Tournament News

Bonnema, Team Minnesota Take 2011 TBF Northern Division Trophies

Scott Bonnema – Northern Division Champ Sept. 9, 2011, Brainerd, Minn. – Three days of near perfect weather plus three days of near perfect fishing makes Minnesota Federation Angler, Scott Bonnema the 2011 TBF Northern Division Overall Champion, as well as the Cabela’s Angler Cash and Ranger Cup Bonus winner. …

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Bonnema Maintains Consistency After Day 2 of the Northern Division Championship, Presented by Cabela’s

Sept. 8, 2011, Brainerd, MN – Day two of the 2011 TBF Northern Division Championship, presented by Cabela’s was a mirror-weather of yesterday. Nearly all competing anglers brought in limits today, and the trend will probably continue into the final day. Tomorrow wraps up the Northern Division and 12 anglers …

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Bonnema Leads After Day 1 of the 2011 Northern Division Championship on Gull Lake, MN

Sept. 7, 2011, Brainerd, MN – The winds were calm and the race is tight after the first day of the 2011 TBF Northern Division Championship, presented by Cabela’s at Gull Lake in Brainerd, Minn. The fish are there, 70 limits were caught today (out of 72 anglers), but bigger …

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12 Junior Anglers Advance in 2011 NGJWC

Fishing was tough on TBF’s 82 Junior State Champions today as they went head to head on day one of the 2011 National Guard Junior World Championship on DeGray Lake presented by the National Guard.   A 13-16 inch slot rule for largemouth bass forced several anglers to throw back keepers …

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TBF Anglers Representing the Federation in the 2011 Forrest Wood Cup in Hot Springs

Allen Boyd – 2011 TBF National Champion and Living the Dream Angler (Boater) Allen Boyd of Salem, Indiana qualified as the TBF National Champion in April in Kimball, Tennessee. He will be fishing as a boater in the 2011 Forrest Wood Cup. He is a member of the Jefferson County Bassmasters …

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2011 Top 8 Tournament

The Indiana Bass Federation held it’s top 8 tournament May 14/15th.  The Connersville Bass Club conducted the event.  Although it rained throughout the event, 73 anglers caught a total of 156 fish weighing 318.08  lbs..  Eight anglers, Doug Ruster of New Palestine Bass Masters, Drew Foster of Gad-A-Bout, Brad Robinson …

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Allen Boyd and Rhett Fornoff Command Titles and All the Glory, at the 2011 Federation National Championship on Lake Nickajack

April 16, 2011 (Chattanooga, Tenn) – Emotions ran high today as the 2011 Federation National Championship presented by the National Guard came to a dramatic close.  The Chattanooga Convention Center housed the main event, and a lively crowd grew still as each weight was settled and the fates of the …

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TBF Anglers Stop at Nothing, Fishing for the Dream of a Lifetime on Lake Nickajack; 14 Division Champions Advance

Kimball, Tennessee, (April 15, 2011) Torrential downpours didn’t stop the show today as 94 TBF State Champion anglers fought until the bitter end on day two of the 2011 Federation National Championship presented by the National Guard on Lake Nickajack in Kimball, Tenn.  14 TBF anglers advance to the final …

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2011 Federation National Championship is underway; 94 TBF elite hit ‘em, and hit ‘em hard on Lake Nickajack

The bite is on and the anglers are hungry fighting for a dream they can almost taste; the 2011 TBF National Champion titles and all the glory will be decided this week on Lake Nickajack in Kimball, Tenn.   The TBF national champion boater will earn the esteemed $100,000 “Living the …

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Northern Division Championship Wraps Up – Boyd Wins Overall

Fishing was tough on Patoka Lake, in Jasper, Ind., for these 72 TBF anglers; rough might be an understatement.  Through highs and lows, Boyd stayed consistent to seal the deal and win the championship.   Michigan fought hard to defend their title and came out on top, making them 3 -time …

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