Federation National Office Newsletter Archive

February 17, 2012

TBF DREAM TEAM RALLY –
GETTING BACK TO OUR ROOTS IN A BIG WAY!

Ponca City, Okla. (Feb 7, 2012) — The Bass Federation announced today the formation of an entirely new, groundbreaking, TEAM tournament trail covering all of North America, TBF’s Dream Team Tournament Rallies. Dream Team Rallies are all about giving anglers what they want, fun and fishing, and they all culminate at the 2013 TBF Dream Team National Championship Rally!

TBF Dream Team Rallies are designed to fill a void not only in the federation, but also the fishing industry to give anglers exactly what they’ve been craving. Fun events close to home without lots of hassle, paperwork or overhead, all of your choosing; fish with who you want, when you want, where you want. Rally events will boast integrity and reasonable entry fees to win BIG prizes. Events backed by the power of the federation and a large national prize pool with a real chance to advance directly to big time “dream” vacation events with big time “dream” payouts! READ MORE

2012 TBF National Championship - Bull Shoals, Flippin, AR - March 27-31

Larry Dugger - Arkansas Co-Angler

Name: Larry Dugger
Age: 48
Hometown: Pottsville
State Federation: Arkansas
Division: Central
Occupation: School Superintendent
Family Members: Wife – Jan, three sons – Jordan, Josh and Jake
Fishing Strengths/Techniques: Swimming and flipping jigs
Favorite body of water to fish: Lake Dardanelle

Casey O'Donnell - ACA Co-Angler

Name: Casey O'Donnell
Age: 21
Hometown: Bradenton, FL
State Federation:ACA
Division:Northwest
Occupation: College Student
Family Members: Cindy and Patrick (Mom and Dad), Cara (Sister)
Fishing Strengths/Techniques: Shallow water, Grass. Flippin' and Pitchin'
Favorite body of water to fish: Harris Chain of Lakes.

Matt Gray - Michigan Co-Angler

Name: Matt Gray
Age: 35
Hometown: Brighton, MI
State Federation: Michigan
Division: Northern
Occupation: Design Engineer
Family Members: Wife - Melanie
Fishing Strengths/Techniques: Frogs over pads/matted grass for largemouths and love throwing crankbaits for smallmouth
Favorite body of water to fish: Lake Erie

Karl Beltz - Arizona Co-Angler

Name: Karl Beltz
Age: 47
Hometown: Tucson, Arizona
State Federation: Arizona
Division: Southwest
Occupation: Production Planner
Family Members: Julie Beltz, Wife, 3 sons, Josh, Chris and Tim
Fishing Strengths/Techniques: Flipping is my favorite Technique
Favorite body of water to fish: Colorado River System

John Garcia - Oklahoma Co-Angler

Name: John Garcia
Age: 49
Hometown: Mustang, OK
State Federation: Oklahoma
Division: Central
Occupation: Weed Control
Family Members: Married 26 years to my wife Sondra. Two children and two grandchildren.
Fishing Strengths/Techniques: Drop Shot and jerk bait
Favorite body of water to fish: Amistad

Wes Wezenberg - Washington Angler

Name: Wesley Wezenberg
Age: 37
Hometown: Olympia
State Federation: Washington
Division: NorthWest
Occupation: Window Contractor
Family Members: Wife - Kamela and Dog - Tess
Fishing Strengths/Techniques: Drop shot and bed fishing
Favorite body of water to fish: Riffe Lake, Washington

Daniel Gray - Maryland Boater

Name: Dr. Daniel J. Gray
Age: 43
Hometown: Butler, Pennsylvania
State Federation: Maryland
Division: Mid-Atlantic
Occupation: Doctor of Chiropractic
Family Members: Victoria-mother, Homer-brother, John-brother
Fishing Strengths/Techniques: shallow/deep cranking, pitching, sight fishing, swimbaits
Favorite body of water to fish: even though I live near and love to fish Erie, I have to say the Potomac River and Susquehanna Flats

2012 TBF and FLW Adult Membership Renewals

The Bass Federation is striving to make membership renewal easier each year. TBF has begun accepting membership renewals for 2012. Current memberships expire on December 31, 2011* and you can update NOW to ensure your club maintains the insurance policy coverage and your members don’t have a lapse in tournament eligibility or magazine delivery.

We will continue to collect both TBF and FLW Outdoors membership updates through TBF and through our online roster management system. The secure website is www.tbfwebservices.com. TBF dues are $15 and have been since 2000. FLW dues will remain at $35. Our system WILL collect $50 for both - PLEASE VERIFY YOUR MEMBER'S CORRECT ADDRESSES BEFORE UPDATING THEM.

ALL TBF members MUST pay their FLW dues through their home TBF club and will be charged for both memberships. FLW Outdoor’s will NOT accept dues from a TBF member. NOTICE: due to publication issues and other items FLW Outdoor memberships now run one year from date of purchase. So getting your dues in through your club to TBF will simplify your entire clubs process and help keep your TBF expiration and your FLW Expiration dates the same, Dec 31.
It is important NOT to wait as tournament participation and eligibility may be affected especially if you have members who fish BFL’s or other FLW events. Get their dues into TBF early so you won’t have any “last minute” hurdles. REGARDLESS THE TBF SYSTEM WILL COLLECT $50 FROM EVERY MEMBER. If a member has joined FLW “around” their club they can either call FLW for a refund or we will simply extend their FLW membership out another year from that date.

PLEASE PAY THE EXACT AMOUNT LISTED ON THE SYSTEM GENERATED INVOICE.

For more information, or if you have questions or concerns, feel free to contact the TBF national office, 580.765.9031, or email membership@bassfederation.com