Grayson Goss and Wally Wolcott of the Lakeside Rams Bass Club have won the 2026 Strike King Bassmaster High School Series at Sam Rayburn Reservoir with a total of 27 pounds, 5 ounces.
Photo by Mark Cisneros/B.A.S.S.
March 1, 2026
Goss and Wolcott leverage early kicker for Bassmaster High School win at Sam Rayburn
JASPER, Texas — An early taste of success locked Grayson Goss and Wally Wolcott into a pattern that produced a winning limit of 27 pounds, 5 ounces in the Strike King Bassmaster High School Series at Sam Rayburn Reservoir.
Representing the Arkansas-based Lakeside Rams Bass Club, the winners edged second-place Griffin Antunes by 3-3. The win earned Goss and Wolcott a berth in the Strike King Bassmaster High School Series National Championship, July 30 – August 1 on Kentucky Lake in Paris, Tenn.
“This means the world to me, because of all the dedication and practice we put in,” Wolcott said. “To compete against some of the best high school anglers in the country and to win was great.”
Goss and Wolcott, both seniors at Lakeside High School in Hot Springs, Ark., fished the mid-lake region and focused on a drain running through standing timber.
“We were fishing in 5 to 8 feet of water and looking for fish that were staging up to go spawn,” Goss said. “We stayed in one drain all day and fished within 1/4- to 1/2-mile of the spawning area.
“Drains within the timber are just good prespawn staging grounds. The fish can move up from deep water, chase bait and then go spawn when it gets warm.”
As Goss explained, he and his partner found most of their action from about 9 a.m. onward. They caught fish throughout the rest of the day and made their last cull with a 6-pounder at 2.
The winners started their day feeling good about their prospects, but less than an hour after takeoff their biggest fish of the day — a 7-pounder — stoked their fire.
“That 7-pounder started the day off right,” Wolcott said. “It made us stick to the game plan.”
Goss agreed: “It was a big confidence boost. It made the day even better.”
Drought conditions have dropped Rayburn’s water level to about 9 feet below normal. Wolcott said this shrunk the playing field and helped them narrow down their focal point.
“It was pretty bad; there were only a couple of drains we could fish,” Wolcott said. “We found the one we fished in practice. We lost one or two big ones there in practice, so we knew the big fish were in there and we just needed to get them to bite.”
The winners caught their fish on a 6-inch Berkley Cull Shad. They used the white color to match the hefty baitfish schooling in the drain.
“There were big gizzard shad in the back of the drain, so we were trying to match what the fish were eating,” Goss said. “For the retrieve, slow and steady wins the race. They would hammer it.”
Antunes, who represented Henderson High School, fished solo and placed second with 24-2. While he had more room to fish without sharing space with a partner, he noted that he occasionally struggled to handle big Texas bass.
“Definitely, netting my fish was extremely hard,” Antunes said. “I had a couple of big ones and they kept diving down. I only lost one that might have helped me.”
Fishing a drain in 4 to 6 feet, Antunes hunted his fish on LiveScope and fished the first part of his day with a 6-inch 6th Sense Shendo minnow on a 1/8-ounce jighead. Later in the day, when the wind picked up, he threw a 6th Sense Provoke jerkbait.
Joshua Adams and Dakota Morris of the Carroll Bass Team finished third with 23-14.
Adams and Morris split the $500 Big Bass award with Dean Austin and Caleb Moore of Off The Hook Jr. Bassmasters. Each team caught a 7-13.
This event was hosted by Jasper Development District No. 1.
2026 Strike King Bassmaster High School Series at Sam Rayburn Reservoir 3/1-3/1
Sam Rayburn Reservoir, Jasper TX.
