USA Bassin Indiana Lake George

Good morning everyone. Just wanted to jump on here and let everyone know that there will not be a full schedule this year due to the Wisconsin Street bridge project that is supposedly going to start the week on 1 April. Depending on how the start of the project goes we may have some opens in the late summer or fall and we will see what 2027 brings to the table.

The USA Bassin Indiana Lake George open was held on August 18th. 12 teams showed up to play. Thank you Schmack EM’ Bait and Tackle Shop for sponsoring this tournament and every team that brought some fish to the scales left with a little extra tackle.

In 3rd place was the team of Sergio Olague and his son with a weight of 7 lbs even.

In 2nd place and going solo in this event was was Otabio del Rio with 10.2 lbs.

In 1st place and adding the W to there resume this year is the team of Chris Johnson and Bobby Schurg with 4 fish going 11.4 lbs anchored by a 5lb bucket mouth that landed them big bass as well.

Thank you to all the teams that came to play on this miserable Sunday in August. Until next time, tight lines.

And that’s a wrap on the season for USA Bassin Indiana Lake George. The division is complete as well as the opens and all points and such have been entered and updated on the USA Bassin website. Thank you to each and every team that came out and fished this year. I would like to thank Mike Dennis and Micheal Trigg over at Schmack EM’ Bait and Tackle Shop for being this years sponsor.

It is at this time that under careful consideration and with the expectation that the west side of Wisconsin Street bridge will be closed off for the foreseeable future due to the new bridge that they are putting in, that this division will not run next year. I will keep everyone updated if things change.

Sunday, August 18th 2024, @ 5:30 AM is the USA Bassin Indiana Lake George open. No membership is required for this tournament. However, members will get points towards there National Point Standings and have a shot at the Tournament of Champions for the top 3 and big bass of the tournament.

Entry Fee is $60
Side Pot is $20
All in is $80

I will be there around 3:30 AM to start collecting money. Please be in the water and ready to go by 5:20 AM.

I hope to see as many of you there as possible.

Otabio del Rio Sergio Olague Chris Johnson Bobby Schurg Andrew Ellenberger Mark Shindle Donn Gambrel Max Popovich Joel Uhrick Tim Matt Del Lewis Laura Stout Julie Ziga David Bulow James Gvist Crystal Ann Livingston-Gvist Chuck Engstrom Willie Sexton Mark Burke

Here’s the bottom line up front. We had 16 teams come out to play on this beautiful July day. 12 teams made it to the scales. Congratulations to those teams who managed to find them and bring them in. After the last week and a half of storms and the shift it the weather it was a grind. Two teams managed to find there limits.

The heavy hitters showed up for the team that took first. Congratulations to Andrew Ellenberger and Dave Shultz with an amazing bag going 15.6 lbs with a big bass of 4.3 lbs for the sweep.

2nd place went to the team of Sergio Olague and Otabio del Rio with 10.5 lbs and they had a kicker of 4.1 lbs.

3rd place was the team of Chris Johnson and Bobby Schurg with a bag going 8.1lbs.

Sergio Olague and Otabio DelRio put together an impressive season and are your 2024 USA Bassin Indiana Lake George Division 58 Champions. My hat is off to ya.

This year, Mark Shindle along with his wife, decided to come out and join us. They didn’t make all the tournaments but to say this, they caught that one that mattered most. A 5.5 lb bucket off a large mouth that won them big bass of the season. Congratulations to you guys.

I want to thank everyone that came out this year and to our sponsor Schmack EM’ Bait and Tackle Shop, Mike Dennis, and Micheal Trigg. The baits that you provided were a hit. Thank you.

Season point totals will be posted soon along with everyone who has qualified to fish a regional of there choice.

This Sunday, July 21st, is the last stop of the USA Bassin Indiana Lake George division.

5:30 AM Central is take off. Please be in the water at 5:20 AM Central ready to go.

1:30 PM Central is weigh in.

I will be there around 3:30 AM Central to start collecting the money.

Entry Fee: $60
Side Pot: $20
All in - $80

I hope to see as many of you there as possible.

Alright. Here ya go. Points have been updated and the top five going into the last event are as follows:

1st Place - Sergio Olague and Otabio del Rio with 393 points.

2nd place - Tim Matt with 382 points.

3rd place is a tie with 370 points - Al Shinabarger and John Ferguson and the team of Jim Powell and George W Powell.

And in 5th place the team of Josh Nelson and AJ Davis with 269 points.

It looks like there may be a dog fight for the 3rd place finish. Can’t count out Chris Johnson and Bobby Schurg either when they are sitting with 266 points.

Big Bass for the division is currently sitting at 5.50 lbs and that belongs to the team of Mark Shindle and his wife Michelle.

The last event for the USA Bassin Indiana Lake George division will be July 21st. I hope to see as many of you there as possible.

Oh and the top 12 teams have punched there ticket to fish a regional of there choice. You need 250 points to qualify to fish one of those.

This Sunday, July 7th is the fourth stop of the division.

Take off is at 05:30 Central Time. Please be in the water by 05:20 AM Central Time.

Weigh in will be at 1:30 PM Central time.

I will be there around 03:30 AM to start collecting the fees.

$60 Entry
$20 Side Pot
$80 All In

I will have membership cards available and are $30 a person $60 a team.

Man oh man. What a day on Lake George. We had 20 teams show up today and the lake showed out and didn’t disappoint. 20 boats. 12 limits, 4 teams had 4 and that 5th fish evaded them, 1 team with 3 and 1 team with 2. Which means only two teams didn’t come to the scales. I think this is one of the best day’s quantity wise I have seen in recent memory. 9 teams weighed in over 10 lbs and it took 12 to win.

Congratulations to the teams that made it to the pay window.

1st place with 12.3 lbs (5) Olague and Del Rio

2nd place with 11.6 lbs (4) Popovich going solo

3rd place with 11.0 lbs (5) Ellenberger and Schultz

4th place with 10.6 lbs (5) Kochanski and Boyles

First out of money by the tie breaker of big bass 2.8 is the team of Palaggi JR and Kennedy.

Big bass with a stud that went 4.4 was Popovich.

First out of money went home with a couple of packs of baits provided by Schmack’Em Bait and Tackle.

Full results and an updated leader board will be posted soon.

Thank you everyone who came out today.

The next one is on Sunday July 7th.

This Sunday, June 2nd, is the 3rd stop of the division. We have a tight points race taking place. Will there be a clearer picture after this event, only time will tell. I will be at the ramp at 3:30 AM CST to start collecting entry fees and what not.

Take Off: 5:30 AM CST
Weigh In: 1:30 PM CST

Entry: $60
Side Pot: $20
All In: $80

If you need a membership, I will have them with me for $30 a person, $60 a team.

I look forward to seeing as many of you guys there as possible.