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The Elkhart Shriners will host the Ernie Borntrager Memorial Bass Tournament August 12 on Lake Wawasee.
Tournament hours are 7-3.
Entry fee is $75 plus $10 optional big bass pot. There will be 80 percent payback on entries and 100 percent on big bass. If there are at least 35 boats, the tournament will pay back six places with $875 for first.
For more information, call Art Kentgen, 574-206-0796.
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Scott and Matthew Davis (Coloma, Mich.)
The day after Anglers Choice fished there (no complete results provided) and it took more than 21 pounds to win on Saturday, the Southwest Michigan Big Bass Challenge fished on Sunday with another impressive weigh-in.
Justin Hahaj (Bridgman, Mich.) and Herman Barry (Watervliet, Mich.) tied with John Gipson (Battle Ground, Ind.) and Tom Noe (Benton Harbor, Mich.) for first with 15 pounds, 1 ounce. Both teams fished 3-10 feet of water with jigs and weightless worms and split $225.
Hahaj and Barry also won the big bass pot ($85) with a 3-14.
Scott and Matthew Davis (Coloma, Mich.) were third ($100) with 14 pounds. They fished jigs along the drop-offs.
Billy Mathews (Dowagiac, Mich.) and Kris Iodice (Oak Forest, Ill.) were fourth ($80) with 13-12, caught off docks.
The next tournament is Sunday, July 9 on Pipestone Lake.
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Adam Crocker and Dan Linn (Niles)
Adam Crocker and Dan Linn (Niles) caught the biggest bass of the day in the waning minutes of the Southwest Michigan Anglers Club event to win on Fish Lake near Marcellus.
The winnersà 10.37-pound limit was topped with a 4.07-pound bass. The big fish was caught on a crankbait while the others were caught on Wave Worms fished shallow.
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John Gipson (Battle Ground, Ind.) and Tom Noe (Benton Harbor, Mich.)
John Gipson (Battle Ground, Ind.) and Tom Noe (Benton Harbor, Mich.) caught a whopping 21.60 pounds on Paw Paw Lake to win the Southwest Michigan Anglers Club (SMAC) season opener.
The winners’ difference maker was their big bass, a 6.22-pound largemouth they caught off a bed as well as a 3½-pound male off the same bed. They caught their fish on 3/16-ounce finesse jigs and 6.8-inch Jackall Flick Shake worms in 1-3 feet of water from channels and the main lake.
However, they weren’t the only big bass snatchers. Scott Crocker (Niles) and Terry Smith (South Bend) were second with 20 pounds, 14 ounces caught on jigs shallow while Justin Hahaj (Bridgman, Mich.) and Mike Rappette (Benton Harbor) were third with 15.47 pounds caught on white finesse jigs in 1-3 feet of water.