TBF Report

Fuchs wins TBF Dream Package and Entries to All-American and FLW Series

John Fuchs from Mishawaka won the Co-Angler division at The Bass Federation (TBF) National Championship on Kentucky Lake recently.

Fuchs, a member of the St Joe Valley Bass Masters, won the three-day event with 28.5 pounds of bass which was almost 7 more pounds than his next competitor.

The event attracted 102 TBF State Champions who traveled from across the US and Canada.

He was awarded the $30,000 “Living the Dream” prize package to include a $20,000 prize check and fully paid entry fees into the FLW Series division of his choice. He also won an entry into T-H Marine BFL All-American Tournament which will be held on the Potomac River in June.

He earned a berth in the National Championship by placing in the St. Joe Valley Bass Masters’ top 8 then placing high enough in the Top - 8 Tournament held on Lake Wawasee. That qualified him for the Indiana/Illinois National Semi Finals at Patoka Lake where he finished second in the Co-Angler division. Indiana was allowed to send the top 2 anglers and top 2 co-anglers because of the number of entries they had had qualify for the National Semi Finals.