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Posey Fourth in State B.A.S.S. Nation Event
Dan Posey of Niles finished fourth at the recent Michigan B.A.S.S. Nation State Championship on St. Clair to earn a berth on the state team.
It’s the fourth time Posey has made the team. He caught 18.48 pounds the first day and 17.83 the second day for a two-day total of 36.31.
He’ll compete with nine other Michigan team members along with anglers from other states for a berth in the B.A.S.S. Nation National tournament in the regional tournament slated for Kentucky Lake next April.
Here is a link to the complete list of the state championship results and the top anglers advancing to the regional: http://nebula.wsimg.com/.
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Big Bass Challenge on Juno/Eagle
Brett Gessinger and Mike VanderReyden (Goshen) won the Clear H2o Big Bass Challenge on Juno and Eagle lakes last weekend.
The tournament had a full field of 40 boats - 20 on Juno and 20 on Eagle - on a hot, windless day.
The winners used crankbaits and jigs in 5 to 10 feet of water to win $750. They fished Eagle.
Brian Hensley and Mike Minix (Edwardsburg) were second ($580) with 10-6 caught on Eagle. They used a wacky-rigged stick worms in 4-8 feet of water. They also had big bass (3-3) worth another $225.
Darrin Schaap (Edwardsburg) and Mike Krempec (Elkhart) were third ($400) with 10-4 caught on swimbaits, topwaters and worms in 8-12 feet on Juno.
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KVD In Niagra Win
Kevin VanDam’s on-water performance is on fire. In May, VanDam won on Toledo Bend, followed by an exclamation point at Cayuga in June. This most recent win at the Bassmaster Classic Bracket tournament on the upper Niagara River makes it a trifecta of wins in as many months.
The top eight anglers from the Busch Beer Bassmaster Elite at Cayuga Lake tournament were pitted in a head-to-head competition. Of those initial eight, four were official Humminbird pros: Keith Combs, Brett Hite, Koby Kreiger, and Kevin VanDam.
Day Four’s final shoot-out pitted Arizona’s Brett Hite against Michigan’s Kevin VanDam with a new format of rules that changed the usual five bass limit, to total weight of all legal bass caught throughout the tournament day.
As spectators watched in real-time via Bassmaster LIVE, VanDam finished with 11 bass for 20-3. Brett Hite caught 7 bass for 13-9.
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Derrick Allred and Kyle Leamer, Cedar Lake Winners
Derrick Allred and Kyle Leamer, Cedar Lake Winners
Derrick Allred and Kyle Leamer (Coloma) caught 11 pounds, 2 ounces of bass at Cedar Lake to win the Clear H2o Big Bass Challenge last weekend.
The winners ($245) caught their fish on shaky heads in 10 to 12 feet of water.
Buck Mallory (Lawton, Mich.) and Steve York (Bronson, Mich.) were second ($150) with 10-7 caught on drop-shot rigs in 15 to 20 feet.
Clint Marlar (Hobart) and Phil Duracz were third ($65) with 9-4 caught on worms along the outside weed edge. Louie Stout and Chuck Powell were fourth with 9-2 and won the big bass pot ($65) with a 3-6 largemouth caught on football jigs.
The next regular event is Aug. 6 at Lake of the Woods (Decatur, Mich.) from 7-2. Also, there are still spots left on Eagle Lake for the Clear H2o Big Money event July 31. The field is limited to 20 boats on Eagle and 20 on Juno. The Juno field is full. Register at Clear H2o.
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VanDam Clinches Bass Fishing’s Elite 8 Bracket Championship in controversial finish.
Click here for video explanation of the controversial ending of the tournamant.
In the final round of the Bassmaster Classic Bracket event on the upper Niagara River, Michigan’s Kevin VanDam collected his 23rd B.A.S.S. win in a dramatic ending to this first-of-its-kind tournament.
In Friday’s championship match, VanDam was pitted against Brett Hite of Arizona, and fans were able to watch live on Bassmaster.com as the two Elite Series anglers clashed rods for a berth in the 2017 GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by GoPro and a $10,000 first-place payday. Unlike the first two elimination brackets of this derby — and traditional Elite Series tournaments — where a five-fish limit was the goal, every legal-size bass caught today was weighed and counted.