The 2025 District 4 MS TBF Semi-Finals was held on September 6-7, 2025 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 TBF National Championship.  On Day One anglers had storms come in during the morning hours then clear skies to finish up the afternoon.  On Day two anglers were met with strong winds, clouds and a cold front which made for a very interesting turn of events.

After two days of competition Marion Hill with a two-day total of 23.58 is the 2025 Dist. 4 MS National Semi-Finals Champion Boater.  Marion Hill will represent Mississippi at the 2026 National Championship.  Finishing second was Justin Mckee with a two-day total of 17.64.  Finishing third was Timmy Ming with a two-day total of 16.93 pounds, fourth was Blake Duncan with a two-day total of 11.79 pounds, fifth was Dale Main with a two-day total of 11.42 pounds, and sixth was Drew Gideon with a two-day total of 11.41 pounds.

On the co-angler side Randy Howell with a two-day total of 15.76 is the 2025 Dist. 4 MS National Semi-Finals Champion Co-Angler and will represent Mississippi at the 2026 National Championship.  Finishing second was Devin Hopper with a two-day total of 10.40 pounds.  Finishing third was John Moody with a two-day total of 8.81 pounds. Finishing fourth was Scott Kirk with a two-day total of 8.04 pounds, fifth was Troy Ladner with a two-day total of 7.30 pounds and sixth was Terry Arnsdorff with a two-day total of 7.22 pounds.

Big Fish for Day 1 Boater was 3.06 pounds caught by Marion Hill and Day 1 Co-angler was 3.95 pounds caught by Joe Frierson.  Big Fish for Day 2 Boater was 5.11 pounds caught by Justin Mckee and Day 2 Co-angler 4.41 pounds caught by Buddy French.

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: Ranger Boats, Bass Pro Shop & Cabela’s, MinnKota, Humminbird, TH Marine, Strike King, Lew’s, and Power Pole.

Once again 26 individuals from Idaho and 26 individuals from Montana met on Noxon Reservoir in Western Montana.  Everything seemed to go quite smoothly for the most part.  After pre-fishing for 3 days, we had a banquet at the Lakeside Resort in Trout Creek, MT.  Food was good and everyone left full and had a great time.

Fishing was a little tuff as the bass were in summer-time mode and were mostly spread out.  Water temps were in the low 70’s which is quite warm for these northern lakes.  While it was difficult for some, others managed to find the fish.  Noxon yielded 2 limits that exceeded 21 lbs. and quite a few limits in the mid to high teens.

Idaho Qualifiers

Montana Qualifiers

After battling it out for 2 days we were able to establish our representatives to go to the TBF National Championships for both Montana and Idaho.  We look forward to seeing how they fare when competing against the rest of the country and especially our N.W. Division.

Top 5 Boaters

Top 5 Co-anglers

2025 TBF Alabama National Semi-Finals was held on Lake Mitchell, Clanton, AL, September 6-7, 2025. Qualified Alabama Anglers and Co-Anglers competed for the opportunity of advancement to the 2026 TBF National Championship Tournament to be held spring of 2026. Corey Cole of Pine Level Bassmasters took the angler lead on Day -1 with a weight of 12 lbs. and on Day-2 Cole added an additional weight of 11.07 having two-day total of 23.07 securing 1^st Place of the Anglers. Finishing 2^nd Place is Marty Giddens of Alabama Ranger Club with a total of 23 lbs. 3^rd Place is Rocky Rockhill of Tennessee Valley Bass Club with 20.05.  Nicholas Foster of Alabama Ranger Club was 4^th Place with 20.05; Phil Williams of L A PO Boys was 5^th Place with 20.04 and Keith Glasgow of Alabama Ranger finished 6^th Place of the Anglers with 19.12. Corey Cole and Marty Giddens qualified to advance to the 2026 TBF National Championship Tournament.

Of the Co-Anglers Dennis Sandoval of Morgan County Bass Club lead the Co-Anglers on Day-1 with 10.10 and on Day-2 Dennis weighed in 8.11 making his two-day total 19.05 securing 1^st Place of the Co-Anglers. Matthew King of Morgan County Bass Club with a total weight of 16 lbs. finished 2^nd Place of the Co-Anglers. In 3^rd Place is Charles Douglass of Pine Level Bassmasters with a weight of 15.11; Steven McSpadden of Locust Fork Bassmasters with 15.07 finished in 4^th Place; Terry Quates of Pine Level Bassmasters is 5^th Place with 13.09 and Mason Carden of Alabama Ranger Club took 6^th Place with 12.11.  Dennis Sandoval and Matthew King have qualified to advance to the 2026 TBF National Championship Tournament.

Big fish for Day-1 competition was a weight of 3.14, shared by Anglers Marty Giddens and Tim Windsor and Co-Angler Dennis Wynn. Day-2 big fish of the Anglers was Marty Giddens with 4.08 and Co-Angler Marlyana Castleberry with 2.15 had Day-2 big fish of the Co-Anglers. Davis Bait Company awarded a big fish bonus to Marty Giddens and Dennis Wynn for the biggest Angler & Co-Angler fish of the tournament.

Boat Total Weight for Day-1 with a combined weight of 20.06 was Marty Giddens and Steve McSpadden. Day-2 Boat Total Weight was won by Kevin Gibsin and Charles Douglass with a combined weight of 19.07