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Butcher Baits Report
Steve Martin and Josh Roberts - 1st Place
Steve Martin and Josh Roberts won the Butcher Baits tourney last weekend on Austin Lake near Kalamazoo.
Martin and Roberts used jigs to catch 13.04 pounds.
Jeff and Dallas Ogletree - 2nd Place
Jeff and Dallas Ogletree were second with 11.66 pounds and also got big bass with a 4.61-pound largemouth caught on Zoom worms.
Gary Butcher and Scott Smith - 3rd Place
Gary Butcher and Scott Smith were third with 10.78 pounds. They used topwater lures and Butchers Baits stick baits.
The next tournament is August 27th at Portage Lake beginning at 7 a.m. See the Michiana Outdoors News Lake Drive Marine Events Calendar for details.
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Arjay’s Report
Seth and Scott Spaulding - 1st Place
Seth and Scott Spaulding won the Arjay’s Wednesday nighter last week on Diamond Lake.
Once again, the lake provided tough fishing conditions as only three limits and 37 bass were caught among the 23 teams.
The Spauldings used drop-shot rigs to catch one of those limits that weighed 9.14 pounds.
Justin and Hunter Kosmerick - 2nd Place
Justin and Hunter Kosmerick also fished drop-shots to finish second with 8.70 pounds.
Floyd Wolkins and Steve Martin - 3rd Place
Floyd Wolkins and Steve Martin caught 8.32 pounds on frogs and wacky worms for third place.
Gary Chew and Chad Fruchey - 4th Place
Gary Chew and Chad Fruchey finished fourth with 7.92 pounds and won the Tackle Shack big bass pot with a 3.60-pound largemouth. They fished jigs.
Eric and Dough Sanderson - 5th Place
Fifth place was won by Eric and Dough Sanderson with 6.42 pounds that they caught on jigs and tubes. They also won the junk fish pot with a pike.
The Clear H2o Tackle first out of the money with 4.26 pounds went to Scott and Carrigan Carpenter with 4.26 pounds while the Michiana Outdoors News tackle pack for 7th was won by John and Ashley Miller.
Next week’s Arjay’s event will be on the St. Joseph River at 6 Span Ramp in Elkhart. Visit Michiana Outdoors News Lake Drive Marine Events Calendar for details.
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SMAC report
Jim Horn and Jerry Roher - 1st Place
Veterans Jim Horn and Jerry Roher gave the young guys another butt whippin’, this time winning the Southwest Michigan Anglers Club (SMAC) weeknight event on Diamond Lake.
Horn and Rohr had a limit weighing 11.58 pounds. They said they caught their fish on jigs and wacky worms in 6 to 12 feet to beat out 12 other teams on a tough Diamond Lake.
Chase Laughlin - 2nd Place
Chase Laughlin fished alone for second place with a limit weighing 10.26 pounds. He fished jigs and bladed jigs in 3 to 7 feet.
Scott Crocker and Terry Smith were third with a limit weighing 8.08 pounds caught on crankbaits in 3 to 7 feet.
Mike Minix and Dave Hoffman won the big bass pot with a 3.83-pound largemouth caught on a drop-shot rig in 8 to 9 feet.
The 24 bass weighed in during the tournament weighed a total of 47.51 pounds.
The next event is Sunday at Corey Lake. For details, visit Michiana Outdoors News’ Lake Drive Marine Events Calendar.
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Starboard Choice Report
Bart Grider and Shawn Burton - 1st Place
Bart Grider and Shawn Burton teamed up to win the Starboard Choice Marine Big Bass Challenge at Lake Manitou last weekend.
Grider and Burton used a variety of baits in depths from 3 to 20 feet to catch 11.80 pounds.
John Gipson and Ken Holder - 2nd Place
John Gipson and Ken Holder were second with 11.30 pounds caught on topwaters and jigs in 3-5 feet.
Matt and Todd Hagerman - 3rd Place
Third place went to Matt and Todd Hagerman with 10.30 pounds caught on jigs in less than 5 feet of water.
Eden Lambert and Jeremy Bunnell - Big Bass
Big Bass of the day went to Eden Lambert and Jeremy Bunnell with a 3.80 largemouth. Details of their pattern weren’t made available.
The next Starboard Choice Big Bass Challenge is September 3 from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Pipestone Lake. Entry fee is $100. For details, visit Michiana Outdoors News Lake Drive Marine Events Calendar.
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Arjay’s Report
Floyd Wolkins and Steve Martin - 1st Place
Floyd Wolkins and Steve Martin won the Arjay’s weeknighter on a tough Fish, Finch and Saddlebag chain last week.
The winners had 7.68 pounds - all caught on topwater lures. There were 23 teams and only one limit taken to the scales.
Chris Yoder and Lester Hoshstetler - 2nd Place
Chris Yoder and Lester Hoshstetler were second with 6.28 pounds caught on jigs.
John and Ashley Miller - 3rd Place
John and Ashley Miller used frogs to finish third with 5.86 pounds.