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The MBN Mr. Bass event took place on September 27th and 28th at Deep Creek Lake.The weather for this event was not the best of conditions. Saturday, from about noon onit rained. Sunday morning brought dense fog until 10:00. We finally got on the wateraround 10:15 and I ended up extending the tournament until 5:00…

The 2nd SQT event took place on Saturday, August 9th on the Nanticoke River. Theteam of Richard Martin and Jim Goins would win the event with a total weight of 10.58pounds for their best 5 fish limit. They would also catch the biggest fish of thetournament, which weighed in at 3.76 pounds. Richard said that…

Maryland Bass Nation finally got to hold its first event after postponing the first two scheduled events due to bad weather conditions. Sunday, June 1st the weather was great and the first SQT event was held at Smallwood State Park. A total of 31 Teams would compete in this event. The team of Ron Stierstorfer…

Each year MBN awards the top boater and non-boater from our Trail events with the Angler of the Year award. This award is a great accomplishment for any angler in any organization because it is difficult to do when competing against many great anglers. The Trail events consist of four tournaments throughout the State and…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

The first SQT took place on Sunday, April 7th at Smallwood State Park. The week leading up to the tournament brought heavy rains and wind. The weather would make for tough conditions on the river which showed out in the final results for many anglers. There were only 5 limits in the boater division and…