Tournament News Powered By Lake Drive Marine
Wednesday, April 08, 2026
Wednesday, April 08, 2026
Tuesday, April 07, 2026
- Details
Casting Couples Report
Brian and Renee Hensley - First Place
Brian and Renee Hensley (Edwarsburg) won the Casting Couples event on Klinger Lake last weekend. Nineteen teams fished including some new faces. Only two boats failed to weigh in a keeper and there were nine limits.
The winners ($270) had five keepers totaling 10.80 pound= s caught on a variety of baits fished deep and Senkos in shallow water.
- Details
R&B Report
Randy Kafka and Nate Bontrager - First Place
Randy Kafka and Nate Bontrager caught 13.56 pounds to beat out 50 teams and win the R&B Circuit tournament on the Barbee Chain.
Neither angler had been to Barbee in 2019, so they began on a weed line that produced for them years ago. Immediately they began getting bit on the inside edge with a 9K Elite Lures Chatterbug. It took just 90 minutes to get their limit.
As that bite dissipated, they moved to the outside edge and whacked them pitching a 9K Elite Lures Flipping Jig with B&N Custom Baits Kicker Jig Trailer. In all they caught 40 keepers. All fish came in a 100-yard stretch. They won $740.
- Details
SMAC Report
Kedik, Linn Win SMAC Weeknight Event at Lake of Woods
Rick Kedik and Dan Linn caught the only limit in the Southwest Michigan Anglers Club (SMAC) Tuesday nighter to win at Lake of the Woods (Decatur) this week.
The winners 8.92 pounds were topped with big bass of the event, a 2.45 pounder. They used wacky worms and swim jigs in 8 to 12 feet of water.
Second place went to Hunter Bedell and Jackson Disher with four bass weighing 6.20 pounds. They used jigs.
- Details
An Indiana Bass Federation open team tournament previously set for the St. Joseph River at Maggies Landing Sept. 7 and then changed to Aug. 17 has been changed again to Aug. 18.
In addition, fliers have been distributed listing the date as Aug. 17, but that has since been changed to Aug. 18.
The change was necessary to accommodate two conflicts, one with the River Wednesday Classic on Sept. 7 and one with the LMBT circuit on Aug 17.
Entry fee is $85 per team and includes big bass pot. The tournament will pay back 80 percent of entry fees. For more information, email Mike Goins at mgoins521@outlook.com.
- Details
By Louie Stout
Tired of your kids – or grandkids – sitting lethargically in front of a computer screen or computer game on a nice summer day?
Why not get them outdoors and expose them to fishing?
The St. Joe Valley Bassmasters Youth Tournament is a good place to do it and one of the best in the Midwest. The 43rd annual event will be held on the banks of Worster Lake in Potato Creek State Park.
It’s slated for Aug. 10 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. The event is free to kids ages 4 to 14, although you will have to pay the state park fee to get on the grounds.