.
Margrethe is 1,900 acres and located near Grayling, Mich.
The Kediks also won the big bass pot with a 5.22-pound largemouth. They used 3/8-ounce Native Pride Jigs (bluegill) to catch most their fish in 8 to 13 feet of water. They won $810 and prizes from Clear H2o and Extreme Bass Tackle.
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LW Report
Wilson Burton of Findlay, Ohio
Boater Wilson Burton of Findlay, O. brought a two-day total of 10 bass to the scale weighing 40 pounds, 2 ounces to win the Phoenix Bass Fishing League presented by T-H Marine Michigan Division Super-Tournament at the Detroit River.
For his victory, Burton earned $7,829.
The tournament was the fifth and final event in the 2020 Michigan Division presented by A.R.E. Truck Caps.
"I've fished BFLs for years and have come close to a win, but this is my first victory and it feels good," said Burton. "I changed things up and started bouncing hole to hole which has been beneficial."
"I tend to get stuck in one spot and think they will show up, but the key to smallmouth is to keep jumping. I probably hit 15 different spots each day and I think it paid off."
Burton said he caught his key fish using mango magic-colored Poor Boys Tubes and green pumpkin and goby-colored Berkley Powerbait Maxscent Flat Worms.
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SMAC Report
Chad Worvey and Chris Maynard - 1st Place
Chad Worvey and Chris Maynard won the Southwest Michigan Bass Club (SMAC) two-day classic last weekend on the Elk/Skegmog/Torch Chain near Traverse City.
The winners had 10 bass weighing 40.53 caught on drop-shots and A-rigs.
Brian and Renee Hensley - 2nd Place
Terry Smith and Scott Crocker - 3rd Place
Brian and Renee Hensley were second with 10 bass weighing 37.05 pounds caught on drop-shots and jigs while Terry Smith and Scott Crocker had 10 bass weighing 29.79 caught on A-rigs and Senkos.
Matt Davis and Billy Mathews - 4th Place
Matt Davis and Billy Mathews were fourth with 10 weighing 29.72 caught on A-rigs.
Mickey and Bo Thomas were fifth with 29.01. No lures or tactics were mentioned.
Jeff Stankovich and Paul Groves finished sixth with 27.97 pounds caught on A-rigs.
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FLW Report
Pro Scott Dobson of Clarkston
Pro Scott Dobson of Clarkston brought a five-bass limit to the scales Saturday weighing 18 pounds, 9 ounces to win the three-day Toyota Series at the Detroit River.
Dobson's three-day total of 15 bass weighing 59-3 earned him the win by a 1-pound, 7-ounce margin over second-place angler Troy Stokes of Brownstown, Michigan, and earned Dobson the top payout of $27,534 in the third and final tournament of the 2020 Toyota Series Northern Division.
Dobson said that he caught fish on more than a half dozen baits and weighed fish from the mouth of the Detroit River near Erie to the mouth of the St. Clair River in St. Clair.
"I appreciate them making the call to keep us all in the river day one and two, I don't think I've ever fished 16 hours in the Detroit River in two tournament days," said Dobson. "I grew up here in Trenton, I see a lot of Trenton people here, it's awesome to win a big tournament out of Trenton."