I-Bass – 3 Mile Season Championship

On Saturday, September 26, 2026, the I-BASS Tournament Series Championship lands on Three Mile Lake—and it’s the kind of finale that feels bigger than a single day of fishing. This is the last stop of the season, the pressure is real, and every cast carries the weight of a full year of decisions, finishes, and close calls.

Getting here is the story. It’s been a long road through a schedule that demanded versatility and stamina—West Lake Okoboji three times, Little River twice, and plenty of tough stops in between where consistency mattered as much as greatness. By the time the Championship arrives, nobody in contention is coasting. They’ve earned every point, every check, and every ounce of momentum the hard way.

And then there’s Three Mile Lake—a perfect place to settle it. At roughly 880 acres with a maximum depth around 47 feet, it’s big enough to offer options, but compact enough that it forces decisions and punishes mistakes. With its motoring restrictions (including no inboards/personal watercraft), it becomes a tactical, high-focus event where angles, timing, and clean execution separate the field.

This is where the season cashes out. The anglers chasing the points championship won’t just be fishing for a bag—they’ll be fishing the margins: protecting a lead, making a comeback, or swinging for the kind of finish that turns a great year into a title. When the final weigh-in is over, the winner won’t just have won a tournament—they’ll have proven it across an entire season.