Future Fisherman Foundation & The Bass Federation Join Forces

McLean, V.A. (May 31, 2011)—In light of difficulties raising much-needed funding to support its programs, the Future Fisherman Foundation (F3) has sought and found a new home with The Bass Federation (TBF), Inc. of Ponca City, Okla.  Since 1968, the Federation has been recognized as the oldest and largest organized broad-based, independent, grassroots organization in bass fishing. After weeks of discussion, F3’s board of directors and the leadership of TBF approved the merger, which will ensure important F3 programs such as Hooked on Fishing Not on Drugs (HOFNOD) continue to be available for educators and youth throughout the U.S. The transfer of all F3’s assets to TBF will take place immediately. Continue reading

TBF OF S.C. 2011 Juniors Championship

May 21, 2011 – TBF of South Carolina and DNR of South Carolina hosted the Juniors Championship on Lake Murray this past Saturday May 21st   sponsored by Berkley and Abu Garcia.  This bass tournament is comprised of Juniors and school  bass clubs from all over the state. Each club enters 6 young anglers that have earned their way into this State Championship though events held within their club.  Two Juniors Champions would emerge. One from each age group 11-14 and 15-18 years.  The winners will go onto the World Juniors Championship in Hot Springs, AR. in August of this year where they will compete for scholarship awards.   Also as part of this event one club team would be crowned as State Champions based on the total combined weight of all 6 team members. Continue reading

Record-Setting Field Registers for 2011 BoatUS Collegiate Bass Fishing National Championship

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, May 11, 2011– Tournament organizers announced today that 191 teams representing 380 collegiate anglers are registered to compete in the 2011 BoatUS Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship. Because the field size for the event is capped at 300 anglers, a waiting list has been created to identify which anglers will fill the spots left vacant by registered anglers who are unable to make the trip.

This year’s event will feature an international field, including a team representing the Canadian Collegiate Bass Anglers as well as the defending national high school champions from The Bass Federation, all of whom will meet at Lake Lewisville, Texas on May 26 and 27 to decide the 2011 BoatUS Collegiate Bass Fishing National Championship. The anglers competing for this prestigious championship title have earned the opportunity to represent their schools based on their tournament performances over the past year. Continue reading

North American Bass Circuit Kicks Off With Winnebago Bass Blitz!

Presented by the North American Fishing Club

MAY 9, 2011—MINNETONKA, MN—World-class bass fishing and hefty paychecks await when the North American Bass Circuit kicks off its inaugural season on Wisconsin’s bass-rich Lake Winnebago Chain on June 11.

The single-day, team-format tournament gives competitors a world of bass fishing options on legendary lakes Winnebago, Poygan, Butte de Morts and Winneconne—along with sections of the fabled Fox and Wolf rivers. When the dust settles at the weigh-in, held in Oshkosh’s scenic Menominee Park, the team with the heaviest bag of up to five bass will walk away with a $10,000 paycheck, (based on 50-boat field) plus sponsor contingencies and ultimate bragging rights as winners of the world’s first NABC event. Continue reading