Tournament Results

Fuzzy Dunn Captures The Win Yet Again!  
TVA held the 4th tournament of the 2012 season with a warm morning that turned into a GREAT day of fishing on Lake Shafer. Five anglers were in attendance. Here are the results from the May 12th Tournament: 
 1st place - Fuzzy Dunn weighed in 5 fish for 10.84 lbs. 
 2nd place - Scott Jones weighed in 5 fish for 9.13 lbs. 
      3rd place - Fred Coleman weighed in 3 fish for 6.45 lbs. 
    4th place - Jess Funston weighed in 3 fish for 4.40 lbs. 
Otis Baumgardt BLANK 
    Big Bass went to Fuzzy Dunn weighing in at 3.28 lbs. The next TVA tournament will be May 26th on Lake Shafer.

Fuzzy Dunn Captures The Win Again!  
TVA held the 3rd tournament of the 2012 season with a CHILLY morning that turned into a GREAT day of fishing on Lake Freeman.Six anglers were in attendance. Here are the results from the April 21st Tournament:  1st place - Fuzzy Dunn weighed in 5 fish for 13.33lbs. 2nd place - Brian Roberts weighed in 5 fish for 12.82lbs. 3rd place - Fred Coleman weighed in 5 fish for 11.34lbs. 
4th place - Kyle Need weighed in 5 fish for 9.62lbs.  5th place - Otis Baumgardt weighed in 2 fish for 4.13lbs. 6th place - Jess Funston weighed in 2 fish for 3.98lbs.    Big Bass went to Brian Roberts weighing in at 5.86lbs. The next TVA tournament will be May 12th on Lake Shafer.Tournament will begin at 5:30am and weigh-in will be at 2:30pm.

Fuzzy Dunn Captures The Win!
  
TVA began the 2012 season with a BEAUTIFUL day of fishing on Lake Shafer. Ten anglers were in attendance.
 A BIG welcome to the 3 new members!
Here are the results from the March 17th Tournament:

 
 1st place - Fuzzy Dunn weighed in 4 fish for 7.71lbs. 
 
2nd place - Brendan Fitzgerald weighed in 3 fish for 6.83lbs.
 
 3rd place - Aaron Neblett weighed in 3 fish for 6.09lbs.
 
 4th place - Otis Baumgardt weighed in 3 fish for 5.49lbs.  
 
5th place - Jess Funston weighed in 2 fish for 4.95lbs. 
 
6th place - Jose Reyes weighed in 1 fish for 2.94lbs. 
 
7th place - Kevin Hysong weighed in 1 fish for 1.97lbs. 
 
8th place - Scott Jones weighed in 1 fish for 1.81lbs. 
  Josh Hardabeck   BLANK
  Kyle Need  BLANK
 Big Bass went to Brendan Fitzgerald weighing in at 3.78lbs.
 

The next TVA tournament will be March 31st on Lake Shafer.Tournament will begin at 7:30am and weigh-in will be at 4:00pm

Fuzzy Dunn Captures The Win!                 

  (October 01, 2011 – Lake Shafer, IN)A cold, windy Saturday at Lake Shafer brought 10 anglers in attendance. The fall weather helped to bring six anglers to the scale with a limit. It also captured the win for Fuzzy Dunn.  Fuzzy Dunn was the winning angler of the day. He took first place with 5 Small Mouth Bass weighing in at 18.19 lbs. His kicker fish weighed 4.18 lbs which was not enough to win Big Bass of the Day. Big Bass of the Day went to John Cullum with his 4.21 lb Small Mouth Bass. Second place went to Brendan Fitzgerald. His 5 fish weighed in at 11.18 lbs.  John Cullum weighed in 5 fish at 10.79 lbs to take third place. Fourth place went to Dave Coffing. His 5 fish weighed in at 10.60 lbs. The TVA Classic will be held Saturday, October 15th and 16th. Lake Freeman will be the site on Saturday, the 15th and Lake Shafer will be the site on Sunday, the 16th.  No banquet will be held this year. Plaques will be awarded on Sunday, Oct. 16th at the weigh-in.

 Dave Coffing wins AGAIN!                       

    (September 17, 2011 – Mississinewa Lake, IN)It was a BEAUTIFUL day on Mississinewa Lake for the 5 anglers in attendance. Finding a limit was tough for most of the anglers, but it gave Dave Coffing his fourth victory this season. Way to go, Dave!  Dave Coffing was the winning angler of the day. He took first place with his 5 fish weighing in at 10.53 lbs. His kicker fish weighed 2.74 lbs which was enough to win Big Bass of the Day. Second place went to Kevin Hysong. His 1 fish weighed in at 2.27 lbs.  Otis Baumgardt weighed in 1 fish at 1.95 lbs to take third place. Fourth place went to Fuzzy Dunn. His 1 fish weighed in at 1.91 lbs. Brendan Fitzgerald took fifth place with his 1 fish that weighed 1.87 lbs.

“Grandpa” Kelly CONQUERS

 Freeman, AGAIN!     

 (June 11, 2011 an – Lake Freeman, IN)The 11 anglers in attendance at Lake Freeman enjoyed a Saturday with the LEAST amount of rain this season!  A BIG THANK YOU to the anglers in attendance!

