Spokane Bass Club

Another amazing year fishing the Buchanan Bass Battle. We may have lost the trophy this year but we get home field advantage next year!

🎣🏆 THE 15TH BUCHANAN BASS BATTLE IS IN THE BOOKS! 🏆🎣

What a way to celebrate 15 years of the Buchanan Bass Battle!

This year, all three clubs showed up with exactly 8 teams each—24 teams coming together for a day of competition, camaraderie and carrying on a tradition that began back in 2011.

The fishing may have been tough, but it was still a great day on the Pend Oreille River, followed by one of our favorite parts of the Bass Battle—coming together after weigh-in to share a meal with the Buchanan family, swap stories from the day and celebrate our anglers.

And this year, the traveling trophy has a new home! 🏆

After being held by the Spokane Bass Club, the Idaho Panhandle Bass Anglers earned the 2026 Buchanan Bass Battle Club Championship!

🥇 PBA — 116.74 lbs. | 14.59 lb. average
🥈 SBC — 106.71 lbs. | 13.34 lb. average
🥉 IEBC — 96.65 lbs. | 12.08 lb. average

🏆 TOP 3 TEAMS

🥇 Tony McCalmant & Melissa McCalmant — 22.44 lbs.
🥈 Jeff Turk & Dakota Turk — 20.36 lbs.
🥉 Justin Carlile & Kevin Carlile — 19.64 lbs.

🎣 SPECIAL AWARDS

❤️ Top Co-Ed Team
Tony McCalmant & Melissa McCalmant — 22.44 lbs.

🐟 Biggest Largemouth
Eric Bates & Wyatt Bates — 6.11 lbs.

🐟 Biggest Smallmouth
Justin Carlile & Kevin Carlile — 4.47 lbs.

Congratulations to all of our winners and to everyone who went home with one of our raffle prizes!

Most importantly, thank you to every angler, family member and friend who joined us. Fifteen years later, the reason behind this tournament remains the same: bringing our bass fishing community together.

Hardy and Tony started the Bass Battle in 2011 with a vision of breaking down the divide between clubs. Seeing 8 teams from each of our three clubs come together 15 years later feels like a pretty special way to honor that vision.

Congratulations, Idaho Panhandle Bass Anglers—the trophy is yours until we battle for it again! 🏆🎣

One Body of Water. Three Clubs. One Bass Fishing Family.

Tomorrow is the day! If youre still looking for a tema member let's us k ow we want to see as many of our members out there as possible tomorrow its gonna be a great time!

🎣 BUCHANAN BASS BATTLE – TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE 🎣

Tournament week is here! We’re looking forward to seeing everyone this Saturday for the 2026 Buchanan Bass Battle at Eagle’s Landing RV Resort on the Pend Oreille River!

⏰ 6:00 AM – Registration & Check-In
Join us at the Eagle’s Landing Clubhouse. We’ll have donuts and coffee waiting for you! ☕🍩

🚤 7:00 AM – Blast Off
Time to hit the water!

⚖️ 2:00 PM – Weigh-In
Come back to Eagle’s Landing to see who takes home the Buchanan Bass Battle Championship! 🏆

🍽️ Lunch & Awards to Follow
The Buchanan Family will be providing lunch after weigh-in. Stick around for food, fellowship, raffle winners and awards!

📲 HELP US SPEED UP MORNING CHECK-IN!

Several of you have already taken advantage of online registration — THANK YOU!

Even if you plan to PAY CASH onsite Saturday morning, you can still complete your registration online ahead of time.

Doing so will help us get everyone checked in faster and smoother Saturday morning so we can get you out on the water!

👉 Register Online:
https://pci.jotform.com/form/262204821153043

📅 Saturday, August 22, 2026
📍 Eagle’s Landing RV Resort
🎣 Pend Oreille River

We can’t wait to see everyone!

One Body of Water. Three Clubs. One Bass Fishing Family. ❤️🎣

This Saturday is the BBB! Registration can be done online this year so go get signed up. If you're needing a partner let the club know so we can try and pair everyone up! Cant wait to see everyonenout there!

🎣 REGISTRATION REMINDER! 🎣

Planning to fish the 2026 Buchanan Bass Battle this Saturday?

You can help us make morning check-in quicker and easier by registering your team online ahead of time!

💻 REGISTER ONLINE:
https://pci.jotform.com/form/262204821153043

💵 WANT TO PAY CASH? YOU STILL CAN!

Registering online does NOT mean you have to pay online.

If you choose to participate in the optional $20 pot, you can complete your registration online now and simply select CASH as your payment option.

Then bring your cash with you Saturday morning. Easy!

The optional $20 pot is divided into:

🎣 $10 – Team Payout
🐟 $5 – Big Largemouth
🐟 $5 – Big Smallmouth

Completing your registration ahead of time helps keep check-in moving so we can get everyone ready for our 7:00 AM Blast Off!

Already registered online? THANK YOU! ❤️

📅 Saturday, August 22, 2026
📍 Eagle’s Landing RV Resort | Pend Oreille River

Register ahead. Pay cash Saturday. Then let’s go fishing! 🎣

One Body of Water. Three Clubs. One Bass Fishing Family.

🍽️🎣 THE BEST PART OF THE BASS BATTLE MIGHT JUST HAPPEN AFTER WE COME OFF THE WATER!

The Buchanan Bass Battle has always been about more than fishing. It's about bringing our bass fishing community together and one of our favorite traditions is sharing a meal after the tournament.

This year, the Buchanan Family will once again be providing Pulled Pork Sandwiches, Chili and other sides for everyone to enjoy. 😋

And it wouldn't be the Bass Battle without Dilly Bars from Dairy Queen! 🍦 A huge THANK YOU to Amanda for treating us again this year!

