27 teams launched from the Orleans Trail South ramp to battle it out in the season finale of the 2026 Stockton sponsored by Albers Marine, Inc. A late summer heat wave promised a scalding day while a breeze made it bearable as anglers pushed for every bite in an effort to come out on top of the Window World Leaderboard as well as garnering valuable qualifying points for the Invitational to be held on Truman in October.
Josh King and Logan Welch finished the season with a win. They did it in stellar fashion as they dropped five Stockton bass on the scales that locked in at 22.96 pounds. Logan shared their Albers Marine key to success was combining a jig bite with a few key topwater strikes. They concentrated on areas with big rock and had their weigh-in weight by 10:00am when their bite shut off. They anchored their bag with the Wilson Logistics big bass of the event that weighed 5.79 pounds which they caught on a jig.
Matthew Rogers teamed with Connor Cunningham for a second place finish. They also leaned on an early jig bite to catch their fish. Connor noted they keyed on areas down by the dam. They also used a big bite to amass their weight, as they had second big at 4.92 pounds.
Gerald McDaniel and Jeff Pascoe rounded out the top three. They paired a worm with a jig bite keying on flat banks in 4’ of water or less. Their limit weighed in at 12.79 pounds. Gerald and Jeff also took Top Skeeter honors as they fished from their 2021 ZXR21 Skeeter.
Congratulations to Glenn Harrison and Ryan Stuart as they secured the Stockton Division Points Championship for 2026. Glenn and Ryan are proud to represent Albers Marine, Inc
Special thanks to Taylor Grubaugh Chevrolet, Buick & GMC for sponsoring the release boat!
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Results
| Place | Team Members | Fish | B/F | TotWgt | Pts | Payout |
| 1 | Josh King – Logan Welch | 5 | 5.79 | 22.96 | 220 | $1,800.00 |
| 2 | Matthew Rogers – Connor Cunningham | 5 | 4.92 | 20.24 | 219 | $1,110.00 |
| 3 | Gerald McDaniel – Jeff Pascoe | 5 | 4.18 | 12.79 | 218 | $890.00 |
| 4 | Seth Thompson – *Shawn Swearengin | 5 | 4.73 | 12.02 | 217 | $372.00 |
| 5 | Glenn Harrison – Ryan Stuart | 5 | 3.08 | 11.68 | 216 | $180.00 |
| 6 | Steve Teske – *Matt Underwood | 5 | 3.97 | 11.54 | 215 | |
| 7 | Chad Hawkins – Steve Hawkins | 5 | 3.63 | 11.52 | 214 | |
| 8 | Matt Garrett – Kaleb Rook | 5 | 11.08 | 213 | ||
| 9 | Kelly Jones – Roger Satterfield | 5 | 3.42 | 10.97 | 212 | |
| 10 | Troy Hunt – Garen Hunt | 5 | 2.92 | 10.55 | 211 | |
| 11 | Seth Glynn – Kelly (KJ) Hughes | 5 | 2.97 | 10.3 | 210 | |
| 12 | Delray Kaut – Joseph Rome | 5 | 2.45 | 8.93 | 209 | |
| 13 | Emory Richards – *fished aalone | 4 | 7.46 | 208 | ||
| 14 | Jim Davidson – Mike Ashbacher | 4 | 2.99 | 6.95 | 207 | |
| 15 | Mark Thompson – Luke Thompson | 5 | 6.21 | 206 | ||
| 16 | Jim Buttress – Richard Johnson | 2 | 3.61 | 205 | ||
| 17 | Denis Repa – *fished aalone | 3 | 2.34 | 204 | ||
| 18 | Kenneth Bogner – Justin Bogner | 0 | 20 | |||
| Rick Bowman – *fished aalone | 0 | 20 | ||||
| Robert Cowan – *Ashley Medly | 0 | 20 | ||||
| Dan Cox – *fished aalone | 0 | 20 | ||||
| Harlen Harvey – | 0 | 20 | ||||
| Raymond Holt – | 0 | 20 | ||||
| Matthew Kinsley – Mason Kinsley | 0 | 20 | ||||
| Zach Plank – Tyler Fenton | 0 | 20 | ||||
| Adam Smith – Bill Edwards | 0 | 20 | ||||
| Jacob Wade – *Brandon Rummel | 0 | 20 |
*alternate