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Tuesday, January 13, 2026
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By Lee Duracz
Steve Kline 1st Place
The second stop for the Polar Bear Opens on Wawasee started out with a solid breeze out of the Southwest and temperatures in the mid-20s and anglers battled ice in the rod guides until around 11 o’clock. The day gradually warmed up to about 40 degrees, but that didn’t heat up the fishing for most of the competitors.
There were 10 teams who ventured out on Saturday and most of them could only produce one or two fish and with only two limits being weighed in, but both were solid bags.
Steve Kline took first place with 15.20 pounds that was anchored by the big bass award of a 4.42-pound largemouth, barely beating out his second biggest fish that was in the 4-pound class as well. He reported that he had a mid-morning flurry that lasted about 45 minutes fishing in depths around 20 feet with blade baits. This earned him $225 for first and an additional $50 for big bass.
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The 28th annual Thanksgiving Weekend Bass Tournament will be held on Klinger Lake, Saturday, Nov. 30.
Tournament hours are 8 a.m. -2 p.m. Entry fee is $40 per boat and includes the big bass pot.
For more information, call Bob Evans, 574-320-3366.
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By Lee Duracz
Rajin Cajun and Lee Eby 1st Place
Rajin Cajun and Lee Eby won the Polar Bear Opens season opener Saturday at Klinger Lake.
The winners said they had their 8.43-pound limit in the first 30 minutes using blade baits in 5-7 feet of water and that they made small culls throughout the day. They also had big bass of the tournament, a 2.74-pound smallmouth. They won $200 for first and $50 for big bass and said this was their first tournament win.
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Tackle Shack Report
Brendon Sutter and Richard Chupp Jr. 1st Place
Brendon Sutter and Richard Chupp Jr. won the Tackle Shack Fall Fishing League season finale on the St. Joseph River at 6 Span Access this week.
Teams were permitted to only weigh in bass over 15 inches and no unders were allowed. The winners had 9.96 pounds in 2 largemouth and 2 smallmouth. They caught their fish in the main river channel in 8-10 feet of water with underspins and Keitech trailers fished near timber. They also used spinnerbaits next to boat lifts in shallow water.
Greg Mangus and Kevin Fletcher 2nd Place
Greg Mangus and Kevin Fletcher were second with four smallmouth weighing 9.85. They fished 2-7 feet in heavy current with NED rigs, umbrella rigs, and jigs.
Steve and Amy Martin 3rd Place
Steve and Amy Martin were third with three smallmouth weighing 7.01 pounds. They caught their fish with NED rigs, and the darker the evening went, the shallower of water they would fish.
Terry Burgess and Donald Miles won the season points championship. There were a total of 36 different teams who competed throughout the course of our events.
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R&B Report
Ron Fabiszak (South Bend) and Jason Fowler (South Bend)
Ron Fabiszak (South Bend) and Jason Fowler (South Bend) won the two-day Megaware KeelGuard R&B Classic by nearly six pounds at Higgins and Houghton Lake recently.
Ron Fabiszak (South Bend) and Jason Fowler (South Bend)