 Bill “Grandpa” Kelly took first place.  He caught 5 fish weighing in at 10.69 lbs. His kicker fish weighed in at 3.31 lbs. Congratulations, Bill!  In second was Dave Coffing weighing in 5 fish, with a 3.22 kicker and a total weight of 10.26 lbs.  Third place went to Brendan Fitzgerald. He weighed in 5 fish at 10.20 lbs. His kicker fish weighed in at 3.47 lbs, giving him the title of Big Bass…to SHARE with Fuzzy Dunn, who also weighed in a 3.47 lbs. kicker. Congratulations Brendan and Fuzzy! Fourth place went to Fred Coleman. He weighed in 5 fish for total of 9.77 lbs and a kicker fish of 2.81 lbs.

 Mississinewa Reservoir will be the site of the next TVA tournament Saturday, September 17th.  Hope to see you there!   

See below for the next benefit tournament… also plan ahead to attend another benefit tournament, Saturday, October 8th.  This tournament will benefit at-risk teens. 

 Team Benefit Tournament

For Shafer/Freeman Vegetation Habitat

 DATE: Saturday, July 09, 2011
PLACE: Lake Shafer (Monon Ramp)
TIME: 6:00AM
ENTRY FEE: $150.00 per team 

 *side pot will be available*
entry fees:
$10.00 for BIG Smallmouth - $10.00 BIG Largemouth

  $100.00 paid for smallest fish WEIGHED in!
(at least 14 inches in length) 

1st place is guaranteed $1000.00
  

                               
                                      (with 20 boat minimum)

 

Dave Coffing wins AGAIN!       


     (May 21, 2011 – Lake Shafer, IN)

 Another rainy Saturday at Lake Shafer brought out 9 anglers in attendance. The rain may have been a burden for some of the anglers, but it gave Dave Coffing another victory this season.  Dave Coffing was the winning angler of the day. He took first place with his 5 fish weighing in at 10.55 lbs. His kicker fish weighed 3.12 lbs which was not enough to win Big Bass of the Day. Big Bass of the Day went to Scott Jones with his 3.18 lb Small Mouth Bass. Second place went to Tim Rodenbarger. His 5 fish weighed in at 9.91 lbs.  Brendon Fitzgerald weighed in 5 fish at 8.52 lbs to take third place. Fourth place went to John Cullum. His 5 fish weighed in at 7.59 lbs. 

Lake Freeman will be the site of the next TVA tournament that will be held Saturday, June 11th.  Hope to see you there!

 

 

Brian Roberts Wins Shafer!

                      

(May 07, 2011 - Lake Shafer, IN)

A rainy Saturday morning brought about great competition between the top placers. Of the 14 anglers in attendance, Brian Roberts and Fred Coleman were the only anglers to weigh in five fish a piece; therefore the tough fought battle came down to weight.

Brian Roberts was the winning angler of the day. Not only did he take first place with the 5 fish he caught weighing in at 13.00 lbs. His kicker fish weighed 4.36 lbs which won him the Big Bass of the Day! Congratulations, Brian!  In a CLOSE second was Fred Coleman who also weighed in 5 fish, with a 3.94 kicker and a total weight of 11.85 lbs.  Third place went to Dave Coffing.  He weighed in 3 fish at 6.92 lbs. Fourth place went to Jess Funston. His three fish weighed in at 6.23 lbs.

Lake Shafer will again be the site of the next TVA tournament that will be held Saturday, May 21st.  Hope to see you there!

 


Brendan Fitzgerald WINS Shafer!


                                                                  

                  
              Brendan Fitzgerald                                         Jeff Vandergraff

          1st Place & Big Bass                                         2nd Place                       


(April 09, 2011 - Lake Shafer, IN)

The second tournament of the TVA season started off at Lake Shafer with a cold rain and thunderstorms.  Though as the morning passed, so did the weather as clear, sunny skies were present much of the afternoon. There were 14 anglers in attendance.


Brendan Fitzgerald was the PERSITENT angler of the day, taking first place and big bass. He caught 5 fish weighing in at 13.84 lbs. His kicker fish weighed in at 4.35 lbs. Congratulations, Brendan!  In second was Jeff Vandergraff weighing in 5 fish, with a 3.97 kicker and a total weight of 11.75 lbs.  Third place went to John Cullum.  He weighed in 5 fish at 11.08 lbs. Fourth place went to Fred Coleman. He weighed in 4 fish for total of 7.52 lbs.


Lake Shafer will AGAIN be the site of the next TVA tournament Saturday, May 7th.  Hope to see you there!

                                                                               

             John Cullum - 3rd Place                                         Fred Coleman - 4th Place



         

Dave Coffing Strikes AGAIN At Geist!

  

 

                                                                   
           Dave Coffing – 1st Place                                 Jeff Vandergraff – 2nd Place 

(March 19, 2011 – Geist Reservoir, IN) A full moon at daybreak turned to sunny, clear-blue skies to usher in the start of the 2011 TVA season at Geist Reservoir.  A BIG thanks goes out to the 12 anglers in attendance. 

Dave Coffing was the LUCKY angler of the day. He caught 4 fish weighing in at 12.32 lbs. His kicker fish weighed in at 5.19 lbs. Congratulations, Dave!  In second was Jeff Vandergraff weighing in 3 fish, with a 4.81 kicker and a total weight of 9.16 lbs.  Third place went to Kevin Hysong.  He weighed in 2 fish at 7.29 lbs. and his kicker was 5.30 lbs.  Big bass of the day and fourth place went to Bill Kelly. His one fish weighed in at 6.80 lbs. 

Lake Shafer will be the site of the next TVA tournament that will be held Saturday, April 9th.  Hope to see you there!  

                                        

              Kevin Hysong – 3rd Place                                Bill Kelly – Big Bass / 4th Place