Day 1 launch

Day 1 launch

Joey Payeur

It was full speed ahead for Team #25 as Norm Wood and Hunter Koles of Fort Frances headed out on Rainy Lake for Day 1 of the 23rd-annual Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship this morning. Some 95 boats launched from the Sorting Gap Marina, where the weigh-in gets underway at 3:30 p.m. under the big tent. Troy Norman of Fort Frances and Kenora’s Jay Samsal are the defending champs.