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Bassinators Keenan
Reed and Jack Boyle finish in
Top 5 at TOC
Minnesota BASS Federation Crowns Two New
Junior State Champions Lindgren and Reed Dominate at the 2008 Junior
Tournament of Champions
June 27, 2008
Serpent Lake, Crosby, MN.
Lucas
Lindgren of Gopher Jr. Bassmasters and Keenan Reed of the
Bassinators dominated this year’s class at the Minnesota Junior
Tournament of Champions. Lindgren brought in a mixed limit of
smallmouth and largemouth weighing 11.81 lbs to win the overall “Top
Hook Award” along with the senior division.
Keenan Reed worked a jig and a 4” black worm all day to win the
junior division with a very convincing 10.19 lbs. Reed also showed
he could keep up with the older class with a very impressive fifth
place in the overall completion.
Big Fish awards went to Lucas Lindgren of Gopher Jr. Bassmasters
with a 4.18 lbs smallmouth in the senior division and Matt Cook of
the Bassin Boys with a 3.51 lbs largemouth in the junior division.
The team completion, always provides fireworks and gives the winning
club bragging right until the next years Jr. TOC and this year was
no exception in a very close competition, the “Bassin Boys” with
Dave Saterbak, Ben Winge, Brent Relopez, and Austin Anderly finished
first with 34.83lbs, “Granite City”, with Jordan Keller, Neil
Moliter, Mark Shirley, and Aaron Teal, finished second with
30.78lbs, The “Red Lake BassBusters” took third place with April
Kingbird, Shaylynn Johnson, Joey McNeal, and Joseph Fairbanks
weighing in with 29.13 lbs
“We had a great tournament,” said the State Youth director Paul
Perovich “I could not be more proud of all of our competitors and
boat captains this year. Things were moving along as smooth as we
could ask for, then at 1:30, the skies opened and it rained 3.5” in
40 minutes. I have seen rain like that in Panama, but never, in
Minnesota. The kids hung in there and the boat captains did what
they do the best, hold everything together and make the right
decisions for the kids.
“ This year we had the largest junior tournament yet
with 54 competitors. With these kinds of numbers, boat captains were
at a premium and we all need to thank Todd Saterbak, Mark Gomez, and
Jeff Gilmer who worked many extra hours getting the captains we
needed. KFAN radio also pitched in and ran two segments on Billy
Hildebrand’s show asking for people to help out as boat captains. We
also had unbelievable support from sponsors from around the state. I
would like to personally thank Gopher Tackle, Northland Tackle,
Berkley, MG Lures, Sportsmen’s Warehouse of St. Cloud, Gander
Mountain of St. Cloud, Reed’s, Joe’s Sporting Goods in St. Paul,
Hardware Hank of Big Lake , and a special thanks to Cabela’s for all
of the donations to this year’s Junior TOC.
“The 2008 tournament was a great success for all involved. Commented
the State Tournament director Peter Perovich. “We knew Serpent would
provide some great tournament fishing. With bags averaging 3.62 fish
and the fish averaged just short of 2 lbs.”. “With the weather
moving the fish deeper overnight and the kids still finding them in
numbers and size, should reaffirm to everyone what kind of talent we
have coming up through the junior ranks and how effective and
important the junior program is to the future of the Minnesota
Federation. They all did a great job and I am very pleased and very
proud of all of our juniors that fished this year.”
The next challenge for the Minnesota juniors will be the Northern
Divisional in Oshkosh, Wisconsin on the 16th of August. Lucas
Lindgren will not compete due to a previous commitment, so Dave
Saterbak of the Bassin Boys, a former two time Junior State Champion
and who has been the senior division runner-up the last two years
will replace Lindgren and join Keenan Reed as Minnesota’s Junior
Champions to represent Minnesota along with the rest of the State
team. The next stop if our junior’s win at the Northern Divisional
is Junction City, Kansas, and Milford Lake, the first week in
November for the 2008 Junior World Championships
15-18 group 11-14 group
1. Lucas Lindgren 11.81 lbs Keenan Reed 10.19 lbs
2. David Saterbak 11.58 lbs Brent Relopez 8.99 lbs
3. Rick Brennhofer 10.88 lbs Jack Boyle 8.67 lbs
4. Eric Fabano 10.74 lbs Joey McNeil 8.56 lbs
5. Tyler Gromberg 10.00 lbs Neil Molitor 8.38 lbs
Bassinators is a youth fishing
club based in Minnesota. We focus on
teaching young anglers fishing techniques, knot tying, and
conservation
including fishing etiquette. Bassinators typically holds one
tournament
a month, with adults operating the boat, and one to three youth
anglers
fishing. These tournaments are typically bass tournaments, with a
live
weigh in at the conclusion of the daily tournament. The tournaments
are
open to all Anglers up to age 18. All anglers are members of the
BASS
Youth Federation through Bassinators, and receive a BASS Youth
magazine
and other assorted fishing gifts. After each tournament prizes are
awarded to all anglers.

Each year there is a Youth State
Tournament of Champions, and the
winners of each age group go on to fish in the Youth BassMaster
Classic
with the BASS Classic Pro's, held in conjunction with the BassMaster
Classic the following year. The age groups for the State Tournament
of
Champions are 11 to 14, and 15 to 18. The cost for membership and
tournament entries is $10.00 annually. We are always looking for new
youth members. If you are interested in joining Bassinators and
becoming
a better angler, please contact Jeff Gilmer at
JeffGilmer@Earthlink.net,
or 612 - 978 - 4493.
Bassinators
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Spring clean up April 20, 2008 on the
shores of Coon Lake, Anoka county MN In an annual event, the
Bassinators filled a pickup truck full of junk from Coon Lake
Regional Park and Public access a local Minnesota County Park. Coon
Lake is the largest lake in Anoka County. Bassinators is a youth
fishing club located in the Twin Cities Metro area in Minnesota.
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2009 Schedule
Pre-Season Conservation
Efforts: We would like to have everyone attend one of these if
possible
4/5/09 Coon Lake clean up – Coon Lake Regional Park, North of Twin
Cities
4/11/09 Miss River sign postings – We will be replacing the Public
Access signs from Elk River to Monticello
Events:
5/9/09 Bass Lake, Hudson Wisconsin
6/11/09 Coon Lake, MN TBF Championship
6/26/09 Waconia, MN BASS Championship
7/19/09 Clearwater Lake, Annandale, MN
8/16/09 Lake Minnetonka, MN, Maxwell Bay Access
Adult – Youth Team
Event:
09/29/09 Adult/Youth Tourney – MN Lake TBD
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