Tournament News

IBF State Finals Tournament Off-Limits

IBF State Finals July 21 & 22, 2012 Off Limits for this tournament: ( 1 )   Tanners Creek; The up-river edge of the NEW RAMP to the Rail Road Tresell Bridge. ( 2 )   Great Miami River;  starting  at the Ohio River mouth. ( 3 )   South Hogan Creek:  the tube that goes under Hwy 50. …

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Summary Of The New Black Bass Regulation

For black bass (includes smallmouth, largemouth, and spotted bass) taken on a river or stream, a person will be able to keep only those that are under 12 inches and over 15 inches in length, with a daily aggregate bag limit of 5, and no more than 2 can be …

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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 …

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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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