East Bay 8-17-25

1. Garrett Moss 5/5 25.48lb/ Big Bass 6.05lb

2. Cole Hopper 5/5 23.28lb

3. Alex Lee 5/5 21.17lb

4. Bryan Ray 4/4 13.67lb

5. Dave Hentschel 5/5 10.81lb

6. Brian Wilson 4/4 7.96lb

7. Mark Ayers 2/2 5.00lb

8. Randy Perry 2/2 4.97lb

9. Bob Moss 2/2 4.82lb

10. Dan Daniel 2/2 3.67ln

11. Jack Ebach 0/0

Portage Lake 8-3-25

 1. Mark Ayers 5/5 20.10lb/ Big Bass 5.77lb

2. Bob Moss 5/4 15.97lb.- .3= 15.67lb

3. Jack Ebach 5/5 15.56lb

4. Garrett Moss 5/5 15.44lb

5. Bill Shermeta 5/5 15.26lb

6. Dave Hentschel 5/4 14.38lb-.3=14.08lb

7. Bryan Ray 5/4 13.97lb-.3= 13.67lb

8. Alex Lee 4/3 10.97lb-.3= 10.67lb

9. Brian Wilson 2/2 5.02lb

10. Dan Daniel 2/2 4.87lb

11. Randy Perry 0/0

12. Mike Ebach 0/0

AOY halfway standing 2025

 Four tournament down four to go. Top dog becomes AOY of the year and the top six anglers compete against Northwest Michigan Bass Club. 30 point system with one throw out tournament. Here is the standings.

1. Garrett Moss 88 points

1. Alex Lee 88 points 

3. Brian Wilson 82 points 

4. Bob Moss 79 points

5. Dave Hentschel 77 points 

6. Dan Daniel 74 points

7. Randy Perry 71 points 

8. Mark Ayers 62 points 

9. Jack Ebach 29 points 

10. Bill Shermeta 28 points

11. Mike Ebach 5 points 

Green Lake 6-13-25

 1. Garrett Moss 5/5 19.80lb/ Big Bass 4.38lb

2. Jack Ebach 5/5 16.88lb

3. Alex Lee 5/5 14.77lb

4. Bob Moss 5/5 14.65lb

5. Dave Hentschel 5/4 13.14lb-.3lb=12.84lb

6. Brian Wilson 5/5 11.91lb

7. Dan Daniel 2/1 3.47lb-.3lb=3.17lb

8. Randy Perry 1/1 1.24lb

9. Mark Ayers 0/0

10. Mike Ebach 0/0

2025 TCBass Tournament Schedule

5-25-25 Lake Margareth 

6-8-25 West Bay (Lee’s Point)

6-22-25 Lake Leelanau (Narrows)

7-4-25 FireCracker Special Green Lake (Open)

7-13–25 Green Lake

8-3-25 Portage Lake

8-17-25 East Bay (Center Rd)

8-31-25 Glen Lake

9-14-25 Platte Lake

9-20/21-25 Classic Championship- Glen Lake/Platte Lake

9-26/27-25 Bass Nation-Lake St Clair and the WMB Championship 

10-4-25 6 vs 6 fish-off between TCBass and Great Northwest Bass Anglers

10-5-25 TCBass Bass Hawg Hunt (Sunday)

Alternate Lake: Duck Lake

Firecracker special results 7-4-25

 TCBass FireCracker Special 7-4-26

1. Corey and Cole Hooper 5/5 17.82lb

2. Jack Ebach 5/5 16.48lb

3. David Yoder 5/5 14.59lb/ Big Largemouth 3.61lb

4. Aaron and Autumn P. 5/5 13.59lb/ Big Smallmouth 4.31lb

5. Brian and Noah 5/5 12.76lb

6. Dave H 5/5 12.52lb

7. Bob and Dillon 5/5 11.58lb

8. Mike and Chris 5/5 10.59lb

9. Ruth and Harry 5/5 9.89lb

10. Randy and Chris 5/5 8.75lb

11. Garrett and Alex 4/4 8.58lb

19th Annual FireCracker Special

19th Annual FireCracker Special

19th Annual Firecracker Special. Open Bass Tournament July 4th 2025 on Green Lake (7:00am-12:00pm) $30 a boat. Fish as a team or by yourself. $20 towards 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place. $10 towards biggest Smallmouth and largest Largemouth.

