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Friday, October 10, 2025
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Michiana Singles Report
Eric Fier won the Michiana Singles Tournament Sunday at Potato Creek (Worster Lake).
Fier had a limit weighing 13.08 pounds to pocket $200. Fier used Texas- rigged creature baits in 8 feet.
Cole Schroeder was second with an 11.98 limit. He also had the biggest bass, a 3.66-pound largemouth. Schroeder used Texas-rigged tubes to take home $120.
was third with 10.32 pounds. Huffer fished in 5 feet or less with wacky worms.
Fourth place went to Mike Konopacki with a 9.90-pound limit. Konopacki used topwater frogs in the lily pads.
The next Michiana Singles is July 3rd at Donnell Lake from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., Entry fee is $55. Contact Rick (269)240-4917 for more info.
The Michiana Singles Classic will be a two-day event, with the first day at Muskegon Lake and the second day at Benton Harbor Nov. 1-2.
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Butchers Baits Report
Shannon Combs and Eric Moore fished drop shots in 15 to 20 feet to win the Butchers Baits Sunday League on Coldwater Lake over the weekend.
The winners had 11.03 pounds and won the big bass pot with a 3.10-pound largemouth.
Dustin Wynburg and Chad Hodge were second with 9.14 pounds by fishing jigs. Martin Hochstetler and Jonas Troyer were a hair behind second with 9.12 pounds. They were using lizards and stick baits.
Equally important was the action of two competitors who rescued another competitor who fell into the lake.
Rod Siler, who was fishing with his son, fell into the lake and was unable to get back into the boat while clinging to the side. Both men called for help and Heath Musall and Tyler Philly responded quickly and were able to help lift the elderly angler back into the boat safely.
Congratulations to Heath and Tyler for their quick actions to avert what could have been a more serious incident.
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Arjay’s Report
TJ Reed fished alone and won first place and the big bass pot in an impromptu Arjay’s tournament on Lake Templene Saturday.
There were 12 boats enter and 11 of the teams came in with limits.
Reed’s limit weighed 14.30 pounds and included a 3.70-pound big bass. He fished jigs to win a total of $320 pounds.
Second place ($180) went to Maynard Hochstetler and Marvin Bontrager with five that weighed 11.98 pounds. They fished wacky rigs and Neko rigs.
There was a third place tie between Steven Wickey/Jeremiah Yoder and Jeremy Siler/Brock Howell with 11.32 pounds. Wickey and Yoder won ($120) the tie breaker because their big bass weighed 3.02 pounds and Siler and Howell’s biggest fish was 2.98 pounds.
Wickey and Yoder fished spinnerbaits and Chatterbaits.
The Open raised an additional $150 which will go into the season-ending Classic pot.
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LMBT Report
Evan De La Rosa fished alone and won the Little Money Bass Tournament on Magician Lake last weekend.
De La Rosa caught the big bass of the tournament, a 3-7, and won with a total weight of 12 pounds, 10 ounces. He said he fished tube jigs.
Chris Hubbard and Tim Lusher were second with 10-11 caught by fishing jigs and rubber worms.
Third place went to Chet Perry and Scott Perry with 10-3. They fished Senkos.
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Tackle Shack Report
Trevor Paulus and Dave Selig rallied from ninth place on Day Two of the Tackle Shack Tournament on Lake Charlevoix and walked off with first place plus the big bass pot worth $1,650.
Paulus and Selig had 44.90 pounds topped with a 6.72-pound smallmouth. It was the heaviest bag ever weighed in during a Tackle Shack tournament.
Paulus said they stayed in Charlevoix and fished for bedding smallmouth with drop-shot rigs the first day, but when the wind made it possible, they ran about 30 miles into Lake Michigan.
“After day one we realized that we could not win staying so we decided to make the 25-30 mile run out into Lake Michigan,” explained Paulus. “We caught all of our fish on a 200-yard stretch in 5-10 feet of water. The spot had a mixture of sand, gravel, and boulders.”
He added that they targeted pre-spawn fish that were just cruising a little edge or set up on boulders.
“We could either physically see them or cast to those we saw on LiveScope,” he says. “We caught our fish on a specific lure but I don't want to say, you can probably figure out why, but we did catch fish on tubes and A-rigs also. We had the big fish and most of our weight in the first 2 hours.”
The team also had boat issues due to low engine oil and had to cut a water bottle and pour oil from one tank to the other to keep the motor going well enough to get them back to the weigh in.
Troy Allard and Nate Yoder also fished Lake Michigan and caught 44.27 pounds for second place ($850).
They fished the Grand Traverse Bay area and led going into the second day and came within a few ounces of winning. They said they covered about 80 miles looking for the winning fish on Sunday and caught a good limit, but not quite enough.
Jonathan Vanover and Jason Ridenour were third ($250) with 42.98 pounds. They stayed in Dutchman’s Bay and fished weeds and breaklines in 5 to 20 feet of water.
“We caught a couple fish on Pop-Rs but most of the damage came dead sticking Senkos,” said Jason. “We caught fish all day both days. But we did catch our bigger ones in the last couple hours both days. The last hour yesterday was on fire; we caught 3 fish over 4 pounds on 3 casts with about 30 minutes to go yesterday. We were in the 17 pound range in the first 2 hours both days but upgrading was the challenge.”