Date: July 18, 2011
Location: “Somewhere” on the Mississippi River
It is Monday. Those less fortunate are at work, but for 3 people Monday is a blessing. It means an uncrowded boat ramp, no tuna boats or jet skiers and – most importantly – little competition on one of the best bass fisheries in the country.
At the recent Sportsmen’s Expo in Sparta, WI, the Black River Bass Masters conducted another FLW/TBF Reel Kids casting competition and, in a random drawing, 11 year old Elizabeth Puck of Sparta won “A Day on the Water” with one of the club members. Elizabeth was paired with Kevin Johnson, also of Sparta, and a mutually agreed upon date was chosen. Continue reading
Fishing was tough on TBF’s 82 Junior State Champions today as they went head to head on day one of the 2011 National Guard Junior World Championship on DeGray Lake presented by the National Guard. A 13-16 inch slot rule for largemouth bass forced several anglers to throw back keepers and left many short of a bite. Anglers from 41 different states traveled to face off in this national contest knowing today it was all or nothing to decide who would advance. The top two anglers advance from each of the six TBF junior divisions, one from each age group, 11-14 and 15-18, and claimed the 2011 Division Champion titles. These 12 advance to the final shoot out tomorrow to crown this year’s National Champions. Going into the final day of the 2011 National Championship in first are Donovan Jones in the 15-18 age group and Samuel Scott in the 11-14 age group. 
