Kansas TBF High School and Junior state championships was held at Melvern Lake on Saturday, April 25, 2026. This year the weather cooperated with us and we had a cool morning but warm afternoon. There were 8 high school and 4 junior teams competing this year. The fish cooperated with us too! After registering the teams, a prayer and the national anthem, the boats were off. We weighed in under sunny skies with a good crowd of parents, relatives and friends cheering on the teams.

With a winning weight of a 5 fish limit, Greyson Harper and Garrison Currie, captained by Garrett Currie found 13.39 pounds and took top honors for the high school teams. There were 2 other teams that also had limits so fishing was much better this year.The Junior championship was won by Landon Weller and Noah Halvorson, captained by Brad Weller. They had 2 fish for 5.63 pounds.Both winning teams were presented with their trophies and each received a Lew’s American Hero spinning combo donated by TBF Kansas, plus several packets of lures.
Doman’s Outdoors of Lyndon, KS also donated rod/reel combos and lures for the anglers. They have been a great sponsor for several years.

The morning started off cold, and the wind picked up in the early afternoon, but the kids battled through it and brought in some solid bags. Nikolaus and Elijah took the win with a five-fish limit weighing 11.5 lbs and also earned Big Fish with a 3.62 lb fish. Ethan and Beckham took 2nd place with five fish weighing 9.94 lbs.
Charlie and Michael came in 3rd place with four fish weighing 7.45 lbs.

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Our Parker Championship was amazing, and we are so proud of all of our anglers for an outstanding event at the TBF State Championship!

Congratulations to our top teams:

First Place – Wyatt and Leland brought in an impressive 17.06 -pound bag.

Second Place – Hunter and Reese weighed in a strong 16.28-pound bag.

Third Place –Ty and  Robbie placed third with a 16.24-pound bag.

Big Fish honors went to Ty with an incredible 4.91-pound bass!

All of our anglers enjoyed their time on the water competing in the TBF State Championship, and it was great to see their hard work and sportsmanship on display throughout the event.

We can’t wait to see what our winning teams do at Nationals and are excited to cheer them on as they represent our club.

Thank you to all of our anglers, families, boat captains, and supporters for helping make this championship such a success!