Another twist in the weather presented itself to the 46 teams that battled it out at the penultimate event of the 2026 Joe Bass Team Trail Table Rock division sponsored by Blackbeard Marine. Temps early in the week were in the seventy degree range while Friday and Saturday highs struggled to make the 40’s. Tournament day brought clouds and wind early, breaking to sun for the weigh-in where a stout bag was needed to see one’s name at the top of the Window World leaderboard. Before getting to the fishing, a couple of administrative notes are in order. First, Joe Bass continues its commitment to integrity as polygraph tests were administered at the conclusion of the tournament. Second, a fish care note; There are way too many fish being brought to the scales that need to be fizzed. It’s our responsibility as anglers to take care of our fish as they’re caught.
Now on to the results!
Larry Selig followed up a money finish in the previous event by taking it all on a cold day. Larry’s best five T-Rock bass locked the scales at 21.62 pounds and was anchored with the 2nd place big bass of 6.04 pounds. Larry noted his Blackbeard Marine key for success was shaking a Bass Pro XPS Rock’n Shad. He did most of his damage early but had a key cull later in the afternoon. In addition to the winner’s purse, Larry also landed Top Skeeter honors as he fished from his beautiful 2023 ZX200 Skeeter.
Justin Garner paired with Jabob Wade to take second place. Their 21.24 pound bag narrowly missed top honors for the day. Their sack was bolstered by the Wilson Truck Sales big bass of the event. The brute pushed the scales to a whopping 6.41 pounds! They worked through 25-30 keepers on an all day Damiki rig bite. They had a couple of key fish, including the big bass, on a jerkbait.
Dakota Pierce and Cody Huff rounded out the top three. The duo’s five fish limit weighed 17.73 pounds. Dakota noted they relied on a jig-n-minnow rig to catch 10 keepers throughout the day.
Thank you Taylor Grubaugh Chevrolet, Buick & GMC for sponsoring the release boat!
Bring your empty packages of Rapala, Crush City, Storm, VMC and Suffix with your name and phone number to your next Joe Bass Tournament for a chance at a tackle pack. Drawings are done monthly throughout the tournament season.
Clear Cast marine electronics repair is continuing to support Joe Bass Team Trail. Their support of the Tournament of Champions and Staff Shootout opportunities at the Invitational is paramount to it’s success. SUPPORT their efforts! Be sure and visit their website for details for your repair and setup needs!
The final event of the 2026 Winter Division will launch from Mill Creek Saturday 3/14 with a 7:00 am takeoff. Don’t forget to renew your fishing license!
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Results
| Place | Team Members | Fish | B/F | TotWgt | Pts | Payout |
| 1 | Larry Selig – | 5 | 6.04 | 21.62 | 220 | $3,180.00 |
| 2 | Justin Garner – Jacob Wade | 5 | 6.41 | 21.24 | 219 | $1,600.00 |
| 3 | Cody Huff – Dakota Pierce | 5 | 17.73 | 218 | $980.00 | |
| 4 | Caleb Coleman – Robert Moody | 5 | 4.82 | 17.66 | 217 | $500.00 |
| 5 | Jace McMasters – Eddie McMasters | 5 | 4.58 | 17.61 | 216 | $400.00 |
| 6 | Jeff Epley – | 5 | 4.61 | 17.44 | 215 | $200.00 |
| 7 | Kyle Burke – Brian Walkup | 5 | 5.39 | 17.32 | 214 | $186.00 |
| 8 | Brett Rider – Steve Rider | 5 | 4.08 | 17.2 | 213 | $180.00 |
| 9 | Bryan Badock – Cody Spetz | 5 | 3.95 | 17.15 | 212 | $180.00 |
| 10 | Will Billeter – *Brad Billeter | 5 | 16.86 | 211 | ||
| 11 | Easton Pendagrass – *Jack Cunningham | 5 | 3.87 | 16.78 | 210 | |
| 12 | Kavan Maybee – Josh Wray | 5 | 4.29 | 16.39 | 209 | |
| 13 | Dallas Beasley – Rodney Dawson | 5 | 4.6 | 16.24 | 208 | |
| 14 | Drew Sagely – Brock Becks | 5 | 4.61 | 16.16 | 207 | |
| 15 | Landon Edwards – Cody Ellison | 5 | 15.83 | 206 | ||
| 16 | Colin Wolinski – Garrett Weiss | 5 | 4.44 | 15.8 | 205 | |
| 17 | Eric White – Gavin White | 5 | 15.72 | 204 | ||
| 18 | Ben McCord – Mike Dempsey | 5 | 15.67 | 203 | ||
| 19 | Phill Stone – Dylan Jones | 5 | 15.55 | 202 | ||
| 20 | Jay Oliver – Mike Smith | 5 | 3.6 | 15.38 | 201 | |
| 21 | Taylor Surly – Jacob Bennett | 5 | 15.04 | 200 | ||
| 22 | Chandler Robinson – Cody Hampton | 5 | 5.46 | 14.68 | 199 | |
| 23 | Josiah Ennes – *Ron Ennes | 5 | 14.63 | 198 | ||
| 24 | Sam Grace – Henry Matuika | 5 | 14.47 | 197 | ||
| 25 | *Todd Choate – Kent Whitaker | 5 | 14.34 | 196 | ||
| 26 | Terry Hutchison – Jason Coley | 5 | 3.7 | 14.03 | 195 | |
| 27 | Scott Lippe – Evan Villines | 5 | 12.78 | 194 | ||
| 28 | Mark Long – Matt Thompson | 5 | 12.51 | 193 | ||
| 29 | James Brown – John Campbell | 5 | 3.23 | 12.47 | 192 | |
| 30 | Harvey Horn – Jim Ford | 5 | 12.44 | 191 | ||
| 30 | Robert (Bobby) Shockley – | 5 | 12.44 | 191 | ||
| 32 | Aaron Stanphill – Scott Bailey | 5 | 12.4 | 189 | ||
| 33 | Shane Erickson – | 5 | 11.6 | 188 | ||
| 34 | Jason Beem – *Joseph Beem | 5 | 11.51 | 187 | ||
| 35 | John Williams – Jim Williams | 5 | 11.48 | 186 | ||
| 36 | Chris Bridges – | 5 | 11.19 | 185 | ||
| 37 | Rusty Darnell – David Rogers | 5 | 10.8 | 184 | ||
| 38 | Mark Thompson – Luke Thompson | 5 | 10.66 | 183 | ||
| 39 | Steve Huff – Brad Martin | 5 | 10.65 | 182 | ||
| 40 | Clint Brannon – Ronnie Davidson | 0 | 20 | |||
| Jeff Donovan – | 0 | 20 | ||||
| Colton Mease – | 0 | 20 | ||||
| Ryan Patterson – Greg Blair | 0 | 20 | ||||
| Randy Sade – | 0 | 20 | ||||
| Adam Smith – Bill Edwards | 0 | 20 | ||||
| Mike Webb – Paul Mitchell | 0 | 20 |
*alternate