Indiana BASS Federation Nation State Team Crowned !
L - R, Brian Hensley, Jeff Davidson, James McKinney, Terry McWilliams,Joe Powell, Stacy Moore, Greg Raider, Duane Toney, Ed Rounsaville, Calvin Davidson, Russ Zoeller, John Grimm, Not Shown 1st Alternate John Cook
Brian Hensley is the 2009 Top 8 State Champion
May 30 - 31 Brookville Lake - Brookville, Indiana
The 2009 IBFN Top 8 State Finals were held May 30 - 31 at Brookville Lake. Boaters and Non- Boaters from 26 Bass clubs from around the state were competing for the individual prize of Top 8 State Champion. Brian Hensley of the Shallow Minded Anglers won the crown for the second consecutive year, and will be representing Indiana as the top angler.
Hensley's two day total of nine bass weighed 19.35 lbs. Jeff Davidson the day one leader from Set the Hook Bass Club dropped one spot to finish second with 18.15 pounds. James McKinney from the Whitewater River Bassmasters moved up one spot on Sunday to finish third with 15.05 pounds and Terry McWilliams the 2007 Northern Division representative at the Bassmasters Classic fell one spot on Sunday to finish fourth with 13 pounds 1 ounce. Rounding out the top six boaters that will represent Indiana are Joe Powell and Stacy Moore
Shallow Minded Anglers take Top Club honors at the 2009 Top 8 State Finals !
Shallow Minded Anglers team members in no particular order. Brian Hensley, Mike Vertesch, Russ Zoeller, Dave Goodman, Dave Hedge, Dave Campbell, Robert Bayless, Curt Hughes.
The Shallow Minded Anglers were the top finishing club with the highest weight from 26 teams at the Top 8 State Finals held at Brookville Lake May 30th - 31st. The team had a total weight of 56 pounds .75 ounces to easily win the top honor. The team is also anchored by the 2009 IBFN State Champ Brian Hensley. Set The Hook Bass Club took second with 42.70 pounds and third place went to Cataract Hawg Stickers with 40.05 pounds.
Club Finals Total Weight
1 SHALLOW MINDED ANGLERS 56.7500
2 SET THE HOOK BASS CLUB 42.7000
3 CATARACT HAWG STICKERS 40.0500
4 BROOKVILLE LAKE BASS CLUB 38.0500
5 JASPER BASSMASTERS 37.1000
6 WHITEWATER RIVER BASSMASTERS 28.4500
7 STRIP PIT BASSERS 27.5500
8 AUBURN BASSMASTERS OF IND 25.8500
9 PREMIER ANGLERS TOP 8 20.2000
10 OUTCASTS BASS CLUB 20.2000
11 WHITE RIVER BASSMASTER 19.9000
12 INDIANA ADULT & JR CLUB 19.3500
13 MID INDIANA ANGLERS #2 18.1500
14 MUDDY WATERS BASSMASTERS 17.1000
15 BIG SACKS BASS CLUB 16.9500
16 CLAY COUNTY LIMIT SEEKERS 16.5000
17 BAUGO BASSMASTERS 15.8500
18 WEST INDY BASS CLUB 15.2500
19 JUST FISH 14.8000
20 BACKYARD BASSMASTERS 14.2500
21 CENTRAL INDIANA BM OF PLAINFIELD 12.4500
22 EASTSIDE BASSMASTERS 9.6500
23 WESTSIDE BAD BOYS 9.0500
24 FOUR SEASONS BASS CLUB 7.9000
25 WALMART BASSMASTERS 7.6500
26 INDY WESTSIDE BASS ANGLERS 4.7500
Complete results Click Here
Indiana Federation Nation
The newly crowned state team will be competing August 10-14 Little Bay de Noc, Escanaba, MI
The IBFN would like to thank the Brookville Lake Bassmasters for hosting this event. They did a fantastic job ! And a special thanks to Lesley Rasnick and her staff for handling everything from pairings to registration and weigh-in's.
If you are interested in becoming part of the Top 8 experience contact a Bass club near you. The season is still young, so join a club or form a new club to qualify for the 2010 Top 8 State finals.
Thank You
Carey Richardson
IBFN Secretary
Big Bass Winners !
Rick Hawkins of the Jasper Bassmasters claimed Saturday's Big Bass award. Weighing 5.05 pounds and winning $450.00 for his bass.
James McKinney of the Whitewater River Bassmasters won the day two Big Bass award and also winning $450.00. James bass weighed 3.50 pounds
Team Indiana's Brian Hensley advances to the Federation Nation Championship
Finishes fourteenth overall and first for Indiana Escanaba, Mich.
