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Dream becomes reality for Boyd

4/16/12 – Allen Boyd is living the dream this year, literally, and he’s holding his own against the big boys in the process. The Indiana angler is two tournaments (two Majors) into his rookie season on the FLW Tour, thanks to his victory at last year’s TBF National Championship, and finds himself in 13th place …

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2012 Indiana Bass Federation Trail – Patoka Lake 3-25-12

The 2012 Federation trail started off with a great event on Sunday March 25. 58 of the best Anglers and Co-Anglers in Indiana began their Trail fishing season at 7:40 AM. The sky was partly cloudy but the rain held off. The temperatures were little cooler than the record heat recorded earlier in the week. …

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Black Bass Rule Change

The Commission gave final adoption to the rule version below. However, the rule is not yet effective. The Attorney General has 45 days in which to review as to legality; the Governor has up to 30 days in which to approve; and subsequently, the rule is forwarded (if approved) to the Publisher (Legislative Services Agency) …

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2012 Federation National Championship to showcase North America’s best bass club anglers on Bull Shoals Lake, March 27-31

Ponca City, Okla. (March 20, 2012) – 94 of The Bass Federation’s  best are packing their bags and heading to Flippin and Bull Shoals, Ark., next week for the 2012 TBF Federation National Championship, presented by The National Guard on Bull Shoals Lake.  This will mark the first time in the federation’s 44 year history …

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Indiana High School Fishing State Championship Set For June 3

PONCA CITY, Okla. (Mar. 13, 2012) – The Bass Federation (TBF), in partnership with FLW Outdoors, and the Dubois County Visitors Center and Tourism Commission announced it will host the 2012 Student Angler Federation (SAF) Indiana High School Fishing State Championship. The event will be Sunday, June 3, on Patoka Lake launching out of the …

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Dream becomes reality for Boyd2012 Indiana Bass Federation Trail – Patoka Lake 3-25-12Black Bass Rule Change2012 Federation National Championship to showcase North America’s best bass club anglers on Bull Shoals Lake, March 27-31Indiana High School Fishing State Championship Set For June 3

Dream becomes reality for Boyd

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April 30, 2012

4/16/12 – Allen Boyd is living the dream this year, literally, and he’s holding his own against the big boys in the process.

The Indiana angler is two tournaments (two Majors) into his rookie season on the FLW Tour, thanks to his victory at last year’s TBF National Championship, and finds himself in 13th place in the Angler of the Year (AOY) standings. Short of a victory or even a Top-10 finish, he couldn’t have asked for a better start to his season.

“So far, it’s been great,” said the 29-year-old construction worker from Salem, Ind. “I’ve had pretty good finishes. It’s been a good year. Both tournaments so far have fit my style of fishing.”

His victory at the TBF allowed him the option of an entry fees-paid spot in the Tour Majors as well as use of a tow vehicle and a fully-loaded Ranger boat. He also receives a travel stipend to cover fuel expenses. Now that he’s gotten a taste of the Tour, he’s making efforts to see if he can make it work on his own dime in 2013. Read the rest of this entry »

2012 Indiana Bass Federation Trail – Patoka Lake 3-25-12

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March 25, 2012

The 2012 Federation trail started off with a great event on Sunday March 25.

58 of the best Anglers and Co-Anglers in Indiana began their Trail fishing season at 7:40 AM. The sky was partly cloudy but the rain held off. The temperatures were little cooler than the record heat recorded earlier in the week. The warm weather had the bass up and moving as some appeared to be beginning to spawn.

On the Angler side there were 87 fish weighed in for a total of 299 lbs.

Dave Schneider Jr. of Indianapolis won the event with a 5 fish limit that tipped the scales at 18.92 lbs. Dave earned $ 2,436.00 for his days work. Read the rest of this entry »

Black Bass Rule Change

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March 23, 2012

The Commission gave final adoption to the rule version below. However, the rule is not yet effective. The Attorney General has 45 days in which to review as to legality; the Governor has up to 30 days in which to approve; and subsequently, the rule is forwarded (if approved) to the Publisher (Legislative Services Agency) for filing. The rule amendments would then become effective 30 days after filing with the Publisher. The rule package will be submitted to the Attorney General tomorrow.

With this timeline, the rule amendments may be effective sometime in early July. Effective date could be earlier if the approving authorities do not use their full statutory time limit.

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Mark Shane
Indiana Bass Federation
Conservation Director
markshane@sbcglobal.net

2012 Federation National Championship to showcase North America’s best bass club anglers on Bull Shoals Lake, March 27-31

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March 21, 2012

Ponca City, Okla. (March 20, 2012) – 94 of The Bass Federation’s  best are packing their bags and heading to Flippin and Bull Shoals, Ark., next week for the 2012 TBF Federation National Championship, presented by The National Guard on Bull Shoals Lake.  This will mark the first time in the federation’s 44 year history a championship event has been held in the backyard of the legendary founders of Ranger Boats, Forrest and Nina Wood, who got their start guiding on the white river and helped birth a multi-billion dollar bass fishing industry.