(BOATER) Standings Day 1
Angler Club/School Pts
1. Grayson Goss – Wally Wolcott Lakeside Rams Bass Club 0
Day 1: 5 27-05 Total: 5 27-05
2. Griffin Antunes – Henderson High School 0
Day 1: 5 24-02 Total: 5 24-02
3. Joshua Adams – Dakota Morris Carroll Bass Team 0
Day 1: 5 23-14 Total: 5 23-14
4. Brayden Griffin – Jacob Cernosek Willis Junior Basskats 0
Day 1: 5 21-12 Total: 5 21-12
5. Bryce Griffin – Bryce Spann Waverly High School 0
Day 1: 5 18-11 Total: 5 18-11
6. Colton Robinson – Reid Stein Melissa High School 0
Day 1: 5 18-03 Total: 5 18-03
7. Jaxson Beard – Landon Vaughn Pendleton High School Fishing Te 0
Day 1: 5 17-12 Total: 5 17-12
8. Jake Drennan – 0
Day 1: 5 17-02 Total: 5 17-02
9. Carter Pjesky – Landon Gabby Southern IllinoisFuture Anglers 0
Day 1: 5 17-01 Total: 5 17-01
10. Kane Ross – Caden Wright Hemphill Hornet Bass Club 0
Day 1: 5 17-00 Total: 5 17-00
11. Kerry Johnson – Mavrick Grove Creekwood Hs Redhawks Fishing 0
Day 1: 5 16-12 Total: 5 16-12
12. Connor Kennedy – Brennan Enfinger Bainbridge High School Bass Cats 0
Day 1: 5 16-10 Total: 5 16-10
13. Ian Hendricks – Josiah Ennes 314 Fishing Club 0
Day 1: 5 16-07 Total: 5 16-07
14. Lane Clark – Cutter Mccauley Kirbyville High School 0
Day 1: 5 16-06 Total: 5 16-06
14. Jay Delk – Konner McLarty Little Cypress Mauriceville Hs 0
Day 1: 5 16-06 Total: 5 16-06
16. Landon Parker – Jake Watson Dewitt High School Fishing Team 0
Day 1: 5 16-03 Total: 5 16-03
16. Brayden Rivest – Zach Stall Off The Hook High School Bassmas 0
Day 1: 5 16-03 Total: 5 16-03
18. Weston Bouchikas – Luke Hoskinson Junior Keystone Bassmasters 0
Day 1: 5 16-00 Total: 5 16-00
18. Connor Gartman – Blake Starr Arkansas Youth Anglers 0
Day 1: 5 16-00 Total: 5 16-00
20. Cullen Dickerson – Kopen Grabert South Beauregard High School Bas 0
Day 1: 5 15-13 Total: 5 15-13
21. Clark Kelly – Thomas Newman Frederick Co. Jr. Bass Wranglers 0
Day 1: 5 15-11 Total: 5 15-11
22. Garrett Bourque – Braden Bourque Ea Anglers 0
Day 1: 5 15-10 Total: 5 15-10
22. Hooper Harris – Ben Barstad Hp Bass Team 0
Day 1: 5 15-10 Total: 5 15-10
24. Corbin Bornstein – Logan Tolbert Lipscomb Academy 0
Day 1: 5 15-07 Total: 5 15-07
25. Oliver Neumann – Zimmerman Thunder 0
Day 1: 5 15-06 Total: 5 15-06
26. Dean Austin – Caleb Moore Off The Hook Jr. Bassmasters 0
Day 1: 5 15-04 Total: 5 15-04
27. Annabella Youngblood – Bray Youngblood Sulphur Fishing Team – Sulphur H 0
Day 1: 5 15-04 Total: 5 15-04
28. Hunter Dickinson – Case Payton Central Fishing Team 0
Day 1: 5 15-00 Total: 5 15-00
28. Shane Williams – South Greene High School 0
Day 1: 5 15-00 Total: 5 15-00
30. Anderson Mesplay – Keowee Outdoors 0
Day 1: 5 14-14 Total: 5 14-14
31. Porter Morrison – Harrison Kirkpatrick Catholic High School Fishing Bat 0
Day 1: 5 14-12 Total: 5 14-12
32. Brayden Elliott – Kalen Chandler White Oak High School Bass Fishi 0
Day 1: 5 14-11 Total: 5 14-11
32. Olevir Johnson – Rhett Shirrell Oldham Co High School Bass Team 0
Day 1: 5 14-11 Total: 5 14-11
