Northwest Indiana Bass Club

10/05/2026

Our 2026 Classic was held on Grand River (Sept 26 & 27).
With the top 3 finishers all within 0.30 lbs. of each other, it made for an exciting time.

Congratulations to Bruce Carman for winning his first Classic!
Bruce finished the two-day event with a total of 19.54 lbs.
Hot on his heals, in 2nd place, was Mitch Forde with 19.25 lbs.
In 3rd place was John Rozgony Jr. with 19.24 lbs.! and rounding out the top 4 was Mr. 4th place himself, Keith Moon with a total of 16.75 lbs. That included Sunday’s big bass of 3.72 lbs. (Keith finished in 4th place 4 times this year)
Mark Dillin had Big Bass on Saturday with a 5.70 lb. beast!

This marks the end of our 47th season!
Thank you to all the members, both past and present!
We will be accepting new members in the spring of 2027.
Looking forward to seeing some new faces then.

Special thanks to our Sponsors that support us throughout the year:
NWI Tournament Baits– Custom, hand poured soft plastic baits made right here in NWI
Lock-n-Haul – Advanced Outboard Motor Toter – Transom Saver Replacement
X Zone Lures - A brand that can be trusted by all anglers to catch more fish
Darin Roddick-Small(Spittin Image Jigs) – It’s all about the Bass
THE ROD GLOVE – Protect and organize your rods
C.H.E.T. BAIT – Custom painted hard baits, handcrafted wood lures

09/16/2026

Another tough bite for us this past weekend at Wawasee… We had 20 members and 2 guest fish our last regular season event. Just 5 limits hit the scales and a total of 54 fish.

Taking top honors once again was Rich Miller with 10.64 lbs. including big bass for the day at 2.74 lb. Congratulations Richie. 2nd place went to John Rozgony Jr. who had 10.39 lbs. In 3rd place was Stephen Graveline with 10.25 lbs. and rounding out the top 4 was Bruce Carman with 9.76 lbs. Congratulations guys!

Special thanks to our Sponsors that support us throughout the year:
NWI Tournament Baits– Custom, hand poured soft plastic baits made right here in NWI
Lock-n-Haul – Advanced Outboard Motor Toter – Transom Saver Replacement
X Zone Lures - A brand that can be trusted by all anglers to catch more fish
Darin Roddick-Small(Spittin Image Jigs) – It’s all about the Bass
THE ROD GLOVE – Protect and organize your rods
C.H.E.T. BAIT – Custom painted hard baits, handcrafted wood lures

09/04/2026

Congratulation to Rich Miller for winning our Paw Paw event last Saturday. Richie weighed in 18.93 lbs. including a 5.86 lb. Big Bass! Nicely done Richie. 2nd place went to John Rozgony Jr. who had 16.15 lbs. in 3rd place was Jim Lenburg with 11.94 lbs. and rounding out the top 4 was Mitch Forde with 11.92 lbs.

Special thanks to our Sponsors that support us throughout the year:
NWI Tournament Baits– Custom, hand poured soft plastic baits made right here in NWI
Lock-n-Haul – Advanced Outboard Motor Toter – Transom Saver Replacement
X Zone Lures - A brand that can be trusted by all anglers to catch more fish
Darin Roddick-Small(Spittin Image Jigs) – It’s all about the Bass
THE ROD GLOVE – Protect and organize your rods
C.H.E.T. BAIT – Custom painted hard baits, handcrafted wood lures

08/20/2026

Congratulations to Denny Jones for winning the Maxi tournament this past weekend.
Denny finished the day with 10.60 lbs. that included Big Bass for the day @ 2.79 lbs.
Nice to see that the old man still has it in him! 😉
Bruce Carman took home 2nd place with 10.03 lbs. and John Rozgony Jr. was in 3rd place with 9.88 lbs.
We had a rare tie for 4th place. Both Mitch Forde and Keith “Mr 4th place” Moon finished with 8.57 lbs.
Congratulations guys!

Special thanks to our Sponsors that support us throughout the year:
NWI Tournament Baits– Custom, hand poured soft plastic baits made right here in NWI
Lock-n-Haul – Advanced Outboard Motor Toter – Transom Saver Replacement
X Zone Lures - A brand that can be trusted by all anglers to catch more fish
Roddick-Small(Spittin Image Jigs) – It’s all about the Bass
THE ROD GLOVE – Protect and organize your rods
C.H.E.T. BAIT – Custom painted hard baits, handcrafted wood lures made right here in Porter County

07/01/2026

Was a tough bite for most at the St Joe River, Benton Harbor, MI this past Saturday.
13 anglers took to the water and only 3 limits hit the scales.
Taking 1st place with 18.90 lbs. was Club President, Stephen Graveline.
Mardy Monson took 2nd place with 12.68 lbs.
3rd place went to Mark Dillin with 12.40 lbs. and Keith Moon took home 4th place with 10.37 lbs. that included Big Bass of the day at 5.34 lbs.
Congratulations guys!

