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3 WHAT S INSIDE MUST READS Reel American Heroes Foundation MaineBASS Nation High School championship 2015 State B.A.S.S. Federation Nation Team Profiles 2 MAINEB.A.S.S Nation Officers 3 President s Message 4 Androscoggin Bassmasters 5 Maine Nation Adult/Youth Open Tournaments 6 Vice President s Message 6 The REEL American Heroes Foundation 7 Bronzeback Mainiacs 9 Capitol Area Bassmasters 10 Classic Bassmasters 12 Youth Director s Report Maine BASS Nation High School Champs 15 Southern Maine High School Bass 16 Junior Bassmasters State Champs 19 L/A Junior Bassmasters 21 Mainely Bass China Lake Open 22 Central Maine Bassmasters 23 Somerset Bassmasters 25 Eagle Bassmasters 28 Southern Maine Anglers 31 MAINEB.A.S.S Nation State Team Profiles MAINEB.A.S.S Tournament Schedule On the cover: Inset pictures from Left to Right: Local high school bass clubs vie for the state title and an opportunity to advance to the 2015 B.A.S.S. High School National Championship. Matt Jannarone presenting Travis Mills with a check for $6,000 gathered throughout 2014 and presented at our annual awards banquet. The funds are designated to the TravisMills.Org foundation making the lives of American Veterans better every day. Thanks for all you do Travis! Become a member today. For more info

4 MAINEB.A.S.S Maine Nation Officers President Steve Wilson 322 Old Alfred Rd. East Waterboro, ME Home (207) Cell (207) Vice Mark Desjardin President (207) Treasurer Secretary Tournament Director Youth Director Charles Wilson RR # 4 Box 7813C Gardiner, Me Home (207) Cell (207) Brenda Mossman Cell (207) bjmossman@icloud.com Jimmy Lowe 115 Edes Falls Road Harrison, ME Cell (207) jim.lowe@roadrunner.com Eric Kuehne 79 Country Way Lyman, Me (207) eak@roadrunner.com Conservation Corey Vose Director Cell (207) blackbass.vose@gmail.com 2

5 PRESIDENT S MESSAGE I believe that the work we do in cooperation with the Maine Inland Fisheries & Wildlife, The Maine Department of Environmental Protection, the Maine Lake s Associations, our State Legislature and of course those entities sponsoring our organization, every day is so very important. Because we do what we do, the sport of Bass Fishing in Maine is becoming more recognized, popular and fruitful. Encouraging families, children and others to take to the waters of Maine, enjoying the splendor that others from around the country travel to Maine to enjoy. We truly are blessed living and thriving here in Maine. IT S ALL ABOUT COMMUNITY! I, for one, am still feeling the energy and excitement from the 2014 season! Special thanks to the executive board for their leadership in planning the events and to the general membership for stepping up every time they were asked. To all who actively participated in the 2014 youth programs (Statewide), helping to win the early season Challenge on Damariscotta Lake, participating in the Travis Mills and other veteran s programs, showing up and/ or speaking at the legislative hearings, participated in the Fish-Off, the State Team, attended our Monthly Delegates meetings and our annual award Banquet, thank you! Thank You for making the 2014 season memorable. On a personal note 2014, provided my wife Pat and I with three granddaughters bringing the grandchildren count now to six. I was 24 years old when I fished my first bass tournament, who knew! To each and everyone of you, family first, to health & happiness and remember that we are a family, take care of one another. I am also very optimistic about the 2015 season. We are off to a good start in 2015, participating in the Milfoil summit, planning the Fathers Day/Travis Mills benefit, preparing to host yet another Governor s Cup event and the list goes on. The can do attitude of our organization each year is a testament to the character of its members. I recently read a quote from Jim Watkins (whoever he is) that I think applies to us. He said A river cuts through rock, not because of its power, but because of its persistence. Thanks for all you do! Steve Wilson President MAINEB.A.S.S Nation 3

6 Androscoggin Bassmasters Our season began with the annual Auburn Lake clean up with some very dedicated members attending the event along with volunteers from Pepsi of Auburn, in the end 1400 lbs of trash was removed from the shores of the watershed, great job once again! Conservation Director Jason Kervin placed plastic bait recycle tubes on the shores of Auburn Lake. The tubes will be put back around the lake in team Spurr/Ash caught the big largemouth at 6.13 lbs. Teams received cash prizes, bottles of Marine STA- BIL Fuel Stabilizer, 303 products, and certificates to Dick s Sporting Goods. In 2015 we will return to the Androscoggin River in Turner on August 16 from 8-4pm for our annual open, look for the application on our web site or the mebass.com site, and hope to see you there. After the final tally of the best 5 of 6 club tournaments using our new 5 fish limit rule, the clubs Angler of the Year race went to Keith Poulin with 82.37, his 6th crown! 2nd place Jason Kervin 72.30, 3rd Jed Lounsbury 65.53, 4th place John Volkernick 58.22, 5th place Dave Parsons 49.95, Dave also handles the weed inspections and has done a fantastic job over the last several years. In the Co-Angler race, Brady Ouellette won his 2nd Co-Angler of the Year award since joining us with a final weight of The clubs 4.07 lunker smallmouth went to Brenden Wood who caught that on Wassokeag. Lunker largemouth went to Brady Ouellette, that 5.39 pound bass was caught on Messalonskee. The heavy bag in 2014 went to Jason Kervin weighing in 5 bass for on Seven Tree. The members that won tournaments in 2014 were Keith Poulin 3 wins, Jason Kervin, Kurt Green, and Nick Deering each with one win each. The team of Mike Hogue/Fran Hogue won the 2014 Cobbossee Lake Open with 7 bass weighing lbs. The team of Fitzgerald/Torrey had the lunker smallmouth at 4.43 lbs. The 1400 lbs of trash was removed from the shores of Auburn Lake Congrats to our members who fished the State Fish Off, 5th place Jason Kervin 25.56, 8th place Keith Poulin 24.44, and 11th place Nick Deering These members will head to the CT River this Sept. Also a great showing by our other club members that fished the event, Brady Ouellette, Brenda Swett, Louis Deering, Marc Charron, Mark Swett, and Mike King. Congrats to Jason Kervin and Brady Ouellette for advancing to the Bassmaster Team Championship, unfortunately they did not win but made a decent showing finishing up in 96th with 2 bass weighing 4 lbs 13 oz. At our annual awards banquet at the Carriage House we also handed out the Arnie Yates Sportsman Award to the member we each feel went above and beyond the call of duty as a club member. The award is in memory of a member that lost his battle with cancer several years ago. The club elected member John Volkernick as the 2014 recipient. Congratulations John. Special thanks to our sponsors Community Credit Union, Grizz Baits, Marine Formula Sta-bil. FMI on joining our club visit androscogginbassmasters.com 4

7 Adult / Youth Open Tournaments The intent of these tournaments to provide a competitive venue for adult/youth teams where the primary focus is on sportsmanship, fellowship & fun. Date/Location: June 27, 2015 July 19, 2015 August 2, 2015 Damariscotta Lake - Jefferson Webber Pond Vassalboro Highland Lake Bridgton Entry fee $25 per team 100% payback Tournament hours: 8:00am to 2:00pm Team must include one adult (18 or older) and 1 or 2 youth (17 or under) 5 fish limit per team Adult may only catch 2 fish of limit. For full rules & entry form see 5

