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Welcome to
the Florida B.A.S.S. Federation Nation Web Site!
Thank you for visiting our web site. The goal of this site is
to make available as much information as possible to our members
as well as provide a general understanding of the Florida B.A.S.S.
Federation to new members and visitors.
 B.A.S.S.
chapter members are our grass-roots fishermen dedicated to the
future of bass fishing. They furnish manpower, money and equipment
for lake clean-ups, promote catch-and-release, encourage community
involvement, lobby for and against proposed legislation, introduce
youth to fishing and even conduct tournament creel census reports.
Our federation members also have another common
interest, tournament fishing. Every weekend our anglers enjoy the
B.A.S.S. National Federation Tournament Trail. It is the only amateur
circuit that leads to the prestigious B.A.S.S. Masters Classic
where they compete against the top 40 professional fishermen each
year.
On this circuit, chapter members qualify through
our state federation for a slot on our state team. Our state team
then competes against other state teams at the B.A.S.S. Central
Divisional Championships. At this tournament the contenders compete
as a team for the prize money, but the top individual from each
state team advances to the B.A.S.S. Federation National Championship.
At this National Championship tournament the contenders compete
against all of the other divisional qualifiers and against the
other contenders in their division. The top individual from each
division advances to the BASS Masters Classic.
Today our National Federation members are actively
pushing for better conservation practices, introducing kids to
fishing, conducting community service projects and promoting fishing
throughout their communities. Because of the hard work and dedication
of our federation members the future of fishing looks bright!
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE
FLORIDA BASS FEDERATION
NATION
2007 AOY CHAMPIONS AND OUR 2008 STATE TEAM
2007 ANGLER OF THE YEAR CHAMPIONS
Central Region |
| Angler |
Arnie Lane
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515 |
| Co-Angler |
John Hendry
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575 |
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Northwest Region |
| Angler |
Chris Daniels |
425 |
| Co-Angler |
Kevin Oleen |
480 |
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Northeast Region |
| Angler |
Larry Cahan |
400 |
| Co-Angler |
Michael Catt |
390 |
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Southern Region |
| Angler |
Rick Wilhelm
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390 |
| Co-Angler |
David Kimbley
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465 |
2008 STATE TEAM MEMBERS
Click Here to See Pictures from the event
Angler |
Larry
Cahan |
Gerald
Rose
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Brian Rodriguez
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Richard
Steiner
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Tom
Mahoney
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Jeff
Brooks
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Co Angler |
Colby
Cotterill |
John
Hendry
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Bud Thacker
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Lester
Cloud |
Stephen
Edmonds
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Linda Paul
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Alternate |
Nick Manfredo |
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