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Edwardsburg anglers Mickey Thomas and Dave Clark captured the 27th annual Lunker’s Tournament on Eagle and Juno lakes last weekend.

The local anglers caught 12.22 pounds from Eagle while fishing jigs along the inside edge of weed lines. They won $1,600.


The father/son team of Ed and Steven Szymczak (Osceola) teamed up to win the Michiana Walleye Association tournament on Lake Maxinkuckee in Culver last week.

The winners used Berkly Flicker Shad crankbaits to catch 8.79 pounds. Second place was Barry Ukele (Mishawaka) and Don Shelton (Berrien Center, Mich.) with 3.78 pounds caught on jigs and crawlers in deep weed beds. Les Bontrager (Wakarusa) and Shawn Blosser (Wakarusa) were third with the big fish of 2.50 pounds worth $280, caught on floating jig and crawlers in 24 feet.

The next event is Aug. 18 at Winona Lake in Warsaw. For details, visit www.Michianawalleye.blogspot.com or call Ed at 574-707-5407.


Joe Gregory and Mike Malone (Macy, Ind.) won the Hoosier Pro tournament last weekend on Barbee Chain with five fish weighing 10.53 pounds.

The winners also took the big bass prize with a 3.22 pounder. They caught their fish by fishing tubes and wacky worms around docks and seawalls.


Trevor Paulos and Jason Harvath (South Bend) won the Southwest Michigan Anglers Club tournament on Austin Lake last weekend.

The winners had five bass weighing 9.83 pounds caught on tube jigs.

Ron Nelson (Mishawaka) was second with 9.06 pounds, including the biggest bass of the event (4.14) caught on jigs while Scott Crocker and Chad Worvey (Niles) were third with 6.24 pounds caught on crankbaits and wacky worms.

Teddy Bradley (Mishawaka) and Mark Fennell (LaGrange) won the R&B Bass Circuit event on Austin Lake near Portage, Mich. last weekend.

The winners had a 15.56-pound limit which included the Starboard Choice Marine Big Bass - a 5.32-pound smallmouth. The team tossed green pumpkin/gold D's tube paired up with a ½-ounce D's tube jigs into open lanes of the weeds. They won $605 for the win and an additional $216 for the big fish.