TBF State Championship was held on June 5-6, 2026 on Columbus Lake at the Columbus Marina in Columbus MS.  Hosted by The Columbus-Lowndes Convention & Visitors Bureau.  Qualified anglers and co-anglers competed for the opportunity to advance to The 2026 District Semi-Finals. On Day One anglers had a cool start in the morning hours then clear skies to finish up the afternoon.  On Day two anglers were met with a warm start, clouds and then sunny skies.

After two days of competition Andrew Schrock with a two-day total of 21.84 is the 2026 MS TBF State Champion Boater.  Finishing second was Mike Perrigan with a two-day total of 20.57, third was Hunter Leech with a two-day total of 19.69, fourth was Kyle Hill with a two-day total of 19.55, fifth was Clint Pegg with a two-day total of 17.17, and finishing up in sixth place was Mark Floyd with a two-day total of 15.96.  These boaters will all represent MS TBF at the 2026 District Semi-Finals.

On the co-angler side Edwin Gregory with a two-day total of 15.87 is the 2026 MS TBF State Champion Co-Angler.  Finishing second was Randy Howell with a two-day total of 14.43, third was Aaron Brasher with a two-day total of 13.18, fourth was Troy Ladner with a two-day total of 12.74, fifth was Roger Mitchell with a two-day total of 7.41, and sixth was Andy Davis with a two-day total of 6.14.  These co-anglers will all represent MS TBF at the 2026 District Semi-Finals.

Big Fish for Day 1 Boater was 4.45 pounds caught by Lane McKee and Day 1 Co-angler was 2.99 pounds caught by Roger Mitchell.  Big Fish for Day 2 Boater was 4.41 pounds caught by Kyle Hill and Day 2 Co-angler 2.78 pounds caught by Edwin Gregory.

The Mississippi Bass Federation would like to thank The Columbus-Lowndes Convention & Visitors Bureau (visitcolumbusms.org), The Columbus Marina, as well as, MS TBF’s Sponsors: Nitro Boats, Bass Pro Shop & Cabela’s, MinnKota, Humminbird, TH Marine, Strike King, Lew’s, Power Pole, Crush City Rapala, VMC, Suffix, Rapala, and Discount Tackle.

Other pictures available on Mississippi Bass Federation facebook page. Go check it out.

Pro Results

Co Results

Day 1 Big fish

Day 2 Big fish

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