Beginning on Saturday April 23,2022, KY Statewide Bass Club has chosen 1 Tournament in each of the 8 Divisions. The Statewide Bass Club will award 1 Boater & 1 Co Angler an Invitation to the D-03 KY/TN National Semi Final Championship on Cumberland Lake, Conley Bottom ramp. Currently the Statewide Club has berths for 3 Bo’s/3Co’s and will receive additional berths as the membership increases throughout the year. The NSF berths will be awarded to the Top Sticks via of Total Events Fished, Total Points earned in the SELECTED 8 EVENTS shown on the Statewide Tournament Schedule will be used as the 1st Tiebreaker. Statewide members, view the posted schedule and all Tournaments that are shown with a PURPLE background /White numbers will receive Points to be calculated for the Berths. Most events fished of the 8 Selected events will win, ties will be determined by total points. The Statewide club was able to send 5 Bo’s & 5 Co’s last year. Keep in mind that to attend the NSF there MUST be an equal number of Bo’s & Co’s some boaters may have to consider switching to a Co or even vice versa.

On the KBF Best of 4 Events Fished Spreadsheet shows 9 Columns with a Purple background. The PURPLE column to the right of KBF member’s name with X indicates this member is a member of Statewide Bass Club, the remaining 8 PURPLE columns is the designated STATEWIDE BASS CLUB TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE FOR 2022

Lots of calls asking for my mailing address and contact information

Donnie Keeton 212 Floyd Street Carrollton, KY 41008 Phone 859-760-5433

Attention: From information given to me, KBF will not be running a Team Trail. Steve and I have created a Tournament Schedule to accommodate all Kentucky SAF Teams

We will need help from all SAF Members and Coaches. Currently we do not have contact information for lots of KY Schools. If your SAF Team plans to attend, PLEASE put your School and/or Coach in contact with myself, Donnie Keeton 859-760-5433,or Steve Caudill 606-776-5398 so we can have the contact information for each School & Team Coach.

Click here to View 2021/2022 SAF Schedule

An email just now recieved from TBF President Robert Cartlidge

And this is why we push you and harp on you and you should be pushing and harping on your clubs to get membership in and updated and on time…………..it only takes once for something to happen……..you better follow the rules, make 100% sure membership dues are paid BEFRE they fish for adult and kids, make sure waivers are signed and you check everyone out in the morning and in , in the afternoon at every single event you ever do NO exceptions. Or it could be YOU facing this challenge.  $50 a head for membership or $25 for high school & Junior don’t sound so high now does it.

So here we go…………..

Yours In Service,

Robert Cartlidge

A $10-million dollar lawsuit has been filed in connection with the deaths of two Obion County Central bass team members and their boat captain, during a school sponsored fishing tournament. Team members, fifteen year old Chandler Smith and fifteen year old Kenneth Driver II, along with 43 year old boat operator Kenneth Driver, were killed when their boat went through Pickwick Dam on February 22nd of 2020. It was not until the following day that the three were reported as missing. After an exhaustive search by multiple agencies and individuals, the bodies were discovered on March 10th, 11th and 12th.

The lawsuit was filed by Lisa Johnson, of Troy, who is the surviving mother of Kenneth Driver II. The defendants in the lawsuit are the Obion County School District; Obion County Board of Education; Obion County Central High School fishing team; bass fishing coach William Thomas Simmons; and Beau Pemberton, as administrator of the estate of Kenneth Driver Sr.

The lawsuit is seeking five-million dollars in compensatory damages and five million dollars in punitive damages.