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August 10,
2011 - 82 TBF junior elite make their way to Arkadelphia, Ark., this week to
face off in the 2011 National Guard Junior World Championship, August 11-13, on
DeGray Lake. This national contest will
see two champions, one in each age group, 11-14 and 15-18. For most, this is a year’s worth of
competition, advancing through tournaments in their respective states and age
groups to make it to the world championship.
All anglers will take off at 6:30am on Friday, Aug 12 and weigh-in at
1:30pm at the spillway ramp on DeGray Lake. Then, Saturday the field will be
cut to 12 anglers. These 12 will
represent the top finishers (one in each age group) from the 6 different TBF
youth divisions across the US.
Saturday’s final
day will be the division champion’s shootout to crown the 2011 National Guard
Junior World Champions. Saturday's
weigh-in will also be held at
1:30pm lakeside at DeGray Lake, and immediately
following all anglers will travel to Summit Arena in Hot Springs, Ark. to be introduced
on the FLW Outdoors main stage of the 2011 Forrest Wood Cup at 4:45pm.
The 82 championship
anglers travel from all over the country and will be taken out on DeGray Lake
Friday by volunteer anglers who are local or from other areas who fish the BFL
tournament ranks, TBF federation clubs, and other tournaments. These anglers donate their boat for the kids
to compete out of for the day and will serve as boat captains, coaches and
mentors. The boat captains cannot fish, but they can offer advice to the young
competitors if they need it.
Each boat
will have one angler form the 11-14 and one from the 15-18 age groups, randomly
assigned by computer draw. Tournament rules stipulate each angler must fish out
of the front of the boat half the day and switch midway so it’s fair to all
competitors. All take-offs and weigh-ins are free to the public; 6:30am-1:30pm.
Come out and cheer these young anglers
on!
Over $20,000
in scholarships and prizes are up for grabs this week and there a several prize
opportunities and activities for all, including a Friday evening National Guard
Pizza Party for all competitors and their families. Daily stories and pictures will be posted on www.bassfederation.com and The Bass
Federation’s Facebook page (www.facebook.com/thebassfederation
); live streaming of the weigh-ins on Friday and Saturday will be on www.bassfederation.com in partnership
with ihigh.com.
The 2011
Forrest Wood Cup will be held all week on Lake Ouachita in Hot Springs, Ark.,
August 11-14. Sunday, the final day of
the Forrest Wood Cup will be a full day of activities with tons of prizes and
giveaways, including a new Ranger Boat presented by Arkansas Democrat Gazette, activities
at the FLW Outdoors Expo, including fishing seminars, on the water Ranger boat
rides and Chevrolet test drives, as well as, a free concert by Steve Holy at
4pm presented by Walmart. There’s fun
for the family all week so come out and support our Junior TBF anglers and our
partnership with FLW Outdoors.
Local
Hosts: City of Caddo Valley Advertising
and Promotions Commission, Arkadelphia Regional Economic Development Alliance
and Area Chamber of Commerce, info@arkadelphiaalliance.com
; 2401 Pine Street, Suite B, Arkadelphia, AR 71923, Phone: 870-246-1460
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