Every Dog Has His Day – Today It was MA’s David McNary’s

Eastern Division Championship Concludes

September 17, 2010 – Sixteen more anglers have qualified for the 2011 TBF National Championship today, amid the treacherous weather that hampered hours of very important fishing time.

David McNary

David McNary

The final day started off with a weather delay. Anglers were not able to launch until nearly 10:30 this morning, which makes up for about half the day lost. With it being the last day, and the tournament being close, this was a concern for anglers in contention to finish in the top 2 spots of their states, but not nearly the concern it was for TBF officials to make sure everyone returned to weigh-in safely, which they did.

Tim Austin, VT Takes Lead; Acox Holds on in 2nd Place – Eastern Division Day 2

 

 September 16, 2010 – It appears that Lake Champlain was very good to our TBF Anglers today in the Eastern Division Championship. Nearly 900 pounds of bass were weighed in today by the Eastern Division State Team Members. All but 5 of the 96 anglers weighed in fish today.

Vermont Angler, Tim Austin took the lead today in the overall standings at the 2010 Eastern Division Championship on Lake Champlain. Austin weighed in a monstrous 20lb 4 oz bag today, which launched him from 13th place yesterday, to 1st place today. “It was slow and tedious, but it paid off. It took all day to catch my limit,” said Austin. He used his anchor a lot so he didn’t have to worry about controlling the trolling motor. He was fishing in about 18’ of water with a Carolina Rig. Austin has a 2 day total of 34 lbs even, a 2 lb 5 oz lead over Bruce Acox of NH. Austin is in 1st place for the state of Vermont, a nearly 4 lb lead over yesterday’s VT leader, Frank Scalise.

Eastern Divisional Began Today on Lake Champlain – Bruce Acox, NH Takes Lead Day 1

 

September 15, 2010 – The 2010 Eastern Division Championship, hosted by Massachusetts TBF Federation, City of Plattsburgh, New York & Adirondack Coast & Visitors Convention Bureau, kicked off today on Lake Champlain in beautiful upstate New York. By the end of this tournament on Friday, sixteen TBF members from eight State Federations will have qualified for the 2011 TBF Federation National Championship. They’ll all have their eyes on the prize, the ultimate goal of a TBF Member, the $100,000 ‘Living the Dream’ prize package.

Around the TBF Youth Newsletter – September 2010

It’s been a wild summer for the TBF Youth Program. We started by having many of our youth state qualifiers this spring and we also announced our High School Fishing World Finals.
That event brought high school aged anglers from all over the country to Russellville Arkansas for a fantastic event that will long be remembered by those in attendance. With 76 teams participating from 18 different states it was a great way to kick off an annual event that is destined to grow immensely over the next four or five years.  Congratulations to Kentucky’s Jared Raymer and Ethan Snyder for winning the inaugural event. Continue reading