8 VICE PRESIDENT S MESSAGE It is hard to believe that 2014 has come and gone. It has been a good year and I am proud to serve such a great group of anglers. I would like to congratulate all of the members making the state team and wish them the best as we head to Connecticut for the 2015 divisional is looking to be the year of change. We have a new Secretary and a new Youth director. I would like to personally thank Ray Boies and Erik Kuehne for all of their hard work and I wish them the best in the future. BASS has also put out some changes for 2015 with the new State team qualifying rules. I am sure with us all working together we will make the change with no problem. I would like to wish everyone a great 2015 and see you all on the water. Mark Desjardin Vice President MAINEB.A.S.S Nation The Reel American Heroes Foundation is a 100% volunteer nonprofit foundation that works with military hospitals and military bases to provide much needed recreational therapy to our wounded Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, Disabled and Combat Veterans. Our Reel American Heroes Foundation Fishing Tournaments have been featured on both Timmy Horton Outdoors and Kim Stricker s Hook n Look. RAHF was chosen as the Top Veteran Nonprofit for 2014 by Great Nonprofits. Please help our wounded heroes enjoy a day on the water by making a donation today. Reel American Heroes Foundation, 4196 Merchant Plaza #133, Woodbridge, VA visit us online for up to date info at mebass.com 6

9 Bronzeback Mainiacs BronzeBack Mainiacs Bronzeback Mainiacs is a Lewiston/Auburn based club that was established in We have six club tournaments per year and run our Annual Bronzeback Open in Sept. every year for the last 20 years. We are strong advocates for protecting the environment and our Natural Resources in an effort to not only preserve the condition of our lakes, ponds and rivers, but hopefully improve them for future generations. We have built, installed and maintained fishing line recovery and plastic bait recycling stations at 5 area boat ramps in Central Maine. We always try to leave a ramp cleaner than it was when we arrived. In an effort to keep invasive weeds from spreading in our lakes we adhere strictly to the Boat inspection process during all of our tournaments. Boat inspections are not only for tournament days however, and our members check for weeds on our rigs every time we put our boats and trailers in and out of the lake. Every year we have various members who graciously volunteer their time to worthy programs within the Maine Bass Nation. Some of those programs are the Camp Sunshine program where fishermen take out terminally ill children and their families for some fishing. We also have members who volunteer with Youth fishing clubs as boat captains as well. All are great causes and we are proud to say that Bronzeback Mainiacs had members volunteer for each of these events. Every year we raise money at our open for a charity and this year we are continuing our Support of Riding ToTheTop, a very worthy cause which provides therapeutic horseback riding opportunities to people with all kinds of special needs. Our Open in 2014 unfortunately had to be cancelled a couple days prior to the event due to extremely low and dangerous water conditions at Androscoggin Lake where it was scheduled to be held. We did our best to spread the word though all of our contacts and social media to alert anglers in time so they didn t drive to the tournament site for nothing. We apologize if the news didn t reach everyone in time. The 2015 Bronzeback Open will be held at Androscoggin River on Sept 20th, now that the new bridge is now completed. After two years of greatly reduced fishing pressure on the river due to the bridge construction, the river should be fishing very well. So be on the lookout this spring for our bright pink Bronzeback Open application booklets at tackle shops, marinas and sporting goods departments this spring and summer. We look forward to seeing all of our old friends there and hopefully lots of new ones as well Top Three Anglers: 1st place Mike Thibault 2nd place Doug LePage 3rd place Jamie Lobb 2014 Lunkers of the Year: Smallmouth - 4lbs o oz caught by John Farrand Largemouth - 6lbs 7oz caught by John Farrand The club officers for 2015 are as follows: President / Treasurer/ Tourney Dir. Ray Boies Vice President Doug LePage Secretary Steve Beaudin Conservation Director Eric Michel Youth Director Matt Bedell 2015 Club Tourney Schedule: 4/25 Thompson Lake 5/9 Annabessacook Lake 6/6 Maranacook Lake 7/11 Norway Lake 8/1 Androscoggin Lake 10/3 Echo Lake If anyone is interested in more information about our open, or has interest in joining the club, please call Ray Boies at or at Bassinray@hotmail.com 7

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11 Capital Area Bassmasters had a great 2nd year as part of the Maine BASS Nation. We had our highest membership since we started and kept our focus on smaller lakes with good fish and held our one annual open on Three Mile Pond. Tragedy struck our community last year when a local family that played a big part in the Community was diagnosed with cancer. CAB held our Three Mile Open in support of that family and donated the proceeds to help them cover the costs of treatment. Capital area also partnered with Man vs. Bass Maine Trail to host the China Lake open in June. With 54 boats, it was the largest event in the trail for 2014 and we are pleased to be partnering with them again this year to co-host on 06/28/15. We are going back to Three Mile Pond for our open again on 08/02/15. The Harris brothers have won this event 4 years in a row. Can anyone de-thrown them? For 2015 our club tournaments will be on: North Pond, Wilson Pond, Tacoma Lakes, Echo Lake, Great Moose Pond and China Lake. If interested in joining CAB please contact one of the officers. Club Officers: Bob Caron President Ron Gilbert Vice President Tom O Brien Secretary Corey Vose Tournament Director visit us online for up to date info at mebass.com 9

12 Classic BronzeBack Bassmasters Mainiacs The Classic Bassmasters continue to be a well diverse group of anglers dedicated to the conservation and quality of our lakes. We are still strong with 17 members and it is our goal as anglers to preserve the quality of nature and the wild life around us for our future generations to come. In 2014 the Maine Special Olympics Tournament was once again held at Lakeside Motel and Marina owned by Andy and Sheree Wess in East Winthrop Maine. All of our members took great pride and honor in hosting this event. Through the support of our fellow Bass Nation members, sponsors, and volunteers, we were successful in achieving our goals. With this support and some very generous donations the tournament brought in over $25,000 for this special event. We would like to thank everyone who participated in this event to make it a very special day. THANK YOU! Once again this year we would like to continue our yearly tradition in hosting the Maine Special Olympics on Sunday May 3, 2015 at the Lakeside Motel and Marina. We encourage everyone to tell your friends and come out and enjoy this event. This tournament has many sponsors, prizes, 50/50 raffle, and giveaways along with an early morning breakfast and an after tournament hot dogs and hamburgers. So set aside this date and help us make the tournament a success. For information contact Andy at Our club also hosts a tournament on Maranacook Lake. This event is the Bobby Morin Memorial Open and will be on Saturday August 29, This tournament also has prizes and giveaways with a 50/50 raffle. Everyone is welcome and encourage to come and enjoy the day on the water. The tournament will be held at the Readfield boat launch. Aside from the Maine Special Olympics in 2014 our club participates in a total of 7 tournaments. For most of the year the top 7 members of our club were close in race at being crowned Mr. Bass for the year. Congratulation are in order of this years top angler Robert Smith catching the top spot moving him from 3th place to the top spot in the last tournament of the year held on Salmon/McGraph Lake in October. It was probably one of the most exciting finishes our club has had in a while. The top five anglers for 2014 was: Mr Bass Robert Smith lbs 2nd Tim White rd Toby Cross th Dave Reiss th Dave Barnes Lunker Large Mouth: Frank Luisi 7.02 lbs China Lake Lunker Small Mouth: Shawn Barnes 3.75 lbs Androscoggan River Congratulation are in order for our own Brian Chadwick for finishing in 13th place in the State Fish Off on the Androscoggan river. Finishing in 13th place makes him first alternate which gives him a chance to Jeremy Von Oessen, Agent High Street, Ellsworth, ME jeremy.vonoesen.dr90@statefarm.com 10

