Iowa Bass Federation- TBF

Iowa Bass Federation- TBF Grassroots Tournament Organization

Thank you to everyone that participated in this year's state qualifier and congratulations to all of our anglers who adv...
05/18/2026

Thank you to everyone that participated in this year's state qualifier and congratulations to all of our anglers who advanced from this event!

1st place on the boater side was Jordan Hirt with a 2-day total of 31.71lb and also taking home Big Bass on Day 2 with a 4.80lb!

1st place on the boater side was Koleby Van Beek with a 2-day total of 27.41lb and also taking home Big Bass on Day 2 with a 4.39lb!

These two anglers are our "State Champions" and will advance directly to the TBF National Championship next year that boast over 400k+ in cash/prizes as well as advancement opportunities in the highest levels of the sport.

Our remaining qualifiers, 2nd-7th on both the boater and co angler side will advance to the National Semi Final held on Rathbun September 26th-27th where again the winners will advance to the TBF National Championship.

"Boaters"
2nd Chad Garton 29.94lb
3rd Chancy Walters 29.82lb
4th Nick Siepker 27.39lb
5th Ashton Cavazos 26.96lb
6th Kyle Coffman 25.53lb
7th Gabe Golubosky 25.21lb

Day 1 Big Bass Peter Pattschull 6.60lb

"Co Anglers"
2nd Lonnie Aaron Elder 22.89lb
3rd Ryan Rivera 21.45lb
4th Cody Blau 21.29lb
5th Justin Bauer 20.37lb
6th Christian McCoy 19.54lb
7th Joey Elder 19.3lb

Day 1 Big Bass Jeff Hamelau 4.18lb

Thank you again to everyone that participated in this year's event and we will see you again in September!

Day 1 Results
05/16/2026

Day 1 Results

Day 1 and 2 Pairings
05/16/2026

Day 1 and 2 Pairings

05/15/2026

Pre Tournament Meeting will be held at Snappers & Parks Boat Club tommorow Friday May 15th.

24457 178th St Okoboji, Iowa 51355

We will be in the upstairs. Taco Buffet starts at 6PM and is $18 a person, with our meeting starting at 6:30PM.

This meeting is mandatory as we will conduct draw and boat pairings during the meeting.

Okoboji is off limits tommorow starting at 6PM when the dinner begins. Pre fishing is allowed up until the meeting.

See everyone tommorow!

Entry is closed and our roster is locked! 🔒 Next Stop, Pre Tournament Meeting!Our Pre tournament meeting will be this Fr...
05/11/2026

Entry is closed and our roster is locked! 🔒 Next Stop, Pre Tournament Meeting!

Our Pre tournament meeting will be this Friday 05/15 with a Taco Buffet ($18 Per Person) starting at 6PM and our meeting kicking off at 630PM.

Location:
Snappers & Parks Boat Club
24457 178th St
Okoboji, Iowa 51355
( We will be in the upstairs)

This meeting is mandatory for all anglers! At the meeting, we will collect the optional entry fee $200 Boater / $100 Co Angler at check in, quickly go over rules and procedures and wrap up our evening by doing the draw/boat pairings. We are going to do draw live in person this year at the meeting so it is required you are there to participate.

Pre fishing is permitted until the start of the meeting at 6PM.

We look forward to seeing everyone Friday!

05/10/2026

Entry deadline for the state qualifier next weekend is tonight 05/10 @ midnight. Final roster will be posted tommorow.

Attached is our updated roster as of 2PM 05/04/2026. If you are not on this list and should be, please let us know asap....
05/04/2026

Attached is our updated roster as of 2PM 05/04/2026.

If you are not on this list and should be, please let us know asap.

We do have one or two boats open for a co angler looking to sign up without a boater link.

"We are keeping 2 boats open from co anglers as a cushion to accommodate any mechanical failures on the boater side throughout the event"

Entry deadline is Sunday May 10th, still time to enter!

7 days until the entry deadline Sunday, May 10th!!! There is still time to sign up and become a TBF member. We currently...
05/03/2026

7 days until the entry deadline Sunday, May 10th!!!

There is still time to sign up and become a TBF member. We currently have 21 boaters and 21 co anglers entered in the state qualifier. Co Anglers looking to enter will need a boater link at this time. If any spots open up this week for co anglers without a boater link, we will post them here asap!

Any questions on signing up or becoming a TBF member reach out today while there is still time!

⭐️⭐️Pre Tournament Meeting Change!⭐️⭐️Our Pre Tournament Meeting will now be held at Snappers & Parks Boat Club on Frida...
05/01/2026

⭐️⭐️Pre Tournament Meeting Change!⭐️⭐️

Our Pre Tournament Meeting will now be held at Snappers & Parks Boat Club on Friday May 15th.

24457 178th St Okoboji, Iowa 51355

We will be in the upstairs. Taco Buffet starts at 6PM and is $18 a person, with our meeting starting at 6:30PM.

The pre tournament meeting is mandatory. We will conduct boat draw and pairings in person with the meeting expected to run 45 mintues. Please leave your boat/trailers where you are staying and do not bring them to the venue. We are approaching 50 anglers and would create chaos in the parking lot with all of our boats. Still time to sign up for the state qualifier deadline is May 10th!

04/28/2026

We have an open boat for a co angler looking to sign up without a link!

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Po Box 672
Melbourne, IA
50162

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