With the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship having wrapped up Saturday evening, tournament organizers already started planning for 2008 that night by announcing Tom Fry as the new chairman. He takes over the position from Jim Cumming, who served as chair for the past two years. Fry’s new position, […]
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Jim Moynagh and Joe Thrun led on Day One and never lost a step en route to their third title at the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship on Saturday. Their three-day total of 58.36 pounds was almost two pounds more than the second-place team and just short of the […]
Jim Moynagh, partnered again with Joe Thrun after a five-year layoff from the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship, returned with a bang yesterday—leading the tournament with a 20.92-pound haul on Day 1. “It was a special day the way things unfolded,” Moynagh said. “It was nice to see. It […]
All 137 teams vying for the $50,000 first prize in the annual Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship roared out across Sand Bay without incident this morning starting at 7 a.m. “The quote of the day [from the anglers] was ‘tired but wired,’” noted Doug Cain, director of angler registrations […]
Donovan Taylor headed to Montreal last week to compete in the 2007 age group nationals and posted times placing him out of the top 10 but well in the middle of the elite competition. “It was kind of nerve-racking because you wanted to see how you did with all […]
There’s a big shark back in Rainy Lake. Jim Moynagh, a former two-time champion of the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship, is returning after a five-year layoff “expecting to do well” and placing in the top 10. “The fish have a say in that, but I’m not going […]
It was still before 8 a.m. when 12-year-old Mike Murphy walked up to the boat to meet Jason Durham and Jeremy Anderson. His mother came along to see him off. The two men introduced themselves to the boy. “You a little nervous?” Anderson asked. “Yeah,” Murphy replied. “Don’t be […]
The Fort Frances Jr. Sabres announced a much-anticipated signing as Fort Frances native Mitch Cain was declared a signee of the expansion club. “[It’s] definitely going to be an experience, that’s for sure,” Cain said. The 16-year-old admitted he was thinking about his chances with the team since its entry […]
Twenty-eight teams went in but it was Brayden Spence, teamed up with Keith and Terry Wilson, who emerged as champion of the annual KidPro tournament held yesterday in conjunction with the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship. The team recorded a 13.1-pound total—led by a 4.81-pound lunker—to top the second-place […]
The Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship, already a host to anglers from far-off locales, will be welcoming a pair from Pennsylvania, Walter and Chad Gasiorek, as first-time participants. “We’re looking forward to coming up to Fort Frances,” Walter said, taking a break from packing for the trip. The two […]
Young Donovan Taylor’s not a kid anymore. Taylor, who turned 13 on June 30, is in Montreal to swim at the 2007 Age Group Nationals starting tomorrow in events he worked over the last year to qualify for. “The meet I’m actually anxious for. I’m not nervous,” Taylor said […]
The Sight and Sound Wolves extended their winning streak to eight games with a 22-7 shellacking of Big Island. “We hate doing that. We hate playing games like that ’cause it doesn’t really make for good ball. But we still play them anyway,” laughed winning pitcher Bob Andy. “Better […]
