Chad Besancon Memorial Fishing Tournament

06/15/2026

06/15/2026

One more post for the night but one that can’t be missed! A very big THANK YOU to our tournament director, Jason Long, for all of the effort, sleepless nights, and hard work you’ve put into making this tournament a success! Your dedication, patience, and kindness made all of the difference and you are very much appreciated and noticed! This wouldn’t have happened without you!!! THANK you for everything!

06/14/2026

In addition to getting the chance to remember and talk about Chad any chance we can get, our main mission is to raise awareness and funds for Glioblastoma research. Survival rates and mortality statistics for GBM have been virtually unchanged for decades. Our hope is that with every dollar we can raise, we are one step closer to finding a cure in our lifetime and another family has more of a fighting chance against this life changing cancer.

And with your help, this year, we are able donate $1,100 to the Glioblastoma research fund at the American Brain Tumor Association! THANK YOU for helping us honor Chad’s memory while raising funds for a great cause!

06/14/2026

We would like to extend a huge thank you to our amazing sponsors for the 2026 Chad Besancon Memorial Fishing tournament! Their support is what made the day possible and helps us to continue to grow, increase your payouts and giveaways, all while raising awareness and funds for GBM research!

Staley Electric-title sponsor
Danny Arballo with Brazalo Custom Lures
Carson Dove with Fish 'N Stuff Outdoors
John Carroll
Brent Kirkendoll Tessy Kirkendoll
Jason Felts with Guardian Marine & Detail LLC ,
Joseph Long
Jeffery Garringer
Jason Knight
Christy Long
Kevin Keown
Cedarwood Lodge
Gauge Campbell with Homemade Crappie Jigs Homemade bass lures L.L.C
Shane Besancon

Thank you all and we are looking forward to 2027!!

06/14/2026

Quick recap of a great day!!!

06/14/2026

Wow! We are so grateful to every fisherman who showed up today! The river was flowing, but the fish were biting! We will have more posts coming over the next few days with specific thanks and more pictures, but for now, congratulations to our winners!!!

1st Place with a total weight of 15.08 pounds and winners of $1,200-Don McGroarty and Jeff Wade!
2nd Place close behind with a total weight of 15.00 and $800-Jason Knight and James Castleberry
3rd Place- total 14.92 and $600-Matt Oliver and Max Oliver
4th Place-total 13.42 and $400-Randy Picknell and John Carroll
5th Place-total 13.38 and $200-Cody Glaze
6th Place-total 13.17 and $150-Evan Martin and Wayne Martin
7th Place-total 13.14 and $125-Candler McCollum and Kyle Loudermilk
8th Place-Total 13.05 and $300 gift certificate from Guardian Marine for a boat detail-Isaac Cansler and Ralph Osborne

Big Bass Winners:
1st Place-4.28 and $300-Matt Oliver and Max Oliver
2nd Place-3.93 and $200-Henry Conley and David Poole