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Bass spread out for Regional Championship anglers from Great Lakes, Hoosier, Illini and Michigan Divisions

SCOTTSVILLE, Ky. (Oct. 12, 2011) – The Walmart Bass Fishing League is headed to the Barren River Oct. 20-22 for one of six Regional Championships. This three-day tournament features the top 40 boaters and 40 co-anglers from each of the Great Lakes, Hoosier, Illini and Michigan Divisions. They will be competing for a Ranger 198VX with a 200-horsepower outboard and a Chevy 1500 Silverado in the boater division and a new Ranger 198VX with a 200- horsepower outboard in the co-angler division.

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B.A.S.S. News

CELEBRATION, Fla. — B.A.S.S. LLC announced the 2012 schedule today for a three-division Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Open circuit that will hit nine bass fisheries in nine different states.

Timing on the fisheries was a top consideration in creation of the schedule — Lake Norman and Table Rock in April, and the James River in July, for example. So was geography: south to Florida, west into Texas, and north to Michigan. A fresh challenge was added with a Cayuga Lake tournament; that one is in August, perfect timing for upstate New York.

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PAA News

BENTON, Ky. (Sept. 16, 2011) – The Professional Anglers Association has declared Michigan professional angler Nate Wellman ineligible to compete in any of its events for a year.

Wellman was fined $2,500 and put on probation for one year by B.A.S.S. following an investigation into a complaint by his final day co-angler at the recent Bass Pro Shops Northern Open on Lake Erie. Wellman won the tournament. His co-angler reported to tournament officials that Wellman made repeated statements that, according to B.A.S.S., “were suggestive of a rules violation.”

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B.A.S.S. News

Kevin VanDam was on his father’s small Michigan lake for a day of ice fishing. Forget those sit-and-wait, heated ice shacks. His technique was to move fast, to hunt for the fish.

This, mind you, was relaxation.

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The University of Illinois bass fishing team are the 2010 Big Ten bass fishing champs after the Sunday, October 3rd championship event on Michigan's St. Clair River, holding off the University of Michigan and 2009 champs Michigan State University! Fishing was very tough due to a last minute change to the river because of gale force winds, and the cold and rain.

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Just in from TBF of Michigan president Jeff Cox, thanks to one fish weighed in by the last possible Michigan TBF state team member, Michigan comes back to win their 3rd TBF Northern Divisional Championship in a row!!!! Congratulations!! No complete results yet, but it was by about 2 pounds! Read more on the TBF of Michigan forum.

Just in from TBF of Michigan president Jeff Cox. Day 1 of the TBF Northern Divisional championship has finished with the TBF of Michigan team holding a 9 pound lead over 2nd place home team Indiana!! The fishing is very tough - only 77 15" keepers caught today by 72 anglers! That is tough! Fishing Patoka Lake in Indiana today through Friday.

TBF of Michigan state team leads with 49 pounds 3 ounces with the 9 pound lead over Indiana in 2nd and 17 pounds over 3rd place Ohio TBF. GreatLakesBass.com member Don Watts leads entire field with 14-9! More details on the forum. http://www.greatlakesbass.com/forum/index.php?topic=8762.0

Southfield Michigan's Gerald Woodard Advances to National Championship from Michigan State Team

Escanaba, Mich. -- Gerald Woodard finishes 6th overall and tops the Michigan state team with a 3 day total of 12 bass weighing 41 pounds 9 ounces to move on to the next level. Overall 2010 BASS Federation Nation Northern Divisional Champion is Ohio's Brian Mailot with 13 bass weighing 47 pounds 3 ounces from Little Bay de Noc and Lake Michigan waters. The Wisconsin state team wins the team championship with host Michigan finishing 2nd. Full story and pictures on the forum