Lg   Sm    Dead   Lunker   Weight Adj. Weight
1. Dziob - Simons               0      8        1        5.09        24.47           24.22
2. Gillies - Blanc                 3      5        0        4.13                            21.19
3. Ascani - Rose                 7      1        0        5.46                            20.93
4. Caraballo - Edwards       4      4        0        3.34                            20.28
5. Lowndes - Cadron          4      4        0        4.54                            18.95
6. Izzi - Planer                     3      5        0       3.28                             17.69
7. Vallambroso - Iovino       6      2        0        2.83                            17.57
8.  Martinelli - Poe              2       6        0        2.35                            16.41
9.  Hammond - Groballi       3      5        0         --                                16.19
10. Wareham - Svensson   2      6        0        2.74                            15.58
11. Gatson - Velez              7      1        0        2.62                            14.63
12. Perry - Bugden             1      7        0        3.61                            14.24
13. Canning - Baker           4      2        0        2.91                            11.54
14. Stivartsman - Gibbs    did not weigh in

Don't forget to get your applications in for the next TBF tournament is on Congamond on July 10th, Applicatiions need to be mailed by June 30th   See you on the water!!

Jay Keith, from Camden, S.C. crowned the 2010 Federation National Champion
The final day of the 2010 Federation National Championship, presented by the National Guard left Jay Keith, from Camden, S.C., the Champion boater and Matthew Hartman, from Fredricksburg, Pa., the Champion co-angler. The first two days of competition were held on Watts Bar Lake, in Kingston, Tenn. Today’s final weigh-in was held in conjunction with the final day of the FLW tour event at the Knoxville Convention Center, in Knoxville, Tenn. The 14 TBF anglers fished hard and reigned successful thus far to get to the final contest, and like predicted the results came down to just ounces.

The crowd grew still awaiting the results, while the last two anglers left in contention stood side by side on stage to see the weight brought in by the final angler and yesterday’s tournament leader, Jason Knapp, from Uniontown, Pa. Tension mounted; then, excitement filled the air for Jay Keith as six ounces separated him and Knapp, and pronounced him the 2010 Federation National Champion. “I was nervous and trying to hide it; I thought Knapp had a good bag, I wasn’t sure, but I know he’s a great fishermen,” Keith said. He thought weather might have had a lot to do with the catches today. “I can’t catch them well when it’s cloudy; I caught my four fish by 9am and kept digging, but couldn’t get the fifth. I’m very surprised I won today without bringing in a limit of bass.”

Keith had a lot of people to thank, namely, TBF and FLW Outdoors, all the sponsors and his co-angler from South Carolina, Adam Williamson, who gave his support and great advice. More than anything Keith had his heart on his family. “All this is for my brother. We lost him in September and day one, Thursday, was his birthday, I did this for him; I won this for him.” Our hearts go out to him and his family this week.

His wife echoed his excitement and was possibly more nervous than him. “I’m just so proud of Jay. He’s worked so hard and wanted this for so long. The only thing that could make this better is if our son was here or could hear the news.” The Keith’s son is a soldier in the United States Marines defending our freedom in Afghanistan.

Keith brought in 4 fish weighing 12lb 13 ounces making his total tournament weight 46lb 11ounces. Our winner on the co-angler side also caught four bass weighing 10lb 2 ounces making his total 27lb 7ounces.

All 14 of these TBF anglers have earned the opportunity to fish in the BFL All-American and our top boater and co-angler will get the chance to fish in the 2010 Forrest Wood Cup. So, these 14 anglers have definitely made it in the money, and our TBF champion anglers will receive the opportunity to compete in the most prestigious bass fishing tournaments in the world, through TBF and our partners in FLW Outdoors.

Full results can be seen here.

FLW Outdoors, named after Forrest L. Wood, the legendary founder of Ranger Boats, is the largest fishing tournament organization in the world offering anglers worldwide the opportunity to compete for millions over the course of 189 tournaments in 2010. FLW Outdoors has also taken fishing mainstream with FLW Fantasy Fishing awarding the largest prizes in the history of fantasy sports. FLW Outdoors memberships are available featuring numerous benefits including Player’s Advantage. For more information about FLW Outdoors and its tournaments, visit FLWOutdoors.com or call (270) 252-1000. For more information about FLW Fantasy Fishing, visit FantasyFishing.com.

