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MUSKEGON, Mich. Take 14 of the best and most popular Bassmaster Elite Series pros of 2013 and challenge them to catch bass from lakes most of them have never seen, let alone competed on, and what happens?
Its pure fun. Its the Evan Williams Bourbon Championship, and its happening Sept. 27-29 during Toyota All-Star Week in Muskegon, Mich.
The Elite pros will go head-to-head in a $100,000 competition. At the same time, eight college student anglers will compete for a coveted 2014 Bassmaster Classic berth in the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series Classic Bracket. A Sept. 29 Folds of Honor Foundation Pro-Am, presented by ARE, will pair Elite pros with veterans and guests of Folds of Honor.
Fans not only can enjoy the daily takeoffs and weigh-ins, they will be treated to the Bassmaster Elite Series Expo as well as the music, activities and food at the Family Fun Fall Festival organized by the local host, the Muskegon County Convention and Visitors Bureau (www.visitmuskegon.org/).
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Dan Milligan (Bremen) and Kris Shipley (Syracuse) won the Hoosier Pro event on Wawasee last week with 14.49 pounds despite experiencing mechanical issues early in the morning.
They won $280 by using power fishing tactics on Syracuse Lake.
Phillip Duracz (Chesterton) and Steve Coleman (Whiting, Ind.) were second ($168) with 13.19 by fishing docks with grubs and wacky worms.
Rick Rogers (Warsaw) and Dan ONeil (Ft. Wayne) were third ($112) with four fish weighing 11.91 pounds, to include the big bass of the tournament, a 4.55-pound largemouth. They fished tubes and beavers on the flats.
There were 41 bass weighed in for a total of 92.18 pounds.
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Mike Smoker (Elkhart) and Jeff Burkett (Osceola) captured the River Wednesday Classic on Austin Lake recently.
The winners ($900) had five fish weighing 14.43 pounds that included a 4.54-pounder that earned them big bass prize ($250). They caught their fish on spinnerbaits and tubes.
Kris Thornton (Osceola) and Chuck Lee (South Bend) were second ($650) with a 12.16-pound limit caught on a popper and Ds Tubes.
Teddy Bradley and Tom Bell (Mishawaka) had a limit weighing 8.69 pounds for third place ($500), also caught on poppers and Ds Tubes.
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The Cass Bass Club annual Fall Open will be held Sept. 28 on Diamond Lake near Cassopolis.
Entry fee is $80 (includes big bass) and tournament hours are 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Only cash will be accepted for late entries.
For more information, call 269-646-9344.
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Andy Buss (North Liberty) and Josh Stalcup (Mishawaka) won the U.S. Anglers Choice Pro event on Lake Tippecanoe last weekend with 11.60 pounds. The winners pocketed $1,020 for the fish they caught around docks close to deep water.
Clint Gradeless (Huntington) and Lee Pliz (Wawaka) were second ($537) with 9.27 pounds caught on jigs on the outside of the weeds in 10 to 16 feet of water. Phillip Duracz (Chesterton) fished alone and was third ($256) with 8.61 pounds caught on jigs and Erie Darters around piers. Big Bass for the tournament ($180) was a 3.32-pound largemouth caught by Jerry Duracz and Clint Marler.
There were 52 fish weighed in for a total weight of 87.74 pounds and an average of 1.69 pounds per fish.