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BASS Returning to Mille Lacs for Championship
After a very exciting finish to the 2016 season on Minnesota's famed Mille Lacs Lake, the 2017 Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year Championship will return to the world-class smallmouth bass factory, Sept. 14-17.
Earning a spot in this season-ending derby is no easy accomplishment. Participation is based upon performance ó specifically, the number of AOY points earned across the entire Bassmaster Elite Series season. With a $1 million purse on the line, the championship will not be won by the angler who weighs the largest limit of bass; rather, the top angler in AOY standings following the tournament will be awarded the $100,000 paycheck and title.
The decision to return to the stateÃs second largest inland lake of 10,000 was easy after the unprecedented output in 2016. Across the three competition days, the Top 50 anglers caught 729 bass, which produced 139 limits and amassed a total three-day weight of 2,878 pounds, 5 ounces.
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Jake and Stephanie Lisenko
Jake and Stephanie Lisenko (South Bend) caught 15 pounds to win the Casting Couples Classic on White Lake last week.
The Classic teams battled chilly temperatures and 15- to 25-mph winds on the Whitehall, Mich. lake.
The Lisenkos fished weedy point edges with º-ounce Native Pride jigs (bluegill) in 8 to 14 feet of water. They won $650 plus the bonus Big Bass Award ($50 and a $50 Clear H2o gift card) for a 4.43-pound largemouth. They caught three keepers and the big bass in the first 30 minutes before landing their last two keepers later in the day.
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Gipson and Gramps Win Clear H2o Classic
John Gipson (Battle Ground, Ind.) and his grandfather Jim Weaver (Dowagiac, Mich.) fished 8 to 10 feet of water with finesse baits on the St. Joseph River at Benton Harbor to win the Clear H2o Big Bass Challenge Classic last weekend.
The winners ($360) had 13 pounds, 10 ounces caught on 3.5-inch tube jigs and Jackall iShads.
Justin Hahaj (Bridgman, Mich.) and Mike Rappette (Benton Harbor) were second ($250) with 9-1 caught on tubes and crawdads along current breaks.
Tom Noe (Benton Harbor) was third ($120) with 5 pounds 4 ounces that included big bass, a 3-15 smallmouth. Noe caught his on a Missile Drop Craw.
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Darwin
Griva and Klavinski win $2,000 in R&B Classic.
Darwin "Bear" Griva (Angola) and Mike Klavinski (Hudson) used pink finesse worms on lightweight Carolina rigs to accumulate a 17.39-pound limit of largemouth bass and win the R&B Circuit Classic last week on White Lake.
The Classic brought together East and West Division leaders and paid out $7,800.
The winners worked their rigs in 10 to 15 feet of water on "hard" areas along a weed line. Their limit included the biggest bass of the day, a 5.78-pound beast. They won $2,000 and another $250 for the big bass.