West Virginia native Tyler Webb wins TBF co-angler crown on Bull Shoals Lake
BRANSON, Mo. – Gilbert Gagner of Highgate Springs, Vt., weighed a five-bass limit totaling 13 pounds, 10 ounces Saturday to win the TBF National Championship event on Bull Shoals Lake with a three-day total of 15 bass weighing 35 pounds, 5 ounces. For his victory, Gagner earned the $100,000 “Living the Dream” prize package which includes entry into the 2013 FLW Tour.

Fourteen TBF anglers advance to Saturday’s finals on Bull Shoals Lake
BRANSON, Mo. - After the second day of 2012 TBF National Championship competition, Marc Snyder, of St. Johns, Mich., managed to maintain the overall lead in the Boater Division with another five bass limit weighing 10 pounds, 13 ounces, giving him a two-day total of 31 pounds, 2 ounces.

TBF competitors fight for the chance to “Live the Dream” on Bull Shoals Lake
BRANSON, Mo. – Marc Snyder of St. Johns, Mich., recorded a whopping 20-pound, 5-ounce sack to snag the lead on day one of the 2012 Federation National Championship, presented by the National Guard.

Champs capitalize on changes to excel on DeGray Lake
Yesterday’s blue-bird skies were long gone today as a strong cloud cover, temperature drop, and spike in humidity took over on the final day of the 2011 National Guard Junior World Championship on DeGray Lake presented by the National Guard.

12 TBF Junior elite advance to final-day contest
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.

How do I get started in tournament fishing? This is one of the questions most frequently asked of professional anglers. The wording may differ here and there – What tips do you have for a beginner who wants to enter tournaments? How do I become a pro? What advice do you have for a 26-year-old co-angler who fishes the BFLs? etc. – but the question endures, generation after generation.

Fornof first in Co-angler Division
When Allen Boyd was 13, his grandfather bought him an aluminum boat. His grandmother dropped him off at a local lake nearly every day during the summer, and he spent every moment he could with a fishing rod in his hand.

Virginia native fends off weather, competition on Nickajack Lake
KIMBALL, Tenn. - A steady, pounding rain, gusty winds and sporadic lightning didn’t stop the action on Nickajack Lake during the second day of TBF National Championship competition. Fifty-eight TBF anglers brought limits to the scales despite the rapidly deteriorating conditions - and many of those limits were heavier than yesterday’s. Kenny Beale Jr.’s limit, however, wasn’t. It weighed 16 pounds, 6 ounces, nearly 4 pounds lighter than his first day’s limit, but that didn’t matter. The Danville, Va., angler managed to fend off Mid-Atlantic Division challenger and second-place angler Ed Loughran to keep the overall lead with 36 pounds, 13 ounces. That included an 8-ounce dead fish penalty.

The Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) in cooperation with the United States Geological Survey – Biological Resources Division (USGS-BRD) is now offering competitive four-year full undergraduate scholarships to qualified high school seniors.

Lake Nickajack gave up plenty of limits ­ 49, to be exact ­ for the 94 anglers in the 2011 Bass Federation championship, but one stood head-and-shoulders above the rest. Virginia angler Kenny Beale Jr. weighed a whopping 20-pound, 7-ounce limit, besting fellow Mid-Atlantic Division angler Ed Loughran by 2 ½ pounds. Beale, a 34-year-old truck driver from Danville, Virginia had a phenomenal day, thanks in large part to conditions that fit his favorite style of fishing.

As you might expect, most of the anglers participating in The Bass Federation championship in 2011 in Kimball, Tenn., were tight-lipped prior to Thursday’s 6 a.m. takeoff. Those who did reveal a few tidbits, however, agreed on one thing: Nickajack Lake is on fire.

Jones, Compton win Kentucky High School Fishing State Championship

National High School Fishing program to be operated by TBF, FLW Outdoors
MINNEAPOLIS — FLW Outdoors, in conjunction with The Bass Federation (TBF)-Student Angler Federation (SAF), has announced the formation of the National High School Fishing program, the largest student-angler initiative in history.

GAINESVILLE, Ga. — A dozen TBF Division Champions began the final day of the 2010 National Guard Junior World Championship on Lake Lanier in Gainesville, Ga., Saturday; two champions emerged victorious. Greg Zellers of Winamac, Ind., representing the 15-18 age group as well as the TBF Central Division and Shane Edgar from Glendale, Ariz., representing the 11-14 age group as well as the TBF Western Division were the two winners.