Anglers from seven TBF divisions competed locally in a no-entry fee 2011 TBF Division Championship to qualify for the event.   From the division championships two anglers, the first place angler as the boater and the second place angler as the co-angler, from each TBF affiliated state federation in the U.S. and Canada advance to compete in the no-entry fee 2012 Federation National Championship. The field also contains the reigning Association of Collegiate Anglers (ACA) National Champions.  All 94 championship anglers will face-off on Bull Shoals Lake out of Bull Shoals Lake boat dock, just down the road from the Ranger Boats plant, in the premier national contest of federation anglers. Read the rest of this entry »

Indiana High School Fishing State Championship Set For June 3

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March 13, 2012

PONCA CITY, Okla. (Mar. 13, 2012) – The Bass Federation (TBF), in partnership with FLW Outdoors, and the Dubois County Visitors Center and Tourism Commission announced it will host the 2012 Student Angler Federation (SAF) Indiana High School Fishing State Championship. The event will be Sunday, June 3, on Patoka Lake launching out of the Newton-Stewart South Marina near Jasper, Ind. A unique element of this event is that it will follow the FLW Bass Fishing League event, held Saturday on Patoka Lake. Read the rest of this entry »

Rex Cornell of Layayette, IN Wins Ranger Boat Raffle!

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March 9, 2012

The winner was REX CORNELL of Lafayette IN. He purchased his ticket on the first Sunday of the Boat Show. He stated he buys 5 tickets each year and has for about 6 years. He was excited when we called. He is not a boat owner and does not fish a whole lot. He stated he makes a trip to Minnesota each year to meet his son who is in the Air Force and lives in North Dakota. They meet in Minnesota and fish for a week. He normally rents an aluminum boat to fish on the 3,000 acre lake. He thinks his son will be more excited than him when they get to meet this summer.

INDIANA BASS FEDERATION SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

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March 6, 2012

The following points will outline the criteria and procedures for the annual scholarship awards program.

Each year the Indiana Bass Federation will award four (4) $300 scholarships. One scholarship will be awarded annually to one individual from each Zone. To be eligible students must meet the following criteria:

  • Be the child, grandchild or ward, 25 years old or younger, of an Indiana Bass Federation member who has been a member of the Federation at least 12 months.
  • They must be a high school senior or a college freshman, sophomore or junior who is continuing his or her higher education. Financial need is not a requirement for the scholarship
  • Students must complete the application, write an essay discussing what fishing has meant to them or to someone close to them, and submit their high school or college educational transcripts.
  • Students may apply more than once but previous winners are not eligible. The application and required items must be received by an IBF officer by the December State meeting, Zone Directors will review and judge applications for their respective zones. Applications will be judged based on GPA, essay, and other criteria as determined pertinent by the Directors. While any field of study is eligible additional consideration will be given to those studies which would be beneficial to fish management or environmental improvements.

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Indiana Bass Federation Club of the Year Awards Program

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March 6, 2012

The IBF will make an annual award to IBF member clubs in the areas of Youth, Conservation, and Community Service. It addition it will also award one IBF member club the distinction of Club of the Year which shows the most overall positive influence on youth, conservation, and community service

Youth – The young people of today will be the legislatures, property owners, government officials (both elected and appointed), law enforcement officers, and voters of tomorrow. It is important that we demonstrate to them while they are young that fishing is a pleasurable and important activity that is worth promoting and protecting. We must help them develop the desire to protect the right to fish our public waters as well as to protect not only our public waters but our environment overall from pollution and misuse.

Because of that the IBF will award the club that has demonstrated through their projects, programs, activities, and support of IBF and TBF youth projects which encourages the youth ofIndianato participate in fishing activities, advocates the positive fishing experience and educates the youth not only on fishing techniques but also environmental stewardship. Read the rest of this entry »

2012 High School Fishing World Finals Returns to Lake Dardanelle

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February 21, 2012

Registration Opens March 1

Ponca City, Okla. – Feb. 17, 2012  High School anglers near and far will unite in Russellville, Arkansas and Lake Dardanelle State Park, July 15-21, 2012 for the pinnacle event of high school bass fishing, the 2012 High School Fishing World Finals. Registration opens online at highschoolfishing.org on March 1.

Last year, over 600 attendees made up of high school anglers, family members and sponsors enjoyed the opening ceremonies to kick off a week-long family vacation with tens of thousands of dollars in scholarship prizes on the line.

“Russellville is extremely excited to host this tournament for the third year, and looking forward to another group of young people that love to fish,” Russellville Tourism Director, Christie Graham, stated.  “Russellville hosts many tournaments each year, but enjoys getting to invest in young people’s lives that have a passion for the outdoor world of fishing. We are excited to see what growth this year will bring.” Read the rest of this entry »

IBF Raffling 2012 Ranger 177RT Bass Boat

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January 23, 2012

The Indiana Bass Federation will again be raffling a fully rigged 2012 177TR RANGER bass boat at the 2012 Indiana Boat Sport and Travel Show.

The boat is equipped with a 115 Horsepower MERCURY OPTIMAX engine, MINNKOTA trolling motor, HUMMINBIRD depth finder, INTERSTATE Batteries, RANGER built in battery charger all on an armor coated RANGERTRAIL trailer with swing away tongue.

The raffle is a fund raiser for the Bass Federation and raffle tickets may be purchased from members of the Federation and at the Boat Show which will be held Friday, February 17, thru Sunday February 26, at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. The raffle will conclude and the boat will be awarded on Sunday afternoon February 26, 2012.

Each raffle ticket will be $2.00 proceeds going to worthy projects of the Indiana Bass Federation. Taxes responsibility of winner.

Boat specifications:  17’7” length, 83 ½” beam, 22 gallon fuel capacity, approx. boat weight 1375 lbs., two 7’ rod lockers, 16 gal. livewell, recessed trolling motor pedal.

For more information, contact:

Indiana Bass Federation Raffle Chair – Kenny Swint

317-416-4579

Tournaments@IndianaBass.com

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