2024 Date is Set: May 11, 2024

The annual event is set once again, it will take place the day before Mother's Day on Saturday, May 11th at Lake MacBride.

• Tournament hours: 8am-2pm
• 5 bass per boat
• 2 Events in 1: Typical standings for individual boats and BONUS Team Event for schools.  Add the top two placing school weights to qualify for additional prizes and awards.
• Lake MacBride: Boat Ramp located WEST of the beach will be Tournament Headquarters for check-in, starting positions, and weigh-ins.

Registration is OPEN, click on the link in the LEFT column to get entered, starting order is decided by when you sign up.

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2023 Event RESULTS

The Iowa High School Bass Team Championship at MacBride presented by SCHEELS this past Saturday.  It was the 5th Annual Event, held the day before Mother's Day.  This year we had 49 boats fishing at the open event, a new record!  A hug thanks to the captains, and your Tournament Director Todd Reed for keeping this great event rolling.  Another HUGE thanks to the sponsors that helped to put OVER $3,000 of fishing gear and gift cards into the kids' hands at this event.  "The more kids that are fishing, the better!"

17 Schools participated in 2023, another record as the youth bass movement keeps the momentum going: Independence, Cedar Falls, CR Prairie, Solon, Fairfield, Hudson, Mount Pleasant, ADM, Ed-Co, West Delaware, New Hampton, Gilbert, Northeast HS, Johnston, North Linn, MFL-Mar-Mac and Wilton.  

PRIZES: Prizes were given out to the Big Bass, the top 3 Schools(12 students) and the top 18 individual boats.  Overall giveaways topped the $3,000 mark!

Here is a summary along with all the stats from this event:

Big Bass was a largemouth that weighed 4.51# by Kael Moore of Cedar Falls.

154 bass were weighed in and released back into MacBride.

Almost 250 pounds of bass weighed in, mostly Largemouth Bass, some Spotted Bass and 2 Smallmouth Bass.

Over $3,000 in fishing gear and gift cards were given to students thanks to SCHEELS in Cedar Falls, Quantum Rods/Reels, The Rod Glove and X-Zone Lures.  

Every angler received a prize just for fishing.

KCRG-TV9 Footage of the 2023 Event

 It was a great day on the water at Lake Macbride, John Campbell of KCRG-TV9 was able to grab some awesome footage of the tournament.  

2023 EVENT DETAILS

TOURNAMENT HOURS: 8am-2pm

We will use the Boat Ramp near the spillway for this event.

Map Reference: Google Maps

 

2022 Iowa High School Team Championship RESULTS

The 4th Annual Iowa High School Team Championship has been settled.  A new school claims the title this year after seeing Washington High School walk away with it two times and Marion High School once.  ADM (Adel-DeSoto-Minburn) are the 2022 Team Champions.  The four members that can claim this crown for a year include; Shay Holdmeyer, Torin Timmerman, Isaac Chapman and Kyler Chapman.  They brought 10 bass to the scales (the only team to do so) that weighed 16.06 pounds.  In second place was the young team of Cedar Falls.  In their first ever tournament appearance the Tigers brought 7 bass to the scales that weighed 13.69 pounds.  Rounding out the top three was the team from Independence, they had 8 bass that weighed 11.83 pounds. 

In the individual race, Kael and Gavin from the Cedar Falls Tigers Fishing Team walked away as Champions.  This duo had 10.32# for their biggest five bass, over a pound heavier than the Runner-Up team from ADM.  Complete stats are below: 

 

 

~~Tournament Information~~

May 7th, 2022

Pleasant Creek Lake

~~~~~Register TODAY~CLICK HERE~PRINT~MAIL~~~~~

***Gave away OVER $1,500 at the 2020 and 2021 Event***

DETAILS:

~Main East Boat Ramp: 8am-2pm

~Entry Fee: $20 per boat/2 anglers ($10 per angler)

~OPEN to any students in grades 7th-12th

~Prizes given to the top boats

~BONUS Prizes given to the top school team, a combination of 2 boats from the same school

~No membership of any kind is needed to participate

~Boat Captains must be 18 years or older, and cannot fish during the event

~Register TODAY for a good boat draw

General Rules- Full rule sheet available on left of page:

~5 bass per boat~~~12-inch length limit: Largemouth/Smallmouth

~Artificial lures only

~Dead bass= 1# deduction

~Short Bass= 1# deduction

~Late to weigh-in= 1# per minute

~All fish must be released after tournament weigh-in

~ALL boats must fish 30 yards (about 5 boat lengths) away from each other

~Boat must have an aerated livewell system, capable of recirculating water (live weigh-in)

~Order of Starting position is by when entry is received

Captain Expectations:

~ Captains will run the large motor at all times (5mph speed limit)

~ Captains can operate the trolling motor, or allow students to do so

~ Captains should help with livewells to ensure all fish are kept alive, including culling bass

~ Captains may NOT cast or reel in lines

~ Captains can help with knots, bait selection, netting fish, and where to fish

~ Captains should make this as educational as they can for the kids, share your knowledge

2021 Pleasant Creek Lake Results

 

The 3rd Annual Iowa High School Bass Team Championship was a huge success.  20 Boats with 40 student anglers took to Pleasant Creek Lake to bring in 5 keeper bass.  Once again this event gave over $1,500 worth of prizes, and awards away thanks to our great sponsors.  Here are the results:

Congrats to the team from Washington High School on earning the TEAM Championship this year, their top two boats weighed in a whopping 17.08# pounds!  The team from Independence High School were the Runner-Ups with 11.54#.  More pictures on our FACEBOOK PAGE

 TEAM CHAMPIONS: Washington High School

1st Place: Washington HS

2nd Place: Solon HS

3rd Place: Center-Point Urbana HS

4th Place: Independence HS

5th Place: Washington HS