Saturday 3/12/22

Team Results
Big Bass

TBTT Team Standings

The day started at Jackrabbit Grill where all seven teams gathered for breakfast. It was a chilly morning at 27 degrees and a light breeze. We were comparing how much ice was on boat covers and front decks. Some teams didn’t get their compartment lids open until later in the morning either with a little sun or a screwdriver breaking the ice bond or both!!

Gregg Badgett & Derris Wiman with the At-Large Team took first place at the third Texas Bassmaster Team Trail qualifier on Lake O’ the Pines. They brought 4 fish to the scales for a 15.93 lb total weight and first place. Congratulations!!

Brent Stafford and Tom Chandler with Nacogdoches Bass Club took second place and big bass with a three fish bag that went 10.21 lbs. Their kicker fish was seven pounds even.

Third place went to Thomas Ferro and Ricky Bishop with Seven Coves Bass Club. They had two solid fish that weighed 9.66 lbs.

The fourth qualifier event for 2022 will be on Lake Fork, April 9th at Lake Fork Resort.

Brent Stafford
Team Director

The weatherman was right again today with morning temperature of 38 degrees, sustained 25 mph & gusts to 30 and a high of 52 degrees.

However, the weather didn’t deter Josh Seale and Jacob Zachary from San Angelo. Their 5 fish limit went 21.30 lbs with a 5.36 lb kicker. They earned $1000 for 1st place and the $100 big bass pot. Congratulations Josh & Jacob.

Second place went to the team of Matt Roberts & Brian Beeson who had 4 fish for 13.26 lbs and a big bass of 5.54 lbs.

Third place went to Colby Bryant and Wesley Baxley with a three fish stringer that weighed 9.38 lbs with a big fish of 4.01 lbs.

The next TBTT Qualifying tournament will be on Lake O’ The Pines March, 12, 2022 at Cedar Springs Ramp.

Brent Stafford
Team Director
Texas BASS Nation

Team Results
Big Bass

This time the weather predictions were correct. High winds were predicted for Saturday on Choke Canyon and we got ’em. One of the anglers checked during the day….sustained 35 with gusts to 51 mph. Because of the high winds, trailering was allowed and all teams got off the water safely! It was tough fishing for everybody. Only 3 limits came to the scales.

Randy Knight and Michael Curtsinger with The Bass Club took first place with a five fish limit of 21.84 lbs. That stringer included an awesome kicker…..a 10.08 lb hoss and netted them a check for $1000. Michael gets the credit for that one!! They proved once again that big fish can be caught in winter weather conditions. Randy and Michael motored to the East end to get back to fish they had located the day before, and only speared a couple waves in the process.

Second place, and the early favorite, was the team of Colby Bryant and Wesley Baxley also with The Bass Club, posting a five fish limit that weighed 19.94 lbs. They had a nice kicker that went 6.14 lbs. Launching at Calliham they started across the lake and rounded the point. All they could see were whitecaps and trees, thought better of it and stayed in the Calliham area until it got to be better light. Then they made it across the lake to the North side to their fish and It paid off with a $500 check for their efforts.

Third place went to the team of Brian Jones and Matt Russell with The Bass Club. Their five fish limit weighed 13.8 lbs. Brian and Matt launched and fished up the river. Brian and Matt placed 6th at the 2021 National Team Championship event on Lake Eufala out of 199 teams from across the country.

Our next Qualifying Event will be on O.H. Ivie, February 12th launching out of the Kennedy Park Ramp near the dam. Join us for another tournament in our hunt for big bass this year.

Brent Stafford
Team Director