Wisconsin’s Mike Cottrell led the co-angler side with 18.35
pounds. For Minnesota, dave Berg came from behind to take
second overall with 15.38 pounds. Both advance to repre-
sent their respective states.
Further fueling the longstanding rivalry between Gophers
and Badgers, the Wisconsin Bass Federation claimed the
district 9 State Pride Award with 109.59 total pounds.
District 11’s top 10 boaters.
district 8
The Nebraska Bass Federation hosted the 2017 district 8
National Semi-Finals event Sept. 16-17 on iowa’s Lake
Okoboji.
Nebraska’s Jerry Pape finished the event with a 34.93-
pound total to top the leaderboard, pocket $2,280 and earn
a trip to nationals.
South dakota boater Justin Heidinger also advanced after
taking second with 34.24 pounds. Paul reinbold was North
dakota’s highest-finishing boater with 31.52 pounds.
Nebraska’s Jeremy rasmussen claimed the co-angler title
with a 23.85-pound total. rasmussen earned $1,140 and a
spot in the nationals. Others advancing include South dakota
co-angler ronald dillon, who weighed 22.51 pounds, and
North dakotan Matthew Franz, who totaled up 18.94 pounds.
Nebraska took home the State Pride Award with 69.05
pounds.
Michigan’s Ross Parsons nabbed big bass honors at the District 11 event
with this 6.48-pound Lake St. Clair bronzeback – his personal best.
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TBF members from The Ohio Bass Federation helped
Michigan stage the 2017 TBF National Semi-Finals district 11
event Sept. 9-10 out of scenic elizabeth Park Marina on the
lower detroit river in Trenton, Mich.
Anglers spread out over a large area of Michigan waters
during the two-day event, fishing Lake St. Clair, the detroit
river and Lake erie.
Pat Upthagrove from Michigan bested the boater field
with a two-day total of 42.99 pounds, which was good for a
$2,500 paycheck. Josh Kolodzaike, also from Michigan,
topped the co-angler field with a total weight of 30.56
pounds, worth $1,250.
Both Upthagrove and Kolodzaike now advance to the 2018
TBF National Championship, as do Ohio’s top boater, Curtis
dowell, and co-angler, James Kain. dowell sacked 36.53
pounds and finished fourth overall, while Kain weighed 29.04
to take second among co-anglers.
Besides fielding the top boater and co-angler, The Bass
Federation of Michigan also claimed the district 11 State
Pride Award with 249.1 total pounds.
A total of $17,800 with 118.5 percent payback was award-
ed in cash and prizes.
district 6
TBF members from Arkansas and Oklahoma clashed on
Lake dardanelle Sept. 16-17 when the Arkansas Bass
Federation hosted the district 6 National Semi-Finals qualifi-
er out of Lake dardanelle State Park.
Arkansas boater Mike Webster won with 27.09 pounds,
worth $2,070. Fellow razorback randy Allen topped the co-
anglers with 19.92 pounds and cashed a $1,035 check.
Sooner standouts Gene Vogt, who weighed in 17.60 pounds
to lead the state’s boaters, and co-angler donnie Combrink,
who tallied 10.41 pounds, will represent Oklahoma in the
championship.
Mike Webster topped the District 6 boaters.
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