34. Billy Allison – Granny Priest Aybn Southern High School 0
Day 1: 5 14-08 Total: 5 14-08
34. Travis Meche – Chance Watson Rayne High Bass Club 0
Day 1: 5 14-08 Total: 5 14-08
36. Harrison Hobbs – Cade Speligene Music City Bass 0
Day 1: 5 14-04 Total: 5 14-04
37. Maddox Labove – Logan Lebleu Sulphur Fishing Team – Sulphur H 0
Day 1: 5 14-00 Total: 5 14-00
38. Easton Gray – Carter Shinn Arkansas YBN Northern 0
Day 1: 5 13-13 Total: 5 13-13
39. Aiden Roberson-Barber – Daniel Lowhorn Monterey Anglers 0
Day 1: 5 13-12 Total: 5 13-12
40. Westin Carver – Laken Fletcher Tennessee Valley High School Bas 0
Day 1: 5 13-10 Total: 5 13-10
41. Jaxon Nobles – Trevor Lepich Northeastern Oklahoma Hs Bass Cl 0
Day 1: 5 13-08 Total: 5 13-08
41. Hayden VanWinkle – Diego Villa Rocky Mtn Bass Anglers 0
Day 1: 5 13-08 Total: 5 13-08
43. Brady Wells – Zeke Brock Bath County Juniors 0
Day 1: 5 13-05 Total: 5 13-05
44. Bennett Fontenot – Port Barre High School 0
Day 1: 5 13-04 Total: 5 13-04
44. Carter Oufnac – Max Daniel Parkview Baptist Jr School Bass 0
Day 1: 5 13-04 Total: 5 13-04
46. Jake Paradis – JT Cross L/A Junior Bassmasters 0
Day 1: 5 13-02 Total: 5 13-02
47. Tucker Gravois – Lucas Ledet Vandebilt Catholic Bass Fishing 0
Day 1: 5 12-12 Total: 5 12-12
48. Conner Luft – Brennan Maljian Music City Bass 0
Day 1: 5 12-11 Total: 5 12-11
49. Landon Ezell – Jake Jouret Hebron High School Bass 0
Day 1: 5 12-09 Total: 5 12-09
49. Landin Sholty – Gavin Walterscheid Walker High School 0
Day 1: 5 12-09 Total: 5 12-09
51. Lane Forbes – Luke Mire Central High School 0
Day 1: 5 12-08 Total: 5 12-08
52. Jase Johnson – Riley Keith Riverdale Bassmasters – LA 0
Day 1: 5 12-07 Total: 5 12-07
53. Brooklyn Bossom – Corinne Mouch Denham Springs High School 0
Day 1: 5 12-06 Total: 5 12-06
53. Brandon Clark – Thomas Lapeyre Vandebilt Catholic Bass Fishing 0
Day 1: 5 12-06 Total: 5 12-06
53. Landon Grabert – Luke Duplantis Houma Christian Jr Bass Club 0
Day 1: 5 12-06 Total: 5 12-06
56. John Taylor Dejean – Elijah Malley West Feliciana Bass Club Inc 0
Day 1: 5 12-05 Total: 5 12-05
57. Huntlee York – Colton Smith Arkansas Youth Anglers 0
Day 1: 5 12-04 Total: 5 12-04
58. Kannon Wood – Gulf Port High School 0
Day 1: 5 12-03 Total: 5 12-03
59. Kade Ellender – Caden Doucet Sulphur Fishing Team – Sulphur H 0
Day 1: 5 12-02 Total: 5 12-02
59. Hunter Mcdaniel – Lane Spell South Beauregard High School Bas 0
Day 1: 5 12-02 Total: 5 12-02
61. Kaeden Kirby – Caleb Smith Lipscomb Academy 0
Day 1: 5 12-01 Total: 5 12-01
61. Kaden Mangrum – Kyler Harsh Sulphur Fishing Team – Sulphur H 0
Day 1: 5 12-01 Total: 5 12-01
63. Taylor Hubert – Kaden Paprocki Porter High School 0
Day 1: 5 11-14 Total: 5 11-14
63. Remington Stewart – Timothy Burford 0
Day 1: 5 11-14 Total: 5 11-14
63. Nash Taylor – Kolby Michael Aybn Southern High School 0
Day 1: 5 11-14 Total: 5 11-14
66. Noah Martinez – Tristan David Brusly High Bass Anglers 0
Day 1: 5 11-13 Total: 5 11-13
