Welcome to The Bass Federation of Connecticut.
Join Connecticut's friendliest & most affordable bass fishing tournament trail for as little as $25 per tournament. More tournaments, more fun and more chances to advance to a National Semi Final or National tournament.
Non-Boaters & Boaters welcome !!
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Please be patient. The website is being updated for the 2023 season.
2023
Upcoming Events & Information
Upcoming Trail Event
2023 Trail #3, Sunday June 11th Candlewood lake Squantz ramp
7am to 3pm
Upcoming Open Event
2023 Open #4, 06/17/2023 Saturday - Candlewood Lake Squantz
5 fish limit, fish as a 2 person team or fish alone.
$100 entry, $20 Lunker pool.
If you want to be guaranteed a spot preregister by mail.
Spots will be filled on a 1st come, 1st serve basis. Applications will be taken by mail or at the ramp.
All rules will be strictly enforced and any violation will result in an immediate disqualification.
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2023 CT-TBF Trail
Event #2 May 21st
Lake Zoar Results
Boater Division
1st Keith Cleary14.82 lbs lbs
2nd Carlos Estevez 6.65 lbs
3rd Jim Johnson 6.54 lbs
Lunker Dave Mathieu 3.39 lbs
Non Boater Division
1st Kyle Langan 5.44 lbs
2nd Mike Talaga 5.05 lbs
3rd Eric Baba 4.31 lbs
Lunker Mike Talaga 2.30 lbs
Lee Tracy and Dino Moutogiannis won prize packs from Bounty Hunters Custom Baits.
Congratulations to all !!
See the Tournament Trail Results page for compete results.
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2023 CT-TBF Open
Event #3 Thursday May 4th
Candlewood Lake Results
1st Todd Rose/Abby Rose 23.46 lbs
2nd Noah Winslow 22.32 lbs
3rd Frank Fischer/Charlie Jedlica 16.75 lbs
Lunker Noah Winslow 5.84 lbs
9 Teams competed, Congratulations to the top 3 teams!
Complete results will be posted on the Opens page.
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2023 Federation National Tournament
BIGGER PRIZES FOR GRASSROOTS ANGLERS TO HELP MAKE THEIR DREAMS COME TRUE!
Congratulations to Matt Marinelli and Eric Baba for a great showing and representing the Bass Federation of CT at the TBF National Championship.
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2023 Cabelas Booth Membership Drive
TBF Assistant Tournament Director Rich Schumacher, 2022 State Team member Sam Leary & TBF Secretary Amy Perry.
2023 Mohegun Sun Outdoors Show
2022 TBF National Semi Final (1000 Islands NY) Champion Jeff Misaiko at the Bass Federation of CT show booth.
2nd Annual CT-TBF Banquet
The 2022 CT-TBF banquet (held on Jan. 15th 2023) at Lola's Bistro was a great success. There was plenty of good food and lots of raffle prizes to be won.
Keith Cleary was awarded the 2022 Angler of the Year trophy. Mike Talaga was awarded the 2022 Co-Angler of the Year trophy. The 2022 Boater "Lunker of the Year" went to Andrew Krayewski with his 5.45 catch. Eric Baba took the 2022 Non-Boater "Lunker of the Year" with his 4.74 catch.
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The Bass Federation and The Bass Federation of CT welcome two (2) new sponsors, Lews and Strike King.
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New in 2022 !
Check out the New CT-TBF Tournament Jerseys.
The New CT-TBF tournament jerseys are out and are a big hit.
The New Tournament Sponsor Flags look great !!
Thanks to Amy Perry
https://andyscustombasslures.com/
Next Meeting
The next TBF of CT board
meeting will
be held at 6:30 pm on Thursday May 25th 2023 at the Cabelas located at #475 East Hartford Boulevard in East Hartford, CT. Meetings are open to all members and all members are encouraged to attend.
Meetings are at 7 pm on the 4th Thursday of the month, unless otherwise specified above.
The TBF-CT Website is constantly being updated,
but we need your input too. Please email any thoughts and
suggestions directly to fram4tbf@sbcglobal.net or jimj652531@aol.com.
Click to view our facebook page.
CT-TBF 2023
Tournament Trail, 2 Day & NSF Information
All Tournaments 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM unless otherwise specified
2023 Trail #1, Sunday April 23rd Lake Lillinonah Steel Bridge Ramp
2023 Trail #2, Sunday May 21st Lake Zoar State Ramp
2023 Trail #3, Sunday June 11th Candlewood Lake Squantz Ramp
2023 Trail #4, Sunday July 16th CT River Haddam Meadows Ramp
2023 Trail #5, Sunday August 20th Lake Lillinonah Steel Bridge Ramp
2023 2 Day (2024 NSF Qualifier) - Aug. 26th CT River Haddam Meadows ramp, Aug. 27th Candlewood Lake Squantz Ramp
Must be a CT-TBF Member at least sixty (60) days prior to the 2 day event.
2023 District 15 National Semi Finals (NSF) - Hudson River Catskill New York, hosted by the THB of New Jersey. Practice Dates are Sept. 27th, 28th & 29th, Tournament Dates are Sept. 30th & Oct. 1st.
Each year the organization hosts a tournament trail for the membership. There are two divisions in which the members can choose to fish, Boaters ($50 entry fee) and Non-Boaters ($25 entry fee).
If you wish to try and qualify for the National Semi Final Division 15 tournament through the tournament trail, you need to fill out the "NSF Trail Qualifier" Application, and attach the indicated fee ($150). We will count your best 4 out 5 trail events (1 drop).
The deadline for this application is before you fish your first 2023 trail event.
You can also qualify for the National Semi Finals through the 2 Day Championship.
Tournament Director
Keith Cleary C-914-419-0218
keithpcleary@aol.com
2023 Open Tournaments
Open #1, 03/25/2023 Saturday - Candlewood Lake Squantz
Open #2, 04/08/2023 Saturday - Candlewood Lake Squantz
Open #3, 05/04/2023 Thursday - Candlewood Lake Squantz
Open #4, 06/17/2023 Saturday - Candlewood Lake Squantz
Open #5, 07/08/2023 Saturday - Candlewood Lake Squantz
Open #6, 07/30/2023 Sunday - Candlewood Lake Squantz
Open #7, 08/13/2023 Sunday - Candlewood Lake Squantz
Open #8, 10/22/2023 Sunday - Candlewood Lake Squantz
Open #9, 11/12/2023 Sunday - Candlewood Lake Squantz
Open #10, 11/26/2023 Sunday - Candlewood Lake Squantz
Entry Fee $100.00 per boat - Optional Lunker Fee of $20.00 - Launch position by postmark or receipt of paid entry. A applications accepted at the ramp - TBF Open Rules apply - 75% Payout to 20% of the field. Five (5) fish limit (Largemouth or Smallmouth bass), you can fish as a team or fish alone.
Applications are available on the
Tournament
Applications page.
Tournament Director
Keith Cleary C-914-419-0218
keithpcleary@aol.com
Our Sponsors
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Check out the sponsors pages for more information on their products.
To become a member of our federation one must either
join an existing club (check the club listing page) or form a new club with
a minimum of 6 members. By doing either it will automatically enroll you in
the federation and entitle you to all our member benefits and protect you under
the TBF insurance coverage. Most clubs in the state are actively recruiting
new members at this time and welcome new faces enthusiastically.
