BAINBRIDGE, Ga. (Feb. 23, 2026) – The High School Fishing team of Eli McCraney and Jaxon Reeves, representing Tallassee High School of Tallassee, Alabama, brought five bass to the scale Saturday weighing 15 pounds, 2 ounces to win the MLF High School Fishing Open tournament on Lake Seminole in Bainbridge, Georgia.
The no-entry fee tournament was hosted by Visit Bainbridge. In MLF Abu Garcia High School Fishing competition, the top 10% of teams competing advance to the High School Fishing National Championship.
The top 3 teams that now advance to the 2026 High School Fishing National Championship are:
1st: Tallassee High School, Tallassee, Ala. – Eli McCraney and Jaxon Reeves, five bass, 15-2
2nd: Helena Fishing Team, Helena, Ala. – Isabella Stevens and Marshall Streety, five bass, 13-14
3rd: 863 Anglers – Brentley West and Kallen Williams, five bass, 13-13
Rounding out the Top 10 teams were:
4th: Lawton Chiles High School, Tallahassee, Fla. – Jackson Crawford and Bo Pearson, five bass, 13-0
5th: The Complete Student, Port Royal, S.C. – Brady Jones and Parker Jones, five bass, 12-14
6th: Heard County High School, Franklin, Ga. – Colby Senn and Ellis Turner, five bass, 12-14
7th: Lawton Chiles High School, Tallahassee, Fla. – Jackson Edenfield and Hunter Harris, five bass, 12-6
8th: Floyd County High School Bass Fishing, Rome, Ga. – Connor Caravalho and Easton Wiggins, five bass, 12-0
9th: Thomas County Central High School, Thomasville, Ga. – Jesse Mathis and Blake Rhodes, five bass, 11-15
10th: Straughn High School, Andalusia, Ala. – Brayden Rivest and Brayden Tisdale, five bass, 11-13
Complete results from the event can be found at MajorLeagueFishing.com.
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High School Fishing Tournaments