November 16, 2010

High School Fishing World Finals Returns to Russellville, Ark.
July 18-23, 2011

Ponca City, Okla., (Nov. 16, 2010) The Bass Federation announced today the High School Fishing World Finals will return to Russellville, Ark. at Lake Dardanelle. High school stars from TBF’s Student Angler Federation will once again be invited to this "no entry fee" championship event at Lake Dardanelle State Park, July 18-23. Last year, 184 high school anglers from 18 states showcased the top high school talent from all over the country. The field is expected to grow substantially this year as the number of Student Angler Federation school clubs continues to rapidly grow.

Russellville Tourism
Russellville Tourism, Dardanelle State Park, and the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission will again play an active role in hosting the event with a variety of activities for anglers and their families. "Russellville is proud to sponsor the TBF High School Fishing World Finals for the second year," Director of Tourism for Russellville, Christie Graham, stated. "We look with anticipation towards the 2011 event coming to Lake Dardanelle. We know this event is going to grow even larger than last year and can’t wait to see what’s in store for these high school anglers."
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Student Angler Federation Club Spotlights

Over the next several weeks, TBF will spotlight Student Angler Federation Clubs around the nation. These clubs are working hard to get the word out around the country and get more students involved in fishing. Support your local youth program and help out by either being a mentor, volunteer your time/boat and help this program grow!

If you are an active SAF club and would like to be spotlighted, please email National Youth Director, Mark Gintert at Mark@BassFederation.com. For more information about SAF, visit www.HighSchoolFishing.org or call the TBF National Office at 580.765.9031.

 

 

BCCC Youth Bass Team - South Carolina

Club name:  BCCC Youth Bass Team

SAF Club Created: 2-9-10

School Name & Mascot: Barnwell County Career Center/no mascot yet

City/State: Barnwell, SC

Club Email Address: jeasterling@bccc.k12.sc.us

Club Advisor: Jimmy Easterling, coach

Club President: Trey Knopf

Number of members: 7

How often does your club meet? 1st Monday of each month

How did your club get started? SCDNR contacted our Agriculture teacher

Club’s favorite lake and why? Lake Murray, SC because it is the only one we have fished so far

Describe TBF tournaments, community service and/or conservation projects your club has or plans to have?  We fish a club tournament every month and would like to fish tournaments against other SC teams.

Has your club done any fundraising? We are 100% fundraiser funded, so yes.

Any local sponsors that help support your club? We are trying to get 10 area businesses as sponsors to pay for our tournament shirts

Where do you get your volunteer boaters from? We have two parents with bass boats, I have one, and we have two regular bass fisherman who help when they are not tournament fishing.

Tell us something unique about your club! We are a county Career Center that receives our students from the three high schools in the county; we have members from each school.

 

Colorado Youth Club Cleans Up Local Lakes 

 

(Nov. 8, 2010) - The Fountain Valley Junior Bass Club decided to give up their last warm Sunday of the year and go out to the local lakes around Colorado Springs and do a "clean up" before winter.
 
We started at Prospect Lake early in the morning and finished up the long day with a few hours left of daylight down at the Pueblo Reservoir.
 
It was all the boys could do to keep their minds on the project at hand and not help out every angler they encountered at the lakes.
 
Between lakes, the talk of going fishing was too much for most and all they wanted to do was go fishing.
 
We finished up with a few hours of daylight left and after collecting 28 bags of trash and those who still could, talked me into taking them down to the Pueblo Reservoir.
 
It was a very productive day and we all learned how city budget cuts hurt our local lakes by removing much needed trash cans and were very disappointed in our local anglers for littering our lakes.
 
There was a great lesson learned today and the amount of Praise and Thank You's from the public made our project worthwhile.
 
I am very proud of all of them for wanting to include conservation projects like this one in our future club functions.
 

Sam Heckman

FVJBC Youth Director

CTBF State Youth Director

 

 

Current Falling Price Auction

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How do the 'FALLING PRICE' auctions work? Visit our 'Help with Auctions' page at  http://auction.bassfederation.com and get registered!

You DO NOT have to be a TBF Member to register and use our auction site. EVERYONE is welcome!!!

EARLY BIRD SPECIAL!

Every year TBF dues are due on January 1. This year TBF is offering a EARLY BIRD SPECIAL. All TBF clubs that get their 2011 updates and dues paid into TBF office before December 25th will be entered in a drawing for some great prizes!!  Four (4) clubs who update before Christmas Day will be drawn to receive one of the following prizes; Evinrude 24P Stainless steel prop, Lowrance Endura Hand held GPS device, $100 Cabela’s gift card, or 6 pair of Solar Bat glasses for their club!  Four clubs will win, so get your clubs registered today and be one of the Early Bird special winners!!

NOTE: If you are a club that does not send roster invoices & dues directly to that National TBF Office, then whoever you submit to will need to submit them to us by December 25th in order to be considered for this special. Get started early!

It Pays to Belong to TBF!

Renew Your Membership NOW!

The Bass Federation is a member owned company continuing to find ways to make membership renewals easier and member benefits better for YOU! TBF and FLW memberships expire Dec. 31st, 2010. To get your membership dues updated without a gap or laps in insurance coverage, tournament eligibility and magazine delivery you can start updating Oct. 1st, 2010. The sooner we receive your membership renewals the faster and easier they are to process. Also, as long as we receive dues before Dec. 31st, 2010 we can include your membership in our counts, which go toward our continued funding and support of our core principles, youth, conservation and fishing, and YOUR full benefits. We will continue to do both TBF and FLW Outdoors membership updates online through your TBF clubs. TBF dues are $15 and have been since 2000. FLW dues will remain at $35.

Why belong to TBF and FLW Outdoors?

  • We are an organization members are proud to be a part of, as our core foundations revolve around family, fishing, and making a better future for both.
  • TBF is Member owned- YOU own the company! We are unmatched in the industry! Your TBF dues are paid in full back to YOU; $6-insurance, $6-divisional tournament, $3-national tournament. So, for only $6 a year you receive $1 million in liability insurance coverage, $25,000 in excess medical coverage and $10,000 AD&D event coverage for every TBF member.
  • The TBF Members-Only Online Store and TBF weekly E-news blasts are packed with member information and discounts, auctions and the latest offers from our sponsors just for you.
  • TBF Exclusive fundraiser with Solar Bat glasses; tremendous opportunity to fund your club activities!
  • You can qualify to fish in your region's divisional tournament; there are seven divisions! From there each state sends their top two finishers to the National Championship! Both tournaments have no entry fee.
  • The top finisher at the National Championship wins the $100,000 “Living the Dream” package including entry fees paid for a year on the FLW Pro Circuit and use of a wrapped Ranger boat and Chevrolet truck! The top angler and co-angler from the National Championship qualify for the Forrest Wood Cup and the top angler and co angler from each division qualify for the BFL All American!
  • TBF is big on supporting conservation initiatives. On-going work supported by the states Conservation Directors means TBF has a national voice in supporting conservation issues affecting all the states.
  • In the youth arena TBF is the strongest organization around. We have growing youth initiatives providing opportunities for our future anglers. The National Guard Junior World Championship and the High School Fishing World Finals are the most elite youth fishing tournaments in the industry. Also, TBF members at the local level reach thousands of young anglers each year with programs supporting education, fishing and the outdoors.
  • Full FLW Outdoors member benefits including FLW Outdoors Magazine, with TBF highlights in every issue, Player’s Advantage with FLW Fantasy Fishing, and priority entry to FLW tournaments!

Absolutely no one offers more for your money; it pays to fish TBF!

 

 

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