Lake Leelanau 6-22-25

 

Fall Hawg Hunt 10-5-25

                   FALL HAWG HUNT

                                  Partner tournament

                              Sunday Oct 5th, 2025
                 Tournament time 7:30 am to 5:00pm
                            Register by 6:45am

Time	Location	Launch Site
7:30 am to 11:30 am	Glen Lake                  First Weigh-in	DNR Launch on Little Glen
1:00 pm to 5:00 pm	Big Platte Lake                     Finale Weigh-in	DNR launch

Entry Fee :  $100 per boat collected day of tournament.

Payback split 3 ways:  

      

Combination of two Hawgs (one from each lake)
                                            

Big Bass of the day on Glen Lake
                                            

Big Bass of the day on Big Platte Lake

Rules:       NO LATE ENTRIES          NO LATE WEIGH-INS
                 NO DEAD FISH                 ARTIFICIAL Baits Only.

                               Tournament directors

Brian Wilson 213-620-4221

Bryan Ray: 231-590-5597

West Bay 6-8-25

 

Fish eating guidelines in Grand Traverse Co

 https://www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/-/media/Project/Websites/mdhhs/DEH/Eat-Safe-Fish/Documents/NW_EAT_SAFE_FISH_GUIDE_-_NORTHWEST_MI_WEB.pdf?rev=b863dd20fa2546319381f3dd6537b0a8&hash=AFC5279B46D5767FDC5D7F93F7B53B18&fbclid=IwQ0xDSwKutCNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHjtnNc5BM5Ps2BixtFnlTcVGqRNJXWj-EjTIq7-tPxQUpw1tm7EU8JLuXtEG_aem_wTss2cPOp44lM3IxVSQ0QQ

Lake Margareth 5-26-25

 1. Mark Ayers 5/5 16.69lb/Big Bass 3.83lb

2. Garrett Moss 5/5 15.17lb

3. Alex Lee 5/5 13.83lb

4. Brian Wilson 5/5 12.02lb

5. Bob Moss 5/5 10.65lb

6. Dan Daniel 5/5 9.37lb

7 Randy Perry 3/3 7.45lb

Need Volunteers

 Event: Kids Free Fishing Day

Where: NMC Great Lakes Campus

Date: Saturday June 14th 2025

Time: 8:30am to 1:30pm

They are looking for volunteers to support Kids Free Fishing Day.

Contact: Chris Degood 231-420-5601 cdegood@bria2.com

Event Day Manager : Mike Wills 231-922-3000 mikewills110@outlook.com

2025 Rules:

  

 Rules: 

Interpretation of rules shall be left exclusively to the Board of Directors. The decision of the Board are final. Penalties up to disqualification maybe assessed for infractions and or protest. All rules have “loopholes” it is the intention of TCBass to provide an honest sportsman like tournament. In the interest of good sportsmanship, contestants are reminded that the “spirit of the rules” shall prevail in all judgement cases. Any protest must be submitted in writing within 15 minutes of completion of the tournament.

Tournaments and Weigh-ins: 8 tournaments with 1 throw outs. 5 bass limit. 30 pt system with 1 point countdown until you get to the last person to catch fish, 5 points below that last person for anybody that got zero fish. Bass present for weight in which fail to measure 14 inches shall accrue penalties at a rate of 1 pound each. This penalty shall be deducted from your total weight. Three tenths of a pound per bass will be deducted from your total weight for all dead bass weight. Dead bass penalty doesn’t apply toward Big Bass. All contestants must be back at the ramp at the end of the tournament. No Exceptions. Board of Directors with the Tournament Director will determine if a contestants was Late if this does occur. Contestants must finish tournament to accrue show up points. If you leave early, you must inform a Board Member or the Tournament Director.  Must be a good reason. Family emergency, medical reasons or work, etc. Take off will be one boat at a time. We will draw for starting spots. All live bass must be returned to the lake.

