LIVE Day 1 Weigh-in of the 2019 TBF Championship

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Day 1 Results overall

Day 1 Results by Division

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Tissue, Vote Crowned Arkansas Junior State Champions

On March 27th 2019, 32 Teams left Mountain Harbor Marina in a quest to become the TBF of Arkansas Junior State Champion. Lake Ouachita proved to be stingy with what she would give to our anglers.

Lake Ouachita only gave up 5 limits that day. But these young anglers proved that they were up for the challenge, with almost all teams weighing fish.

Casey Tissue and Clayton Vote, of the Central Arkansas Youth Fishing Club, were crowned Arkansas Junior State Champions with an impressive 5 fish limit weighing in at 12 pounds 11 ounces.  This was their second attempt to become junior state champions as a team. Casey has attempted on three different occasions. Both anglers have placed respectively in each of their attempts. Last year coming up a little short placing in the top Five.

 

Second Place was Evan East and Michael Moore with a five fish limit weighing in at 10 pounds even

 

Third place was Tyler Trent and Ethan Thrift with 8 pounds 15 ounces

 

Fourth place was Hunter Gathright and Colton Arnold with five fish weighing 8 pounds 6 ounces

 

Fifth place was Nicholas Johnson, and Eli Martin with five fish weighing 8 pounds 2 ounces

 

The Lew’s Big Bass award went to Casey Tissue and Clayton with a kicker fish weighing 4 pounds 7 ounces

 

 

Sportfishing industry celebrates passage of numerous conservation and public access provisions

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Historic Lands Package Ready for President’s Signature

Sportfishing industry celebrates passage of numerous conservation and public access provisions

Alexandria, VA – Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Natural Resources Management Act (S. 47), a historic legislation package. The American Sportfishing Association (ASA), which represents the recreational fishing industry, sees this as a major victory for public lands access, habitat conservation and the outdoor recreation economy. The legislation now heads to the president’s desk for signing.

“It’s exciting to see Congress demonstrate this clear recognition of the importance of our nation’s public lands and outdoor recreation,” said Mike Leonard, ASA’s vice president of Government Affairs. “Passage of the Natural Resources Management Act will benefit the recreational fishing industry, and anyone who values our nation’s public lands, for many years to come.”

Comprised of more than 100 locally and regionally specific public lands bills, the package contains defining wins for recreational fishing and the entire outdoor recreation community. Of particular importance to ASA is the permanent reauthorization of the Land and Water Conservation Fund, the Yellowstone Gateway Protection Act, the Every Kid Outdoors Act, the Sportsmen’s Access to Federal Land subtitle and the 21st Century Conservation Service Corps Act.

Last week, ASA joined more than 40 hunting, fishing and conservation organizations in signing a letter to House leadership urging lawmakers to prioritize and pass this important legislation.

Last evening, during an event hosted by the Outdoor Recreation Roundtable, of which ASA is a member and ASA President Glenn Hughes sits on the Executive Committee, more than 100 recreation industry leaders applauded the bipartisan and bicameral passage of the Natural Resources Management Act.

Reps. Don Beyer (D-Va.), Steve Stivers (R-Ohio), Garret Graves (R-La.), Peter Welch (D- Vt.), Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.), Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and John Curtis (R-Utah) spoke to the group and were personally thanked for their wide ranging support for outdoor recreation, including providing funding for the Bureau of Economic Analysis’ Outdoor Recreation Satellite Account, as well as securing appropriations for the first federal government study of the outdoor recreation economy at the state level.

Last year, the government released national data demonstrating the importance of an outdoor recreation economy that accounts for 2.2 percent of the nation’s Gross Domestic Product and directly supports 4.5 million jobs.

Link to the Bill (S.47)

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TBF FEDERATION NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP HEADS TO KENTUCKY LAKE IN 2019

TBF FEDERATION NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP HEADS TO KENTUCKY LAKE IN 2019

Ponca City, OK. (December 10, 2018) – The Bass Federation (TBF) announced today that the nation’s top grassroots anglers are headed to Kentucky Lake, home of TBF “Partners in Fishing” FLW’s world headquarters, April 11-13, 2019. FLW co-sponsors this premier event each year for grassroots anglers everywhere and this will be the first time the Championship event has ever been held on Kentucky Lake in the Federation’s 50-year history! The Federation thanks Henry County, TN for hosting this event, anglers will enjoy over 2,064 miles of shoreline to test their skill in this no entry fee event with a prize purse worth well over $300,000.