13 participate in the next years Divisional. We will all be watching his progress. Good luck Brian. Our Club Officers are: President Dave Reiss V President Brandon Skillin Secretary Brian Chadwick Treasurer Tim White Tournament Director John Suplicki Our remaining members are: Bill Centra, Dave Barnes, Robert Smith, Frank Luisi, Lou Zammarelli, Lewis Mandell, Toby Cross, Shawn Barnes, Jim Burke, Frank Weeks, and Skip Hinkley Classic Bassmasters is always looking for new members to expand the diverse members of our club. If you or anyone you know is interested in joining, you may contact Dave Reiss at Sitting in our wintery homes, anticipating the ice out of the spring season. We should always be thankful that we have all of them. It makes us appreciate it more that we have the privilege of participating in a sport of tournament fishing. Sharing the the great outdoors with good friends and fellow fishermen. And what a privilege it is. So the next time you head out the water remember to take the time to take someone fishing with you that has never fished before. It just may make a difference in someone s life. So good luck this season and stay safe, and... We will see you at the weigh-in John Suplicki Classic Bassmasters Tournament Director 11

14 Youth Director s Report 2014 was an exciting year for our youth program. High school and college bass fishing are the fastest growing segments of our sport and our new high school program has shown slow but steady growth throughout the year. We now have four high schools and one community club in our High School program. In 2014 one of the high school teams from Noble High School traveled to Tennessee to compete in the B.A.S.S. High School Open on Douglas Lake. Although they did not win, they had a great experience, learned a lot & won a prize package for traveling the farthest distance. The 2013 Maine High School champion team from Windham Christian Academy, Alex Williamson & Joe Curtis traveled to Kentucky to compete at the first ever B.A.S.S. High School National Championship. They had a great time at Kentucky Lake and gained valuable experience for the future. Our 2014 high school state championship had eleven teams participate. The Windham Christian Academy team of Alex Williamson & Daniel Rodgers and Belfast Area High School team of Parker LaFrance & Luke Chadwick qualified to advance to the 2015 B.A.S.S. High School National Championship. The high school state champions will also be part of our 2015 state team that competes at the B.A.S.S Nation Eastern Divisional on the Connecticut River. Our Junior Bassmaster program continued a gradual transition to become more focused on younger anglers not in high school. The Junior Bassmaster program is our tool to introduce and hook youth & their parents on fishing and to develop the youth s fishing knowledge and skills to prepare them for competition at the high school level. Watch for a new series of Adult/Youth opens in 2015 to help promote youth fishing & increase our Junior Bassmaster membership. There was no change in 2014, when it came to awarding the club with the best overall youth program. Congratulations to Central Maine Bassmasters, the 2014 Youth Award winners. Their involvement with the Boy Scouts, Pine Tree Camp for crippled children and their support of local community projects and events impact a large number of youth each year. I would like to encourage everyone to continue the great work you are already doing with getting more youth involved in our sport. Thank you for all of your efforts in getting more youth fishing. Whether you helped at a Camp Sunshine event, Pine Tree Camp, supported Jr Bassmaster or High school events or just took a child from down the street out fishing, your efforts are commendable and very necessary to continue the growth of our sport. Eric Kuehne Youth Director (207)

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16 2014 Maine B.A.S.S. Nation High School Championship The Maine B.A.S.S. Nation held the High School Bass Championship Oct 12 on Permaquid Pond at the Duck Puddle Campground. Eleven teams from high school bass clubs who have joined the B.A.S.S. high school program were present to vie for the state title and opportunity to advance to the 2015 B.A.S.S. High School National Championship. The high schools represented were Noble, Biddeford, Windham Christian Academy, Belfast and the Southern Maine community club. The cool, frosty morning did not deter the anglers and their boat captain/ coaches from taking to the water, heading for their favorite fishing holes to try to catch a team limit of five bass. After the fish were weighed in and released, the winners were declared. The Windham Christian Academy team of Alex Williamson and Daniel Rodgers weighed in a limit of bass weighing 12.45lbs to capture the High School State Championship title and continue Windham Christian Academy s reign as state champions. Finishing second was the Belfast Area High School team of Parker LaFrance and Luke Chadwick with a limit weighing 11.00lbs. Third place was awarded to the Southern Maine High School Bass team of Jacob Gauvin & Hunter Pate who had 10.61lbs. Cabela s big fish award went to the team of Parker LaFrance and Luke Chadwick from Belfast Area High School who caught a 4.19lb largemouth. Following the weigh-in, all anglers and boat captains enjoyed pizza and an opportunity to exchange fish stories. The first place team of Alex Williamson and Daniel Rodgers were awarded fishing rods donated by Skeeter boats and will also be part of the Maine B.A.S.S. Nation team participating in the 2015 B.A.S.S. Nation Eastern Divisional championship. Both the first and second place teams will advance to the 2015 B.A.S.S. High School Championship to compete for the national title and over $21,000 in college scholarships and prizes. The Maine B.A.S.S. Nation High School program is sponsored by Triton boats, Mercury outboards, Motorguide trolling motors, Lowrance electronics, Cabela s, Skeeter boats and Yahama outboards. Special thanks to Duck Puddle Campground for being our host site and Deb s Diner and the Subway of Waldoboro for donating gift certificates for the event. 1st -Alex Wiliamson & Daniel Rodgers 2nd -Parker LaFrance & Luke Chadwik 3rd - Jacob Gauvin & Hunter Pate 14

17 Southern Maine High School Bass Welcome to Southern Maine HS Bass. We are Maine s only High School Community Club. Our club consists of six members, four from the Kennebunk Area and two from the Orrington/ Bucksport area. We all have two things in common, we attend high schools that do not have a bass club & we love to fish. That is what makes a community club unique, anybody that attends a high school that chooses not to form a bass club can get the denial form signed and join a community club. Our club is always looking for more members, so if you are unable to get a club started at your high school, contact the Maine BASS Nation youth director to get the denial form & become a member in our club. Don t let our club name fool you we will accept members We accept members from anywhere in Maine as long as you love bass fishing! from anywhere in Maine as long as you love bass fishing. This year one of our teams, Jacob Gauvin & Hunter Pate, finished third at the Maine BASS high school championship in spite of having boat problems. The rest of us had a great time fishing on Permaquid, but the fish did not cooperate. Our club s conservation project consisted of performing the invasive weed inspections at the Permaquid state ramp and the ramp at Duck Puddle Campground for all of the boats in the Maine Junior Bassmaster Championship. We would like to thank the volunteer adult boaters (Dads) who made it possible for us to fish in the tournament. START A CLUB Round up fellow anglers at your school & contact your principal to see how you can form a club at your school. After your club is formed, complete the registration packet for the B.A.S.S. high school program & mail it in. For more information see the high school page at or or contact the Maine B.A.S.S. Nation youth director. 15

