WELCOME TO OUR NEW PARTNER--------PURE FISHING, BERKLEY, FENWICK, AND ABU GARCIA. THANKS FOR BEING ON BOARD.

This Saturday, June 28th, The Bass Federation of South Carolina takes great pride in presenting our first Youth State Championship. The tournament will take place on Lake Monticello from 6:00 am until 2:00 pm. Please join us in celebrating the future of our sport - our Youth! There will be teams from Charleston, Prosperity, and Columbia. We would like to see as many of you as possible at the tournament. Especially our State Team members for the weigh in. We will have $2.00 Hot Dogs and burgers plus drinks available for the crowd. Come out and congratulate our future champions. We will be at the Park Ramp.

Congratulations also go out to the 2008 TBF Chapionship Team. They finished fourth in the Southern Division Tournament on Lake Norman under some difficult conditions. We appreciate their effort and take pride in how they represented the State of South Carolina. We should have some pictures under the tab from there. Check them out.

Robert Rikard and Craig Fredrychowski were our highest finishers once again this year. Thay be competeing in the TBF National Championship in April of 2009 in Missouri. Good Luck goes out to these two outstanding anglers.

Everyone join me in welcoming Kevin Thivierge as TBF of SC's new Tournament Director. We are all very excited about Kevin being on board. Please wish him well the next time you see him.

Also, join me in thanking Mike Boatright for his service to TBF as Tournament Director. We appreciate the job that Mike did and his involvement in the TBF. We hope Mike continues to play an active role in all we do.

We have been contacted by FLW and TBF National concerning our involvement in the FLW Championship this August on Lake Murray. We have been offered a large presence there if we can fill the positions. Anyone interested in participating in the Cup, please contact Alan Rae. Alan will have a listing of the positions we need to fill. All members of the State Team are expected to have a role in this.

For everyones information, here are the names of the Officersand their resposibilities.

President - Chuck Kinard - Preside over TBF of SC events, pursue sponsorships, speak at events for aquiring new members, act as a tie breaker if needed, and act as liason between Sponsors, TBF National, and our local sponsors.

Vice - President - Craig Fredrychowski - Be able to step into the President's role in case of emergency, be active in the pusuit of new partners, be the lead in membership growth and the functions that need to take place in order to accomplish this, and work with the Tournament Director in the operation of the Tournament Trail.

Secretary - Alan Rae - Keep accurate records of membership, dues, club rosters, FLW staus, Admin. for the website, weight recording at tournaments, tournament postings, pairings, and results to the website. Record all official TBF of SC busines, notes, or applicable business related subjects. Pursue partners, memebers, and record weights at the tournaments.

Treasurer - Joe Worley - Receive all dues, entries, and monies on behalf of the TBF of SC. Issue all Tournament and official checks. Maintain the banking relationship with our financial institution. Help with the running of tournaments and pursue new partners.

Tournament Director - Kevin Thivierge - Run all aspects of the Tournament Trail. Be the final word in all decisions stemming from the trail. Be the contact on everything tournament related. Be the contact and fascillitator for our insurance policy. Enforce all tournament and insurance related rules.

Youth Director - Pete Brantley - Responsible for all aspects of this division of TBF, including the Youth Championship. Procure sponsors and partners for this event. Hold membership drives and meetings, build the club count in this division,and conduct Casting Kids events. Co-Ordinate with the Tournament Director, the Youth Championship.

With that covered, we need to cover a few house cleaning issues. Effective immediately, I will no longer be involved with the handling of Tournaments, their procedures, or the money paid. Your contacts for all things related to TBF of SC Tournaments will be:

Kevin Thivierge - Tournament Director - (803)516-1567 - cell

Craig Fredrychowski - Vice-President - (814)282-3270 - cell

Joe Worley - Treasurer - (803)467-3375 - cell

Mr. Randy Allen has agreed to come onboard as our Web Master and Photographer. Welcome and thank you to Randy. Everyone needs to welcome Randy at the Greenwood tournament. Randy will be a tremendous help to us(me). I will be transitioning the web site responsibilities over to him. He will also be doing the pairings and results. I will be publishing his contact information at a later date.