The Bass Federation Inc., (TBF), is the oldest and largest, organized grassroots angling organization in America. TBF is owned by those it serves and is dedicated to the sport of fishing. TBF affiliated state federations and their member clubs conduct more than 20,000 fishing, youth and conservation events at the local level each year, and have provided the foundation for the entire bass fishing industry for more than 40 years. For more information about The Bass Federation, visit bassfederation.com, or call 580.765.9031.

Man Ties Record For Biggest Largemouth Bass
It took nearly six months of waiting but Japanese angler Manabu Kurita is taking his place along side Georgia, USA angler George Perry in the International Game Fish Association's (IGFA) World Record Games Fishes book as dual holders of the All-Tackle record for largemouth bass each weighing 22 lb 4 oz and caught 77 years apart.

The IGFA approved Kurita's application for the fish caught from Japan's largest lake on July 2, 2009. The 70-year old non-profit fisheries conservation, education and record-keeping body, received Kurita's application and documentation on Sept. 19, 2009. The largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides), was caught from Lake Biwa which is an ancient reservoir northeast of Kyoto.

Kurita, 32, of Aichi, Japan, was fishing Biwa that July day using a Deps Sidewinder rod and a Shimano Antares DC7LV reel loaded with 25 lb Toray line when he pitched his bait, a live bluegill, next to a bridge piling. It was Kurita's first cast to the piling where he had seen a big bass swimming. He only twitched the bait a couple of times before he got the bite.. After a short, three minute fight he had the fish in the boat.

Kurita was quoted as saying "I knew it was big, but I didn't know it was that big."
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2010 TBF of Connecticut Tournament Trail
April 18th, Sunday, Lake Lllinonah (Steel Bridge)
May 8, Saturday, Lake Zoar (State Ramp)
June 6, Sunday, Ct. River (Haddam Meadows)
July 10, Saturday, Congamond Lake
August 1, Sunday, Candlewood Lake (Squantz)
August 28 & 29 - Two Day Championship
      Day 1 - Ct. River (Haddam Meadows)
      Day 2 - Candlewood Lake (Squantz)
*** All Tournaments from 7am - 3pm ***

Applications are available on the Tournament Applications page.
Tournament Director Larry Mansy
H:203-870-4670 C:203-858-6690
P..O. Box 21 Fairfield, Ct. 06824
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HIGH SCHOOL FISHING WORLD FINALS ANNOUNCED TODAY
HIGH SCHOOL FISHING’S ULTIMATE EVENT TO BE HELD IN RUSSELLVILLE, ARKANSAS
PONCA CITY, Okla. (April 7, 2010) – The Bass Federation announced today it will conduct the inaugural High School Fishing World Finals in Russellville, Ark. on Lake Dardanelle, July 19-24, 2010. Anglers from more than 15 U.S. States and Canada are expected to attend this pinnacle event of TBF’s Student Anglers Federation and the rapidly expanding High School Fishing segment. All Student Angler Federation affiliated high school fishing clubs are eligible to register and attend this inaugural event and there is plenty of time left to get any High School club signed up.
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Photo Contest Grand Prize Winners Can Take Their "Fish" Home with Them

BoatU.S. Angler partners with Mount This Fish Company

Alexandria, Va., February 16, 2010 - Wouldn't it be nice to keep that lunker around forever?

Submit a photo of your best catch to the BoatU.S. Angler Catch of the Month Photo Contest and you could win $50 and other prizes, plus be entered to win a realistic replica of your fish from Mount This Fish Company, which specializes in hand-painted fiberglass replicas.

The monthly photo contest, which starts in April and runs for seven months, offers two categories: saltwater fish and freshwater fish. Winners of these monthly contests can take home a $50 BoatU.S. Visa gift card, BoatU.S. Angler logo items, a "gift bag" of fishing gear and a framed Catch of the Month winner's certificate to proudly hang on the wall. For complete details and how to enter, go to www.BoatUSAngler.com/contest.

In November all of the 14 monthly winners will be automatically entered into the Grand Prize drawing to win the replica mount from Mount This Fish Company, the newest sponsor of the photo contest. Their full-size mount replicas are perfect to commemorate your special catch, while their "Half Sided Series" are great additions to decorate your home or office. All mounts are hand airbrushed and can be displayed indoors or out. To view the wide selection of full mounts, half mounts and 3D mounts, as well as their online specials, visit their website at www.mounthis.net .

BoatU.S. Angler is a membership program from the nation's largest association of recreational boaters that offers services and helps protect the interests of boat-owning anglers. Visit www.BoatUSAngler.com for more.