Joe Bass Team Trail

06/06/26 Table Rock

Bob — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 14:03:00 +0000

27 teams met at the Mill Creek ramp to mark the midway point of the 2026 Joe Bass Team Trail Table Rock Summer division sponsored by Blackbeard Marine. With the onset of the summer season, anglers were tasked with relocating bass that have pretty much completed their annual spawning ritual while navigating rough water stirred up by a myriad of big boats, wave runners and wakeboats. Teams didn’t disappoint, as 24 limits were brought to the scales with an average weight per team north of 11.5 pounds, making for quite a challenge to get one’s name atop the Window World leaderboard.

Colin Wolinksi topped the field with a staggering 19.11-pound limit. Colin’s bag included the Wilson Logistics big bass that weighed 6.11 pounds. Colin shared his Blackbeard Marine key for success was mixing a worm with a jig to draw strikes. Not wanting to leave any money on the table, Colin also took Top Skeeter honors as he put his fish in the live wells of his 2023 ZXR21 Skeeter.

Table Rock sticks Kavan Maybee and Josh Wray needed a big fish to push them over the top, but their 17.31 limit still got them a second-place finish. Their biggest bass weighed 3.89 pounds, indicating the remainder of their sack was all quality fish. Kavan and Josh paired a Triple P topwater bite to reach their final weight.

Clay and Jay Henderson brought a five fish limit to the scales that locked in at 16.48 pounds. They took advantage of the second-place big bass of 4.89 pounds to bolster their weight. Clay and Jay worked spoons and jigs in 20’-30’ of water to catch their fish. Team Henderson is proud to represent Rite Hite and Crock-O-Gator jigs.

Thanks to Taylor Grubaugh Chevrolet, Buick & GMC for sponsoring the newly rewrapped 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!

For trail updates, schedule changes and results Like us on Facebook & Instagram.

The next event of the 2026 Table Rock Division will launch from Mill Creek Saturday 8/6 with a 6:00 am takeoff.

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Results

Place	Team Members	Fish	B/F	TotWgt	Pts	Payout
1	Colin Wolinski – *fished aalone	5	6.11	19.11	220	$2,050.00
2	Kavan Maybee – Josh Wray	5	3.89	17.31	219	$1,040.00
3	Clay Henderson – Jay Henderson	5	4.89	16.48	218	$910.00
4	Landon Edwards – Wyatt Marler	5	4.04	16.01	217	$222.00
5	Ed Larson – *Doc Seger	5	3.74	15.27	216	$180.00
6	Josh Tate – JD Tate	5	4.65	14.89	215
7	Jace McMasters – Dylan Jones	5		14.46	214
8	Jacob Wade – *Nick Lawler	5		14.38	213
9	Jeff Epley – *Parker Cross	5		13.71	212
10	Mike Guidorzi – Doug Guidorzi	5	4.42	13.67	211
11	David Rice – Chris Horton	5	3.52	12.97	210
12	Pete Wenners – *Joe Bates	5	4.83	12.67	209
13	John Wagner – Kyle Wagner	5		12.27	208
14	Jerry Jones – Craig Yocum	5		12.01	207
15	Eric White – *fished aalone	5	2.85	11.75	206
16	John Hewkin – Frank Meyer	5	3.11	11.65	205
17	Bobbie Paul – Brad Rumfelt	5		11.35	204
18	Zachary Cooley – Kent Whitaker	5		11.14	203
19	Terry Letterman – Doug Smart	5		11.09	202
20	Brian Shelton – Chad Clark	5		10.98	201
21	Michael Frye – *fished aalone	5	2.66	10.84	200
22	Jeff Donovan – *fished aalone	5		10.64	199
23	John Williams – Jim Williams	5	3.16	9.9	198
24	James Welch – Caleb Welch	5	3.02	9.65	197
25	Matt Brown – Zane Kamenetky			0	20
	Josiah Ennes – Dylan Delahay			0	20
	Nicky Parsons – Robert Janes			0	20

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05/02/26 Table Rock

Bob — Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:23 +0000

Joe Bass Teams gathered at Mill Creek to contest the second derby of the 2026 Joe Bass Team Trail Table Rock Summer division sponsored by Blackbeard Marine. However, the skill of the Joe Bass anglers shown through as every boat weighed fish with 19 limits brought to the scales. With the bass in a post spawn funk, quality was hard to come by as only two fish breached the four-pound mark, making it a challenge to get one’s name atop the Window World leaderboard.

Joe Bass staffers Zach Cooley and Kent Whitaker came out on top on a challenging day. They posted a 14.57 limit to take top honors. They shared their Blackbeard Marine key for success was junk fishing as the worked Carolina rigs, baby brush hogs, a tube and Neko rig to catch their fish. Although they boated 8 keepers for the day, Zach noted the last two hours were best for them with a couple of key bites in the last 30 minutes. They added to their first-place winnings by taking Top Skeeter honors as they fished from their 2022 FXR20 Skeeter.

Caleb Eaton went solo for the day while taking the second-place position. He noted he went through 3 limits of fish to come to a final tally of 13.78 pounds. His bag was anchored by the second big bass of the day, a chunky 4.54 pound largemouth. Caleb caught his fish on jigs and spinnerbaits on an all-day bite.

Jace McMasters and Dylan Jones followed up a great finish in the first division tournament by taking third place. Their best five bass locked in at 13.57 pounds. They worked swimbaits in 15-20’ of water to catch 15 keepers with the bulk of them being later in the day.

Terry Hutchinson and Jason Cooley leveraged a 5.00 kicker to take the Wilson Logistics big bass of the event. The brute gave them a 12.87-pound limit, just short of the check line. Terry noted they worked spoons around deeper docks with the big fishing landing in the LiveWell around 11:30.