But wait...we're getting really spoiled this year!

Chris has reserved the Club House at Eagle's Landing RV Resort for us! 🙌

After a hot August day on the Pend Oreille River, we'll be able to come inside, cool off in the air conditioning and spend some time together.

🍽️ Share a meal
🎣 Tell stories about the day on the water
🎟️ Find out who won our raffle items
🏆 Celebrate our tournament winners
❤️ And enjoy the friendships that make this event so special

Anglers, friends and family are all welcome to join us!

One small request: While there will be some chairs available, we aren't sure we'll have enough depending on how many anglers, friends and family members join us. Please consider bringing a chair with you just in case.

This right here is what the Buchanan Bass Battle is all about.

Come for the fishing. Stay for the food, stories, laughter and friendships.

One Body of Water. Three Clubs. One Bass Fishing Family. 🎣❤️

📅 Saturday, August 22, 2026
📍 Eagle's Landing RV Resort | Pend Oreille River

Night tournament on Spirit Lake (ID) pairings. Blastoff is on Saturday 8/29 at 5pm and weigh-in is on Sunday 8/30 at 2am.

Boats in the water by 4:30pm on 8/29.

REMINDER: Tonight meeting, 6pm. We will be drawing for the Spirit Lake night tournament and discussing the Buccanan Bass Battle along with CAST for Kids

Why we do it...

The History of the Buchanan Bass Battle

Some fishing tournaments are built around competition.
The Buchanan Bass Battle was built around friendship.

In 2011, two men who shared a passion for bass fishing, Hardy Buchanan and Tony McCalmant, set out to answer a simple question.

"Why is there such a divide between the Washington club and the Idaho club?"

At the time, the Inland Empire Bass Club and Idaho Panhandle Bass Anglers shared the same waters yet rarely had an opportunity to come together as one community. Hardy believed the sport was bigger than club rivalries. He envisioned an event where anglers from both organizations could compete together, build friendships, share stories, and strengthen the bass fishing community throughout the Inland Northwest.

With that vision in mind, Hardy and Tony created the Bass Battle.
The tournament wasn't designed simply to determine who caught the biggest limit. It was created to foster camaraderie, friendly competition, and lasting relationships between anglers from Washington and Idaho. As the years passed, additional clubs joined the event, further strengthening the friendships and proving that while anglers may belong to different clubs, they all share the same love for bass fishing.

Sadly, only months after helping create the inaugural Bass Battle, Hardy Buchanan passed away on October 7, 2011.

Hardy's life was one of service, leadership, and family. A United States Marine Corps veteran, he served in law enforcement with the Kern County Sheriff's Department, Culver City Police Department, and later the Spokane County Sheriff's Office before retiring in 2001. Alongside his wife, Christina “Chris”, Hardy made North Idaho his home, where he became known as a devoted husband, father, mentor, and community volunteer.

Retirement gave Hardy the opportunity to pursue what had become his greatest passion…bass fishing. As Vice President of the Inland Empire Bass Club, he poured his enthusiasm into growing the sport and bringing anglers together. Those who knew Hardy remember not only his love of fishing, but also his welcoming spirit, genuine kindness, and ability to make everyone feel like they belong.

Following his passing, the tournament was renamed the Buchanan Bass Battle in honor of the man whose vision helped create it.

Today, the tournament continues to celebrate Hardy's legacy. More than a competition, it serves as an annual reminder that the greatest victories in fishing are not always measured on the scales. They are measured in friendships formed, stories shared at the weigh-in, and the lifelong relationships when clubs come together as one community.

Each August, near Hardy’s birthday on August 19, anglers gather not only to compete, but to carry forward the vision he and Tony shared in 2011, a vision of unity, sportsmanship, and friendship.

Mark your calendars, we have a title to defend again. This year were going to the PND out of Cusick and it is going to be an awesome time!

The Buchanan Bass Battle is back!

Three of the Inland Northwest's premier bass clubs will once again battle it out for one thing that matters most...

BRAGGING RIGHTS!

Representing this year's competition:

🎣 Inland Empire Bass Club (Host Club)
🎣 Spokane Bass Club
🎣 Idaho Panhandle Bass Anglers

This annual Club vs. Club tournament brings together some of the area's best anglers for a day of competition, camaraderie, and friendly rivalry. Every fish counts, not only toward your team's success, but toward proving which club deserves to take home the coveted Buchanan Bass Battle title.

📍 Launch Site:
Eagle's Landing RV Resort

Whether you're fishing, volunteering, or cheering on your club, come be part of one of the most anticipated club events of the season.

Who will earn the bragging rights for 2026?

Big thanks to all the teams that came out and fished the PND river open yesterday! We had a blast and loved seeing everyone, we had 26 teams come out this year which was amazing. Next year we will being holding this tournament as a 2 day event just so we can have this much fun 2 days in a row.

Our winners were Cody and Kelsey Lyle, Cody won last year with his son and we hope he comes back next year to defend his title.

We want to thank all our sponsors for supporting us and helping make these vents bigger and better year after year. If you're looking for our next event it will be the first weekend of October on Long lake. That event also kicks of the 2027 TBF qualifiers.

Full results and photos below please feel free to tag everyone and check out Best IPBA Photos page for more pictures from the event! (thanks Dustin)

Today is the last day to sign up for the PND open without a late fee.

Registration will be open around 4 am once all the teams are there we will blast off no later than 530 am.

Sign ups will be accepted at the ramp with a $25 late fee and cash only. Can't wait to see everyone and get some summer river fishing in!

https://spokanebassclub.com/pnd-open-registration/