66. Ethan Rose – Jefferson County Patriot Anglers 0
Day 1: 5 11-13 Total: 5 11-13
68. Mason Campbell – Haydan Jenkins Many High School Fishing Team 0
Day 1: 5 11-12 Total: 5 11-12
68. Layne Shoffiett – Jackson Lee Notre Dame High School 0
Day 1: 5 11-12 Total: 5 11-12
70. Hunter Jenkins – Hampton Hable Many High School Fishing Team 0
Day 1: 5 11-11 Total: 5 11-11
71. Bryce Alfrey – William Gunner Willoughby George Rogers Clark High School 0
Day 1: 5 11-10 Total: 5 11-10
72. Gage Dowers – Cade Whittington Sulphur High School 0
Day 1: 5 11-09 Total: 5 11-09
73. Ethan Dayton – Elijah Shockley Livingston Parish Bassmasters 0
Day 1: 5 11-07 Total: 5 11-07
74. Gavin Burnett – Justin Ackel Sulphur Fishing Team – Sulphur H 0
Day 1: 5 11-06 Total: 5 11-06
75. Sawyer Goss – Lincoln Cowell 0
Day 1: 5 11-05 Total: 5 11-05
76. Conner Tate – Ava Chisholm Negreet High School Fishing Team 0
Day 1: 5 11-04 Total: 5 11-04
77. Dawson Lytton – Collier Alderman 0
Day 1: 5 11-01 Total: 5 11-01
78. Tucker Larrance – Jaxson Pierce Jefferson County Patriot Anglers 0
Day 1: 5 11-00 Total: 5 11-00
79. Cooper Rouse – Ryker Reed D’iberville Hs Warrior Bass Nati 0
Day 1: 5 10-15 Total: 5 10-15
79. Brayden Tisdale – Tanner Smith Straughn High School 0
Day 1: 5 10-15 Total: 5 10-15
81. Tripp Martin – Conley Tyler Salem Fishing Team 0
Day 1: 5 10-14 Total: 5 10-14
82. Jake Gwin – Hayden Barnes York Co High School Anglers 0
Day 1: 5 10-13 Total: 5 10-13
83. Brenden Gallier – Slade Nunnally Little Cypress Mauriceville Jr 0
Day 1: 5 10-12 Total: 5 10-12
83. Crews Mcferrin – Colin Bourne Karns Jr High School 0
Day 1: 5 10-12 Total: 5 10-12
85. Paxton Wormsley – Grayson Dykes Campbell County High School 0
Day 1: 5 10-11 Total: 5 10-11
86. Augie Precht – Clay Price Iowa Youth Fishing League High S 0
Day 1: 5 10-10 Total: 5 10-10
87. Tucker Robertson – Meigs County High School Fishing 0
Day 1: 5 10-09 Total: 5 10-09
88. Holt Harmon – Memphis Howard Central Lion Fishing 0
Day 1: 5 10-07 Total: 5 10-07
88. Mckenzie Kulbeth – Michael Kulbeth Jr Southside Fishing Club 0
Day 1: 5 10-07 Total: 5 10-07
88. Hudson Logan – Weston Rigsby A1 Anglers Fishing Team 0
Day 1: 5 10-07 Total: 5 10-07
88. Hank Riley – Charles Bender Liberty Christian High School Fi 0
Day 1: 5 10-07 Total: 5 10-07
92. Sarah Parker – Asher Wheat Petal High School 0
Day 1: 5 10-05 Total: 5 10-05
93. Alex Normand – Joseph Hathorn Rapides High Bass Club 0
Day 1: 5 10-04 Total: 5 10-04
93. Dawson Shultz – Hamblen County Anglers 0
Day 1: 5 10-04 Total: 5 10-04
95. Michael Watkins – Clint Turrentine Alexandria Senior High School – 0
Day 1: 5 10-03 Total: 5 10-03
96. Wyatt Crow – Mann Smothers Lipscomb Academy 0
Day 1: 5 09-15 Total: 5 09-15
96. Hank Mcillwain – Hunter Davis Music City Bass 0
Day 1: 5 09-15 Total: 5 09-15
98. Brody Ensminger – Central High School 0
Day 1: 5 09-14 Total: 5 09-14
98. James Walker – Carter Richard Vandebilt Catholic Bass Fishing 0
Day 1: 5 09-14 Total: 5 09-14
