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Michigan City Gears Up for 42nd Coho Club Classic

The Michigan City High School team finished 6th in the 2015 Coho Classic and another team will be competing this year. Shown above, left to right, are Rishi Verma, Ameer Hoskins, Jake Miller, and Benny Guajordo.

The 42nd annual Hoosier Coho Club Classic will be held April 30-May 1 at Michigan City, Ind., drawing teams from all four Lake Michigan states to compete for over $40,000 in cash and merchandise.

The Michigan City event features a $10,000 top prize in the Pro division ($475 entry), $2,500 plus a $2,000 Simrad Electronics unit for first place in the Amateur division ($225 entry) and $1,250 for the 24- and-under small boat division champ ($100 entry).

Additional cash is up for grabs for big fish and side pots. Each captain also receives a "goody bag" stuffed with $100 in lures and sponsor gifts.

Boats will blast-off from within one-half mile of the Michigan City Lighthouse at 7 a.m. each day, then return to weigh the day's catch by 1 p.m.

The drama-packed final-five weigh-in, where nobody knows who wins until the last fish is weighed, takes place at 2 p.m. Sunday afternoon in the big tent at Washington Park Marina.

As always, plenty of food and beverages will be available at the weigh-ins, which are open to the public.

And, for the fourth consecutive year, the Hoosier Coho Club will sponsor a team from the Michigan City High School fishing club in the Classic.

An added bonus this year is a "30-for-30" contest where $3,030.30 will be awarded to the first HCC club member ($20 dues) catching a 30-pound lake trout.

Complete rules, registration forms and more information on all contests may be found at www.hoosiercohoclub.org.