18 Junior Bassmasters State Champs The Maine B.A.S.S. Nation held the 2014 Junior Bassmaster State Championship at Permaquid Pond in Nobleboro on Oct 11. The Duck Puddle Campground was the host site as fourteen Junior Bassmaster members from across Maine gathered to compete for the state title. After boat inspections and the rules briefing, the contestants were paired up with the volunteer boat captains and the anglers headed out on a crisp, cool fall day, trying to catch a limit of three bass to bring to the weigh-in scales. Bryce Poulin of Lisbon retained his state champion title in the newly under 11 age group capturing first place with a limit of fish weighing 6.29lbs. Finishing second was Owen Gray with 2.51lbs. Hamilton Gray reeled in the state champion title in the age group and had the biggest bag of the day with three bass weighing 7.54lbs. Abe Lafrance of Hebron landed second place, catching three bass weighing 3.76lb. Third place was awarded to Bode Meader of Gorham with 3.56lbs in his first state championship appearance. In the age group Alex Williamson of Gorham won the state title, bagging a limit of bass weighing 6.65lbs. Jared Dyer of Kennebunk caught a limit weighing 5.99lbs to take second place. Jonathan Curran of Kennebunk finished in third place with 4.92lbs. Cabela s big fish awards went to Bryce Poulin 2.66lbs, Hamilton Gray 4.51 lbs and Alex Williamson with 2.81lbs. State Champions Hamilton Gray and Alex Williamson won a free team entry into the 2015 Northern Bass Supply Sebago Open on Sebago Lake at Point Sebago Resort. All anglers and boat captains enjoyed pizza and build your own ice cream sundaes after the weigh-in. The Maine Jr Bassmaster program is sponsored by Triton boats, Mercury outboards, Motorguide trolling motors, Lowrance electronics, Cabela s, Northern Bass Supply and the members of the Maine B.A.S.S. Nation. Under 11 Age Group Owen Gray & Bryce Poulin Age Group Hamilton Gray & Abe Lafrance Age Group Jonathan Curran, Jared Dyer & Alex Williamson 16

19 We would like to thank the following companies for supporting our youth programs: Winslow Family Builders Serving Mid-Coast Maine GENERAL CONTRACTORS New Construction Full Remodeling General Repairs Our Family Building For Yours Since Camden Rd Lincolnville ME

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21 L/A Junior Bassmasters quid Pond. In the 10 and under group Bryce Poulin won his 2nd State Championship with Owen Gray had 2.51 for 2nd place! In the group 1st place Hamilton Gray 7.54, 2nd Abe LaFrance Winners of the 10 and Under Maine State Championship. From left to right Owen Gray 2 nd Place Bryce Poulin 1 st Place. Our club fished 3 club tournaments and some anglers fished the Jr State Championship. We took the best 2 weights from each angler to determine the club champions. In the rookie 10 and under division Angler of the Year was Bryce Poulin with 14 bass weighing 30.90! Bryce also caught the big largemouth, at 5.63 lbs. 2nd place went to Zachary Morris with 14 bass weighing 20.96, plus the big smallmouth of rd place with 8.18 was Bryce Dumais, 4th place Owen Gray. Our year ended with a banquet at The Carriage House with our sponsoring club, Androscoggin Bassmasters. The banquet had great food; several raffles which helped raise funds for our jr club. Last but not least we would like to thank the sponsors for their generous support of L/A Junior Bassmasters. Community Credit Union & Grizz Baits. FMI on our club check us out at In the division 1st Abe LaFrance with lbs, and a 2.25 largemouth big bass, 2nd Hamilton Gray 5.88 lbs. In the division the final weights were; 1st Ian Westphal 27.76, 2nd Braidan Doucette 26.51, 3rd Devon Fournier 22.19, and 4th Brenden Wood 22.08, 5th Nathan Loranger 13.47, 6th Josh Savoie 3.71, and 7th Zack Brito 2.32, 8th Travis LePage. Lunker Largemouth, a 4.73 bass went to Ian Westphal. Brenden Wood lunker smallmouth L/A Junior Bassmasters had several anglers compete in the Maine Junior Championship on Pema- mebass.com 19

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23 Mainely Bass 2015 China Lake Open Mainely Bass is one of the largest bass clubs in southern Maine. Friendly competition and camaraderie is our club s core strength. In 2014 we had five club tournaments, held our family ice fishing day, supported our Jr Bassmaster club and hosted the China Challenge to celebrate ten years of hosting our China Lake Open. Rob Williamson won three of our five club tournaments enroute to earning his third Angler of the Year title. Finishing second was Eric Kuehne, followed by Roger Laflamme Jr. in third. We have limited openings for new members as boater or non-boaters. If you are interested in joining or would like more info please contact Roger Laflamme We would like to thank everyone who fished our 2014 China Challenge. It was another great event with lots of big bags of fish, lots of prizes and a large raffle. We hope to see you at this year s China lake Open. CHINA LAKE OPEN hosted by Mainely Bass DATE: Saturday July 11, Pellerin s Campground 7:30am 3:30 pm REGIS: Registration 6am- 7am Entry fee $120 includes split lunker 8 fish limit per boat 85% guaranteed payback 1 place per every 5 teams 1st - $1,700 2nd - $850 3rd - $500 4th - $400 5th - $300 6th - $220 7th - $180 8th - $150 9th - $130 10th - $110 (Payout based on 50 boats payouts will be adjusted based on number of boats) SPECIAL AWARDS: Parent/Guardian & Youth - Top finishing Parent/Guardian & youth team (youth must be under 19 as of 7/13/2015) wins free entry & prize package. Skunk Draw - Teams who do not weigh any fish will go into drawing for free entry 50/50 drawing and huge Prize raffle Proceeds to benefit the Maine BASS Nation youth program. Sponsored by: 21