Ties: All ties for tournament awards will be determined as followed: 1st tie breaker is biggest single bass weight. 2nd tie breaker is by number of bass weighed. Ties for AOY: 1st tie breaker is total weight for the year. 2nd tie breaker is total number of bass weighted.

Membership and Entry fee: Annual membership fee is $30. $20 for Big Bass at the end of the year (optional). $50 entry fee per tournament. $45 for tournament  $5 for big bass. Pay back is 50%, 30%, 20%.

Fishing time and Check in: Total of 8 hours of fishing 7:00 am to 3:00 pm with adjustment for daylight and or weather. Contestants must be at the launch site by 6:30 am or earlier, to pay entry fee and draw position. Any boat arriving late must check in with another tournament boat to have live wells checked. Late boater must pay entry fee before weight in. Rider fee is $20. Riders fish against boater and other contestants. Boater is in control of the boat unless boater gives permission.  A boater will not have to take an additional rider until all boaters have done so. No riders in boats smaller then 16ft and/ or under 60 hp. Anyone returning late will be penalized 1lb for every minute late. For every minute late past tournament end and after 5 minutes will be DQ however will be granted show up points.

Safe Boating: Safe boating must be observed at all times. All boats must follow Michigan Boating Laws. Contestants are required to wear a Coast Guard approved life preserver any time the combustion engine is running and IN GEAR. If the boat is equipped with a kill switch it must be functional and used. Absolutely no alcoholic beverages and drugs allowed in the boat during tournament hours. This doesn’t include legal medication.

Tackle and Equipment: Artificial lures only. Only 1 casting, spinning or spin casting rod may be used at one time. B.A.S.S. rules apply. Cell phones or marine radios are not to be used to exchange fishing information during tournament hours. All boats must have a livewell capable of maintaining a limit of bass. Boats with riders must be capable of maintaining 2 limits of bass. None Puncture cull tags only.

Fishing Location: All contestants must start from the designated check in area. Fishing on the tournament water is permitted anywhere except 50 yards of another competitors boat which was there first, anchored(Power Poles down) with trolling motor up. An Anchored boat may not block a narrow waterway. If you let one boat within 50 yards you must let all boats do so.

Boat Identification: Each boat must be inspected by a tournament official prior to the start of the tournament.

Club Classic: The Club Classic will be held after the regular season tournaments. To be eligible for the classic, you must fish a total of 4 tournaments to qualify. Life Member automatically qualify for the Classic. Classic tournaments will be two days on two separate lakes. Regular season lakes will be selected during the fall meeting. Classic Lakes will be selected at the last tournament. Any participant that doesn’t fish both days will be listed as DQ. 

Each paid Classic participant can vote. The participant shall vote for 2 lakes out of a list of many lakes. That Classic lakes are a off limits after voting. Entry fee is $70 (includes $10 Big Bass per day.). Entry fee must be paid by the last regular season tournament. Pay back is 50%, 30%, 20%. Winner will receive free membership for following year.

TCBass Spring meeting 2015

2025 Spring Meeting will be May 4th at 1:00pm at Incredible Mo’s. All members and new members are welcome.

History of Angler of the Year.

 

History of TCBass AOY /Started 2003

2003 Harry Swank
2004 Brian Wilson
2005 Harry Swank
2006 Harry Swank
2007 Brian Wilson
2008 Brian Wilson
2009 Craig Vohwinkle
2010 Brian Wilson
2011 Ed Short
2012 Brian Wilson
2013 Bill Bailey Sr.
2014 Mark Ayers
2015 Brian Wilson
2016 Mark Ayers
2017 Jack Ebach

2018 Mark Ayers 

2019 Jack Ebach 

2020 Jack Ebach 

2021 Bill Bailey Sr.

2022 Jack Ebach 

2023 Jack Ebach

2024 Garret Moss