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The annual John C. Bradley Memorial Bass Tournament will be held Sept. 20 on Lake Maxinkuckee.
Entry fee is $60. The eight hour event will start at safe light following a pre-tourney meeting. The event will pay back 100 percent of entry fees and there is a 50-boat field maximum. For more info, call Jonathon Bradley, 765-427-7455.
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The father/daughter team of Scott (Edwardsburg) and Malorie Woods (South Bend) won the Casting Couples bass tourney on Klinger Lake last weekend.
The winners, who have captured two events in a row, used drop-shot rigs in 15 feet of water to get a five-fish limit weighing 7.75 pounds.
Mark and Suzette Michael (Union City, Mich.) fished about the same depth but used grubs to catch their limit of 7.41 pounds to finish second and retain their points lead for the Anglers of the Year Award.
Dan and Kerianne Linn (South Bend) had three bass totaling 6.40 pounds for third, including the event's biggest bass, a 3.22-pound largemouth. They used drop-shots and Tiki Sticks.
The next event and final of the Casting Couples is at Diamond Lake Sept. 12 from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information, call Rick (269)240-4917.
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Szymczak/Kintigh win river tourney, MWA Team of Year title
Ed Szymczak (Osceola) and Shawn Kintigh (Goshen) captured the Michiana Walleye Association's "Team of Year" title by winning the Between the Buns Challenge on the St. Joseph River at Maggies Landing last weekend.
The winners had 4.96 pounds of walleye on a tough, hot day. They caught the fish by jigging nightcrawlers in 8 to 16 feet of water.
Dave and Adam Hayes (Edwardsburg) were second with 4.78 pounds that they caught by jigging with leaches in 23 feet. They also won the Trailmaster Award for being the highest finishing team using a Trailmaster trailer.
Don Shelton (Berrien Center) and Dwight Jones (Mishawaka) were third with one fish weighing 2.77 pounds that earned them the ClearH2O Tackle Big Fish Award. They caught it on a jig/crawler combo in 6 feet of water.
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John Gipson (Lafayette) and Tom Noe (Benton Harbor) won the Clear H2O Big Bass Challenge on Pipestone Lake with 15 pounds, 14 ounces.
The winners ($250) caught their fish from shallow weeds. Their limit included big bass of the event, a 4-12 largemouth.
Ken Holder (Mishawaka) and Roy Miller (South Bend) were second ($150) with 10-6 while Jeff Biggart (Benton Harbor) and Taryn Yore (Watervliet) were third ($75) with 6-10.
The next tournament is Aug. 8 at Diamond Lake.
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Winners Mark Fennell and Andy Buss with their winning catch
Winners Mark Fennell and Andy Buss with their winning catch.
Mark Fennell (LaGrange) and Andy Buss (North Liberty) won the Clear H2o Big Bass Challenge last weekend on Eagle and Juno lakes.
The tournament replaces the annual Lunkers Tournament held in previous years on the popular fishing Lakes.
The event attracted 41 boats, with 21 fishing Eagle and 20 on Juno. The weigh-in was conducted at Clear H2o Tackle, where cash prizes to the top 11 teams was paid out.
Winners ($750) Fennell and Buss fished Juno to catch 12 pounds, 3 ounces on tubes and stickworms shallow.
There was a tie for second place. John Gipson (Lafayette) and Tom Noe (Benton Harbor) tied with Mickey Thomas and Dave Clark (Edwardsburg) for second place with 11 pounds, 9 ounces. Gipson and Noe caught their fish on Trick Worms, jigs and swimbaits in 2 to 6 feet of water on Juno while Clark and Thomas used spinnerbaits shallow on Eagle Lake. Each team won $490.
The Gipson team also won big bass honors ($225) with a 4-4 largemouth caught on a swimbait while Chuck Powell (Osceola) fished alone and had second biggest bass ($175), a 3-12 largemouth, caught on a jig.
For complete results, click here.