100. Shae Kaelin – Zori Johnson Oldham Co High School Bass Team 0
Day 1: 5 09-12 Total: 5 09-12
100. Jack Varnado – Dylan Johnson Denham Springs High School 0
Day 1: 5 09-12 Total: 5 09-12
102. Case Norton – Cannon Guthrie Johnson City 0
Day 1: 5 09-10 Total: 5 09-10
102. Ethan Prejean – Keegan St. Pierre Vandebilt Catholic Bass Fishing 0
Day 1: 5 09-10 Total: 5 09-10
104. Will Smith III – Lane Melancon Teurlings Rebel Fishing Team 0
Day 1: 5 09-08 Total: 5 09-08
105. Brody Richard – Jake Jarreau Central High School 0
Day 1: 4 09-05 Total: 4 09-05
106. Elijah Cruze – Jordan Clark Sam Houston Fishing Team 0
Day 1: 5 09-03 Total: 5 09-03
106. Cason Curry – Jaxon Curry Rocky Mtn Bass Anglers 0
Day 1: 5 09-03 Total: 5 09-03
106. Drake Holley – Cooper Johnson Brusly High Bass Anglers 0
Day 1: 5 09-03 Total: 5 09-03
109. Hunter Lambert – Barritt Babin St. Amant High Bass Club 0
Day 1: 5 09-03 Total: 5 09-03
110. Bryan Castro-Rosales – George Jenkins Bassmasters 0
Day 1: 5 08-15 Total: 5 08-15
111. Cade Bradford – Ashton Cader Harrisonburg High Bulldogs 0
Day 1: 5 08-13 Total: 5 08-13
112. Mckenna Moore – Jaycee Chambers Tarkington Fishing Team 0
Day 1: 4 08-11 Total: 4 08-11
113. Oliver Williams – Corvin Katzban Eagleton Fishing Team 0
Day 1: 5 08-09 Total: 5 08-09
114. Christopher Celestin – Connor Knoblock Vandebilt Catholic Bass Fishing 0
Day 1: 5 08-08 Total: 5 08-08
114. Jack Sharpe – Patrick Givens Sumner County Bass Team – TN 0
Day 1: 5 08-08 Total: 5 08-08
116. Drake Scheer – Beau Carter Terrebonne Bassmasters 0
Day 1: 5 08-02 Total: 5 08-02
117. Joshua Burrows – Brennen Storms Teurlings Rebel Fishing Team 0
Day 1: 4 08-01 Total: 4 08-01
117. Hayden Talley – Connor Talley Central High School 0
Day 1: 4 08-01 Total: 4 08-01
119. Parker Jones – Sc Lower State Hs Bass Club 0
Day 1: 4 07-11 Total: 4 07-11
120. DJ Johnson – Coltin Butler Mt Pleasant Junior Bass Team 0
Day 1: 3 06-15 Total: 3 06-15
120. Brody Wolfe – Levi Shockley Jr. Southwest Bassmasters-Denham 0
Day 1: 3 06-15 Total: 3 06-15
122. Thomas Cramer – Spencer Hagan Teurlings Rebel Fishing Team 0
Day 1: 2 06-12 Total: 2 06-12
123. Tanner Reed – Blake Leray Brusly High Bass Anglers 0
Day 1: 3 06-10 Total: 3 06-10
124. Graham Leblanc – Ethan Oubre Sta Anglers 0
Day 1: 3 06-03 Total: 3 06-03
125. Garrett Himel – Cole Mcfarlain Sulphur Fishing Team – Sulphur H 0
Day 1: 4 06-01 Total: 4 06-01
126. Carsen Dardeau – Caymen Gillard Sam Houston Fishing Team 0
Day 1: 3 06-00 Total: 3 06-00
127. Brody Fangue – Preston Kelley St. Amant High Bass Club 0
Day 1: 3 05-12 Total: 3 05-12
128. Nathaniel Bruder – Wyatt Morales Brusly High Bass Anglers 0
Day 1: 3 05-11 Total: 3 05-11
129. Harper Krohn – Olivia King D’iberville Hs Warrior Bass Nati 0
Day 1: 2 05-07 Total: 2 05-07
130. Cade Fontenot – Jerry Rouyea St. Amant High Bass Club 0
Day 1: 3 05-04 Total: 3 05-04
130. Emmalyn Vice – Bailey Swartz Bath County Fishing Team 0
Day 1: 3 05-04 Total: 3 05-04
132. Jace Reyes – Jesse Crain Livingston Parish Bassmasters 0
