The 2026 Mississippi TBF Junior State Championship was held May 30, 2026 on Sardis Lake in Batesville MS.

Upper Tombigbee Student Angler Trail team of Brooks Higginbotham and Rigg McCrary took first place with 5 fish for 16.19 pounds.  Brooks and Rigg also had big fish bass for the day weighing 4.42 pounds.  Brooks and Rigg will represent TBF Mississippi at the Junior World Championship July 29-31, 2026 at Lake Dardanelle in Russellville Arkansas.

Second place team was Weston Singley with 4.11 pounds.  Rounding out the top three was Ian Phelps and Emma Phelps with 3.75 pounds.

We want to thank all the volunteers that helped make this a great event for the junior anglers.

Results click here

The 2026 SAF High School MS State Championship was held May 30, 2026 on Sardis Lake in Batesville MS.

Upper Tombigbee Student Angler Trail team of Coldin Baughman and Cooper Moorman took first place with 5 fish for 13.43 pounds.  Coldin and Cooper will represent SAF Mississippi at the SAF High School Nationals and World Finals June 24-27, 2026 at Lake Cumberland in Russell Springs Kentucky.

Second place team was Trevor Shinall and Hayes Hollis with 10.43 pounds Trevor and Hayes also had the big bass of the day weighing in at 5.38 pounds.  Rounding out the top three was Townsend Keizor and Brandon Dabbs with 10.31 pounds.

We want to thank all the volunteers that helped make this a great event for the high school anglers.

Results click here

2026 Mississippi Bass Federation State Championship

Columbus Lake, Columbus

Event Information

 June 5-6, 2026

Rosters – Mail to Edwin Gregory 60063 Seminole Rd Smithville MS 38870 or email paperwork to amvmgregory@hotmail.com.  Must be received by May 29, 2026.  Include roster, liability waiver & money in packages.  Cash app is $mstbf99 Angela Gregory.  You may still send as many as you can. Must be in pairs of two. Let us know if you need help with odd number.

$150.00 per boater $100.00 per co-angler.    

2026 MS STATE TEAM (top 6 boaters and top 6 co-anglers plus clubs can send 2 from their club, if their club is an active club) FROM THE MS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP AT COLUMBUS WILL REPRESENT MS AT THE DIST 4 MS SEMI FINALS SEPTEMBER 26-27, 2026 AT SARDIS LAKE, BATESVILLE MS.

Cut off begins at midnight May 31, 2026 until midnight June 2, 2026 Columbus Lake Only.

 Launch Site and Weigh-In Site:  Columbus Marina, Columbus, MS

Take off will begin at safe light. 1^st Flight weigh in will begin at 3:00pm. 2^nd Flight 3:15pm and etc.

Hotels:

Fairfield:     2011 6^th St North Columbus MS 39701 662-241-1990

Courtyard:   1995 6^th Street Columbus MS 39701 662-245-1540

Hampton:    1915 6^th St North Columbus MS 39701 662-245-1085

Days Inn:     1133 Hwy 45 Columbus MS  39701 662-329-7466

Hyatt Place 101 Hospital Drive Extended Columbus MS 39701.  662-370-1800 Ext 5103.

Mandatory Pairings Meeting – Columbus Marina Parking Lot

THURSDAY NIGHT   06-04-26

Check in 5:30pm – 6:00pm     

Meeting and Pairings to follow.   

CHECK OUT VISITCOLUMBUSMS.ORG FOR MORE INFORMATION ON RESTRAUNTS AND SIGHTS TO SEE IN COLUMBUS.

Emergency Contacts:

Edwin Gregory                                Drew Gideon

President                                           Tournament Director

662-315-4401                                    662-315-1764

Angie Gregory                                 Amber Pearson

Tournament Committee                 Treasurer

662-315-3251                                  

2026 SAF TBF High School State Championship and 2026 Mississippi TBF Junior State Championship

May 30, 2026

Team Event Information

Registration Meeting – Friday – May 29, 2026 5:00pm – 5:30pm then mandatory rules briefing will begin at Engineer Point South End of dam at Sardis Lake.

 Get registered online today at

 2026 Junior State Championship Events – The Bass Federation (TBF) The Junior teams can click on this link, then scroll down to Mississippi and then click the Register button.

 2026 SAF Tournament Schedule & Results – Student Angler Federation The High school teams can click on this link, then scroll down to Mississippi and then click the Register button.

SAF Membership dues: $25.00 per student if not already paid.

Membership due: $35.00 TBF Junior Membership per child if not already paid.

Junior Ages: 8^th grade or below

High School: 9^th grade thru 12^th grade

Launch Site and Weigh-In Site:  Engineer Point South End of dam at Sardis Lake

Take off will begin at 6:00am or first safe light thereafter.

1^st Flight weigh in will begin at 2:00pm.

 Tournament Rules and Regulations:

Must supply your own boat and boat captain.  Boat Captain must be 19 years or older.  Must come in teams.  This is a team event, each team fishes for 5 (five) fish limit.  Fish must break 12 inches in length.  Dead fish penalty ½ pound per dead fish.  Short fish penalty 1 pound for each short fish.  Late check in penalty 1 pound per minute up to 15 minutes.  Penalties deducted from total weight.  Complete rules can be found at www.bassfederation.com or when you register.