Ponca City, Okla. – April 5,
2013 Ninety-four of TBF’s best
grassroots anglers are heading
to Grove, Okla., this week for
the 2013 TBF Federation National
Championship on Grand Lake. The
national field includes the top
two state champions from 45
states, the top two Canadian
Bass Anglers Federation
champions and the Association of
Collegiate Anglers national
champions. The national
championship is the culmination
of two years of competitive
fishing for most, and at least a
year of fishing on the local,
state and divisional levels for
others. This week, one TBF
boater and co-angler will be
crowned 2013 TBF Federation
National Champions on the waters
of Oklahoma’s Grand Lake O’ the
Cherokee’s.
From this event, the top boater
and co-angler from each of the
seven TBF divisions will advance
to the 2013 BFL All-American.
The TBF Federation National
Champion boater and co-angler
will also advance to the 2013
Forrest Wood Cup. In addition,
the winning boater will receive
the $100,000 “Living the Dream”
prize package to include, a
prize check, sponsor
merchandise, fully paid entry
fees on the 2014 FLW Tour as a
Tour Pro, travel stipends for
each event and use of a wrapped
Chevy truck and Ranger boat for
the year.
The top Ranger Cup qualified
boater will also walk away with
a new Ranger Z518 boat and
trailer, and the top Ranger Cup
qualified co-angler will be
awarded $5,000 cash. The
national contest will also award
$2,000 in Cabela’s angler cash,
$1,000 each to the top qualified
boater and co-angler. To be
qualified, an angler must simply
register online at www.cabelas.ptxsecure.com and www.rangerboats.com.
Once again, grassroots fishing’s
most prestigious event will be
held in conjunction with an FLW
Tour stop taking place just
across the state line in Beaver
Lake, Ark. Three official
practice days will be held
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday,
April 8-10, followed by three
days of competition held, April
11-13.
The entire field will compete
Thursday and Friday with
weigh-ins lakeside at the new
Wolf Creek Park in Grove, Okla.
The final day weigh-in will be
held at the FLW Outdoor’s Expo
downtown at the John Q Hammons
Convention Center in Rogers,
Ark., Saturday, April 13. The
expo will offer festivities for
both events. The National
Champion boater and co-angler
will be crowned with the
heaviest three-day cumulative
weight in the John Q Hammons
Convention Center.
Coverage of the TBF National
Championship presented by the
National Guard will be broadcast
in high-definition (HD) on
NBCSports network and streamed
live on www.bassfederation.com the
first two days andwww.flwlive.com the
final day.
The TBF National State
Federation Presidents and
Conservation Directors
convention and annual meetings
will also be held in Grove,
Okla., in conjunction with the
event.
The Bass Federation Inc., (TBF),
is the oldest and largest,
organized grassroots angling
organization in America. TBF is
100% 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 nearly 45
years.
For more information about The
Bass Federation, visit
bassfederation.com, or call
580.765.9031.
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