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Tuesday, September 30, 2025
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John Gipson, Jr. (Battleground, Ind.) and Tom Noe (Benton Harbor)
John Gipson, Jr. (Battleground, Ind.) and Tom Noe (Benton Harbor) weighed 10.30 pounds to win the R&B West Division Circuit tournament on Eagle and Juno lakes last weekend.
The winners ($600) fished Juno Lake with a combination of C Flash crankbaits, jigs, and drop shot rigs. They did not focus on any particular spot but worked along numerous breaklines and focused between 8-14 feet of water.
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John and Zoee Dixon won the tournament with 14.93 pounds.
John and Zoee Dixon won the tournament with 14.93 pounds.
The father/daughter team of John and Zoee Dixon (Elkhart) caught 14.93 pounds at Paw Paw Lake to win the CastingCouples events there last weekend.
The couple use "big" worms and jigs to win $230.
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Jeff Stankovich and Caleb VanderReyden won the Southwest Michigan Bass Club (SMAC) tournament on Magician Lake last weekend with a limit weighing 9.76 pounds.
Second place went to Jim Meadows and Jody Murphy with 9.72 pounds while Jim and Marcie Bremmer were third with 9.26 pounds. The Bremmers also won big bass pot with a 3.92 pounder.
The field of 14 teams caught nine limits.
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Justin Hahaj (Bridgman, Mich.) and Herman Barry (Hartford, Mich.)
Justin Hahaj (Bridgman, Mich.) and Herman Barry (Hartford, Mich.) recorded one of the biggest limits caught from Diamond Lake in recent years to win the Big Bass Challenge last weekend.
The winners ($300) had 16 pounds, 7 ounces caught on poppers and Senkos in 3 to 5 feet of water. They also won the big bass pot ($105) with a 4-pound, 3-ounce fish.
Jeff Ward (Bristol, Ind.) and Gary Chew (Elkhart) had 10 pounds, 11 ounces to finish second ($180) caught on drop shots fished along the first break.
Don Miles (Osceola) and Mickey Thomas (Edwardsburg) were third ($100) with 10 pounds, 3 ounces caught on crankbaits and finesse worms in 5 to 10 feet of water.
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Mike Minix (Edwardsburg) and Dave Hoffman
Mike Minix (Edwardsburg) and Dave Hoffman caught a whopping 15 pounds, 1 ounce to win the Big Bass Challenge held recently on Juno/Eagle lakes.
The winners ($700) fished Juno Lake where they used Senkos in 5 to 8 feet of water. They also had big bass ($210) in the contest, a 4-pound, 6-ounce smallmouth.