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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.
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SMAC Report
Scott Kulp and Eben Lambert caught a limit weighing 9.98 pounds on hula grubs in deep water to win the Southwest Michigan Anglers Club Tournament on Magician Lake to beat out 21 other teams last weekend.
Bret Gessinger - Big Bass
Mike VanderRyden and Bret Gessinger had big bass of the tournament, a 4.81 pounder, caught on a Senko in two feet of water.
Dan Linn and Randy Starkey were second with five bass weighing 9.43 pounds caught on square bill crankbaits.
Ron and Derrick Allred were third with 9.42 pounds. No lures were mentioned.
Scott Crocker and Rick Kedik used jigs to catch 9.39 pounds and finish fourth while Caleb VanderRyden and Garrett Vankirk rounded out the payout with a fifth-place limit weighing 9.38 pounds caught on wacky worms.
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BASS Report
Western Swing, Three New Venues Highlight 2019 Bassmaster Elite Series Schedule
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Since the Bassmaster Elite Series made a two-week trip to the West Coast back in 2015, fans of the sport have been clamoring for the world's premier bass fishing circuit to return to that region.
Now, they're about to get their wish.
B.A.S.S. officials unveiled an action-packed 2019 Elite Series schedule today that includes a Western swing in mid-June with back-to-back trips to Sacramento, Calif., for an event on the California Delta and to Tri-Cities, Wash., for a tournament on the Columbia River.
The Columbia River will be one of three first-time destinations for the Elite Series, along with Lake Lanier in Georgia and Lake Hartwell in South Carolina.
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FLW Report
Grigsby Wins FLW Tour on St. Clair with Nearly 100 Pounds!
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FLW Tour pro Chad Grigsby of Maple Grove, Minnesota, brought a five-bass limit of smallmouth weighing 26 pounds, 4 ounces to the scale Sunday to win the FLW Tour at Lake St. Clair presented by Mercury and the top prize of $125,000 – his second-career FLW Tour win.
Grigsby’s four-day total of 20 bass weighing 97-8 gave him the win by a 2-pound, 3-ounce margin over second-place angler Costa pro Dylan Hays of Sheridan, Arkansas, who weighed 20 bass for 95-5 to finish second and earn $30,200.
“I love this lake and today was one of those days that was just incredible,” said Grigsby, a five-time Forrest Wood Cup qualifier. “I’m at a loss for words on how good the lake is fishing. Michigan is my home state, and I’ve been fishing here for 20 years. I’ve never seen it so good. The fishing has been phenomenal – it’s been a really special week.”