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Aaron and Nate Krider (Fort Wayne) caught four bass weighing 13.80 pounds on spinnerbaits to win the Little Money Bass Tournament Circuit event at Dukes Bridge.

The winners earned $535, beating out 24 teams. They fished in the river.

Brandon Benac and Jacob Shapland (Osceola) had three bass weighing 10.11 pounds caught on Red Eye Shads (Sexy Shad) and RatíL Traps (black/gold) to finish second ($255). Third place ($100) Carl Pieper (Leesburg) and Brian Huffman (Liberty City) had three fish for 8.82 pounds caught on jigs. $100.

Big bass honors went to Ryan Kline (Brimfield) and Dan Powell (Roam City) with a 6.94-pound bass caught on Cotton Cordell lipless crankbait (Red) to earn $250.

The next event is at Palistine Lake April 29th. The circuit fishes a 20-boat limit. Contact Chet Perry, 574-344-9332, for details.


The Indiana Bass Federation will host an open team tournament May 6th on Sylvan Lake. The event is open to anyone.

Entry fee is $80 and includes big bass pot. Tournament hours are from safe light to 2:30 p.m. The first 25 starting positions will be determined by a drawing at registration.

For more information contact Mike Goins, 574-298-0208 or bassfisch@embarqmail.com.


Mill Pond in Dowagiac is full of carp and other rough fish, so bow fishermen are urged to participate in an overnight contest to help reduce the population.

The event begins at dusk April 21 and runs until dawn the next morning. There will be a meeting of contestants 30 minutes prior to takeoff.

Entry fee is $30 per boat (up to 3 people in the boat). The boat team that fishes entirely with bows and has the highest weight at the end will get a prize. Further payout will be determined by number of entries.

For more information, call Mark Barnett at Hale’s True Value Hardware, 269-782-3426. No pre-registration required but he would like to know beforehand who is coming.


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Farver and Kline win againFarver and Kline win again

Farver and Kline Win Again

Mark Farver (Goshen) and Steve Kline (Albion) won their second consecutive R&B Circuit Open Tournament, taking last weekendís event on Lake Manitou.

The duo, who won the previous R&B Open on Wawasee the week prior, caught an 11.68-pound limit to whip a field of 38 teams and pocket $600.

After struggling for two hours, they came across clear water and saw a dead shad floating. They instinctively threw a swimbait and caught a dozen keepers in a 50-foot stretch.

Pat Cox (Macy, Ind.) and Jim Hippensteel (Rochester) pieced together an 11.64-pound limit by
working jerkbaits and jigs between 12-14 feet of water to finish second ($400).

Ron Fabiszak and Tad Hepler were third and had big bassRon Fabiszak and Tad Hepler were third and had big bass

Ron Fabiszak and Tad Hepler were third and had big bass

Ron Fabiszak (South Bend) and Tad Hepler (Niles) had 11.61 pounds, anchored by the biggest bass of the tournament, a 4.47-pound beast. They earned $300 for second and $200 for big bass. They caught all of their fish midday in a one-hour flurry on jigs and lipless crankbaits from less than three feet of water.