Fishing News - 1/27/01
From BASS
B.A.S.S. Federation Championship
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - (January 25, 2001) Below is a list of the 51 amateur anglers that have qualified for the B.A.S.S. Federation Championship to be held in Mobile, Ala. April 23-28.
The field of anglers includes representatives of 46 states as well as anglers from Japan, Italy, South Africa, Canada and Zimbabwe. All will be competing for a $50,000 purse as well as the opportunity to participate in
this summer's BASS Masters Classic in New Orleans, La. The top angler from each of five geographic regions will qualify for the "Super Bowl" of bass fishing.The B.A.S.S. Federation is an organization whose members plan, serve, endorse, lobby and support conservation efforts, community service projects and youth programs. The network of 51 federations and 2,800 clubs
provides a critical lifeline from national ideas to widespread implementation and action.Sponsors of the 2001 B.A.S.S. Federation Championship include: Ranger®
Boats, RangerTrail® Trailers, Mercury® Outboards, Chevrolet® Trucks, Humminbird®/Zercom® Marine, Flowmaster® Exhaust Systems, Pennzoil Marine®, MotorGuide® Trolling Motors, Quantum® Rods and Reels, GMAC Insurance, Gore-Tex® Outerwear, First USA Visa Card, Worldwaters.com, Berkley® Trilene®, AC Delco, Berkley® PowerBait®, Eagle Claw® Fishhooks, Long John Silver's Restaurants, Kumho Tires, Mobile Sports Commission, the City of Mobile and the State of Alabama.Federation Name Hometown Division
Alabama Matt Herren Trussville, Ala. Southern
Arizona Charlie Crawford Peoria, Ariz. Western
Arkansas Joe Partain Fayatteville, Ark. Central
California Kelly Riggin Folsom, Calif. Western
Colorado Donnie Cox Colorado Springs,CO.Western
Connecticut Keith Busque Ashford, Conn. Eastern
Delaware Rusty Kaiser Hartly, Del. Eastern
Florida Todd McGlon Wewahitchka, Fla. Eastern
Georgia Ricky Layton Macon, Ga. Eastern
Idaho Marco Rodriguez Nyssa, Ore. Western
Illinois Scott McCleery Winchester, Ill. Northern
Indiana Kevin Rathke Albion, Ind. Northern
Iowa Paul Whitmore Des Moines, Iowa Northern
Kansas Jason Baird Hope, Kan. Central
Kentucky Gerald Smith Louisville, Ky. Southern
Louisiana Trey Morgan Goldonna, La. Central
Maine Mark Desjardin Augusta, Maine Eastern
Maryland Daniel Rodriguez Pikesville, Md. Eastern
Massachusetts Bill Lentine Woburn, Mass. Eastern
Michigan Ted Prisbe Novi, Mich. Northern
Minnesota Gary Newell Bemjidi, Minn. Northern
Mississippi Pete Ponds Madison, Miss. Central
Missouri Matt Eisenbacher Springfield, Mo. Central
Montana Dan Schmidt Missoula, Mont. Western
Nebraska Dan Finkral Norfolk, Neb. Central
New Hampshire Harry Charcalis Gilmanton, N.H. Eastern
New Jersey Eric Woodward Marlton, N.J. Eastern
New Mexico Trent Loukas Amarillo, Texas Western
New York Chris Loftus Bound Brook, N.J. Eastern
North Carolina Donald Cooper Belmont, N.C. Eastern
Ohio Fred Tietz Croton, Ohio Northern
Oklahoma Jody Linder Ponca City, Okla. Central
Oregon Rusty Jacobson Hillsboro, Ore. Western
Pennsylvania Stanley Sypeck, Jr. Weston, Penn. Eastern
Rhode Island Michael Wolfenden Cranston, R.I. Eastern
South Carolina Ricky Shumpert Lexington, S.C. Southern
South Dakota Todd Serfoss Aberdeen, S.D. Northern
Tennessee Michael Holt Lexington, Tenn. Southern
Texas Jim Behnken Garden Ridge, Texas Central
Utah Jim Bishop Grand Junction, Colo.Western
Vermont Mike LeBlanc Colchester, VT Eastern
Virginia David Menard Richmond, Va. Eastern
Washington John Semken Olympia, Wash. Western
West Virginia James Ayres Scarbo, W.V. Eastern
Wisconsin Jim Johnson LaCrosse, Wisc. Northern
Wyoming Gary Sparks Green River, Wy. Western
Italy Marco Cambi Firenze, Italy Northern
Ontario Garrett Green Bracebridge, ON Northern
Zimbabwe Biff Humphreys Centenary, Zimbabwe Central
Japan Takanori Ogawa Chiba-Shi Chiba-ken Japan Western
South Africa Justy Varkevisser Edenvale, Johannesburg South Africa Southern Division
B.A.S.S. Web site: http://www.bassmaster.com.
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