Chad Luthringer and Greg Peters won the Clear H2o Big Bass Challenge on Van Auken Lake last weekend with 12.97 pounds.
The winners ($210) also won the big bass pot ($50) with a 3.86-pound largemouth.
Tom Noe and John Gipson were second ($120) with 12.17 pounds while Dan Baerwald and Herman Barry were third ($50) with 11.37 pounds.
The next event is June 27 at Diamond Lake.
Best Catch Couples Report
Kenny and Michelle Holder - First Place
Kenny and Michelle Holder caught 13.07 pounds to win the Best Catch Couples Bass Tournament on Kalamazoo Lake last weekend.
The Holders also won the big bass pot with a 3.12 pounder. They used popping frogs and Texas-rigged 6-inch worms (tequila sunrise) to catch their fish.
Mark and Bobbie Flotow - Second Place
Mark and Bobbie Flotow were second with 13.01 pounds caught on worms fished around wood and reeds in 2 to 3 feet of water in the river.
Jim and Jodi Meadows were third with 12.14 pounds.
The next event is July 19 at Palmer Lake. For more information, contact Randy Walls, 219-221-1109.
MFL Report
Thomas Bauer and Chris Gambee - First Place
Thomas Bauer and Chris Gambee won the Michiana Fishing League tournament Saturday on Pipestone Lake with 15.72 pounds.
MFL Pipestone Big Bass
All but two of the nine boats participating in the tournament weighed in bass weighing 3 pounds or more.
John Bryant and Keith Corbett - Third Place
Second place went to Cameron Meadeand Kasey Conklin with 14.20 pounds while John Bryant and Keith Corbett were third with 13.13 pounds. Nathan Minnes won the big bass pot with 4.87 pounds.
The bass were caught in 8 feet or less on Senkos, swim jig and swim baits.
The next tournament is at Worster Lake (Potato Creek State Park) Sunday. For more information, contact Jeremy Groves, 574-703-9745.
The Morrison team of Rick Jr. and Rick Sr. won the Southwest Michigan Anglers Club (SMAC) weeknight season opener on Magician Lake last week with a five-fish limit weighing 10.49 pounds.
The winners used Ned rigs in 10 feet or less water.
Mike VanderReyden and Brett Gessinger were second with a 10.18 limit caught on tubes. They also had big bass, a 3.70 pounder.
Third place went to Matt Gordon and Trevor Paulus with 9.09 pounds caught on tubes while Dan Baerwald and Herman Berry were fourth with 8.39 pounds.
SMAC’s weekend opener is on Cory Lake June 14. Tournament hours are 6 a.m. to noon.
EUFAULA, Ala. - After the longest unplanned break in B.A.S.S. history due to COVID-19 precautions, the Bassmaster Elite Series will resume tournament action next week.
Perhaps fittingly, the schedule's restart point will be at one of the most storied lakes in professional bass fishing history.
The DEWALT Bassmaster Elite at Lake Eufaula will feature competition Wednesday through Saturday, with daily takeoffs at 5:25 a.m. CST from Lakepoint State Park and weigh-ins back at the park each day at 2 p.m.