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 1st Place winner with a total of 7.30 lbs. were Jake and Stephanie Lisenko |
 Rick and Jennifer Kedik caught a total of 7.04 lbs. took second place along with the Big Bass of the day at 2.48 lbs. |
 Scott Woods and Marjorie Woods, his daughter, caught 3.56 lbs. and took third place. |
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Jake and Stephanie Liskelo (Elkhart) caught four keeper bass weighing 7.30 pounds on drop-shots and spinnerbaits to win the Casting Couples tournament on Magician Lake last weekend.
Rick and Jennifer Kedik (Niles) also caught four that weighed 7.03 pounds and earned them second place. They also won the big prize with a 2.48-pound smallmouth. Their fish came on worms and Erie Darters.
Scott (Edwardsburg) and Mallory Woods (South Bend) were third with 3.56 pounds caught on jigs and Yamamoto Grubs.
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Father/son Ed and Steven Szymczak (Osceola) will be talking about this for a long time.
In the season finale for the Michiana Walleye Association, father Ed eked out a narrow victory in the Rocky Enfield-State Farm Agency Classic on Crooked Lake and Lake of the Woods (Bremen) in a two-day event last weekend.
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Pipkens Best Day Earns Him Northern Open And Classic Berth - Photo by BASS - James OverstreetDETROIT Chad Pipkens picked the right day to have the best day of his life fishing Lake Erie on Saturday.
The 31-year-old Holt, Mich., angler, who has fished Lakes St. Clair and Erie since his college days, bagged 23 pounds, 6 ounces to win the Bass Pro Shops Northern Open #3 presented by Allstate here on Lake St. Clair.
His three-day total of 67 pounds, 4 ounces edged out fellow Elite Series pro Fletcher Shryock of Ohio, who was second with 63-10, and Chris Johnston of Canada who was third with 63-6.
Joe Balog, the Harrison Township, Mich., pro and heavy favorite who led the first two days, lost valuable fishing time due to mechanical problems, caught only three fish, and fell to seventh.
Jeff Jenema of Marion, Mich., won the co-angler division by catching 13 pounds, 4 ounces on the last day while paired with Pipkens. Jenema posted a total three-day weight of 36 pounds, 11 ounces. He won a $25,000 Triton 17 Pro bass boat with a Yamaha F115LA outboard.
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Balog Hangs Onto Northern Open Lead - Photo by BASS - James OverstreetDETROIT Joe Balogs hopes of running the table in the Bass Pro Shops Northern Open #3 presented by Allstate could be blowin in the wind here on Lake St. Clair Saturday.
Balog slapped an impressive 25 pounds, 2 ounces of smallmouth bass onto the scales Friday, expanding his first-day lead to nearly 4 pounds.
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Balog Holds Top Spot As Locals Dominate St. Clair Opener - Photo by BASS - James OverstreetDETROIT The home-field advantage played a big role in the first round of the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Northern Open presented by AllState on Lake St. Clair Thursday.
Two local anglers jumped to the head of the pack, with formidable pro Joe Balog of Harrison Township, Mich., sacking 22 pounds, 8 ounces, good for a 4-ounce lead over fellow Harrison Township angler Andrew Smith.
Canadian Chris Johnston is third with 21-12, while Bassmaster Elite Series pros Fletcher Shryock of Ohio and Michigander Chad Pipkens are tied for fifth with 21-6.
In addition to valuable prizes going to the winner of this final leg of the Northern Open is a berth in next Februarys Bassmaster Classic to be held on Lake Hartwell of out Greenville, S.C., providing the winner has competed in two previous 2014 Northern Opens.
As always when fishing St. Clair and its adjoining waters, Fridays weather could have an impact on how well the field does. The potential of thunderstorms and heavy winds loom in the forecast for Friday, which could affect those anglers making the long trek to Lake Erie.