An early summer swelter was the setup for the final South Region Team Trail tournament at Buchanan reservoir. Following a epic storm front moving through Friday night, Saturday still had high humidity and temperatures in the mid 90s. The eight teams produced six limits, and reported throwing everything from jigs deep, to texas rigs against the bank.

At the scales, Cory Leita and Bruce White bested the field with a five fish bag for 18.63lbs.

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Second place with a full creel weighing in at 16.38lbs was team Hunter and Jeff Homeyer.

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Close on their heels third place was team Tony Chance and Clayton Heldt with 15.81lbs. Big bass of the tournament was a solid 5.86 pounder caught by Ron Dupree.

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As the South Region Team Trail regular season comes to a close we find a clear Team of the Year in Team Craig Musselman and Jason Funderburk. A clean sweep, filling the livewells at every tournament, they bested second place by more than 150 points. Congratulations Craig and Jason!

Ron Stevenson
South Region Director
Team Division
Texas BASS Nation
(210) 722-4453

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5/17/25: An overcast 76 degree calm Saturdady morning at Scott’s Ridge on Lake Conroe presented perfect fishing conditions. Except that it was hot with no wind. Of course that changed over the course of the day since we are in Texas. A light breeze kicked in around noon and was consistent through weigh-in at 2 pm.

The first team to weigh-in was Pat Fairchild and Wyatt Wimberly of Midlake Money Pit BBQ in Broaddus, TX…and their sack held up. The first time on the lake in 20 years, Pat & Wyatt brought five fish to the scales that weighed 19.37 lbs with a 7.19 lb kicker and big bass of the event. That combination earned them $1052.

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Second place went to the Team of Tye Grissom & Mark Grissom with a solid five fish limit that weighed 18.72 lbs and icluded a 6.78 lb kicker fish. This team is the current leader in Team of The Year standings with one event left. They think they have it wrapped up but Brian Jones thinks otherwise. Toledo Bend will be the deciding event and Brian feels good about his chances on that pond.

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Third place goes to the team of Terry Service and Erik Green also with a five fish limit. Their sack weighed 16.02 lbs. Terry injured his knee Friday and came off the IR list to compete. Looks like he held up all day with the help of a butt seat. Terry & Erik will have a say in what happens on Toledo Bend also. Second place in the TOY standings is not a bad place to be.

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The final qualifying tournament in the SE Region will be June 8, 2025 on Toledo Bend at the Hwy 255 Ramp Sam Force Collins Park. Its not too late to register!! Get your third tournament in and qualify to fish the Team State Championship. You could be the next Classic contender.

Brent Stafford
Team Division Director
Texas BASS Nation
(832) 922-5510

5/17/25: If you want to bring a winning sack to the scales on Lake Belton the local regulars will tell you need to upgrade your limit beyond the “Belton Bullets”   Those numerous 14 inchers that are plentiful where the Leon River in the Brazos River Basin sprawls through Bell and Coryell counties.  Storms with lighting and thunder changed the bite and behavior overnight from practice days to tourney day for most of the field.

Doug Cole and Joe Sciuto brought in the biggest bass at 4.10 pounds and took home $190.  The biggest bass above a “Belton Bullet”

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Will Curlee and Nathan Ahle pitched jigs on bluff walls that secured a 3rd place limit with some beautiful Belton smallies that totaled 12.72 pounds and a $430 payday.

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James Seymour and Casey Garica spent their day in 15-20 feet of water off ledges throwing jigs to earn $ 860 bucks with a solid second place bag at weigh- in. 

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Curtis Daniels and Terry Anderson asked when the next derby is going to be at Lake Belton.  This was there first time to fish for ” Belton Bullets”   Their 14.54 pounds bested the field as they focused on wind- blown points with a combination of swimbaits, drop- shots and crankbaits for $1,590 

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The North Central Region Texas Bassmaster Open Team Trail’s last event with be at Lake LBJ  June 14^th @ the LBJ Yacht Club and Marina.   Those teams that fish 3 events qualify for the TBOTT State Championship @ Cedar Creek  Sept. 10^th -13th.

David Rosenquist
Team Division NC Region Director
Texas BASS Nation