Day 1: 3 05-02 Total: 3 05-02
133. Orin Byrd – Sydnee Byrd Sulphur Fishing Team – Sulphur H 0
Day 1: 3 05-00 Total: 3 05-00
134. Channing Franks – Colby Guillory Rapides High Bass Club 0
Day 1: 3 04-14 Total: 3 04-14
135. Nathan Clark – Kaleb Clark Sulphur Fishing Team – Sulphur H 0
Day 1: 3 04-11 Total: 3 04-11
136. Remy Richard – Dylan Oalmann Ea Anglers 0
Day 1: 2 04-01 Total: 2 04-01
137. Connor Strachan – Wyatt Johnson Bryant High School 0
Day 1: 2 03-14 Total: 2 03-14
138. Landon Smith – Rylan Walker Porter High School 0
Day 1: 2 03-12 Total: 2 03-12
138. Kenzie Stogner – Copen Swire Sulphur Fishing Team – Sulphur H 0
Day 1: 2 03-12 Total: 2 03-12
140. Judd Byrd – Oak Grove High School Bass Club 0
Day 1: 2 03-10 Total: 2 03-10
140. Hunter Colvin – Murph Murphy Sek Fishing 0
Day 1: 2 03-10 Total: 2 03-10
140. Alex Duplessis – Jackson Roberie St. Amant High Bass Club 0
Day 1: 2 03-10 Total: 2 03-10
143. Connor Crawford – Jackson Crawford Liberty County Anglers 0
Day 1: 2 03-08 Total: 2 03-08
144. Cooper Mizell – John Creasy Live Oak Jr Eagles 0
Day 1: 2 03-02 Total: 2 03-02
145. Hunter Brakefield – Luke Childs Music City Bass 0
Day 1: 1 01-15 Total: 1 01-15
145. Brodee Daigle – Emrye Daigle Sulphur Fishing Team – Sulphur H 0
Day 1: 1 01-15 Total: 1 01-15
147. Lane Leray – Jr. Southwest Bassmasters-Denham 0
Day 1: 1 01-14 Total: 1 01-14
148. Kolten Antilley – Red River High School 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
148. Krystin Blythe – Kailie Blythe Walker High School 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
148. Reese Forbes – Mason Grantham Livingston Parish Bassmasters 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
148. Landon Guillory – Trenton Brashear Sulphur Fishing Team – Sulphur H 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
148. Noah Mentz – Logan Mentz Knight Fishing Anglers 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
148. Colston Olivier – Noah Harmon Teurlings Rebel Fishing Team 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
148. Ethan Roberts – Dollar Lockart Tioga High School Anglers 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
148. Cash Stockard – Sawyer Fleming Abilene Wylie Bass 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
148. Grey Traxler – Tanner Miller Catholic High School Baton Rouge 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
148. Conner White – Jack Major Oologah Talala Mustangs 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
148. Mitchell Whittington – Garrett Bacon Puckett High School Bass Fishing 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
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BIG BASS OF TOURN
Dean Austin New Lenox, IL 07-13 $0.00
Joshua Adams Southlake, TX 07-13 $0.00
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Totals
Day #Limits #Fish Weight
1 114 658 1652-14
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114 658 1652-14