24 Central Maine Bassmasters In 2014 Central Maine Bassmasters continued their dedication to the youth and conservation efforts in their area. Here are some of the highlights. We started with the Klondike Days with the Boy Scouts in January, followed by an ice-fishing trip with the same Scouts in February. We also began the organization of the Earth Day Clean-up. We have organized and run this event for the last fifteen years. In April we held the Earth Day Cleanup with the help of over 65 volunteers and picked up 4 truckloads of trash from the sides of 10 miles of roads. We also helped the Boy Scouts with their merit badges on conservation and fishing. In June we purchased and helped plant trees with these Scouts to form a buffer zone on China Lake. We have been working with these scouts for the last nineteen years. Then in July we held our Pine Tree Camp fishing day on North Pond. This event put 80 Handicapped children (20 confined to wheel chairs) in our boats for some fishing time on the lake. For most of these campers this would be the very first time they were to be in a boat. We have been doing this event for the last sixteen years. In August we went to China Village for their Community Days Youth Fishing Derby. We had children ages 2 to 14 fishing from shore on the causeway and believe me this was no easy thing. In addition we again worked with the I.F. & W. with biologist reports and surveys and continued our lake cleanups and boat inspections. In 2014 Central Maine Bassmasters had some time left over to go fishing too. Central Maine held seven club tournaments taking our top six weights and the top five anglers were: 1st place Josh Blackwood with lbs, 2nd place Rich Dorr with lbs, 3rd place Kevin Busch with lbs, 4th place Scott Laliberty with lbs, and 5th place Mike Duricko with lbs. Joe Bonney caught the largest largemouth, a 6.48 lbs on China Lake in August. Enos Webster caught the largest smallmouth, a 4.10 lbs on Sabattus in May. Mike Duricko was the nonboater of the year. Lastly I invite all of you to join us at our Open in Our Mid Maine Marine Lund Open on China Lake on July 26th. We hope to see all of you there. We also invite you to attend our Pine Tree Camp Fishing Day in July because we can always use some extra boats for these campers. This is an event that you would never forget. FMI on Central Bassmasters Contact: Mike Duricko Josh Blackwood Wayne Morey At the Maine State Bass Federation Nation s Banquet, Central Maine Bassmaster s hard work was highly honored with the 2014 Youth and Conservation Federation Awards. 22

25 Somerset Bassmasters 2014 was another eventful year for the Somerset Bassmasters as we again stayed as busy as we can with a small membership roster. We fished five club tournaments, hosted two opens, combining one with a conservation project, and again helped out with a youth project through the local high school. Our club tournaments were all small in attendance but we all caught fish and had a good time on the water. The overall standings for the year were even closer this year with Dennis Carrier and Chuck Towns tying for Angler of the Year. Congratulations to Chuck Towns again this year for qualifying for the State Team at the fish-off on Damariscotta Lake. We were able to help with a youth project with Madison High School. We weren t able to schedule our spring fishing trip but did, at the last minute, manage to assemble and start a high school fishing team. Our conservation efforts were limited to participation with the Maine Volunteer Lake Monitoring Project. We have discontinued our association with the Somerset County Soil and Water Conservation Project for now. We will be dedicating proceeds from our Kennebec River Open Tournament to support our youth project. Our club is always looking for new members who like to fish and can commit a few days a year to help with our projects. We still meet at the Purple Cow Restaurant in Fairfield at 6pm on the first Monday of each month that we don t hold a tournament (Nov April). Anyone interested can contact me or any club member. Dave Trask President Somerset Bassmasters visit us online for up to date info at mebass.com 23

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27 Eagle Bassmasters Eagle Bassmasters again, had a very busy year in On our 2014 Camp Sunshine fishing days the fishermen/women took over 250 children fishing on Sebago Lake. We eagerly look forward to 2015, in which we plan to assist with projects/tournaments designed to assist disabled veterans. These projects will be announced on the Nation website. Eagle welcomes non-members to join in these rewarding projects. At the State Fish-Off, in September, Eagle dominated by winning the Club Challenge. This was Eagle s fourth year in a row at winning the fish-off club challenge, placing members on all four state teams. Eagle members, Bill Rider and Steve Wilson made the 2015 state team, and will be fishing in the B.A.S.S. Eastern Divisional tournament in September. Eagle is proud to mention that Steve made all three out of four of the teams mentioned, as well as others not mentioned WELL DONE STEVE! Eagle wishes the Maine State Team a safe and fruitful tournament in September. In February, with the assistance of the Buxton/Hollis Rod and Gun Club, Eagle held our annual children s ice fishing day and Casting Kids event. Prizes were awarded for first though third in three different age brackets, first through third in two different fish catching catagories and many door prizes to include a lifetime fishing license were awarded. Eagle members look forward to supporting the open tournaments this year. We will be hosting our annual Invitational tournament on Moose Pond, Bridgton, Maine, September 6, with the assistance of the Pleasant Mountain Camp Ground and Shawnee Peak. For information on this event contact Peter Benham, (207) visit us online for up to date info at mebass.com 25

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30 Southern Maine Anglers Southern Maine Anglers founded in 1983, is based in Buxton, ME. We hold monthly meetings on the first Thursday of each month at the Southern Maine Beagle Club. New members are always welcome. This past year, SMA was very proud to have our own George Cooper once again represent for Maine at the 2014 Nationals finishing in third place for the Eastern Division and twelfth overall, this was George s third trip to the BASS Nation National Championship, nice job George! As an added benefit of becoming a regular at the national level, George has made many friends and contacts in the BASS organization. The featured speaker this year at the annual Maine BASS Nation awards banquet was John Stewart, the B.A.S.S. Nation Director who just happened to have some free time available before the evening event. Hmmm, a frigid November day in Maine with free time, a threetime National Championship qualifier, and his tournament partner just happen to live nearby and the lakes had not frozen over, yet. Bundled like Arctic Circle explorers George and his tournament partner Dwayne Turnage spent the afternoon patiently explaining to John the finer points of scoring a triple on the first cast with Silver Buddy blade lures. There was rumor of a possible false start foul on the firstfish-in-the-boat competition but it was unconfirmed. The pictures attest to both their skill as teachers and the fact that those silly looking chunks of metal really do catch fish though George reports, John s a better fisherman than he lets on. like us on Each year SMA hosts seven club tournaments and one Open tournament. Two of our club tournaments, held in July, are a back-to-back Saturday Sunday event, with an overnight stay at a local camp. It is always a fun event, with a lot of storytelling and ribbing about the fish that didn t make it into the boat, and when we can get a lakeside camp a fire-works display to top off the evening. This year s Cobboseecontee Open tournament will be launched out of The Birches Campground. Generally, a hot breakfast is available at the lodge prior to the tournament, as well as hot dogs and refreshments at the weigh in. We are expecting a great turnout, and hope to see you there. Each year Southern Maine Anglers donates a portion of our tournament proceeds to a local charity. For a second year in a row, our club-selected charity was; Spurwink on the Slopes, a ski program for children with autism run in conjunction with the Sugarloaf Mountain Ski School. This is a free program, developed by Spurwink of Portland Maine, at Sugarloaf Mountain ski area in Kingfield Maine; the program provides free ski lessons, as well as, volunteer personal coaches experienced with autism spectrum disorders to help facilitate a positive experience for each participant in the program. FMI see Spurwink on the Slopes on Facebook. The 2014 Club Tournament results were: 1st Place: Peter Diaco 2nd Place: Tom Messer 3rd Place: Obie Philbrook Team Bass: George Cooper & Dwayne Turnage President: Ken Tuttle Sr. Vice President: George Cooper Treasurer: Andre Caron Secretary: Brenda Mossman Tournament Director: Tom Messer FMI on Southern Maine Anglers: Ken Tuttle Sr

