Saturday was a great weather day as far as summer weather is concerned. Light breeze in the morning that increased through the day and not as hot as the previous day. We scaled back on the bag limit to 3 fish in the interest of fish care and everybody checked in at 1:00 pm. We paid four places at the tournament.

Congratulations to David Kipp & Justin Rogers that brought a limit to the scales that went 11.99 lbs. They also had the big bass of the day that went 5.49 lbs.

Second place went to Brian Jones and Matt Russell, also with a limit, that weighed 11.49 lbs.

Third place went to Ty Grissom and Mark Grissom with a total weight of 7.67 lbs. Their big fish went 4.99 lbs.

Fourth place went to Bill Huskins and Ed Caskey with a limit that went 7.52 lbs.

We decided to invite the top two teams from this event to the Team State Championship on Rayburn September 9-10. So congratulations to the Kipp/Rogers Team and and Team Grissom. Brian Jones actually finished second in this event but was already qualified for the State Championship so we moved down the standings. Kipp/Rogers & Team Grissom be attending the State Championship with a chance to move on the National Team Championship on Lake Hartwell in Anderson SC December 7-10, 2022.

July 23, 2022
Stillhouse Hollow
Stillhouse Hollow Marina

Safe Light to 1:00 pm. (Its going to be hot)
Winner will be invited to the TBTT State Championship

Teams do NOT need to be members of a TBN bass club. This is an OPEN Team event. Teams that are not members of a TBN bass club must pay a $40 membership each to fish this event. That $40 will get them a BASS Nation membership so they can fish the National Championship if they win the State Championship. Teams that are TBN Bass Club members do not have to pay a TBTT membership fee.

Details available on the TBTT Web page.  https://www.texasbassonline.com/texas-bassmaster-team-trail

Team Results
Big Bass
TBTT Team Standings

Lake Limestone is a sleeper big bass lake!! TBN has been coming here for several years and it always takes 20 lbs plus to win. Not this time……it took 30! This was an awesome stop on the 2022 Texas Bassmaster Tournament Trail BIG BASS TOUR.

Tournament day started out at 66 degrees. Nice and brisk for a summer day in Texas. It wouldn’t last long though. Temps peaked at 95…now back to regular programming. Add a 15-20 mph wind and yep, it’s summer time!!

It was a magical day for Randy Knight and Michael Curtsinger to say the least. Randy was excited at weigh-in; “This was the best day of tournament fishing I’ve experienced in a long time”. We had a 17-18 lb limit early on carolina rigs and crank baits at our first spot. The bite slowed down so we went to our second spot. Michael made the first cast with a 6XD and caught a 5 pounder. I got started culling and Michael kept catching them. He kept me busy for 30 minutes solid. Every fish he caught would upgrade our bag. Unbelievable day!!!

And so it was. With a five fish stringer Randy and Michael had a total of 31.46 lbs with a 7.46 lb kicker. Fantastic first place finish gentlemen!!

Second place went to the team of Colby Bryant and Wesley Baxley, also with a 5 fish limit that weighed 17.90 lbs. Their big bass was 5.38 lbs. This is a respectable bag in any event on any lake. Congratulations Colby & Wesley.

Third place went to the Team of Stephen Farrar and Robert Brown with five fish that weighed 15.87 lbs.

Thanks for fishing the Texas Bassmaster Team Trail this year. The Championship is scheduled for September 10-11, 2022 at Jackson Hill Marina on Sam Rayburn.

Look forward to seeing you there!!

Brent Stafford
TBTT Director
IT Director