Mark Semple Wins the 2013 NBAA One on One National Championship

First, we would like to start off by thanking all of our Directors and Members that showed up to make this event the success that is was, and the Kalamazoo area chamber of commerce for hosting this great event! Most anglers experienced a tough bite, but there was still many limits of fish caught during the event, and some really nice fish too! Below is a picture of some of the anglers that fished the event, and of the beautiful morning that was provided for launch of the event!

NBAAANGLERS Launch

 

We also want to thank those of you who did our “Early Bird” online registration! Our Early Bird Prize drawing winner Andy Rosales(Pictured Below) Won a nice Humminbird PirahnaMAX fish finder, and a MinnKota one bank charger!

EarlyBird

 

Anglers had the chance to buy into the Big Fish Pot the morning of the tournament, which paid the Top 3 biggest bass of the event! We ended up have a tie for 3rd Place Big Bass with Daniel Houser and Mark Semple both weighing in a 3 pound 4 ounce bass! Runner up and in 2nd Place for big bass was Tyler Barnes, with a nice 3 pound 13 ounce bass! Your big bass champion for this event was Ed Dyer, and his nice 4 pound 5 ounce fish! Congrats guys on some nice fish! Below is a picture of our Big Bass Winners! and also a picture of Ed Dyer with his big bass winning fish!

Big bassEd

 

With a 1 in 5 Payout, the top 8 anglers were paid in this year’s One on One National Championship, and we had a nice “Just out of the Money” Prize pack for Cory Sterkerbag (10th Place with 8.03 pounds), and Chris Nguyen (9th Place with 8.04 pounds) who just barely finished out of the money. First in the money at 8th place was Curtis Talley with 8 lbs 10 ounces! 7th place was Robert Miller Sr. with 9 pounds 3 ounces, who was barely edged out by our 6th placed angler, Aaron Feeback, who had 9 pounds 5 ounces! Along with a cash payout our 6th-8th placed anglers also received a nice NBAA spinning rod!

Top 5 Anglers

Pictured Below are our Top 5 finishing Anglers!

Top 5 Anglers

Just breaking into the Top 5 anglers, finishing in 5th Place, with 9 pounds 7 ounces was Scott McDiarmod, with a nice 4 fish limit of bass! Congrats Scott! (Pictured Below)

5th Place

 

Coming in 4th Place, our Big Bass Champion of the event, Ed Dyer with a 5 fish limit weighing 10 pounds 4 ounces! Congratulations Ed! (Pictured Below)

4th Place

 

3rd Place honors go to Miles Hanley with his 5 fish limit coming in at 10 pounds 9 ounces! Congratulations Miles! (Pictured Below)

3rd Place

 

Our 2013 NBAA National Championship runner up, and 2nd Place finish, with a 5 fish limit weighing in at 12 pounds 1 ounce, Daniel Houser! He had a pretty good bag of fish, with 2 really nice bass! Below are some pictures of those fish, along with Daniel and his 2nd Place plaque!

2nd Place

 

Finishing on top of the field, and your 2013 NBAA One on One National Champion, Mark Semple! Mark had a nice 5 fish limit weighing in at 13 pounds 15 ounces, and making him this year’s champion! Mark is not only now the proud owner of this nice 1st Place trophy, but a brand new Pro Series II, 8 foot  Powerpole! Congratulations Mark!

1st place

 

After the awards ceremony, we held a free prize drawing for those who attended this year’s tournament, where boat numbers were called up to select prizes off of our prize table! We hope everyone had fun and enjoyable experience at the 2013 NBAA One on One National Championship, and thank everyone who attended, making this event the success that it was. You can view full results by click the following link: 1 on 1 National Championship    You can also view a photo album of the event by CLICKING HERE!

 

1 on 1/Directors Early Bird Registration now CLOSED! Fall Divisions Begin!

It is September 4th, and all early bird registration is now CLOSED for both the 1 on 1, and Directors National Championship tournaments! Thank you to all who registered early! You can still register for the Directors Championship at the Directors Banquet, and we will be doing Registration/Rules meeting for the One on One Championship starting at 5 AM at the ramp! As a reminder you have until BEFORE September 17th to get your Early Bird Registration completed for the Fall Classic! You won’t want to miss this tournament!

Also there are a few Fall Challenge divisions that have started already, and some that are about to start! Click any of them below to bring you to the drop down menu where you can then go to their page and see their schedules! As a reminder all 6 week Overtime Divisions have an entry fee of $85, and you need to fish 4 of 6 events to qualify for the Spring Championship!

Fall Divisions:

DIV 11 
DIV 13 
Lake Michigan Fall Challenge
Lake Loramie Fall Challenge 
Great Northern Fall Challenge 
Ohio River Madison Fall Shootout 

National Championship Tournament Qualification Reminders

We want to remind everyone about the qualifications to fish National Championship Tournaments in the NBAA. We want everyone to be on the same page so that there is no confusion moving forward.

 

ONE ON ONE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

In order to fish the One on One National Championship, you MUST fish 4 of 5 tournaments IN A ONE ON ONE DIVISION. You can not qualify in any other type of division ( OT or Weekend Series) to fish the One on One National Championship. For those of you who have qualified, we would like to remind you that Early Bird registration closes at Midnight on Tuesday, September 3rd, 2013.

 

FALL AND SPRING CLASSIC

The same thing applies for the Spring and Fall Classics. You must fish (this year only) 8 of 12 Overtime tournaments OR  4 of 5 Weekend events. If you run a 6 week ($85 entry fee) OT FALL Series ONLY, you must fish 4 of 6 events in that Fall Overtime Division. Fishing Overtime, Weekend, or Fall Divisions qualify you for the Fall and Spring Classic events ONLY! 

Fall Classic Registration is NOW Open!

 

 

 

Information on the Fall Classic, along with “Early Bird” Registration is now open! CLICK HERE!