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33 MAINEB.A.S.S 2015 Maine State Team 1 ST PLACE Club Rocky Coast Maine B.A.S.S Member: 21 years Tournament Experience: 21 years Member of these Maine State Teams (Years): 4 Favorite Body of Water: China Lake Largest Largemouth: 7-14 Largest Smallmouth: 5-2 Favorite Lure Technique: Jigs Boat Motor: 2006 Z21 Ranger / Evinrude 225 E-Tec Glen Bruce 31

34 MAINEB.A.S.S 2015 Maine State Team 2 ND PLACE Club Knox County Bassers Maine B.A.S.S Member: 6 years Tournament Experience: 25 years Member of these Maine State Teams (Years): 3 Favorite Body of Water: Okeechobee Lake Largest Largemouth: 9-0 Largest Smallmouth: 5-7 Favorite Lure Technique: Power Fishing Boat Motor: Starcraft, Evinrude 40 Joe Holland Best Fishing Story: My entire life has been a Best Fishing Story. It would be tough to pick just one. Watching my father catch a 6.2 Smally on a Pop R with ultra-light gear certainly would be one of them. Watching one of my best friends set on a 7 pounder in a tournament was another. Surviving a lightning strike in a tournament and cashing a check that covered most of the electronics that were fried was certainly memorable. My first tournament wins in Maine and Florida stand out as well. I have been fortunate enough to bring several people along for their first tournament victories, fishing as teams and individually. After over 20 years of tournaments and many wins, sometimes you forget just how important it is to get that first win and the feeling it gives an aspiring tournament fisherman, to see their hands shake a little after catching a lunker and putting it in the livewell, to witness that nervousness and excitement that fades a little after hundreds of tournaments, to see their face after the weigh-in is over and they receive their first tourney check and trophy, and knowing they are hooked. 32

35 MAINEB.A.S.S 2015 Maine State Team 3 RD PLACE Club Outcast Bass Club Maine B.A.S.S Member: 3 years Tournament Experience: 15 years Member of these Maine State Teams (Years): 1 Favorite Body of Water: Unity Pond Largest Largemouth: 6-5 Largest Smallmouth: 5-10 Favorite Lure Technique: Big Sack Jigs Boat Motor: Ranger Z 21 Comanche Yamaha 250 HPDI Sponsors: Big Sack Jigs, Jeremy Von Oesen State Farm Your Personal & Fishing Accomplishments: 3 Time Outcast Angler of the Year Jeremy Von Oesen Best Fishing Story: My favorite story was the Unity Pond Father s Day tournament which also the first with my son Jorren. We pulled up to our first spot and he had a floating golden shiner tied on and was throwing it on a flat. Before my second cast I heard the water explode and my 6 year old partner had the first fish of the day and his tournament career. A moment I will never forget, netting his smallmouth and first fish in a competition 33

36 MAINEB.A.S.S 2015 Maine State Team 4 TH PLACE Club Generation X Maine B.A.S.S Member: 16 years Tournament Experience: 16 years Member of these Maine State Teams (Years): 7 Favorite Body of Water: All of them Largest Largemouth: 9-12 Largest Smallmouth: 6-4 Favorite Lure Technique: Top water Boat Motor: STBA Sponsors: TBA Your Personal & Fishing Accomplishments: 2 Time State Champion, 7 Time State Team Qualifier, and 2 Time National Championship Qualifier Mark Desjardin Best Fishing Story: Everyday on the water is a story of a different day and I enjoy every one of them. 34

37 MAINEB.A.S.S 2015 Maine State Team 5 TH PLACE Your Personal & Fishing Accomplishments: 2015 BASS Team Championship DeGray Lake Arkansas - qualified through Man vs Bass team trail State fish off 5th place Androscoggin Bassmasters AOY Rocky Hill Bass Anglers AOY. Jason Kervin Club Androscoggin Bassmasters Maine B.A.S.S Member: 3 years Tournament Experience: 4 years Member of these Maine State Teams (Years): 1 Favorite Body of Water: Mosse Pond Bridgton Largest Largemouth: 7-2 Largest Smallmouth: 4-10 Favorite Lure Technique: Jig Boat Motor: Triton TR-186 Merc 150 Best Fishing Story: Last year I fished a tournament in November on Lovewell Pond. I had fished the same one in the past and struggled to find many fish. I started my day out in the very middle of the lake, despite the strong winds in the forecast. 35 degrees, 40 to 50 mph winds with gusts to 60! Within 30 minutes I had put 3 nice smallies in the boat but the wind was picking up. I hooked into a nice 3.5lb smallmouth and put it in the live well. When I looked back up to make a cast, I was 150 yards off the spot I was catching them. My trolling motor couldn t battle the wind forward, so I had to fire up the big motor to get back to where I had been. The fish were all over a particular jerkbait, but if you ve tried to fish one in gale force winds, you know a cast ends up 40 yards from where you aimed and doesn t go very far. Unable to hit my target, with my trolling motor on high, I had to abandon my hot spot around noon. After almost being blown off the deck of the boat several times in 45 degree water, I ran to a sheltered bank. I caught about 10 more fish over the rest of the day but I couldn t cull out any fish. I realized quickly, the ones I had out in the middle were better than I thought. Heading back to the takeoff was an adventure in itself. The 50mph wind was blowing directly into the launch. Waves crashed and boats slammed into the shore. To make matters worse, a friend s boat had broken a steering cable, had dead trolling motor batteries, and was heading for the back of the cove. I jumped in my boat and idled over to him battling the 5-6 foot waves. While being tossed around like in a big washing machine, we managed to get a rope on his bow and pulled him to safety. To some, this sounds like an awful day on the water. For me it was one of my favorite tournaments, and some of the most fun I ve had on the water. Having won the tournament likely helped, but the challenge and adventure of the experience is what I enjoyed most. 35

38 MAINEB.A.S.S 2015 Maine State Team 6 TH PLACE Club Generation X Maine B.A.S.S Member: 20 years Tournament Experience: 30 years Member of these Maine State Teams (Years): A lot Favorite Body of Water: Androscoggin Lake Largest Largemouth: 8-4 Largest Smallmouth: 6 Favorite Lure Technique: Whatever they are hitting Boat Motor: Yamaha Sponsors: Dad Best Fishing Story: My favorite thing to do is win the Father s Day tournament on Androscogging Lake. Laurence Houge 36

39 MAINEB.A.S.S 2015 Maine State Team 7 TH PLACE Club Maine B.A.S.S Member: 2 years Tournament Experience: 2 years Member of these Maine State Teams (Years): 1 Favorite Body of Water: Any new water is like an adventure Largest Largemouth: 9-6 Largest Smallmouth: 5-7 Favorite Lure Technique: Whatever it takes to catch them! Boat Motor: Skeeter/Yamaha Sponsors: Could use some of those. Your Personal & Fishing Accomplishments: State Team Shane Hatch Best Fishing Story: Last fall I was fishing Unity during a tournament and hooked up with a 4lb smallie. She took me around the boat and as I jumped to the back deck I was on my toes trying to not fall right over the stern. My coangler thankfully grabbed me and ripped me back in the boat. I landed the fish, we won the tournament, and you would think for all that I would of got lunker SM. No such luck got edged out by an ounce but I ll take a win any day. 37

