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John Gipson Jr. announced this week he will conduct a St. Joseph River tourney this Sunday (Nov. 10) at Benton Harbor.

The tournament will launch at the DNR access in the no wake zone. Tournament hours are 7-2. Entry fee is $40 per team and includes big bass pot.

For more information, contact Gipson at gipsonj@mail.gvsu.edu.


Rodney Fannin (Marion, Ind.) and Dan Milligan (Syracuse) won the Angler’s Choice tournament on Lake Wawasee last week.

The winners ($1,025) caught 12.40 pounds that included a 5.13-pound largemouth that won them big bass prize ($190). All of their fish were caught in scattered deep weed beds on jigs.

Marc Evans and Nick Klopfenstein (Woodburn, Ind.) were second ($585) with 11.78 pounds caught around boat docks. Brian Hensley (Edwardsburg) and Ken Tucker (Athens, Mich.) were third ($310) with 8.94 pounds by fishing Stanley jigs and small crankbaits around piers.

Clint Gradeless (Huntington, Ind.) and Lee Pilz (Wawaka, Ind.) had the second biggest bass (5.02) caught on a jig on the outside of the weeds in 5 to 10 feet of water.


R&B Bass Circuit will host an open tournament on the St. Joseph River at 6 Span access near Elkhart Nov. 9.

Entry fee is $60, there is no membership fee, and all proceeds go to the purse. Tournament hours are 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Any combination of four fish over 15 inches and under 12 inches are allowed in the five-fish limit.

Call Andy Buss, 574-993-3028 for details.


The St. Joe Valley Bassmasters will host their annual benefit tournament on the St. Joseph River at Maggies Landing Oct. 20, 2013.

Entry fee is $70 per team (includes big bass pot) with tournament hours 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The club will pay cash to the top five places with a 30-boat field, with more places paid for every six teams added.

Although it’s a team event, anglers must tag their individual fish to comply with the slot limit that allows each angler only two fish over the 15-inch limit. No fish between 12 and 15 inches may be weighed in.

Proceeds will purchase rubber bumpers to be placed along the docks at Maggie’s Landing.

Call DeWayne Wilda for info, 574-315-7893.


Fabiszak with two dandiesFabiszak with two dandiesRon Fabiszak (South Bend) and Ron Nelson (Berrien Springs) caught 15.31 pounds of smallmouth on Muskegon Lake to win $1,540 in the R&B Circuit Classic.

They focused on two areas and caught all but one fish on a white Strike King Sexy Dawg. Their biggest fish of the day, a 3.98-pound smallie, fell victim to a C Flash squarebill crankbait in the bluegill color scheme.

Mitch Bair (Columbia City) and Scott Sizemore (Albion) ran to White Lake and boated a solid limit with a Strike King Swim Jig they fished in 8-10 feet of water. They finished their day on Muskegon Lake where they were able to cull two more times with the same bait. Their best five (all largemouth) weighed 15.28 pounds, good for second place ($823).

Trevor Paulus (Osceola) and Brad Sterling (Bremen) boated 14.69 pounds of both largemouth and smallmouth from Muskegon Lake to finish third ($658). They threw green pumpkin Berkley Powerbait worms on a 3/16-ounce shaky head.

The Money Mouth Baits Big Bass was caught by Steve Januchowski (Michigan City) on Bair Lake. The 4.58-pound bass ate a Senko off of a point and earned him $270.

More information can be found on www.randbbasscircuit.com.