2026 State Championship Lake St. Clair August 15 Harley Ensign
The 2026 Michigan Bass Federation State Championship will be Saturday, August 15 on Lake St. Clair out of the DNR Harley Ensign Boat Launch. This is a TEAM Format! Sign up as a TEAM. Also, you must designate who is the boater and who is the co-angler in case you advance to the 2027 TBF Nationals and/or the 2026 Michigan National Semi-Final (Detroit River, October 3-4, 2026). You must be a Michigan Bass Federation member to compete and advance.
Team Entry Fee: $250.00 Due by August 9th ($400 if you join and pay entry together)
Pay your member dues and state championship team entries online at https://www.michigantbf.com/pay/.
Winners advance directly to Nationals!*
Winning TEAM advances to the 2027 TBF National Championship and $1,000 entry fee PAID!*
Top 6 teams advance to the 2026 Michigan Bass Federation National Semi-Final – $200 Boater and $100 Co-Angler entry fee PAID!
IMPORTANT: Each team MUST designate 1 Boater and 1 Co-Angler prior to the event. Designations determine who advances to Nationals/Semi-Final as Boater or Co-Angler. Nationals and Semi-Final are both Boater/Co-Angler draw events.
There are NO SUBSTITUTIONS for Nationals qualification at this event. Winning Boater AND Co-Angler must attend Nationals.
Winner of the Semi-Final will also advance to Nationals! Yes, you now have TWO chances to qualify for Nationals per year!
*To advance the winners directly to Nationals, we must achieve a minimum of 50 Active Adult TBF members AND must send a minimum of 6 boats to the 2026 National Semi-finals. In the event that these thresholds are not met, we will payout the $1,000 directly to the winners, but they will NOT advance to Nationals. WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT TO MAKE IT HAPPEN. Sign up your club and members now!
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