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Bassmasters’ Creed: I promise to create among my fellow anglers, and the public in general, an awareness of my Chapter’s and Society’s contributions to angling, conservation and outdoor recreation. I will encourage and instruct the youth of my community in the art of bass fishing. I pledge myself to full adherence to all conservation codes and to detect and report any polluter of our nation’s waters.

Rick Shock Wins STX January Tourney

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Rick Shock Ricky Bishop Ricky Bishop Big Bass Ira Lynn Click on thumbnails on left to enlarge.

The 2023 South Region Individual Trail kicked off Sunday at Choke Canyon with 28 anglers. Sunny skies with light winds and temperatures in the mid 60’s had the lake fishing small between anglers and duck hunters beating the banks from both sides. At the end of the day, Rick Shock was standing atop the leaderboard with a full bag for #12.18. Ricky Bishop was a close second with #11.85, anchored with the day’s big bass of #9.97! No stranger to the podium, Ira Lynn rounded out the top three with #11.43. See full results and year-to-date standings.
The second stop on the trail will be February 26 on Canyon Lake, look forward to seeing you there.

Ron Stevenson
Director, Texas B.A.S.S. Nation South Region
rstevenson@texasbass.org
(210) 722-4453

Rodriguez & White Take First Team Event of 2023

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Team Results
Big Bass Results

1/21/23: Choke Canyon at Calliham Unit was the sight of the first Team event in the South Region. The ramp was packed with duck hunters and bass fishermen pre-fishing for an upcoming tournament. It was overcast and 55 degrees most of the day but no rain and a light wind. The sun popped out at 2 pm and warmed things up quickly.

Several teams brought limits to the scales but Daniel Rodriguez and Bruce White had the biggest five fish stringer at 16.47 lbs. They also had the big bass of the event that went 7.44 lbs.

In second place was Ricky Bishop and Thomas Ferro with a five fish limit that went 15.49 lbs. They also had a good kicker fish that went 6.35 lbs.

In third place was JJ Larson and Charles Whited, also with a five fish limit that went 14.15 lbs. Their kicker fish was 4.90 lbs.

The next South Region Team event will be February 25, 2023 on Canyon Lake at Potter’s Creek Marina. Come join us!

2023 Team State Championship

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It’s official! We are pleased to announce the 2023 Texas Bassmaster Open Team Trail Championship will be hosted by Gun Barrel City on Cedar Creek Reservoir out of Tom Finley Park September 15 – 16, 2023. We appreciate the efforts of Mayor David Skains, City Manager Jeff Arnswald and Economic Development Corporation Executive Director Robin Sykora in making this happen!!

Complete details and updates can be found on the 2023 Team State Championship page.

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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 […]