Bass Fishing Aug - Sept 2016 | Page 118

TBF TBF MEMBERSHIP SOARS NATIONWIDE W BASS ANGLERS EMBRACE NEW SEMI-FINALS SYSTEM AND OTHER GREAT BENEFITS Framework Details For 2016, the TBF qualifying season includes seven Division Championships for anglers who qualified under the old system in 2015. At these events, the highest two finishers from each state will advance to the 2017 TBF National Championship. Each state’s top angler goes as a boater and the runner-up as a co-angler. The new National Semi-Finals Program adds 22 events to the schedule. Held in two-and three-state groupings to cut travel costs, they also provide a “first- ever” benefit directly to every TBF-affiliated club in good standing to send their top two club anglers directly to their local National Semi-Finals t