Bass Mafia Dover Youth High School Fishing Club Holds Winter Blowout

Saturday, Jan 21st – The DYFC Bass Mafia Youth Fishing tournament series brought out 77 anglers to fish January 21st on Lake Dardanelle. For most of them it was the first tournament for the 2012 season. The day started in the thirties and with the wind and lack of sunshine didn’t feel like it warmed up very much by weigh in time.

Even with the cold temperatures, the winter blowout tourney showed some of the biggest bass that you’ll see all year. With several over 5 and 6 and one bass caught over 7 1/2 pounds. Topping the field was the team of Corey Scheide, Sawyer Grace and Boat captain Spencer Grace with 21.29lbs. Most of their fish came on jerkbaits and Alabama Rigs in the lower end of the lake. Corey Scheide said ”We really didn’t get a lot of bites but we just kept fishing key staging spots and ended up with seven or 8 solid bites that day that gave us the win.” Second Place with 18.15 lbs. went to the team of Mikayla Scheide, Baylee Linker and Boat Captain Ray Scheide. They also caught their bass on winter staging areas using Megabass jerkbaits and Spinderella rigs to entice their bites. Third place went to Nate Parks, Britt Hibbs and Boat Captain Michael Parks of 18.05 lbs.

Ray Scheide said “This was a great turnout for a January Tournament and I was really proud of all of our anglers that fished Saturday.

I would also like to mention that we have strengthened our sponsor portfolio this year as we have almost all sponsors returning from 2011 and added a few for 2012.” Continue reading

Kaufman (TX) High School Bass Fishing Team Hosting SAF Open Tournament April 28 on Lake Ray Hubbard

Scholarships to be Awarded

Jan. 13, 2012 – On Saturday, April 28th , 2012 there will be an open high school bass fishing team tournament held on Lake Ray Hubbard, Garland, Texas. Students who choose to enter must be active Student Angler Federation members and have a boat captain. All entrants must be enrolled in regular high school classes and have a high school I.D. number.  There will be a $50.00 per team entry fee and all money will be paid back in scholarships. There will be a mandatory meeting with all entrants and their captains at 6:00 pm on Friday, April 27th at Bass Pro Shops of Garland, Tex.

There will be an overall high school team champion with the high school teams with the most weight. There will be a team champion and big bass award as well as medals and factory prizes. The weigh in will be in Bass Pro Shops of Garland, Texas. Entries will close on April 20th.

Anyone interested can contact Steve Holland at texasgeckos1@yahoo.com or check out his web site www.stevehollandfishing.com

Faculty of Fishing and TBF Join Forces

Offer Free Online Courses to All Federation Members

(Ponca City, OK) Jan. 10, 2012 – The Bass Federation, the nation’s oldest and largest organized grassroots fishing youth and conservation organization, announced it has partnered with Faculty of Fishing. The partnership will offer the most complete and comprehensive online fishing education program the fishing world ever has seen. The Advantage Anglers program package, a $ 19.99 retail value, consists of 11 basic courses designed for the new or recreational angler, which will be offered FREE OF CHARGE to all federation members under the TBF umbrella. This includes TBF adult and junior anglers, the Association of College anglers, (ACA), the Walleye Federation, (TWF), and TBF’s widely popular Student Angler Federation, (SAF), and all SAF high school fishing club members. At a value worth more than annual national membership costs, all FREE OF CHARGE! Another reason it “pays” to belong to TBF. Continue reading