2024 State Championship

The 2024 Maryland BASS Nation State Championship was held last week on the Pokomoke River.  It was a tight tournament with close weights.  Paul Badders won the Angler division with a two-day total of 19.41lbs.  Joe Devoe won the Co-angler division with a two-day total of 11.48lbs.   These are the top 4 Anglers and…

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SQT Trail 2024 Event #3 Potter and Torres win at Conowingo

The 3rd SQT Trail event took place on Saturday, June 22nd at Conowingo on a very hot day. Wendell Potter won the boater division with an impressive bag of 16.22 pounds for his limit. Josh Torres was paired with Wendell as his non-boater. Josh would win the non-boater division with 9.61 pounds for his best…

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Message from the President

I began my tenth term of service as president of the Maryland Bass Nation making what you might call a soft announcement that after twenty years of service I would not seek or except a nomination to continue serving as the organization’s president. I have spent the past year and a half debating that decision…

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Joe McClosky and Roger Trageser take first place at Dundee

The second SQT event took place on Sunday May 19th at Dundee State Park. Joe McClosky won the event in the boater division. Joe’s paired rider for the day, Roger Trageser won the non-boater division. The day would end up being a great day to fish with sunny skies and light winds. Great conditions for…

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PVA WEEK 2024 

Looking back at The Capital Clash Paralyzed Veterans of America (“PVA”) Bass Tournament event held on the Potomac River out of Smallwood State Park in Marbury, MD (Charles County), is filled with pride. This is the last stop in the PVA national trail, and their champion is crowned at the Capital Clash. Devoted Bass fishermen…

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President’s Conference 2024

The Maryland Bass Nation held it’s annual President’s Conference on March 10th at the Sykesville American Legion. The conference gives club representatives the opportunity to present questions or concerns face to face with Nation leadership. Membership Director, Dick Berich, provided membership numbers and club status information. Treasure, Tim McGlenn, developed and presented the proposed budget…

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THE GRASS ROOTS OF THE MARYLAND BASS NATION

Way back when, a group of guys came together through their love for fishing, and from that theMaryland Bass Federation was born. Over the years, many changes came about, to include the changefrom the MBF to the Maryland Bass Nation as we know it now. It has become, for most, a sort of secondfamily. A…

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High School and Junior State Championship Deep Creek

Here are the standings from The Maryland Bass Nation High School & Junior State Championship held Sunday, October 8th on Deep Creek Lake. All of these young anglers deserve a great big hand for sticking it out in some nasty weather conditions.  It was rainy, windy & cold and they hung in there the entire…

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