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Kingsford resident Ray Tippett, 50, fishes for bass at Lake Antoine in Iron Mountain on Tuesday. Once a field machinist contracted by oil and gas companies, Tippett is now retired. He comes to Lake Antoine whenever he and his wife want to grill fish, usually catching about three or four to make for dinner. “Tomorrow it’ll be walleye,” Tippett said. “Today it’s bass.”