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The tournament, hosted by Marco Bass Masters of Plymouth, raised $2,600 to be shared by Boys and Girls Clubs of Marshall County and the Marshall County Council on Aging. The tournament has raised over $8,200 during the five years.
Rick Hite and Marcus Courtney won ($620) 12.09 pounds while Pat Thacker and David Lautt were second ($385) with 11.48 pounds.
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Casting Couples Report
Brian and Renee Hensley - First Place
The Casting Couples Classic at Duck Lake at Interlochen, Mich. not only produced some nice catches of smallmouth and largemouth, but also a marriage proposal!
Brian and Renee Hensley won $1,000 for the event with 14.65 pounds. They also won second big bass pot worth $25 and $25 gift certificate from Clear H2o. They fished jigs in 6 to 10 feet of water and concentrated on inside turns.
Rob and Kim (soon-to-be) Swem - 2nd Place
Rob and Kim (soon-to-be) Swem were second ($600) with 13.75 pounds and had big bass honors with a 4.05 smallmouth worth another $75 cash and a $25gift certificate from Clear H2o. Rob proposed to Kim after the weigh-in and she accepted. They used Native Pride jigs on points with sparse weeds to catch their fish.
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SMAC Report
Rick Kedik and Scott Crocker
Rick Kedik and Scott Crocker teamed up to catch 29.07 pounds and win the two-day SMAC Classic on Long Lake in Alpena recently.
The winners used topwaters and jigs to catch their weight and had big bass on the first day, a 3.67 pounder.
Eben Lambert and Joe Sears
Eben Lambert and Joe Sears were second with 28.08 pounds and tied for second day big bass with a 3.67 pounder. They used topwaters and crankbaits.
 Third Place Jeff Bostic and Steve Juroff |
 Fourth Place Caleb VanderReyden and Garret Vankirk |
 Fifth Place Mike VanderReyden and Brett Gessinger |
| Third Place Jeff Bostic and Steve Juroff | Fourth Place Caleb VanderReyden and Garret Vankirk | Fifth Place Mike VanderReyden and Brett Gessinger |
Jeff Bostic and Steve Juroff were third with 27.03, caught on crankbaits and topwaters while Caleb VanderReyden and Garret Vankirk were fourth (26.82) and Mike VanderReyden and Brett Gessinger were fifth with 26.52 pounds.
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Dan Posey of Niles, Scott Solomon of Edwardsburg, Jeff Bostic of Vandalia
Three members of the Four Flags Bass Club in Niles have qualified for the Michigan State B.A.S.S. team that will compete in a regional event yet to be announced.
The trio qualified based on their finish in a state event held at Burt and Mullet lakes recently.
Dan Posey of Niles made it for the sixth time by finishing second as a non-boater with 15.02 pounds while Scott Solomon of Edwardsburg finished seventh with 10.13 pounds as a non-boater, his first state team qualification.
Jeff Bostic of Vandalia, Mich. made the team for the third time by finishing 11th as a boater with 21.51 pounds.
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Jake and Stephanie Lisenko (South Bend)
Jake and Stephanie Lisenko (South Bend) caught a limit totaling 13.13 pounds to win the last regular season Casting Couples event last weekend on Paw Paw Lake.
There were 18 boats in the event and only two limits weighed in. In addition, 10 smallmouth were brought to the scales.
The Lisenko's used TroKar wacky worm hooks topped with baby bass colored Senkos in 8 - 12 foot of water on the break to win $280.