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Arjay’s Report
Martin Hochstetler and Jonas Troyer - 1st Place
Martin Hochstetler and Jonas Troyer fished spinnerbaits and Chatterbaits in Wednesday’s stormy weather and torrential downpour to win the Arjay’s weeknight tournament.
Hochstetler and Troyer had 11.40 pounds for the win. There were 21 teams that caught 16 limits.
Tim and Daisy Tucker - 2nd Place
Tim and Daisy Tucker used jigs and Z-Man Jackhammers to finish second with 11.32 pounds.
Charlie Fouts and Ray Lohr - 3rd Place
Charlie Fouts and Ray Lohr were third with 9.80 pounds caught on lipless crankbaits.
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SMAC Report
Jim Horn teamed up with Jerry Roher - 1st Place
Jim Horn teamed up with Jerry Roher to win the Southwest Michigan Anglers Club Tuesday nighter at Eagle Lake.
Senior anglers Horn and Roher had a limit weighing 11.60 pounds. They also won the big bass pot with a 4.17-pound largemouth. They fished jigs and wacky rigs in 3 to 5 feet of water and the big bass came on a jig.
Trevor Paulas and Brad Sterling - 2nd Place
Trevor Paulas and Brad Sterling were second with a 9.68-pound limit. They said they used forward facing sonar and fished drop-shot rigs in 20 feet.
Dave Eggers and Jason Dittmar - 3rd Place
Dave Eggers and Jason Dittmar were third with a 9.17-pound limit caught on crankbaits in 6 to 8 feet.
The 13 boats brought 53 fish weighing 87.47 pounds to the scales.
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Starboard Choice Report
Ken Holder and John Gipson - 1st Place
Ken Holder and John Gipson won the Starboard Choice Big Bass Challenge last week at Lake Palestine.
The winners had 18.12 pounds and that included big bass of the tourney, a 6.28-pound largemouth. They caught their fish on frogs.
Second place went to Levon and Ryan (no last times provided) with 16.36 pounds caught on Senkos and Bob and Ron (no last names provided) were third with 14.44 pounds.
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SMC Report
Justin and Hunter Kosmerick - 1st Place
Justin and Hunter Kosmerick won the Southwestern Michigan College Bass Team fundraiser tournament Sunday at Diamond Lake.
The Kosmericks had 9.19 pounds caught on drop-shot rigs fished in 12 to 20 feet of water.
Fishing was tough for most every team competing, but the event raised more than $900 to help finance the college’s bass fishing team.
Conner Picken and Ellianna Fonseca - 2nd Place
Second place went to Conner Picken and Ellianna Fonseca with 6.89 pounds caught shallow on a wacky worm and also in 15 to 20 feet on drop-shot rigs.
Scott Kulp and Chuck Powell - 3rd Place
Scott Kulp and Chuck Powell were third and had big bass, a 4.93 pounder. Their two fish weighed 6.41 pounds to earn them third place. They used wacky Senkos and twin-tail grubs in shallow water and along the breakline.
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Arjay’s Report
Gary Chew and Chad Fruchey - 1st Place
Gary Chew and Chad Fruchey won the Arjay’s Wednesday nighter last week at Diamond Lake.
The winners had 8.08 pounds caught on drop-shot rigs, beating out 21 other teams.
Justin and Hunter Kosmerick - 2nd Place
Justin and Hunter Kosmerick were second with 7.32 pounds caught on swimbaits.