Larry Lewis of the Georgia Bass Federation has logged more than 34 years at the helm and isn’t ready to call it quits yet
GAINESVILLE, Ga. — The Bass Federation’s National Guard Junior Bass Championship staged simultaneously with the Forrest Wood Cup here on Lake Lanier ended with much fanfare and the crowning of champions in the 11-14 age group and 15-18 age groups. Shane Edgar, who isn’t much taller than the trophy presented to him by Federation President Robert Cartlidge, claimed the title in the younger division over five other sectional representatives while Greg Zellers was the winner in the older group. Edgar, of Glendale, Arizona, earned the right to compete for the national championship by winning the Western Division title. Zellers was the Northern Division titlist.

12 Division Champions advance in National Guard Junior World Championship
GAINSVILLE, Ga. — A tough bite paired with extreme pressure and heat followed by a blizzard of lakeside rain didn’t stop 82 TBF youth state champions Friday, on day one of the 2010 National Guard Junior World Championship on Lake Lanier. Anglers traveled from 41 different states to face off in this national contest, knowing today it was all or nothing to decide who would advance.

Southern Division boater Jay Keith takes event on Watts Bar Lake with 46-11
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Southern Division boater Jay Keith from Camden, S.C., came from behind Saturday to win the TBF National Championship presented by the National Guard after catching four bass weighing 12 pounds, 13 ounces giving him a three-day total of 46 pounds, 11 ounces at Watts Bar Lake. The victory earned Keith the “Living the Dream” $100,000 prize package that includes berths in two of the sport’s most coveted events – the Forrest Wood Cup and the BFL All-American.

Pennsylvania native holds 15-ounce lead over Jay Keith of Camden, S.C., at Watts Bar Lake event
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Northern Division boater Jason Knapp, 27, from Uniontown, Pa., overtook the field Friday to lead The Bass Federation National Championship presented by the National Guard after catching five bass weighing 19 pounds, 5 ounces giving him a two-day total of 34 pounds, 13 ounces at Watts Bar Lake.

Competition heating up on on Watts Bar Lake
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Southeast Division boater Gary Cline, 54, from Lexington, N.C., leads The Bass Federation National Championship presented by the National Guard after catching five bass weighing 19 pounds, 4 ounces on the opening day at Watts Bar Lake.

The Division Championship Series has been expanded this year to seven events due to the growth of TBF
Ponca City, Okla. - The Bass Federation (TBF), the national leader in no cost or low cost tournament fees, announced today the dates and locations of seven events in the 2010 TBF “No Entry Fee” Divisional Championship Series. The Division Championship Series has been expanded this year to seven events due to the growth of TBF and the new structure of the current TBF Western division into the new Northwest and Southwest divisions.

FLW Outdoors Bass Fishing to be available Dec. 22 via AT&T
MINNEAPOLIS — FLW Outdoors has announced that it has launched a brand new game for mobile phones, FLW Outdoors Bass Fishing. The game became available Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2009, to AT&T mobile phone subscribers.

MINNEAPOLIS — FLW Outdoors and The Bass Federation announced Wednesday a renewed long-term partnership that will continue to provide a vibrant future for TBF chapters and members worldwide. Terms of the multi-year agreement were not released.

$42,000 in scholarships and Berkley product grants awarded
PITTSBURGH – Zack Messer of Aiken, S.C., won the 15 to 18 age bracket and Daryk Eckert of Stockport, Ohio, won the 11 to 14 age bracket in the National Guard Junior World Championship on the Allegheny River in Pittsburgh.

Eighty anglers fishing for a share of $42,000 in scholarships and Berkley product grants
PITTSBURGH – Matt Hartman of Fredericksburg, Pa., leads the 15 to 18 age bracket and Kendall Seitz of Hickory, N.C. leads the 11 to 14 age bracket in the National Guard TBF Junior World Championship after one day of competition on the Three Rivers in Pittsburgh.

Harkness makes huge move to win TBF Championship
BRANSON, Mo. – Typically, when anglers enter a tournament’s final round over 7 ½ pounds out of the lead, their only realistic goal is to make a respectable showing. Well, Robert Harkness did that and much more en route to winning the TBF National Championship presented by the National Guard on Bull Shoals Lake.