“The community of Henry County is ready to showcase the great beauty of Kentucky Lake.” Said Henry County Mayor, Brent Greer. “Our rural community considers ourselves a “World by the Water” and having the chance to bring anglers in from all over the country to this special place is exciting. We believe that if we can get you to come to Henry County once, you will come again.”

Competitors qualified at 22 close-to-home district competitions in the TBF’s National Semi-Final system

that span the traditional seven TBF geographical divisions, the framework is designed to make it easier for TBF anglers to fish premier events by minimizing travel time and expenses.

With the success of the new TBF National Semi-finals program feeding last year’s 2018 Championship event that event purse was pushed up to an all-time record payout of $300,000 in cash and prizes and the 2019 event is projected to beat that high-water mark set in 2018 by a good margin. The Federation National Championship will feature the top grassroots boaters and co-anglers from each state and Canada.

All fifty-three boaters and co-angler competing in the National Championship will fish the tournament from new,  Ranger Boats each tournament day thanks to our partners at Ranger Boats, Evinrude Outboards, Lowrance, Power-Pole, Minn Kota, FLW, and TBF.  Hotel room nights for the actual event days will be paid for and anglers will fight for a share of the record payout plus 15 advancement spots including 14 berths in the BFL All-American and 1 berth in the Forrest Wood Cup.

All seven division champion boaters and co-angler will advance to the 14 spots in the 2019 BFL All-American. The overall winners will leave with the coveted TBF National Champion Boater and National Champion Co-angler Titles and their Living the Dream (LTD) packages. The boater LTD package is worth $120,000 including $20K cash PLUS fully paid entry fees into the FLW tour as a tour pro for a full year, use of a new custom LTD Wrapped Ranger Boat for the season, powered by Evinrude, and a tow vehicle to pull it with, clothing package, travel stipends for each event and the National Champion boater will also advance to the world’s richest event, the 2019 FLW Forest Wood Cup!

The 2019 National Champion Co-angler LTD package will be worth $30,000, including 20K cash PLUS paid entries into the FLW series of choice, clothing package and more!

Coverage of the TBF National Championship will be broadcast in high-definition in Federation Angler TV block on the Pursuit Channel and streamed live from Paris Landing State Park Marina daily on bassfederation.com.

For more information about Henry County and Kentucky Lake please contact Tara Wilson, Paris-Henry County Chamber of Commerce (731) 642-3431 or visit them online at paristnchamber.com.

About TBF

The Bass Federation Inc. is the oldest and largest, organized grassroots angling organization in America and a member of the fresh water fishing hall of fame. TBF is 100 percent owned by those it serves and is dedicated to the sport of fishing. TBF affiliated state federations and their member clubs conduct more than 20,000 fishing, youth and conservation events at the local level each year, and have provided the foundation for the entire bass fishing industry for 50 years. The Bass Federation is proud “Partners in Fishing” with FLW, which helps support this annual event along with other industry-leading TBF sponsors including Ranger Boats, Evinrude, Lowrance, Bass Pro Shops, Cabela’s, Humminbird, Minn Kota, Berkley,T-H Marine, and Power Pole. For more information about The Bass Federation, visit bassfederation.com, or call 580-765-9031. Look for TBF on facebook at Facebook.com/thebassfederation and on twitter at Twitter.com/bassfederation.

About FLW

FLW is the world’s largest tournament-fishing organization, providing anglers of all skill levels the opportunity to compete for millions in prize money in 2018 across five tournament circuits. Headquartered in Benton, Kentucky, with offices in Minneapolis, FLW conducts more than 235 bass-fishing tournaments annually across the United States and sanctions tournaments in Canada, China, Mexico, South Africa and South Korea. FLW tournament fishing can be seen on the Emmy-nominated “FLW” television show, broadcast to more than 564 million households worldwide, while FLW Bass Fishing magazine delivers cutting-edge tips from top pros. For more information visit FLWFishing.com and follow FLW at Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Snapchat: @FLWFishing.

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