Here are some shots from our successful 2008 The Bass Federation of Michigan Jr State Championship held Saturday June 14 on Lake Nepessing on the Moore residence properties.
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2008 Jr Champs
Colin Glover - 4 bass 8.93 lbs (11-14 age group) and
Chase Frechette 5 bass limit 11.65 lbs with 3.51 lbs big bass (15-18 age group). These kids can catch 'em!!
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2008 champs bracketed by our 2007 past champs - Dougie Phillips on the far left and Cody Harris on the far right - includes some of the free gear the 2008 champs received
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Jr competitor Kristen Reault with a nice bass while proud pappa and TBF of MI board member Dave Reault looks on.
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A couple nice bass weighed in by another one of our Jr competitors
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Nick Marsh spent the day in my boat and landed this nice bass.
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2008 TBF youth club Jr Jawbreakers president and forum member Danny North (Ranger_Boats_Team_North) shows some of his 3rd place bass
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TBF of Michigan board members prepare the weigh in tents for the coming 2008 Jr State Championship weigh in.
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Some of the large crowd of spectators waits in anticipation of a great showing as the kids start bagging up their catch
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Board member Brian Belevender - instrumental in arranging our awesome location and setup for the 2008 Jr state championship - mans one of the two cameras used to record our event for local production as many spectators - family, friends and locals watch
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Nick Marsh prepares to pull out his catch for weigh in
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Nick holds up a nice largemouth bass - the catch was very impressive by these kids - many appear to be future bass experts with a couple maybe already there?!?
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Nick waits his turn to weigh his bass as older age group champ Chase Frechette pulls out his impressive limit for weigh in
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Nick looks on as the weigh in scale opens for business in the 2008 TBF of MI Jr State Championship
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The kids start lining up with bag after bag of very nice largemouth bass - an impressivefishery is revealed by these young anglers on Lake Nepessing
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Jr Jawbreakers president Danny North waits for the official score of his nice limit of bass on the scales
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A shot of the weigh tents and some of the board members involved in making the 2008 TBF of MI Jr State Championship a huge success including (from the left) Dave Reault, site host Kevin Moore (black shorts), Brian Belevender and youth chair Anthony Adams
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The kids wait for the final tally of the 2008 TBF of Michigan Jr State Championship
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Some of the GREAT prizes donated by various sponsors and supporters that went to all of the kids who participated - Bass Pro Shops Auburn Hills promotions manager Doug Phillips looks on far right