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Wednesday, November 26, 2025
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Jim and Sam Hipp (South Bend)
Jim and Sam Hipp (South Bend) caught five smallmouth totaling 14.19 pounds to win the Casting Couples Open event on Lake Maxinkuckee last weekend.
The winners ($300), the only male/female team in the field, used tubes and drop-shot rigs in 6-8 foot of water. Their catch included the second largest bass of the day, a 3.29-pound smallmouth to garner a tackle pack from Money Mouth Baits.
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Aaron and Nate Krider (Fort Wayne) caught four bass weighing 13.80 pounds on spinnerbaits to win the Little Money Bass Tournament Circuit event at Dukes Bridge.
The winners earned $535, beating out 24 teams. They fished in the river.
Brandon Benac and Jacob Shapland (Osceola) had three bass weighing 10.11 pounds caught on Red Eye Shads (Sexy Shad) and RatíL Traps (black/gold) to finish second ($255). Third place ($100) Carl Pieper (Leesburg) and Brian Huffman (Liberty City) had three fish for 8.82 pounds caught on jigs. $100.
Big bass honors went to Ryan Kline (Brimfield) and Dan Powell (Roam City) with a 6.94-pound bass caught on Cotton Cordell lipless crankbait (Red) to earn $250.
The next event is at Palistine Lake April 29th. The circuit fishes a 20-boat limit. Contact Chet Perry, 574-344-9332, for details.
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The Indiana Bass Federation will host an open team tournament May 6th on Sylvan Lake. The event is open to anyone.
Entry fee is $80 and includes big bass pot. Tournament hours are from safe light to 2:30 p.m. The first 25 starting positions will be determined by a drawing at registration.
For more information contact Mike Goins, 574-298-0208 or bassfisch@embarqmail.com.
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Mill Pond in Dowagiac is full of carp and other rough fish, so bow fishermen are urged to participate in an overnight contest to help reduce the population.
The event begins at dusk April 21 and runs until dawn the next morning. There will be a meeting of contestants 30 minutes prior to takeoff.
Entry fee is $30 per boat (up to 3 people in the boat). The boat team that fishes entirely with bows and has the highest weight at the end will get a prize. Further payout will be determined by number of entries.
For more information, call Mark Barnett at Hale’s True Value Hardware, 269-782-3426. No pre-registration required but he would like to know beforehand who is coming.