Event Details

Tournament waters are OFF limits Monday, and Tuesday, prior to the event. Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday are practice days. Saturday and Sunday are competition days.  READ THE RULES – Rules are posted below.

2025 National Semi Final Rules

Fact Sheets

District 6 – AR/OK

District 7 – KS/MO

Schedule

Friday, September 26, 2025 – Registration/Rules Meeting:  4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Registration, 5:00 PM – 5:30 PM Rules Meeting.  Address below

Extreme Outdoors
16957 MO-13
Branson West, 65737
Due to limited parking NO BOATS at registration. If possible, anglers may carpool.

Saturday, September 27, 2025 – Port of Kimberling Marina:  6:00 AM Boat Check Opens, 7:00 AM Take-off, 3:00 PM Weigh-in

Sunday, September 28, 2025 – Port of Kimberling Marina:  6:00 AM Boat Check Opens, 7:00 AM Take-off, 3:00 PM Weigh-in

Port of Kimberling – Boat Check, Staging, Weigh-in Check-In & Boat Parking Diagram

Note 1:  Weigh your fish before you trailer your boat.

Note 2:  For weigh-in please park/beach your boat in the designated boat parking area (red square).  Do not use an open boat slip, What’s up Dock or restaurant dock to park your boat for take off or weigh in. 

Note 3:  Please use the tournament provided weigh-in bags to weigh your fish.

Port of Kimberling Marina Cove Area Off-Limits Diagram

Additional Off-Limits:  All Commercial Zones at Marina Concession Sites at Table Rock Lake are Off-Limits.  Fishing with in 50′ of commercial zone docks is prohibited.  Table Rock Corps of Engineers Commercial Zone Regulation Document

If you get a ticket for fishing any of these areas you will be disqualified.

Fishing License Regulations

For Missouri Residents

1. Possess a valid Missouri resident fishing permit.
2. Obtain the White River Border Lakes Permit. This permit allows you to fish in the Arkansas portion of the impounded waters without needing a non-resident Arkansas license.

For Arkansas Residents

1. Possess a valid Arkansas resident fishing license.
2. Obtain the White River Border Lakes Permit. This permit allows you to fish in the Missouri portion of the impounded waters without needing a non-resident Missouri license.

For non-Missouri/non-Arkansas residents:

1. Purchase the appropriate state fishing license: A non-resident needs a valid fishing license for the state in which they are fishing (Missouri or Arkansas).
2. Regarding the White River Border Lakes Permit: If you are fishing in the impounded waters of Bull Shoals, Norfork, or Table Rock lakes, you are fishing in a reciprocal zone.

1. • This permit allows residents of Missouri or Arkansas to fish the other state’s portion of these lakes without purchasing the other state’s non-resident license.

1. • As a non-resident from a state other than Missouri or Arkansas, you are not eligible for this permit. Therefore, you must buy a non-resident license for the specific state you are fishing in to fish in that state’s portion of the lakes.

In summary:

• MO & AR residents are eligible to obtain the White River Border Lakes Permit along with their normal MO & AR fishing license.
• KS & OK residents will need to obtain a valid non-resident fishing license for the waters they are fishing.  Two licenses if they are fishing in AR (MO & AR).  One license if they only fish in MO. (MO).

Tournament Director Contact Number:

Chris Dougan – 314.753.1922

The first MO-TBF Junior & High School Trail event for the 2025/2026 season will be held Sunday, October 5, 2025 at Truman Lake, Truman State Park Boat Ramp.  Compete and earn points to advance to the 2026 TBF Junior World Championship or 2026 TBF SAF High School Fishing National Championship.

This is a team event.  To compete you need to have a Active 2025 Junior or High School membership for the division your fish.  Memberships are $25.  Tournament entry fee is $0.

Entry Form

Complete the entry form and email to d.chris.dougan@gmail.com or motbfyouth@gmail.com

Missouri The Bass Federation has released the Junior and High School tournament schedule for the 2025/2026 school season.  Junior and High School Teams will compete across four events to earn the opportunity to advance to the 2026 TBF Junior World Championship or the TBF Student Angler Federation High School National Championship.   The Junior World Championship lake and date will be announced in April/May, 2026.  The High School National Championship in 2026 will be held at Lake Cumberland, Kentucky, June 23-27, 2026.

2025/2026 MO-TBF Junior & High School Trail Schedule

• Sunday, October 5, 2025 – Truman Lake, Truman State Park
• Sunday, March 8, 2026 – Pomme de Terre, Pomme de Terre State Park
• Saturday, April 11, 2026 – Missouri Junior and High School State Championship, Lake of the Ozarks, Shawnee Bend
• Sunday, April 12, 2026 – Lake of the Ozarks, Shawnee Bend

Missouri TBF Junior & High School Trail Tournaments are two-person (team) events for Juniors (8th grade and under) and for High School (grades 7-12), and open to any TBF Junior or TBF Student Angler Federation (SAF) – affiliated school / high school club or unattached members.  Anglers are required to have an active 2026 membership for the Junior or High School division that they fish.  There are two-ways to advance.  The top 10% of the field in the April 11 State Championship Tournament will advance to their respective National Championship.  For the Missouri-TBF Trail Tournaments one team will advance for every 20 unique teams that compete across all of the Trail Tournaments.

TBF annually hosts the longest running and  premier Junior and High School Angler events in the United States.   Put your team on the path to advance by fishing the Missouri-TBF Junior & High School Fishing Trail in 2025/206.

For the entry form and rules for the Missouri-TBF Junior and High School Fishing Trail click the links below.

2025/2026 MO-TBF Trail Entry Form

2025 TBF Junior Rules

2025 TBF SAF High School Rules

For questions and additional information contact Chris Dougan, President – Missouri The Bass Federation.

Missouri The Bass Federation is proud to announce the 2025 Missouri State Team and Club Champions competing at the TBF National Semifinal at Table Rock Lake on September 27-28, 2025.  This will be a dual TBF National Semifinal Event with District 6 – Arkansas & Oklahoma and District 7 – Kansas and Missouri.  Each state will advance one boater and one co-angler to the 2026 Federation National Championship.