40 MAINEB.A.S.S 2015 Maine State Team 8 TH PLACE Boat Motor: 206 Champion, 250 Merc Best Fishing Story: In June of 08 I was able to take my son Bryce, who was 2 at the time, fishing in my 11 coleman crawdad on a nearby 20 acre pond. Like me, he would go fishing everyday possible if he was able to. It was his first real trip out on the water so he was very excited. He carried his bright orange and blue 3 spincast rod sport n his favorite superhero like it was the best thing in the world. The pond was calm so I dropped the trolling motor down and headed to a nearby bank with some good wood cover and rigged a 4 senko on for him. Months of practice casting from the couch to the TV in the living room kept me from taking over the casting duties. For every two or three nose-dives next to the boat he would cast one feet. Of course a few would just fly off and smack the leaf of a big oak. Club Androscoggin Bassmasters Maine B.A.S.S Member: 16 years Tournament Experience: 16 years Member of these Maine State Teams (Years): 4 Favorite Body of Water: Keith Poulin Largest Largemouth: 7-4 Largest Smallmouth: 5-2 Favorite Lure Technique: Jigs, deep cranking, any topwater Wilson Pond There was one in particular that landed in a real promising spot so I did everything possible to turn his attention to the squirrel on the bank to give that senko time to sink. He liked to fish like he was burning a spinnerbait. It worked just long enough to where I saw that 6 lb test line jump on the surface. When he started reeling it back in all he said was, whoa daddy, big one. That 3 pounder came to the surface quickly and then decided to head for cover. Big one daddy, he kept saying. The drag system in that reel wasn t the best so it was rippin pretty good. But he kept pulling and reeling and eventually got m in. I lipped the fish and saw the look on his face and that is what it s all about for me. Just like the days when my dad use to take me fishing and had to pull the trebles out from one of his shirts. Those are the moments I will always remember. 38

41 MAINEB.A.S.S 2015 Maine State Team 9 TH PLACE Club Mainely Bass Maine B.A.S.S Member: 7 years Tournament Experience: 8 years Member of these Maine State Teams (Years): 6 Favorite Body of Water: Largest Largemouth: Largest Smallmouth: Just about all of them 10 from Florida 5-8 St Lawrence River Favorite Lure Technique: Jigs/Kreatures Boat Motor: Ranger Z119/Yamaha SHO 225 Rob Williamson Sponsors: Portland Yacht Services; family Your Personal & Fishing Accomplishments Making the state team on my first try. Winning the State Fish-off in Finishing 5th at the 2012 & 2013 Eastern Divisional Qualifying for B.A.S.S. Nation Nationals in lb 5 fish limit on Cobb Stream. Best Fishing Story: Anytime I was fishing with my Dad. He took the time to teach and take me fishing as much as he could - I miss that. He passed away a few days before the 2013 Fish-off. Now, it s passing that legacy on to my son Alex. I cherish each and every time I get to be with my family on the water. 39

42 MAINEB.A.S.S 2015 Maine State Team 10 TH PLACE Club Eagle Bassmasters Maine B.A.S.S Member: 15 years Tournament Experience: 15 years Member of these Maine State Teams (Years): 4 Favorite Body of Water: Little Sebago Largest Largemouth: 8-8 Largest Smallmouth: 6-0 Favorite Lure Technique: Pitching a jig and throwing crankbaits Boat Motor: Nitro 901CDX/200HP Mercury Verado Bill Rider, Jr Best Fishing Story: My daughter and I fished a tournament on Sebago in June We drew blast off numbers and we had a low number. As we headed down the lake from the Raymond launch, boats from the back of the field were catching and passing us left and right. As we arrived on our first spot, she looked at me and said Dad, we need a faster boat. We went on to catch over 14lbs. of smallmouth and this year I got a faster boat. 40

43 MAINEB.A.S.S 2015 Maine State Team 11 TH PLACE Club Androscoggin Bassmasters Maine B.A.S.S Member: 9 years Tournament Experience: 16 years Member of these Maine State Teams (Years): 3 Favorite Body of Water: Lake De Gray, AR Largest Largemouth: 8-5 Largest Smallmouth: 6-0 Favorite Lure Technique: Zara Spook/Shakey Head Boat Motor: Ranger 482v/Johnson 150 Sponsors: Lew s, Bruno s Restaurant and Tavern, friends and family. Your personal and fishing accomplishments: 2011 Junior World Champion, starting Maine s first college fishing team at the University of Southern Maine. Nick Deering Best Fishing Story: Anytime I get to go fishing, especially with friends, family and my dog Brandy. 41

44 MAINEB.A.S.S 2015 Maine State Team 12 TH PLACE Club Eagle Bassmasters Maine B.A.S.S Member: 28 years Tournament Experience: 30 years Member of these Maine State Teams (Years): 11 Favorite Body of Water: Foxcroft Maine Sebec Lake in Dover Largest Largemouth: 8.14 Largest Smallmouth: 6-7 Favorite Lure Technique: Jig n Pig along the bank Boat Motor: Triton / Mercury Sponsors: Family, they go without so I can go fishing Your personal and fishing accomplishments: Maine B.A.S.S. Nation President for the past 9 years and looking forward to making it number 10. President of Eagle Bassmasters since 2008, the top Nation club in Maine for the past four years. Husband and father of three great sons, two incredible daughter in laws, three awesome grandsons and three beautiful granddaughters. Best Fishing Story: True story, I in a moment of bravado suggested my number two grandson, Gage, go fishing with me and he agreed that it may be fun. Now remember he was only four years old and I had never even been alone with my own sons at that age for more than a few minutes. Bravado was gone I was in trouble. The next day we set out to a small pond nearby, Gage and I. I have for years worked with Camp Sunshine so I started tending to his casting needs and was quickly informed that he was quite capable of doing this himself. To my surprise he was right as he cast and caught a fish on his very first attempt. After another 4-5 casts I suggested I go to the front of the boat and fish myself. For the next five hours we each caught over 30 bass each with me only netting his catch occasionally. We ate lunch, he drove the boat around, and we had a great day. I left out the laughter, the taunting, the talking smack, etc., that took place but just know that I had a great time, who knew. Point is take a kid fishing, he is not the only one that will walk away with good memories. PS: watch out for Gage Wilson as I expect he will be on the water competing this year a time or two. This is still the best fishing story I have. Steve Wilson 42

45 MAINEB.A.S.S 2015 Alternates for Maine State Team 1st Alternate 2nd Alternate Brian Chdwick Dwayne Turnage Club Classic Bassmasters Maine B.A.S.S Member: 10 years Tournament Experience: 10 years Member of these Maine State Teams (Years): 1 Favorite Body of Water: Damariscotta Lake Largest Largemouth: 7.3 Largest Smallmouth: 4.75 Favorite Lure Technique: Jig Boat Motor: Skeeter l Yamaha Sponsors: My wife Best Fishing Story: Hasn t happened yet! Club Rebel Bassmasters Maine B.A.S.S Member: 15 years Tournament Experience: 15 years Member of these Maine State Teams (Years): 1 Favorite Body of Water: Largest Largemouth: 8-0 Largest Smallmouth: 6-1 Damariscotta Lake Favorite Lure Technique: Spinner Baits Boat Motor: 2009 Procraft 210 Superpro with a 225 Mercury Optimax Sponsors: Family Best Fishing Story: Still working on my best fishing story 43

