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Federation Nation Championship - Day 3
Congrats to Skip Sjobeck for a 5th place finish overall at the 2009 Federation Nation Championship. Skip continued his big fish run on day 3 with yet another fish over 4 lbs. Sure, it was the only fish he weighed in, but it was enough to land him in the hot seat for what must have seemed like an eternity. What a nail biter!!!!
While Skip just barely missed a trip to the Classic, he did successfully represent the Vermont Federation Nation and earned big bass honors for the tournament. Having achieved the highest finish for a VFN member, Skip has set the bar - and made us all proud in the process.
Good work, Skip.
Sean Alvarez
President, Vermont Federation Nation
Federation Nation Championship - Day 2
We should all be very proud of Skip as he finished day 2 still hanging in there at the FNC. While only catching 5 fish in two days, he's managed some decent size fish. Skip is confident today that the 4 areas he is rotating through will replenish and the day has the potential to be the most memorable in his fishing career.
Strangely coincidental is that at the Eastern Divisional tournament on Lake Simcoe, Skip weighed in only 2 fish the first day (with one really nice smally) and 3 fish the second day -- exactly as he has done so far during the FNC. If the Simcoe "pattern" repeats itself, Skippy could be in for a limit today (day 3) and find himself packing bags for the Classic!! While Skip and I always playfully chuckle about whether it takes limits (like I profess) to win these longer tournaments or (like he insists) just big fish, he has so far proven me wrong -- he did so at Simcoe and it looks like he's about to put an exclamation point behind it at Harris Chain! I'll have my plate of crow now, thank you. 
As anyone that competes in 3-day tournaments can tell you, day 3 is the worst from a mental standpoint. If you are in the lead, you worry about messing up and losing it. If you are trailing, you worry about messing up - and losing it. Sure, it's easy to say "I'm just going fishing." But, with the Classic on the line, possibly a tournament victory and maybe even a potential career-changing decision in the future - how could someone NOT be an absolute wreck on day 3?
So, we are all proud of you Skippy! So far, this is the best performance we've seen from a Vermonter at the FNC in a very long time, if not ever.
Regardless of how things turn out today -- you are a winner with us!
Just go fishing!
Sean Alvarez
President, Vermont Federation Nation
President, Vermont Federation Nation
(be sure to watch the final weigh-in today live on bassmaster.com)
Federation Nation Championship - Day 1
Well, there you have it -- Practice does pay off. Skip Sjobeck is representing Vermont well as he sits solidly in 2nd place overall and in 1st place in the Eastern Division. Skip landed a real "donkey" yesterday weighing in at nearly 9 1/2 lbs. That sure helped his bag!
We were chatting about his day and Skip says he feels as if there is a target on his back. We laughed as this shouldn't be an unfamiliear feeling for Skip. He has performed very well in most of his tournaments in the past year and he easily sets the bar for others to strive to achieve.
Going into day 2 today, Skip is well positioned (with a little bit of consistency) to not only be the first VFN member to make the Classic, but the first VFN member to win the National Championship.
We're wishing you luck, Skippy!! We're already proud of you.
Sean Alvarez
President, Vermont Federation Nation
Federation Nation Championships
Let's all give our support this week to Skip Sjobeck. Skip is representing all of us at the Federation Nation National Championship at Harris Chain of Lakes in Florida.
Skip had a great practice and should be very competitive. Don't be surprised if Skip pulls in a couple of hawgs during this tournament.
Weigh-in begins today on Bassmaster.com at 3:45pm.
Good luck, Skip!
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New BASS Website Redesign
Please take a moment to visit www.Bassmaster.com and explore the newly launched website redesign.
Collaborative efforts among staff from BASS, ESPN and Disney have taken place over several months and resulted in a product that you’d hope to produce when solid teamwork meets with planning, member surveys and the desire to provide visitors with an informative website that’s easy to use and navigate.
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2010 STQ
Well, the 2010 STQ events have concluded. This was a challenging year for most of us as the main tournament days found us blessed with terrible weather conditions.
Call it a tropical storm, hurricane - whatever - it rained like heck one day and blew like (well, you know) the next.
Lots of breakdowns and boat (or should I say "reef") challenges meant towing in for a couple guys and close calls for weigh-in for others.
Nevertheless, we have a great group of people in this VFN that all come together when needed. I'm very proud of our organization.
Congrats to Dale Brown for taking pole position (1st place) at this STQ.
Be safe,
Sean Alvarez
President, VFN
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Call it a tropical storm, hurricane - whatever - it rained like heck one day and blew like (well, you know) the next.
Lots of breakdowns and boat (or should I say "reef") challenges meant towing in for a couple guys and close calls for weigh-in for others.
Nevertheless, we have a great group of people in this VFN that all come together when needed. I'm very proud of our organization.
Congrats to Dale Brown for taking pole position (1st place) at this STQ.
Be safe,
Sean Alvarez
President, VFN
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
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