Special thanks to Taylor Grubaugh Chevrolet, Buick & GMC for sponsoring the newly rewrapped release boat!

For trail updates, schedule changes and results Like us on Facebook & Instagram.

The next event of the 2026 Table Rock Division will launch from Mill Creek Saturday 6/6 with a 6:00 am takeoff.

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Results

Place	Team Members	Fish	B/F	TotWgt	Pts	Payout
1	Zachary Cooley – Kent Whitaker	5	3.4	14.57	220	$1,730.00
2	Caleb Eaton – *fished aalone	5	4.54	13.78	219	$990.00
3	Jace McMasters – Dylan Jones	5		13.57	218	$670.00
4	Josh Shirley – Don Sanders	5	3.21	13.18	217	$208.00
5	Eric White – Gavin White	5		13.18	216
6	Terry Hutchison – Jason Coley	5	5	12.87	215	$140.00
7	Josh Wray – Kavan Maybee	5	3.23	12.33	214
8	Brian Shelton – Chad Clark	5	3.58	12.31	213
9	Michael Frye – *fished aalone	5	2.71	11.85	212
10	John Wagner – Kyle Wagner	5		11.32	211
11	Mike Guidorzi – Doug Guidorzi	5		11.26	210
12	Shane Allen Boyd – Shannon Keeler	5		11.05	209
13	Darrell Barlow – Ethan Barlow	5	3.13	10.89	208
14	Terry Letterman – Doug Smart	5		10.63	207
15	James Welch – Caleb Welch	5		10.53	206
16	Tom Statler – *Richard Utesler	5		10.41	205
17	Mark Thompson – *Rusty Darnell	5		10.22	204
18	John Williams – Jim Williams	5	2.82	10.14	203
19	Sam Grace – Joesef Rogers	5		9.69	202
20	Ralph Laster – Mike Fielder	3	3.85	7.53	201
21	Michael Cross – Copeland Cross	3		6.1	200
22	*Adam Edwards – Mike Edwards	3		5.68	199
23	Ed Gilbert – Dean Vault	3		5.32	198

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04/11/26 Table Rock

Bob — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:22:58 +0000

Partly cloudy skies gave way to a beautiful spring day on which to kick off the 2026 Joe Bass Team Trail Table Rock Summer division sponsored by Blackbeard Marine. Scheduling conflicts muted the turnout a tad, but 20 teams left Mill Creek with the intent of seeing their names at the top of the Window World leaderboard at the end of the day. Results from Wednesday’s Antique Division derby suggested big fish would come with a premium as many anglers felt the annual spawn cycle was a few weeks ahead of normal. However, teams were focused on kicking the summer season off with a good points finish in order to qualify for the Invitational on Truman Lake out of Bucksaw Marina and Resort next fall.

Jace McMasters and Dylan Jones checked both boxes as they took the maximum amount of points possible and did it on the back of the Wilson Truck Sales big bass of the event. Jace and Dylan’s limit of fish locked in at 14.41 pounds, while their big fish weighed 4.43 pounds. They explained their Blackbeard Marine key for success was mixing a spoon and minnow with a Coike urchin-style bait to catch 7 keepers. They noted they did most of their damage early with the bite shutting off mid-morning.

Aaron Jayfeld teamed with Alex Redwine to take second place. They used a jerkbait to catch between 25 and 30 keepers on an all day bite. Their best five weighed 14.13 pounds. Aaron added they caught their fish by concentrating on rocky mainlake points.

Team Joe Bass, John and Jim Williams, rounded out the top three. They spent the day watching the graph and shaking a minnow bait to catch 14.08 pounds. Jim said they worked through nearly 20 keepers on an all day bite to get to their final weight. Adding to their take-home purse, Jim and John landed Top Skeeter honors as they fished from Jim’s 2021 FX21 Skeeter.

Special thanks to Taylor Grubaugh Chevrolet, Buick & GMC for sponsoring the newly rewrapped release boat!

For trail updates, schedule changes and results Like us on Facebook & Instagram.

The fourth event of the 2026 Winter Division will launch from Mill Creek Saturday 5/2 with a 6:00 am takeoff.

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Results

Place	Team Members	Fish	B/F	TotWgt	Pts	Payout
1	Jace McMasters – Dylan Jones	5	4.4	14.41	220	$1,590.00
2	Aaron Jagdfeld – Alex Redwine	5	4	14.13	219	$700.00
3	John Williams – Jim Williams	5	3.5	14.08	218	$740.00
4	Zachary Cooley – *David Cooley	5	4.4	13.72	217	$280.00
5	*Reece Kenny – Dayne Kobridger	5	3.4	13.58	216
6	Shane Allen Boyd – Shannon Keeler	5		12.66	215
7	Kavan Maybee – *Mike Smith	5		12.4	214
8	Sam Grace – Joesef Rogers	5		12.32	213
9	John Hewkin – Frank Meyer	5	2.8	12.25	212
10	Brian Shelton – Chad Clark	5	2.7	12	211
11	Mark Thompson – Luke Thompson	5	2.9	11.89	210
12	Ralph Laster – Mike Fielder	5	3	11.09	209
13	Brock Rogers –	5	2.7	11.09	208
14	John Wagner – Kyle Wagner	5		10.96	207
15	Mike Cross – Copeland Cross	5	2.7	10.32	206
16	Mike Guidorzi – Doug Guidorzi	5		10.02	205
17	Eric White – Gavin White	5		9.36	204
18	James Welch – Caleb Welch	2		3.83	203
19	Michael Frye – *fished aalone			0	20
	Terry Letterman – Doug Smart			0	20

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