September 16, 2010 – It appears that Lake Champlain was very good to our TBF Anglers today in the Eastern Division Championship. Nearly 900 pounds of bass were weighed in today by the Eastern Division State Team Members. All but 5 of the 96 anglers weighed in fish today.
Vermont Angler, Tim Austin took the lead today in the overall standings at the 2010 Eastern Division Championship on Lake Champlain. Austin weighed in a monstrous 20lb 4 oz bag today, which launched him from 13th place yesterday, to 1st place today. “It was slow and tedious, but it paid off. It took all day to catch my limit,” said Austin. He used his anchor a lot so he didn’t have to worry about controlling the trolling motor. He was fishing in about 18’ of water with a Carolina Rig. Austin has a 2 day total of 34 lbs even, a 2 lb 5 oz lead over Bruce Acox of NH. Austin is in 1st place for the state of Vermont, a nearly 4 lb lead over yesterday’s VT leader, Frank Scalise.
September 15, 2010 – The 2010 Eastern Division Championship, hosted by Massachusetts TBF Federation, City of Plattsburgh, New York & Adirondack Coast & Visitors Convention Bureau, kicked off today on Lake Champlain in beautiful upstate New York. By the end of this tournament on Friday, sixteen TBF members from eight State Federations will have qualified for the 2011 TBF Federation National Championship. They’ll all have their eyes on the prize, the ultimate goal of a TBF Member, the $100,000 ‘Living the Dream’ prize package.
