BASS Northern Division
Federation Championship
Final Results Sept 24, 25,
26, 2003
Midland, Ontario Canada
TEAM ONTARIO HOLDS ONTO LEAD TO CLAIM
FIRST EVER CANADIAN VICTORY!
In a harrowing three days
of fishing on the rugged yet beautiful waters of Georgian Bay, the Canadian
squad pulled together and weighed in a whopping total of 332 pounds of
bass; 29 pounds ahead of their nearest rival, the Wisconsin Federation.
The victory marked the first time ever that a federation outside of the
United States claimed first place in the team standings.
Final team standings
|
PLACE
|
STATE/PROV
|
WEIGHT
|
PRIZE
|
|
001
|
ONTARIO
|
332/4 |
16018.53 |
|
002
|
WISCONSIN
|
303/3 |
10679.02 |
|
003
|
INDIANA
|
249/1 |
6407.41 |
|
004
|
MICHIGAN
|
246/14 |
4805.56 |
|
005
|
OHIO
|
235/15 |
4271.61 |
|
006
|
MINNESOTA
|
231/10 |
3737.66 |
|
007
|
ILLINOIS
|
230/11 |
3203.71 |
|
008
|
IOWA
|
222/14 |
2669.76 |
|
009
|
SOUTH DAKOTA
|
207/4 |
1601.85 |
In some respects the victory
was bitter sweet, as the individual standings saw the leading Canadian,
Rob McKill of Orangeville ON drop from 2nd on Day two, to 14th overall.
Ace angler Jamie Janzen of St Catherines, ON is content though, as his
sixth place finish was still the highest on the Canadian Team and therefore
earns him a well deserved berth for the next big BASS Federation event.
That one will see Jamie travel to the southern US this April to compete
in the Citgo BASS National Federation Championship against some of the
best grass routes anglers on the continent.
Here Jamie and the other
top eight anglers from the Midland tournament will represent their states
and province and compete against four other BASS Federation Division winners.
The five anglers with the highest weight from their division will qualify
for the 2004 Bassmasters Classic – the world championships of bass fishing.
Final angler standings
|
PLACE
|
NAME
|
CITY
|
STATE/PROV
|
FISH
|
LBS-OZ
|
|
1
|
Brian Runyon
|
McArthur
|
OH
|
14
|
50-11
|
|
2
|
Jami Fralick
|
Tyndall
|
SD
|
15
|
49-7
|
|
3
|
Rodney Hardwick
|
Connersville
|
IN
|
15
|
43-12
|
|
4
|
Edward Rogers
|
GrandRapids
|
MI
|
15
|
41-11
|
|
5
|
Ken Milender
|
HamLake
|
MN
|
13
|
41- 6
|
|
6
|
Jamie Janzen
|
StCatherines
|
ON
|
13
|
38-11
|
|
7
|
Jeremy Foster
|
Weyauwega
|
WI
|
15
|
38-7
|
|
8
|
Michael Augot
|
Petawawa
|
ON
|
12
|
37-5
|
|
9
|
Monty Fralick
|
Martin
|
SD
|
15
|
36-11
|
|
10
|
Bryan Cain
|
Wowboy
|
WI
|
12
|
36-9
|
|
11
|
Greg Roth
|
Cambridge
|
ON
|
13
|
36-4
|
|
12
|
Ronald Pillars
|
Kalamazoo
|
MI
|
12
|
35-7
|
For a complete look at the
standings and more details on the Midland tournament, please check: http://espn.go.com/outdoors/bassmaster/
Press Release Prepared By:
Wil
Wegman
Ontario BASS Federation
Conservation and Media Director
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