Winter storm Fern created numerous date changes to kick off the 2026 North Central Texas Bassmaster Open Team Trail. Not only did we have several date changes, but we also found ourselves fishing with a large Nation youth tournament. The Youth Director did a great job organizing their tournament with the number of teams to launch and return. Even though the ramp congestion was a sight to see to make weight-in, our region once again got to the scales in a timely fashion. Thank you all!
Instead of ice, sleet and single digit temps on the original date we were met with a shorts and flip flop kind of afternoon.
The field was bunched up between 11.50 lbs – 13 lbs with good numbers caught in typical Squaw fashion.
The team of Jose Ramos and Duane Crenshaw brought a 14.72 lbs limit to the scales for 4th place and $300.00
The team of Shannon Stanley and Cameron Stanley used a combination of baits up shallow that included senkos and Hag’s Prickly Pears and put together a 15.22 sack for 3rd place and $480.00
Steven Caldwell and Craig Rowley spent their day committed to the C-Rig in all depths to muster up one of two 16 lbs bags. Their 16.18 lbs limit included a 5.01 kicker that took home $960.00
Topping the field was the team of Terry Anderson and Curtis Daniels with 16.56 pounds and the big bass of the day of 5.34. The winning sack was achieved with a trio of baits that included dropshots, shakey heads and some early topwater bites. Anderson and Daniels earned a $1,960.00 payday!
Congrats to all the winners!!
Up next in the N.C. Texas Bassmaster Open Team trail is Lake Grandbury Feb. 28th.
Tight Lines !