The Bass Federation (TBF)

It’s been a wild summer for the TBF Youth Program. We started by having many of our youth state qualifiers this spring and we also announced our High School Fishing World Finals. That event brought high school aged anglers from all over the country to Russellville Arkansas for a fantastic event that will long be… Continue reading »

We have a lot of news to share with you about our upcoming youth events. First of all if the news hasn’t gotten to you or your junior anglers yet the site has been determined for the NGJWC. Our Junior Anglers will be fishing on legendary Lake Lanier right along side all the top FLW… Continue reading »

It’s that time of year again when our TBF clubs across the country are attending Boat, Sport and Outdoor shows across the country.  It’s during these events that a large portion of our Reel Kids Casting Events are held across the country. Now more than ever we need to take advantage of these events to… Continue reading »

This week I had the great opportunity to visit Maryville Middle School in Maryville Tennessee. They are the first Student Angler Federation school club that we have in the state of Tennessee and boy have they got it right! This school is almost a picture postcard of what we envisioned when we set out to… Continue reading »

As you have no doubt recognized these are tough times for the entire recreational industry and fishing is no exception!   With many of the major players in our sport experiencing significant cutbacks we (The TBF Youth Program) cannot sit back and wait for some magic funding to appear to keep our programs growing.Now is… Continue reading »

School is back in session in almost every state and now is the time to contact your local principle or teacher about introducing a school fishing program to your area.   The steps are easy; just find a school representative that is interested in looking at our program. Contact the TBF for an application to… Continue reading »

Kittanning Pennsylvania was the place to be when August 1st rolled around! Our largest field ever, 80 anglers representing 40 state federations embarked on the quiet town of Kittanning for what proved to be a test of skills and patience. Add to that two days of rain that brought the river up 3 additional feet… Continue reading »

Spring is in the air!! And hopefully the area that you live in is finally free of snow and frozen lakes! With the occasional outburst of semi-warm weather we are starting to see some Youth Activity across the country. First of all, many of you are hard at work with our Reel Kids Casting Competitions.… Continue reading »

Sooner or later that snow and ice is going to melt and it’s going to be time to go fishing!! I know many of you will be going to sport, boat and outdoor shows across the country and if your really lucky one of the FLW events is going to come to your town. If… Continue reading »