NBF 2011 Schedule of Events
October Directors Meeting
Sunday October 9th, 2011
10:00 am
Grand Island Holiday Inn
2012 NBF Events & Tournaments
2012 NBF Banquet & Auction
February 4th, 2012 - MIDAM Center
2012 NBF State Tournament
Grand Lake, OK - April 29th - May 3rd
2012 NBF Mr. Bass Tournament
August 3rd (practice)
August 4th (touranment)
2012 NBF Open Tournament
Norton, KS - August 24th (practice)
August 25th (tournament)
MUST HAVE 20 BOATS
NBF Forum Information
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Richard Risewick of Milligan Bass Anglers Wins State Tournament. Big Eight Bassin' Finally Takes Home Team Championship
(posted October 8th, 2011)
Richard Risewick
Milligan Bass Anglers
Truman Reservoir, MO - October 2nd-6th, 2011
After three days of tough fishing for almost everyone, Richard Risewick of Milligan Bass Anglers rose to the top on the final day to win the tournament. Risewick had a consistent 3 bass per day to finish with a total of 22.64 lbs. Jarred Knuth of Hidden Valley Bassmasters had a rough day 2, but managed to hold onto 2nd place with 21.70 lbs. Dave Knuth, also of Hidden Valley Bassmasters finished 3rd with 19.40 lbs. Chris Brokman, from Big Eight Bassin' led the field after day 2, but blanked on the final day finishing 4th overall with 16.60 lbs.
In the team competition, it was all Big Eight Bassin'. Big Eight Bassin' led all the teams after each day, and managed to hold off the others despite a rough final day overall for the team. Big Eight Bassin' finished with three of their anglers in the top 13 and six in the top 25 overall. Big Eight Bassin' had a total of 36 bass weighing 86.16 lbs. Finishing second in the team standings was the Milligan Bass Anglers with 31 bass weighing a total of 75.74 lbs. Third place went to Hidden Valley Bass with 27 bass weighing a total of 60.84 lbs.
Overall big bass honors went to Kent Priel of the Lincoln County Bassmasters with a 5.42 lbs. bass on the final day. Yancey Hartzer of the Willow Rippers took home big bass honors on day two with a 5.18 lbs. bass and Larry Egidy of Plum Creek Bass Club had big bass on day one with a 4.28 lbs. bass.
Most of the anglers would say it was a rough few days of fishing. The weather did cooperate, but there was almost no wind on the lake until the third day. As a whole, there were 296 bass caught, weighing a total of 690.26 lbs. (average of 2.36 lbs. per fish).
2011 State Tournament - Final Individual Standings (pdf)
2011 State Tournament - Final Team Standings (pdf)
2011 State Tournament - Final Team Results (pdf)
2011 NBF Mr. Bass Tournament Results
(posted August 8th, 2011)
Swanson Reservoir, NE - August 6th, 2011
| # | ANGLER | NBF CLUB | BASS | LIVE | DEAD | BIG BASS | TOTAL |
| 1 | Rick Riley | River City Bass Club | 4 | 4 | 4.78 | 14.76 | |
| 2 | Monte Wagner | Willow Rippers Bassmasters | 4 | 4 | 2.80 | 11.38 | |
| 3 | Mike Wilczynski | Midwest Bass Anglers | 4 | 4 | 3.86 | 11.36 | |
| 4 | Tom Miller | Lincoln County Bassmasters | 4 | 4 | 3.40 | 11.04 | |
| 5 | Doug Pinkley | Platte Valley Bassmasters | 4 | 4 | 2.96 | 10.40 | |
| 6 | Joey Citta | Hidden Valley Bass Club | 4 | 4 | 2.52 | 10.12 | |
| 7 | Lee Wubbells | Great Plains Bass Club | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9.76 | |
| 8 | Ron Kling Jr. | Nemaha Valley Bassmasters | 4 | 4 | 9.70 | ||
| 9 | Mark Elbert | Twin Rivers Bass Club | 4 | 4 | 2.58 | 9.44 | |
| 10 | Tom Harmon | Ft. Kearny Bassmasters | 4 | 4 | 9.40 | ||
| 11 | Jerry Avis | F.U.N. Bassmasters | 4 | 4 | 3.66 | 9.06 | |
| 12 | Dennis Kotas | Milligan Bass Anglers | 4 | 4 | 2.90 | 8.98 | |
| 13 | Wayne Remington | Blade Runners | 4 | 4 | 8.46 | ||
| 14 | Travis Schoenherr | Lincoln Bass Club | 4 | 4 | 8.42 | ||
| 15 | Larry Wecker | Norfolk Bassmasters | 4 | 4 | 8.38 | ||
| 16 | Bill Jones | Blue Valley Bass Club | 4 | 4 | 8.02 | ||
| 17 | Ed Newman | Omaha Bass Anglers | 3 | 3 | 7.22 | ||
| 18 | Mark Vote | Douglas County Bassmasters | 3 | 3 | 5.50 | ||
| 19 | Jim Francois | Sarpy County Bassmasters | 2 | 2 | 4.46 | ||
| TOTALS | 72 | 71 | 1 | 175.86 |
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NBF Forms & Rules
(posted August 8th, 2011)
2011 Nebraska BASS Federation State Tournament Rules
2011 BASS Federation Official Tournament Rules
Kansas Bass Federation Nation Team Series
(posted March 3rd, 2011)
Attention Fishermen! It's time to get excited about the Kansas Bass Federation Nation team series tournaments! Almost all of the tournaments are going to be in Kansas this year! There are some great fishing lakes in Kansas that have really improved in the last several years. You have an opportunity to fish these lakes by grabbing a buddy and fishing some or all of the kbcfn team series tournaments. It is time to show your support for a great team series tournament circuit! At least one member of each two man team, entered in a KBCFN team series event, must be a member in good standing with the Kansas Bass Federation Nation. To find out about the rules, and to get entry forms, go to www.kbcfn.com. Listed below is the current schedule:
March 27, 2011 - LaCygne Reservoir, Kansas, [bass pass]
May 1, 2011 - Perry Reservoir, Kansas, [bass pass]
May 22, 2011 - Wilson Reservoir, Kansas
July 31, 2011 - Keith Sebelius Reservoir, Kansas, [Norton]
Oct. 2, 2011 - Hudson Lake, Oklahoma
Oct. 29 & 30, 2011 - Team series championship, TBA
There is no reason that we can't have a great team circuit in the state of Kansas. To be a great circuit, it needs participation, so grab a buddy and let's go fishing! See ya on the lake!
Corrections to Minutes of Director's Meeting
(posted January 25th, 2011 - updated January 31st, 2011)
The recent director's meeting minutes that were mailed out contains a couple of errors. The NBF Open Tournament is not at Merritt Reservoir. The open tournament is scheduled for Saturday June 25th at the Missouri River (Verdel boat ramp).
Also, the dates listed in the minutes for the the 2011 State Tournament are incorrect. The State Tournament is scheduled for Sunday October 2nd, 2011 thru Thursday October 6th, 2011. There will be only one meeting at the state tournament on Monday October 3rd. The time and location of the meeting has yet to be determined.
The dates for the 2011 Mr. Bass tournament are August 5th (practice) and August 6th (tournament). The date for the next director's meeting is Sunday April 10th, 2011. (not the 17th)
Entry forms for all of the NBF tournaments will be available here when they are ready.
Previous news and announcements posted on the News & Announcements page.
