The 2025 South Carolina Student Angler Federation Tournament was held in conjunction with the SC TBF/SAF Youth Trail Tournament on Sunday, March 30, 2025, on Lake Murray @ Dreher Island State Park. A total of 42 teams battled the weather to qualify for the 2025 National Championship Tournament in the summer of 2025.                                          

The Devil Dog Anglers Teammates Austin Short & Luke Tilley came to the scales with a 5 fish limit for a total of 22 LBS 11oz secured with the tournament Big Fish of 6 LBS 15OZ

Second Place was Brynes High School Rebels Teammates Bryson Osment & Logan Gosnell with a 5 fish limit for 20 LBS 2 OZ

Third Place was Aiken County Anglers Levi Webb & Levi Webb with a 5 fish limit for 19 LBS 8OZ

Fourth Place was Laurens District 55 High School Teammates Nate Campbell & Cameron Seay with a 5 fish limit for 19 LBS 5 OZ

Congratulations to everyone for a successful SC State Championship Tournament. Best of luck to all qualified teams heading top the 2025 National Championship.

The 2025 TBF Nevada State High School Championship was held February 22nd out of Willow Beach on Lake Mohave.  It was a beautiful day for fishing with the wind picking up just a little bit in the afternoon, making for perfect conditions.  Nico Skerston and Rylan Garrett took home 1^st place with a weight of 10-09. Wyatt Papacs and Brayden Kaminski took 2^nd place with a weight of 7-61. Wyatt and Brayden also had big bass of the day weighing in at 3-10. Rounding out our top three were Tanner Tibbs and Seth Thompson with a weight of 2-32.  We would like to thank our boat captains and the Bass Anglers Federation for helping with weigh ins.

The 2025 Kentucky State Championship was held March 22nd on Lake Cumberland. With 189 teams in attendance, the top 18 teams advanced to the 16th Annual National Championship to be held on Grand Lake in Grove, OK.

Caleb Watkins and Jacob Neace, Breathitt County Bobcats, took 1st place with a total weight of 13-11. Caleb and Jacob also claimed the Lew’s Big Bass Award with a bass weighing 5-02. Saint Xavier Tigers team of Miles Allen and Ethan Roths took 2nd place with 13-05.  In 3rd place, Tryton Amburgey and Bryson Beasley, Montgomery County Indians, had 12-14.

Rounding out the top 5 was Logan Ethington and Dylan Teater, Jessamine County, with 11-02 and Will Dombroskas and Elijah Coleman, Montgomery County Indians with 10-04.

6. WESTON CHILDERS-CADE BOONE   THOMAS NELSON GENERALS 9-10
7. DYLAN EUBANKS-CHASE RICKARD   MUHLENBERG COUNTY MUSTANGS 9-08
8. TRENTON ADKINS-EVAN OSWALT   SCOTT COUNTYCARDINALS 8-12
9. CODY GAYHART-LAKE NOBLE   SCOTT COUNTYCARDINALS 8-08
10. TATE REYNOLDS-BLANE SMITH   RUSSELL COUNTY LAKERS 8-08
11. HUNTER TRUESDELL-NATHAN LUCAS   MASON COUNTY 8-04
12. DAWSON CARRICO-AUSTIN CARRICO   THOMAS NELSON GENERALS 7-12
13. CADEN AYERS-KOLBEN VICKERS   JACKSON COUNTY GENERALS 7-09
14. JAYDON SIZEMORE-MATTHEW TINCHER   POWELL COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL 7-02
15. BAXTER FAUNTLEROY-BRAYDON HEMBREE   MUHLENBERG COUNTY MUSTANGS 6-14
16. NICK DAVIDSON-CARSON ELZA   NORTH LAUREL 6-08
17. GABRIELLE HAYWARD-ALEXUS LATHAM   MUHLENBERG COUNTY MUSTANGS 6-05
18. ROBERT THOMPSON-BEN GLENN   SCOTT COUNTY CARDINALS 6-00

We want to thank Lake Cumberland Tourism Commission for hosting the event. For full results and photos CLICK HERE