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Tuesday, January 13, 2026
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Posey Headed to Federation Nation Nationals
Dan Posey of Niles earned a berth in the B.A.S.S. Federation Nation National Championship next fall.
He qualified for the event by being the first Michigan angler in the Co-Angler Division and finishing 14th out of a field of 196 on Lake Guntersville, Ala. last month.
Posey caught 25-4 pounds in the three-day event.
The Federation Nation National Championship will be Nov. 6-8 at Lake Hartwell, S.C.
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R&B Report
Tom Stark (Angola) and Matt Kiefer (Fort Wayne) First Place
With just 10 minutes remaining, Tom Stark (Angola) and Matt Kiefer (Fort Wayne) boated a 4.73-pound largemouth to claim victory over 45 teams in the R&B Bass Circuit Open on Sylvan Lake recently.
The big fish was the second heaviest of the event and won them $130 in addition to the $645 they won for first place with a 13.33-pound limit.
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The Indiana Bass Federation will host an open team tournament next Saturday (May 4) on Sylvan Lake.
Entry fee is $85 which includes $10 for big bass pot. Payback is 80 percent. Only cash will be accepted at the ramp.
Hours are 7-3 and registration begins at 6 a.m. The pre-tournament draw for starting order begins at 6:45. For more information, call Darin Bongiovanni, 574-276-9334.
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LMBT Report
Josh and Jacob Shapland (Osceola, Ind.) First Place
Josh and Jacob Shapland (Osceola, Ind.) won the Little Money Bass Tournament held at the Waldron Chain (Duke's Bridge) last weekend with a 21.10 pound limit.
The winners ($465) caught their fish on Rat-L Traps in shallow water.
Trever Nunemaker (Bristol, Ind.) and Logan Shafer (White Pigeon, Mich.) were second ($255) with a limit weighing 17.10 pounds caught on chatter baits. Bob Hyatt (Marion, Ind.) and Greg Anderson (Converse, Ind.) were third ($160) with a 16.14-pound limit. Hyatt and Anderson also won the big bass pot ($210) with a 5.10-pound bass and a big bass bonus ($80) from Scott Perry Re/Max Ability Plus.
The tournament drew 21 boats on a cold, wet windy day.
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John Gipson (Battle Ground, Ind.) and Tom Noe (Benton Harbor, Mich.) First Place
John Gipson (Battle Ground, Ind.) and Tom Noe (Benton Harbor, Mich.) won the R&B South Circuit tournament on Shafer Lake recently.
The winners ($290) had 15.15 pounds that included the Lochness Lures Big Bass ($80) - a 3.59-pound largemouth.
Jon Baker (Chalmers, Ind.) and Chuck Morris (West Lafayette, Ind.) Second Place
Jon Baker (Chalmers, Ind.) and Chuck Morris (West Lafayette, Ind.) were second ($195) with 14.73 pounds. They also had the 2nd big bass ($20) with a 3.94-pound smallmouth.
The next tournament is May 4th at Bruce Lake. For more information, email John Gipson Jr. at gipsonj@purdue.edu.