By C. RichardsonThe weigh-in's have concluded on the three day BASS Northern Divisional. Team Indiana's Brian Hensley has earned yet another berth to the Federation Nation Championship. Hensley's three day catch of thirty nine pounds nine ounces was good enough to lock in the state winner by five pounds over Indiana team member John Grimm. Grimm's three day total was thirty four pounds five ounces and thought to be enough to advance before Hensley took the stage. Team Indiana unfortunately finished last in the eight team field with a total weight of two hundred twenty pounds and two ounces. Wes Haney of Baldwin, Wisc. won the event with 52 pounds even. The BASS Federation Nation Championship will be held in October on Florida's Harris Chain of Lakes. The top six anglers from each division will advance to the Bassmasters Classic. For complete results..... Click Here
The 2010 event will be held on September 18-19, 2010 again at Fort Benjamin State Park. Mark your calendars – we will be doubling our participation next year!
Jill Snyder
IBFN Conservation Director
.The IBFN provided 10 volunteers for fishing on Saturday, September 26th. We had a continual stream of young anglers, many who had never fished before. They learned how to bait a hook, cast, and many learned how to take a fish off the hook. In addition to our sponsorship of the bank fishing, there were other activities at the pond including bow fishing, fly fishing, and RC boats
The weather was perfect and all our volunteers stayed busy throughout our shift. The DNR was very appreciative of our participation, as well as all the visitors to the fishing venue
Visitors to the Hoosier Outdoor Experience were able to enjoy hands-on participation in nearly 50 outdoor activities. Some of the more popular events were trap shooting, archery, mountain biking, canoeing and kayaking, fishing, building wildlife boxes, and riding off-road vehicles
The inaugural “Hoosier Outdoor Experience” September 26th and 27th at Fort Harrison State Park drew 13,300 attendees for the event, which included a one-day program for selected elementary school students followed by two days of free activities for the general public
IBFN Volunteer's Participate in the Inaugural "Hoosier Outdoor Experience" !
IBFN Annual State Meeting Held
The IBFN held its 4th annual State Meeting Sunday, November 8th. Ten clubs were represented, as a wide range of range of topics were discussed and debated. The most notable, that was presented to the body, was coming up with a feasible way, to gain a year, for the Top 8 State team. The main reason for this motion was to allow the State team members a full year of planning and preparation for the Northern Divisional that they would qualify to compete in. Currently, the State team qualifies and competes, in the Northern div. within a few months of each other, not allowing a majority of the members ample time to prepare. Two options were presented with an additional two added by the body. The attending clubs were asked to take this information. back to their members for a vote. The complete list of options (four)can be found on the Secretaries page.
Also discussed was the ten dollar dues increase implemented by BASS for the coming year. BASS Federation Nation has been operating in the "red" for the last several years, The dues increase will not erase the deficit, but will reduce the overall cost of operating the Federation Nation. Each club will now collect and submit thirty dollars per member, to BASS during the annual enrollment. which is due December 31st for the 2010 season.
Beginning Jan.1, 2010 all tournaments at Waveland must be registered and have permit. $15 fee for any number of boats. For more information on Waveland call 765 435 -2073
New rules implemented at Waveland
To Join B.A.S.S...Click here / For information on starting a Club...Click Here
For the remainder of 2009 and the year 2010 the guys at V&M AND Cyclone Bait Company would like to offer a 20% discount on all of our products through our online website www.BayouOutdoors.com. This offer is extended to all of our federation nation family. Any club interested in taking us up on this great offer please feel free to give us a shout and we will be more than willing to take care of you. For more information on how to get hooked up please email me at your earliest convenience. Thanks and good luck with the remainder of your season
Bass Federation Nation Discount On V&M and Cyclone Products
Vote Read at Recent Meeting
The options that were presented to the body at the November State Meeting were read and voted to accept. The overwhelming choice by the clubs that voted were to hold two separate tournaments in two locations. The board has decided to implement this decision for the 2011 Top 8 tournament season due to availability of permits and scheduling issues with other organizations holding their "Classics" during the same period. For now, we will hold our Top 8 Tournament only once in 2010 which will give us time to get feedback on where and when to hold the second tournament in the fall of 2011. This will also give clubs time to plan for the extra finances needed to send a team to the second tournament. The 2010 Top 8 tournament will be held at Rocky Point, June 5 - 6. For questions or comments please contact the IBFN at ibfn@att.net