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Stars and Stripes Report
T.J. And Todd Winkler won the Stars and Stripes tournament on Gull Lake over the weekend with 17.66 pounds.
“We caught the majority of our fish on a Strike king Coffee Tube in green pumpkin,” said the Winklers. “The remaining fish were caught on a 5-inch" Yamamoto Senko in green pumpkin/watermelon laminate color. The key was fishing super slow and knowing the key areas to fish.”
Second place finishers Bill Mathews and Kris Iodice had 17.22 pounds by targeting fry guarders in 10 feet of water.
“The BAFA jig and a Strike King Dream Shot were the keys to catching our bigger fish,” said Mathews.
Joey Kogut and Braiden Arnett were a close third with 17.11 pounds.
Big bass honors went to Jesse Richardson and Kadin Wogomon and it weighed 3.92 pounds. They were fishing weed edges with jigs and caught a limit of 16.33 pounds.
The next event is June 22 at Austin Lake. Hours are 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. Entry fee is $100. Email Mathews at Bassinbill96@gmail.com for details.
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Four Flags Report
Jordan Smith and Joel Laskowski teamed up to win the Four Flags Tournament on Magician Lake over the weekend.
The winners had with 11.39 pounds that they caught by drop shotting in 8 - 10 feet of water. They earned $280.
Jeff Bostic and Dan Posey finished second ($168) with 10.87 pounds. They caught their fish drop shotting soft plastics and on grubs in 6 - 20 feet of water.
Third place ($112) went to Steve Martin and John Dixon with 10.51 pounds. They caught their fish on jigs and minnow baits in 8 – 10 feet.
Rob and Kim Swem had the big bass for the day with a largemouth weighing 2.82 pounds.
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Arjay’s Report
Tim and Daisy Tucker took home the biggest prizes in a driving rainstorm during the Arjay’s Wednesday nighter last week on Portage Lake.
They won with an 11.06-pound limit and had the biggest bass, a 5.22 giant. They fished jigs and swimbaits.
Second place went to Charlie Fouts and Ray Lohr with 10.36 pounds caught on jigs and wacky worms.
Steve Martin and Josh Roberts were third with 10.20 pounds. They used jigs, wacky rigs and Texas-rigged worms.
There was a tie for fourth with 9.70 pounds, but Martin Hochstetler and Jonas Troyer got the edge by having a bigger bass, a 2.60 pounder. They fished spinnerbaits and swimbaits.
Therefore, the ClearH2O Tackle first out of the money spot went to Seth Spaulding and Scott Spaulding who caught their fish on wacky rigs and jigs. (Their biggest weighed 2.58)
The Michiana Outdoors News tackle pack for sixth was won by Tobias Yoder and Mike Hostetler with 9.40 pounds caught by fishing spinnerbaits.
The Jaywalker Restaurant junk fish pot went to Heath Musall and George N Jody Musall with a 9.32-pound pike and Anthony and Mason Sivits took home the Str8-Up Mounts prize.
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MFL Report
Derek Kelley Jordan Smith won by a narrow margin in the Michiana Fishing League tournament at Juno Lake last weekend.
The winners had 9.34 pounds caught mostly on Chatterbaits.
Ron Fabiszak Jr. and Doug Roher (not pictured) were second with 8.92 pounds. They also took the critter pot with a 2.89-pound dogfish.
John Davis and Seth Spaulding were third with 8.26 pounds.
Fourth place went to Ken Ramsey Gary Sthaler who had 7.10 pounds and a 2.60 kicker, just missing out on big bass honors that were taken by Brian Souza and Ed Madison with a 2.68-pound largemouth.
CJ Stamm and Michael Smith were fifth with 7.04 pounds.
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Butchers Baits Report
Chad and Dustin (no last names provided) caught a big sack to win the Butchers Baits tournament last weekend on Austin Lake.
The winners had 15.09 pounds caught on Zman JackHammers.
Jeremy Siler and Brock Howell were second with 12.08 pounds that included the biggest bass of the derby, a 4.01 pounder. They caught their fish on Strike King Thunder Crickets.
Ray Lohr and Charlie Fouts used jigs to finished third with 12.02 pounds.
Billy Smith became the Butchers Baits Circuit’s first kayak angler who was fourth with 11.07 pounds and just missed winning the big bass pot by one ounce.
The next tournament is June 22 at Coldwater Lake from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. For information, contact Gary Butcher, 269 503 2706.