Rogue Lightning Strike Claims a Life of TBF Florida Member

Ponca City, Okla., – Monday, June 11, 2012

TBF mourns the loss of division championship angler, Lorenzo Magdaleno, 51, from Lake Placid, Fl. He was a veteran angler and a member of the Florida Bass Federation and the Homestead Hawg Hunters club for more than a decade. Magdaleno was pronounced dead by Florida officials on Friday, June 8, after a bolt of lightning apparently struck Magdaleno and his boat partner, Mike Hardin, from Tennessee while they fishing shortly after noon prior to the final day weigh-in of the TBF Southern Division Championship on Florida’s Lake Okeechobee.  Continue reading

Kentucky’s Brian Hickey & Florida State Team Win 2012 Southern Division on Okeechobee

6/9/12 – Fourteen anglers advanced today from the 2012 Southern Division Championship, presented by Ranger Boats held on Lake Okeechobee in Florida. The event was hosted by Okeechobee Tourist Development Council and the Florida Bass Federation. The top angler in state team standings advances as a boater and the 2nd place angler of each state advances as a co-angler to the 2013 TBF National Championship next spring. There they’ll fish for the “Living the Dream” prize package to include paid entry fees as an FLW Pro for a year with use of a wrapped Ranger boat and Chevrolet truck, as well as, thousands in cash and prizes. Continue reading

Oregon High School Fishing State Championship Set For July 1

PONCA CITY, Okla. (June 8, 2012) – The Bass Federation (TBF), in partnership with FLW Outdoors, and the Oregon TBF announced it will host the 2012 Student Angler Federation (SAF) Oregon High School Fishing State Championship. The event will be held Sunday, July 1 on Willamette River launching out of Willamette Park, Portland, Ore. 

The championship is a two person team event for students in grades 9-12. Registration for anglers and their “coach,” who will provide the boat they compete in, is online at HighSchoolFishing.org. Check-in begins at 6am PST on Sunday, July 1, at the Willamette Park launch area with a rules briefing to immediately follow. We highly encourage all teams to preregister online or by phone in advance to avoid late registration fees. Continue reading

Cabela’s North American Bass Circuit Heads For Bass Bonanza At Madison Chain

–Presented by Ranger Boats

JUNE 8, 2012—MINNETONKA, MN—World-class bass fishing and hefty paychecks await when the Cabela’s North American Bass Circuit continues its 2012 season on Wisconsin’s bass-rich Madison Chain. Continue reading