Welcome to The Bass Federation of Connecticut.

Join Connecticut's most affordable bass fishing tournament trail for as little as $20 per tournament. More tournaments, more fun and more chances to advance to a regional or national tournament.

CT-TBF 2 Day Information

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Application mailing deadline is August 17th or you can bring the application and entry fee with you to the TBF 2 Day Pairings Meeting at the East Hartford Cabelas on August 24th. Pairings will start at approximately 730 pm.

New for 2017 !

Five (5) bass limit for Open/Team Tournaments. Fish as a team or fish alone. Paying to 20% of the field !

Congratulations to David Paul & Dave Johnson for winning the CT-TBF Open on the Connecticut River on July 16th 2017 with a five (5) fish limit weighing 15.51 lbs. In 2nd place Alex Wetherell & Dan Stevens with 13.13 lbs. and in 3rd Daryl Biron & Al Gambardella with 12.95 lbs.

The next CT-TBF Open is at Candlewood Lake Saturday October 14th from 7pm to 3 pm !

You don't need a boat to join !

CT-TBF Trail Tournament #5 Lake Lillinonah Results

A Division

1st place Alex Wetherell 12.62 lbs., 2nd Tom Moleski 9.09 lbs, 3rd Fred Perry 8.78 lbs., 4th Keith Cleary 7.18 lbs.

B Division

1st John Horbal 6.14 lbs., 2nd Tom Serratelli 3.85 lbs.

See complete results on the Tournament Trail Results page.

**** Next Meeting ****

The next TBF of CT board meeting will be held at 6:30 pm on Thursday August 24th 2017 at the Cabela's in East Hartford. Meetings are open to all members and all members are encouraged to attend.

Meetings are at 7 pm on the 3rd Thursday of the month, unless otherwise specified above.

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2017 CT-TBF Tournament Trail

All Tournaments 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM unless otherwise specified

Event #1 - Candlewood Lake Sunday April 30th - Done

Event #2 - Connecticut River Sunday May 21st - Done

Event #3 - Candlewood Lake Sunday June 25th - Done

Event #4 - Connecticut River Sunday July 23rd - Done

Event #5 - Lake Lillinonah Sunday August 6th - Done

Each year the organization hosts a tournament trail for the membership. There are two divisions in which the members can choose to fish. A Division is a little more expensive ($40 per tournament) and is generally fished by people who are comfortable at fishing tournaments and have a little more knowledge of the waters. B Division is quite cheap to fish ($20 per tournament) and is generally considered to be a place for learners and people who are not familiar with the waters to fish against other people who are competing at the same level.

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 $75.00 fee. The deadline for this application is before you fish your first 2017 trail event.

2017 CT-TBF 2 Day Championship & NSF Div. 15 Qualifier

Day #1- Candlewood Lake Saturday August 26th

Day #2 - Connecticut River Sunday August 27th

2017 TBF National Semi-Finals Division 15 (NJ, CT, RI)

Day #1 - Lake Hopatcong New Jersey 09/30/17

Day #2 - Lake Hopatcong New Jersey 10/01/17

Hosted by The Bass Federation of New Jersey

Applications are available on the
Tournament Applications page.

Tournament Director
Steve Martins 203-645-1215
smartins46@aol.com

2017 Open Tournaments

New for 2017 !!

Five (5) bass limit for Open/Team Tournaments. Fish as a team or fish alone. Paying to 20% of the field !!!

1. Candlewood Lake Sunday March 26th - Done

2. Candlewood Lake Thursday May 4th - Done

3. Connecticut River Saturday June 3rd - Done

4. Candlewood Lake Saturday June 10th - Done

5. Candlewood Lake Saturday July 8th -Done

6. Connecticut River Sunday July 16th - Done

7. Candlewood Lake Saturday October 14th

8. Candlewood Lake Sunday November 12th

9. Candlewood Lake Sunday November 26th

Entry Fee $100.00 per boat - Optional Lunker Fee of $20.00 - Launch position by postmark of paid entry - TBF Open Rules apply - 75% Payout to 20% of the field

Applications are available on the
Tournament Applications page.

Tournament Director
Steve Martins 203-645-1215
smartins46@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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