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Friday, September 26, 2025
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SMAC Report
Mickey and Bo Thomas - 1st Place
The father-son team of Mickey and Bo Thomas won the Southwest Michigan Anglers Club weeknight tournament on Donell Lake last week.
The winners used 9K jigs and C Flash 44 crankbaits to catch a limit weighing 13.03 pounds.
Bill Mathews and Matt Davis were second with a limit weighing 10.26 pounds caught on jigs and frogs.
Jeff Stankovich and Paul Groves - 3rd Place
Jeff Stankovich and Paul Groves had four fish for 10.24 pounds while Grant Hoover and Drake Heath caught a limit weighing 7.93 pounds on tubes.
Scott Crocker - Big Bass
Scott Crocker won the big bass pot with a 5.42 pounder caught on a C Flash crankbait.
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Arjay's Report
Hunter Zona and Ben Harrison - 1ST Place
Hunter Zona and Ben Harrison won ArjayÃs Wednesday nighter on the St. Joseph River at Constantine.
The winners had five bass weighing 10.78 pounds.
Second place went to Todd Mason and Edie Wilkinson with five weighing 10.10 pounds while Ryan Miller and Chris Bundy had four bass weighing 8.84 pounds.
Jeremy Bunnell and Chuck Powell were fourth with a limit weighing 8.62 pounds and Ryan Hershberger and Dale Raber had four weighing 5.14 pounds.
The Clear H20 first-out-of-the-money went to Sawyer and Travis Brown with two weighing 4.84 pounds and the Jaywalkers second out of the money went to Jon and John Walkinhood with 3 fish weighing 4.66 pounds.
The MICHIANAOUTDOORSNEWS.COM 3rd out of the money went to Jose Munoz and Wyatt Haskins with 3 fish weighing 4.34 pounds.
The Tackle Shack Big Bass went to Doug and Eric Sanderson with a 4.14 pounder while the Pigeon Inn Junk Fish went to Hunter Zona & Ben Harrison with a pike weighing in at 4.66 pounds.
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SMAC Report
Sam Deuel fished alone and out-fished a 31-team field in the Southwest Michigan Anglers Club Tuesday nighter on Juno.
There were 21 limits caught with weights tightly bunched. Less than 3 ounces separated second and fifth place. The tournament paid six places.
Deuel had a limit weighing 11.52 pounds that included big bass of the tournament, a 3.83- pounder.
Bill Mathews and Matt Davis were second with 10.46-pound limit while Mike Ganger and Chase Laughlin were third with 10.35.
Brett Gessinger and Mike VanderReyden were fourth with 10.23, Chuck Powell and Louie Stout were fifth with 10.21 and Dennis Lossee and Jeff Went were sixth with 9.76 pounds.
Jigs, drop-shot rigs and Senkos dominated the top lures and patterns.
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Lane and Jeremy Groves - 1st Place
Lane and Jeremy Groves won the Michiana Fishing League tournament on the St. Joseph River at the IUSB section last week.
The winners had 4.44 pounds including big bass of the event, a 1.64-pound smallmouth.
Joel Laskowski and David Frank - 2nd Place
Joel Laskowski and David Frank were second with 4.30 pounds while David Horvath Jr. and Sr. were third with 3.86 pounds.
The majority of the fish were caught with Ned rigs, Pig Plucker Swim Jigs and Bubba flies and jigs. Most of the fish came from 5 to 10 feet of water.
The next tournament is at Fish Lake in Marcellus July 12 from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information, visit the Lake Drive Marine Calendar on Michiana Outdoors News website or call Jeremy Groves, 574-262-2899.
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Arjay’s Report
The 25 teams in Arjay’s Wednesday Night Fishing League faced a tough night on the water at Portage Lake near Vicksburg, Mich.
Mark and Mike Oldenberg - 1st Place
There were no limits caught but Mark and Mike Oldenberg had three dandies for 8.42 pounds to win the Wild Minnow Baits first place. Their catch included the big bass of the event, a 4.78 pounder.
Steven Wickey and Caleb - 2nd Place
Second place went to Steven Wickey and Caleb with three weighing 7.24 while Jeremy Bunnell and Louie Stout were third with 6.36.
Jose Munoz and Wyatt Haskins were fourth (5.08) and Steve and Amy Martin fifth (4.38).
The Clear H2o Tackle first-out-of-the-money went to Gary Butcher and Scott Smith (4.28) and the Jaywalkers second-out-of-money prize went to Justin Spence and Wes Stevens (4.20). Michiana Outdoors News’ third-out-of-money lure pack was won by Jeremy Daniels and Anthony Sivits (4.16).
Pigeon Inn Junk Fish Award - Martins
The Pigeon Inn Junk Fish Award went to the Martins with a pike weighing 11.24.