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Tuesday, September 30, 2025
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John Gipson (Battle Ground, Ind.) and Tom Noe (Benton Harbor, Mich.) won the Clear H2o Tackle Big Bass Challenge at Magician Lake last weekend.
John Gipson (Battle Ground, Ind.) and Tom Noe (Benton Harbor, Mich.)
The winners ($330) had 11.57 pounds caught on drop-shot rigs and flick shakes in 10-13 feet of water.
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SMAC Report
Al Gearhart and Mike Heberling won the Southwest Michigan Anglers Club tournament last weekend on Klinger Lake.
Twenty teams competed and 14 limits were weighed in that included 24 smallmouth bass.
The winners had five bass, including four smallmouth, that weighed 9.94 pounds caught on drop shots.
Tom Law and Sky Baker had five bass weighing 8.98 pounds with drop shots for second while Rick Kedik and Scott Crocker were third with 8.86 pounds, caught on jigs.
Jim Meadows and Jody Murphy had a limit weighing 8.72 pounds for fourth. They also won the big bass pot with 2.84 pounds. They also fished jigs.
The next tournament is a weeknight, July 31st, on Diamond.
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Casting Couples Report
Brian and Renee Hensley
Brian and Renee Hensley had a limit of five bass totaling 9.51 pounds to win the Casting Couples tournament on Fish Lake near Marcellus, Mich.
The winners ($290) used Yamamoto grubs in 15-feet of water and Spro frogs in the lily pads to catch their limit.
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Casting Couples Report
Bryce and Hillary Stewart (Hillsdale, Mich.)
Bryce and Hillary Stewart (Hillsdale, Mich.) was the only team that had a limit of five keeper bass to win the Casting Couples tournament on Randall Chain July 1.
The winners ($280) had 8.85 pounds caught up the creek on Centipedes.
Jake and Stephanie Lisenko†(South Bend)
Jake and Stephanie Lisenko (South Bend) had four keeper bass totaling 6.95 pounds to finish second ($150). They used Stephanie's favorite secret color on wacky worms in 8-12 foot range. They also had second big bass of the day with a 3.21-pound largemouth to take home Money Mouth baits.
John and Zoee Dixon (Elkhart)
John and Zoee Dixon (Elkhart) had four keepers totaling 6.37 pounds to finish third ($110). They used Senko†baits.
Jim Meadows and Jodie Murphy (Mishawaka)
The top big bass prize ($75) went to Jim Meadows and Jodie Murphy (Mishawaka) with a 3.32-pound largemouth.
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SMAC Report
Scott Crocker and Rick Kedik caught a limit weighing 9.39 pounds to win the Southwest Michigan Anglers Club event on Donnell Lake.
The winners used jigs along drop-offs.
Steve Juroff and Jeff Bostic were second with an 8.01-pound limit and Floyd Wolkins and Gary Chew were third with a 7.64 pound limit.
Mark Van and Jeff Stankovich won the big bass pot with a 2.83-pound fish.
SMAC's next event is July 22 on Klinger Lake from 6 a.m. to noon. Entry fee is $50.