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Sikes & Smith Take The Team Championship on Possum Kingdom

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Day 1 Team Results
Day 1 Big Bass

Day 2 Team Results
Day 2 Big Bass

Overall Team Results
Overall Big Bass Results

Friday 9/13/24: A clear cool morning dawned on Possum Kingdom with 67 degrees and no clouds. And…it turned into a hot one.

The day was hot but the fish didnt get the message for the most part. However that didnt deter Colby Bryant and Wesley Baxley with a total weight of 16.98 lbs and a kicker fish that tipped the scales at 8.14 lbs.

Congratulations Guys with a great sack on a tough day of fishing.

Stay tuned….one more day of the State Championship will determine the four Teams that will advance to the National Team Championship on the Ouchita River in Monroe, LA December 4-7.

Saturday 9/14/24: Another beautiful cool fall day awakend the earth with a little overcast. Boats began taking off around 6:55 am …. some going South and some North. Another tough day of fishing for the most part rendered only five 5 fish limits on the day.

Kent Sikes and Joe Smith came out on top with a limit of black bass that weighed 14.07 lbs. Combined with their day 1 weight for an overall weight of 23.39 lbs, enough to earn the title of Texas Bassmaster Open Team Trail Champions and a $2300 pay day!! Congratulations guys.

Second place team Dean Alexander & Tom martens and $1500 – Total weight 21.69 lbs.

Third place team Wesley Baxley & Colby Bryant and $1000 – Total weight 20.47 lbs. Big Bass winner and $430 – 8.14 lbs.

Fourth place team Trevor Romans & David Rush and $750 – 19.30 lbs.

Fifth place team James Seymour & Casey Garcia and $500 – 18.48 lbs

Sixthe place team Jordan Bauman & William Bevley and $300 – 16.28 lbs.

Seventh place team Mike Schooler & Randy White and $200 – 15.29 lbs.

A big thank you to the Team Division crew for putting this event together! Charles Harkless – NE Region Director, Ron Stevensen – South Region Director, Tom Chandler – Team Division Assistant Director and Brent Stafford – Team Division Director.

The top four teams will advance to the National Team Championship on the Ouachita River in Monroe, LA December 4 – 7, 2024. Texas will be well represented at the National level and we would love to see a Texas angler in the 2025 Bassmaster Classic from the Texas Bassmaster Open Team Trail.

Congratulations and best of luck gentlemen!! See you in December.

Brent Stafford
Team Division Director
Texas BASS Nation

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Press Release: Club Division-North Central Region

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August 29, 2024 – The North Central Region of the Texas BASS Nation, Club Division is pleased to announce the region’s 2025 Tournament Schedule.

All TBN members in good standing from any Texas B.A.S.S. Nation Region are eligible to participate and accumulate points within the North Central Region. This affords anglers with an additional chance to advance to the next level.

Information on registration, entry fees, payouts, and 2025 Rules will be posted on the North Central Region’s page at www.Texasbassonline.com/nc-tournaments as soon as they become available.

Hope to see you next year!

Stephen Farrar
North Central Regional Director
Texas Bass Nation, Club Division
(682) 465-6165 SFarrar@texasbass.org

2025 NORTH CENTRAL REGION TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

REGIONAL QUALIFIERS NO’S 1 & 2
March 1st Lake Waco Airport Beach Park
March 2nd Lake Whitney Loafer’s Bend

REGIONAL QUALIFIERS NO’S 3 & 4
May 17th Cedar Creek Log Cabin
May 18th Richland Chambers Oak Cove Marina

Regional Qualifiers No’s 5 & 6
June 21st Lake Ray Roberts Johnson Unit, Ray Roberts State Par
June 22nd Lake Texoma Highport Resort

2025 North Central Region Championship
October 18th Lake Bob Sandlin Bob Sandlin State Park
October 19th Lake Cypress Springs Overlook Park

Northwest Region Championship held on Lake Stamford

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Championship Results

The Northwest Region of the Texas BASS Nation held its regional championship on Lake Stamford, June 8th & 9th. The top twenty anglers faced some very tough fishing conditions during the tournament. The lake level had risen 3 ½ feet to full pool just a few weeks before the tournament. The water was muddy with temps near 90 degrees. A steady south wind at 20-25 mph on day #1, almost no wind on day #2, and air temps above the century degree mark, had all the anglers scrambling to put fish in the boat. Despite the tough conditions, some anglers managed to put a few fish in the boat.

Hunter Crossland out of the Angelo Federation Bass Club took first place in the Boater Division with a two-day total of 17.28 lbs. Hunter had a strong performance in his first year fishing the Northwest Region finishing 1st at PK, and 3rd at Brownwood and E.V. Spence. Congratulations Hunter!

Veteran angler Jim Brown out of San Angelo finished in second place with a weight of 9.79 lbs. Jim had Big Bass of the tournament with a nice 6.37 lb largemouth. Brandon Soliz, also with the Angelo Federation, rounded out the top three with a weight of 7.75 lbs.

In the Non-Boater Division, perennial favorite Glenn Hahn took the top spot with a total weight of 14.29 lbs. Anytime Glenn is in the boat, there’s a good chance he’s going to catch some fish. Glenn has already qualified for this year’s BASS Nation National Championship, and we are all pulling for him. Way to go Glenn! Finishing in second place was Derrick “Bo” Ard with a total weight of 12.00 lbs. Third place went to David Zak with 7.02 lbs.

A big “Thank You” to all the anglers that came out and fished the Northwest Region this year! This group of fishermen are not only great anglers, but they are also good friends. I look forward to seeing you all next season! If you are interested in joining the Northwest Region, email region director Floyd Kaerwer at fkaerwer@texasbass.org.

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Stop #2 Canyon Lake – Kayak Division

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Event #2 is in the books! Huge congrats to Rolando Nandin for securing the win and big bass! Jacob Moeller got 2nd, Ote Shaw got 3rd, and Jesus Reyes got 4th! The south wind made things pretty hairy at the end of the day. We had and angler flip his kayak and was not able to recover […]