Dover's MossBack FishRack Student Angler Federation Bass Team Making a Difference!

9/27/2010 - Dover's youth bass fishing team participated," in a big way" at the Great Arkansas Cleanup this weekend. The team had 57 members clean up over a mile of waterway in Russellville Ar.,from the end of Orbit lane all the way to The Russellville city park Saturday.

Mentor for the club, FLW Tour Pro, Ray Scheide said" I couldn't be more proud of our youth group and their families and our boat captains. We were split among two events this weekend, the cleanup and Ozark memories Day and still had 57 members show up to the cleanup. You can tell that all of our members have bought into the fact that we can make a difference not only with fishing but with our actions off of the water. I can't say enough about them and the community should be very proud!"

In a couple of weeks, on October 9th, the club will have their second Dover Youth Bass Fishing Open tournament on Lake Dardanelle, this tournament features a 100% payback and up to a 200% payback with sponsor contingencies. The Tournament will be held in conjunction with The Bass Mafia Tackles Grand opening and will feature a trailered weigh in to the Store and will feature special MC's from the FLW Tour and Bass Masters Elite Series. For more information see their website at www.doveryouthfishing.com

TBF/Wisconsin Sea Grant Project Gets Underway

Dr. Phil Moy of the Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute kicked of a joint venture grant project between the TBF and the Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute with a conference call to all the participants last Wednesday morning.

Representatives from the The Bass Federation (TBF), North American Fishing Club, Masters Walley Circuit, Wildlife Forever, The PAA and approximately 10 Sea Grant personnel from several different states joined in on the call.

The intent and mission of this multi-year grant project is to study the Professional Anglers and tournament organizations with the eventual goal of establishing the best practices for the prevention of the spread of invasive species. It is also the goal of this project to help educate all tournament anglers with the long-term side effects to our lakes and rivers if these unwanted aquatic hitchhikers are not kept in check.

“In the coming year we will see members of the Sea Grant Institute at many of our State, Divisional and National events,” cited TBF Youth and Conservation Director Mark Gintert.

“Educating anglers and helping tournament organizations develop the very best practices to help the spread of invasive species can only help all of us. There is a perception [10100] out there that many of these problems are caused by tournament anglers and tournament organizations, so getting involved with this program will only strengthen our position as being leaders in the fight to stop the spread of these unwanted hitchhikers,” stated Gintert.  

Watch for more details as this project moves forward.

Massachusetts Bass Federation Needs Your Help This Saturday, Oct. 2nd

The Mass Bass Federation is doing a cleanup of the Charles River and we are in need of boats. The cleanup will be on the Waltham section of the river on Saturday October 2nd. We will be meeting at the Woerd St ramp at 7 AM. The cleanup is expected to last approximately 4 hours and the town will provide a lunch. If you are willing to volunteer or need more info please feel free to contact the Conservation Director, Erik Kaplan, at (413) 348-4951 or kapp68@aol.com. Thanks for your support.

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