It was a beautiful Spring New England day with plenty of sunshine, 50 degrees with a northwest wind. It was a tough pre-spawn bite, but a few teams found the keys to success. Massachusetts was well represented with all 14 teams residing in the Bay State. A total of 22 bass, all largemouth, were brought to the scales for weigh-in. Big fish went to the team of Laplante & Donato with a 3.34 pound largemouth. Third place went to the team of Makela & Clark with a total weight of 4 pounds 8 ounces. The team of Ostrosky & Schenker placed 2nd with a total weight of 4 pounds 13 ounces. The 2026 Tri State Championhip went to the team of Sugden & Murphy, bringing 8 pounds and 8 ounces to the scales, anchored by a 3.27 pound largemouth. 

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Congratulations to Tyler Anibas and Thomas Brudos, winners of the 2026 Wisconsin High School State Championship! The Wisconsin TBF Junior State Championship was held in conjunction with the High School State Championship. Congratulation to 1st place team, Keaton Thesing and Tate Pfaff

May 23rd, 2026 was an unseasonable 53 degrees for a high in which these young anglers did not get to feel as we had to shorten the tournament due to the wind picking up pretty heavy around 1:00p.m. The anglers were able to launch right about 6:15a.m. out of Anchor Marina in North East, MD for the Tri-State Championship. These anglers toughed out the elements and brought in some impressive bags!

Three teams in the High School division were able to punch their ticket as National Qualifiers this year at the High School World/National Championship in June!

One team was able to punch their ticket to the Junior World Championship in July!