Cromwell Duo Wins Fishing TournamentROCHESTER — Jason Weiricks and Ken Baxter of Cromwell won at Lake Manitou in Rochester to claim their second-straight victory on the Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance Tournament Series. Like their .01 pound win at Lake Wawasee, Weiricks’ and Baxter’s five-bass limit weighed 8.46 pounds and just eased the scales by .01 pounds over Mitch Hayes and David Tofson of Rochester. Hayes and Tofson, who were fishing their home waters, had a five-fish limit weighing 8.45 pounds. Rich Miller and Brandon Ketchum (Portage) were third with a five bass limit that weighed 8.42 pounds. Andy Buss (North Liberty) and Steve Prange (Niles, MI) were fourth with 7.96 pounds. Rounding out the top five was Rich Paton (Plymouth) and Dave Morrow (Knox) with 7.82 pounds. Weiricks and Baxter also won the Travel Tender Bait and Tackle Big Bass Award with a 3.25-pound largemouth. Dan O’Neil of Winona Lake and Warsaw’s Rick Rogers lead the hunt for the Crown Trophy Rookies of the Year Award. The next tournament in the Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance Tournament Series is the Burt’s Body Shop Bass Bonanza at Lake Maxinkuckee Sept. 8. For additional information contact Mike Goins at 574-298-0208.
