Saturday’s TBN Team Trail tested our 12 teams with 40+ knot winds and whitecap rollers. When it was said and done, team Chance/Heldt took the top of the podium with 16.99lbs.
Second place close behind was the Father and Son team Waltisperger/Waltisperger with 15.19#.
Newcomers to the team Trail team Edminston/Covey, took third place with 13.55# and Brandon had the tournament BB of 6.33. Well done to all!
Overcast all day with windinclreasing in the afternoon. Made it tough for some but as always someone figured them out. That someone was the Grissom team.
Mark Grissom found them on wooded coves in 6-8 ft of water. His five fish stringer weigh in at 20.38 lbs. He also had a 5.82 lb kicker fish. Mark took home a check for $762 for his efforts.
Second place went to the team of Brian Jones and Rodney MlaDenka, also with five fish that weighed 10.98 lbs. Brian had the big bass of the day at 5.89 lbs. It was tough watching Gissom weigh in after Brian and get edged out of first place by 0.4 lbs.
The next Team Division SE Region event will be May 17, 2025 on Lake Conroe out of Scotts Ridge. Get signed up here.
Brent Stafford
Team Division Director
(832) 922-5510
Teams were met with a balmy 30 degrees at take-off after a frigid week of temps that reached the lower teens. Light winds as well as temps rising into the mid 50’s turned into a pleasant day on the pond.
Todd Guernsey and Michael Rice topped the field with a limit of 20.01 pounds that included a 4.96 kicker. They took home $1820. Todd and Michael stayed in 20-30 feet of water all day throwing C- Rigs.
Squaw’s warm February water provided a number of productive patterns for the top teams. Justin Hallmark and Joe Sciuto’s 18.11 pound 2nd place limit was put together up shallow on flukes to earn them $1060.
Kazuki Katajima and Kentaro Yamate spent their day flipping trees with Texas rigged Geecrack Bellows Shads. Not only did their 15.73 sack limit claim 3rd place they also brought in the biggest bass of the day that locked at 5.71 and secured them a $780 total.
Shannon and Cameron Stanley stayed in 10 ft of water with a steady bite on shaky heads to earn them 14.87 pounds, a 4th place finish and a check for $380
Congratulation to the winners!
Our next stop will be Saturday March 29th on Possum Kingdom going out of Bug Beach for TBOTT members. Those that are also TBN Club members can double up as the North Central Club division will be hosting their 3rd tournament on P.K. Sunday March 30th. We look forward to seeing you!
David Rosenquist
Texas Bassmaster Open Team Trail
North Central Region Director
214-632-8082
drosenquist@texasbass.org