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47 MAINEB.A.S.S 2015 Federation Nation State Team Junior Champion Division Sponsors: Portland Yacht Services & Family Your personal and fishing accomplishments: 2008 Jr. State Champion, 2008 USA Bassin Regional Champion, 5-time Mainely Bass Jr. Bassmaster angler of the year, 2013 Maine high school state champion, 2013 Mainely Bass Co-angler of the Year. Alex Williamson Club Mainely Bass Maine B.A.S.S Member: 9 years Tournament Experience: 9 years Member of these Maine State Teams (Years): 2 Favorite Body of Water: Lake Winnipesaukee and Lake Champlain Largest Largemouth: 7.58 Largest Smallmouth: 4 Favorite Lure Technique: Fluke, Spinnerbait, Topwater, anything Texas-rigged Boat Motor: 2011 Ranger Z119/2012 Yamaha VMAX SHO 225hp Best Fishing Story: Any of the big fishing trips I go on with my dad are always incredible, but my experiences at Lake Champlain over the past few years top them all- My dad and I spent 4 days in Vermont on the northern end of the lake in the early fall of 2011 so that he could get ready for the divisional being held there several weeks later. We caught a lot of big fish and had a ton of fun. This past summer, I made two trips back to Lake Champlain with my dad, although this time we stayed on the southern end of the lake. The difference between the top and the bottom of the lake is like night and day- you would think you had fished two different lakes. However, we caught plenty of fish on the southern end as well. The ride to the southern end of the lake was incredible, with mountains and trees and farmland everywhere. On our second return to the lake this past summer, I had the opportunity to compete in the New Hampshire State Fish-off. On Day 1, I was paired with Tim Dube, a 19 year old, and together we made up the youngest boat on the first day of the tournament. He ended up competing in the 2013 divisional tournament on Sebago several weeks later, so it was really neat to meet up with him again. Neither of us ended up making the top 12 after the second day, but it was still an awesome experience. Also, the times I beat my dad while fishing are always at the top of my list of best fishing stories. 45

48 2015 MaineB.A.S.S. Nation Club Opens Date Water Body Type Hosting Contact Phone 4/25 Damariscotta Lake BASS vs TBF Open Eagle Steve Wilson (207) /26 China Lake Open Outcast Jeremy Von Oesen (207) /2 Great Pond Belgrade Trail Man vs Bass Corey Vose (207) /3 Cobbosseecontee Open Special Olympics Andy Wess (207) /9 Graham Lake Open Capital Are Bassmasters Bob Caron (207) /17 Sebec Lake Open Outcast Jeremey Von Oesen (207) /20 Embden Pond Open Capital Are Bassmasters Bob Caron (207) /21 Androscoggin Lake Trail Man vs Bass Corey Vose (207) /21 Unity Pond Open Waldo County Bass Addicts Richard LaFrance (207) /26 Pennesseewassee Lake Open Night Bite Bassers Roger Laflamme Jr (207) /27 Cobbosseecontee Open Southern Maine Anglers Ken Tuttle (207) /27 Damariscotta Lake Open Mainely Bass Roger Laflamme Jr (207) /28 China Lake Trail Man vs Bass Corey Vose (207) /28 East Pond Open Outcast Jeremey Von Oesen (207) /28 Long Lake Brandy Pond Open TBF Dwayne Turnage (207) /5 Cobbosseecontee Open TBF Dwayne Turnage (207) /11 China Lake Open Mainely Bass Roger Laflamme Jr (207) /12 Maranacook Lake Open Outcast Jeremey Von Oesen (207) /17 Little Sebago Open Night Bite Bassers Roger Laflamme Jr (207) /18 Lovewell Pond Open Western Maine Bassers Dan Franz (207) /19 Cobbosseecontee Open Western Maine Anglers Chris Brewer (207) /19 Webber Pond Open Mainely Bass Roger Laflamme Jr (207) /25 Damariscotta Lake Trail Man vs Bass Corey Vose (207) /26 China Lake Open Central Maine Bassmaster Wayne Morey Sr (207) /26 Three Mile Pond Open Outcast Jeremey Von Oesen (207) /31 Tacoma Lakes Open Night Bite Bassers Roger Laflamme Jr (207) /1 Great Pond Belgrade Open Capital Are Bassmasters Bob Caron (207) /2 Highland Lake Open Mainely Bass Roger Laflamme Jr (207) /2 Three Mile Pond Open Capital Are Bassmasters Bob Caron (207) /2 Kennebec River Skowehegan Open Somerset Bassmasters Dave Trask (207) /8 Messalonskee Lake Trail Man vs Bass Corey Vose (207) /9 Wassookeag Open Outcast Jeremey Von Oesen (207) /9 Kezar Lake Open Yankee Bassmasters Eric Guimond (207) /15 Great Pond Belgrade Fish Off TBF Dwayne Turnage (207) /16 Androscoggin River Open Androscoggin Bassmasters John Volkernick (207) /16 Messalonskee Lake Fish Off TBF Dwayne Turnage (207) /29 Maranacook Lake Open Classic Bassmasters Bill Centra (207) /30 Webber Pond Open Outcast Jeremey Von Oesen (207)

49 Date Water Body Type Hosting Contact Phone 8/30 Messalonskee Lake Open Somerset Bassmasters Dave Trask (207) /30 Androscoggin Lake Open Yankee Bassmasters Eric Guimond (207) /5 Long Lake Brandy Pond MLF Man vs Bass / MLF Event Corey Vose (207) /6 Moose Pond Open Eagle Steve Wilson (207) /12 Androscoggin Lake Fish Off Maine B.A.S.S. Nation Steve Wilson (207) /13 Androscoggin Lake Fish Off Maine B.A.S.S. Nation Steve Wilson (207) /19 Sebago Lake Open American Bassmasters Ed Bartlett (207) /20 Sebago Lake Open American Bassmasters Ed Bartlett (207) /20 Androsciggin River Open Bronzeback Ray Boies (207) /25 Messalonskee Lake Open Capital Are Bassmasters Bob Caron (207) /26 Androscoggin River Trail Man vs Bass Corey Vose (207) /10 Maranacook Lake Trail Man vs Bass Corey Vose (207) /11 Moose Pond Hartland Open Outcast Jeremey Von Oesen (207) /18 Kezar Lake Open Yankee Bassmasters Eric Guimond (207) /25 Little Sebago Open Night Bite Bassers Roger Laflamme Jr (207) /25 Unity Pond Open Capital Are Bassmasters Bob Caron (207) /1 Lovewell Pond Open Yankee Bassmasters Eric Guimond (207) /1 North and Little North Pond Open Capital Are Bassmasters Bob Caron (207) Become a member today. 47

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