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April 23 2023


Event: Indian

The Trophy Bassmasters bass club kicked off the 2023 tournament season at Indian Lake this past Sunday with some impressive bass. Nineteen club members competed from 7am to 3pm searching for the 5 biggest bass to bring to weigh in. The veteran Don Kraft brought in the largest bag of largemouth with 12.66lbs in his 5 fish limit. Kraft’s creel included the big bass of the day at 5.18lbs. Nathan Plaugher also brought in 5 keepers of at least 12”. Plaugher had 11.47lbs for 2nd place. Logan Barker had the only other 5 bass limit. Barker tipped the scales at 11.38 for the 3rd place spot. Plaugher and Barker both had lunkers over 4lbs. Totals for the club were36 bass and 75.53lbs. All fish were released alive back into the lake.

Date: April 23
Time: 7:00 3:00
Ramp: Chippewa Big Bass: Don Kraft 5.18 Lbs
Pairings   Finish
1 Steve Ganger     1 Don Kraft 5 12.66
2 Cody Barker     2 Nathan Plauger 5 11.47
3 Don Kraft     3 Logan Barker 5 11.38
4 Logan Barker Steve Barker   4 David Galleous 3 7.38
5 Glen Cronley     5 Don Ratcliff 3 6.27
6 John Downey Karl Dearwester   6 Glen Cronley 3 4.51
7 Virgil Grant     7 Bert Grubbs 2 4.23
8 Jim Hartman Lawson Hartman   8 Cody Barker 2 3.56
9 Mark Weber     9 Karl Dearwester 2 3.48
10 Boyd Downey Larry Pennington   10 Bert Andy Grubbs 1 2.19
11 Nathan Plauger John Massara   11 Mark Weber 1 2.15
12 Don Ratcliff David Galleous   12 John Massara 1 1.77
13 Bob Flowers     13 Boyd Downey 1 1.53
14 Bert Grubbs Bert Andy Grubbs   14      
15 Mike Atchison     15      
16 Joe Morse Tanner Bryan   16      
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