Special thanks to our Sponsors that support us throughout the year:
NWI Tournament Baits– Custom, hand poured soft plastic baits made right here in NWI
Lock-n-Haul – Advanced Outboard Motor Toter – Transom Saver Replacement
X Zone Lures - A brand that can be trusted by all anglers to catch more fish
Darin Roddick-Small(Spittin Image Jigs) – It’s all about the Bass
THE ROD GLOVE – Protect and organize your rods
C.H.E.T. BAIT – Custom painted hard baits, handcrafted wood lures

06/24/2026

You have to check out these baits from C.H.E.T. Bait.
Kevin Hiestand is here in the Valparaiso area and he does an amazing job creating custom colors & patterns, lure mods, re-paints, and custom hand-crafted wood lures.
Enough talk, I’m going to let his work speak for itself here…
Contact info in first comment....

06/18/2026

Bruce Carman does it again!
Bruce took home his third VICTORY (of the season)this past weekend at White Lake. Bruce finished the weekend with 32.82 Lbs. That included Sunday's Big Bass @ 4.29 lbs. PLUS he bumped Big Stringer up a little bit to 17.95 Lbs. Congratulations Bruce!
Mardy Monson took home 2nd place with 26.4 lbs. and for the third time this year, Jim Lenburg brough home 3rd place with a two-day total of 26.04 lbs. and rounding out the top 4 was John Rozgony Jr. with a two-day total of 25.94 lbs.
Dick Coleman brought in Saturday's Big Bass at 4.76 lbs. Congratulations to all.

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05/26/2026

It is with great sadness that I write to inform you that Jack Neff passed away on Sunday May 24, 2026.
Jack first joined Northwest Indiana Bass Club in 1996 & 1997, left for a bit and has fished with us since 2006.
Over those 22 years, he won several events including the 1996 Classic on Grand River, 1997 Big Bass (5.72 lb. Manitou), 2010 Big Bass (5.20 lb. Paw Paw), 2011 Big Bass (5.13 lb. Sylvan Lake) and 2013 AOY.

Jack never minced words, you always knew right where you stood with him. And there was no way you would convince him to change his mind on anything. Pretty sure his photo is in the dictionary as the definition of Stubborn. However, if you needed something and he liked you, he was there to lend a hand, or tell you how you are doing it wrong. lol A staple in the club for 22 years, he will be dearly missed.

There are no services planned at this time.

Rest in peace my friend.

View John Jack "Jack" Neff's obituary, send flowers and sign the guestbook.

05/21/2026

Wind and Rain greeted us at the Webster tournament this past Saturday.
And the bite was tough!
Taking home his 1st win for the season was John Rozgony Jr with 9.72lbs.
2nd place went to Bruce Carman with 8.95 lbs. 3rd place was Bob Mead with 8.14 lbs.
Bob also had Big Bass of the day with a 6.67 lb. CHUNK! 4th place went to Al Navardauskas.
Congratulations guys!

05/05/2026

Our second stop of the 2026 season was on the Barbee Chain this past Saturday.
With morning temps in the low 30’s it was a brisk start to the day for the 20 anglers and 2 guests that braved the cold.

The weights were tight, with less than half a pound separating the top 3 spots.
This time it was James Carman taking 1st place AND Big Bass!
Jim’s limit of fish weighted in at 10.69 lbs. with a 4.54 lb. kicker. Congratulations Jim!
2nd place went to Craig Bubba Wiggs. Craig’s limit weighed in at 10.30 lbs. 3rd place went to Jim Lenburg with 10.23 lbs. and rounding out the top 4 was Bruce Carman with 9.65 lbs. Congratulations guys.

Special thanks to our Sponsors that support us throughout the year:
Tournament Baits – Custom, hand poured soft plastic baits made right here in NWI
Lock-n-Haul – Advanced Outboard Motor Toter – Transom Saver Replacement
X Zone Lures- A brand that can be trusted by all anglers to catch more fish
Roddick-Small (Spittin Image Jigs) – It’s all about the Bass
THE ROD GLOVE– Protect and organize your rods