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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. A new CT-TBF website is under construction.

 

 

 

 

2023

Upcoming Events & Information

 

Upcoming Open Event

2023 Open #8, 10/22/2023 Sunday - Candlewood Lake Squantz

5 fish limit (Largemouth or Smallmouth Bass), fish as a 2 person team or you can fish alone.

$100 entry, Optional $20 Lunker pool.

If you want to be guaranteed a spot please 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 #5 August 20th Lake Lillinonah Results

 

Boater Division

1st Keith Cleary 12.77 lbs

2nd Jim Johnson 10.64 lbs

Lunker Kevin McCoy 4.17 lbs

 

Non Boater Division

1st Mike Talaga 8.61 lbs

2nd Kyle Langan 6.17 lbs

Lunker Mike Talaga 4.16 lbs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Congratulations to all !!

See the Tournament Trail Results page for compete results.

 

 

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2023 CT-TBF Trail

Season Results

 

Sunday 8/20/2023 on Lillinonah was the final trail event of this exciting season.

 

For the second year in a row the Angler of the Year titles had to be settled via tie breakers.

In the Boater Division Jim Johnson and Keith Cleary wound up tied with 1188 points. The first tie breaker was total fish caught, with both Jim and Keith having 20 after the drop. The second tie breaker was big fish. That went to Jim Johnson with his Candlewood Lake 6.62 lb largemouth.

In the Non-Boater Division Mike Talaga and Eric Baba also wound up tied with 1188 points. The tie breaker went to Mike Talaga with 18 fish caught after his drop compared to 17 fish caught for Eric Baba after his drop.

 

Congratulations to Jim Johnson and Mike Talaga on their "2023 Angler of the Year" titles.

 

This final trail event also determined the first 5 Boaters and 5 Non-Boaters of the 8 Boaters and 8 Non-Boaters qualifying for the 2024 TBF National Semi Finals.

 

Boaters

Jim Johnson

Rich Schumacher

Keith Cleary

Tony Viccaro

Sam Leary

 

Non-Boaters

Eric Baba

Mike Talaga

Kyle Langan

Jason Myslak

Jeff Shannon

 

 

 

2023 CT-TBF 2 day

NSF (2024) Qualifier Results

(Top 3 Places)

 

Non-Boaters

1st Place Matt Marinelli

2nd place Charlie Jedlica

3rd Place Mark Pszczolkowski

 

Non-Boaters

1st Place Ron Haag

2nd place Tyler Racca

 

 

Lastly, the 2023 Lunker of the Year winners:

Boater Division Jim Johnson 6.62 lbs winning $260.

Non-Boater Division Justin Nadeau 5.12 lbs winning $240.

 

Congratulations to everyone on a great season !!

 

 

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BIGGER PRIZES FOR GRASSROOTS ANGLERS TO HELP MAKE THEIR DREAMS COME TRUE!

 

2023 Federation National Semi Final Tournament - Division #15

 

Hosted by the New Jersey TBF

Hudson River Kingston, NY

Tournament Days - Saturday 9/30 & Sunday 10/1

Official Practice Days - Wednesday 9/27, Thursday 9/28 & Friday 9/29

 

 

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2023 CT-TBF Open

Event #7 Sunday August 13th

Candlewood Lake Results

 

1st Lenny T Gaita / Lenny J Gaita 20.73 lbs

2nd Anthony Consiglio / Tyler Angelo 20.64 lbs

3rd Nick Papotto / Dave Dziob 19.34 lbs

4th Brian McLeary / Joe Craig 18.51 lbs

5th Kevin Baranowsky / Gabe Dispoto 18.23 lbs

Lunker Nick Papotto / Dave Dziob 5.57 lbs

 

22 Teams competed, Congratulations to the top 5 teams!

Complete results will be posted on the Opens page.

 

 

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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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The New CT-TBF tournament jerseys are out and are a big hit.

 

 

The New Tournament Sponsor Flags look great !!

Thanks to Amy Perry

 

 

 

 

 

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TBF of CT. Lake Zoar Weigh In.

 

 

CT DEEP

CT-DEEP Urges Safe Boating, Use of Life Vests & Courteous Behavior at State Boat Launches.


Please visit the DEEP Boating website for news and updates: www.portal.ct.gov/boating

 

 

 

 

Next Meeting

 

The next TBF of CT board meeting will be held at 6:30 pm on Thursday October 26th 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.



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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 Kingston New York, hosted by the TBF 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 or by being a TBF Club Champion Boater or Non-Boater.

 

Applications are available on the
Tournament Applications page


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

 

 

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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.

 

 

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