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Illinois Bass Federation Nation
Youth State Championship
Sunday July 29th, 2007
Vermillion Lake in Danville, IL.
Winners of the 11 -14 year old age group
Noah Garnicia State Champion (3.09 Lbs. total)
Cody Varner 2nd place and Big Bass (2.82 Lbs. Total
and Big Bass)
Devin Varner 3rd place (.92 Lbs. Total)
Patrick Tharp 4th place (.79 Lbs. Total)
Winners of the 15 -18 year old age group
Zach Brooks State Champion (8.22 Lbs. Total)
Kirk Jansen 2nd place (5.39 Lbs. Total)
Quentin Varner 3rd place and Big Bass (4.22 Lbs.
Total and Big Bass)
Josh Koester 4th place (3.99 Lbs. Total)
Jacob Koester 5th place (3.10 Lbs. Total)
Each of the winners in 1st through 3rd place and Big
Bass received a plaque from the Illinois Bass
Federation Nation. Zach Brooks and Noah Garnicia
also will receive a $300 Savings Bond from the
Illinois Bass Federation Nation.
Both State Champions will advance on to Nationals in
February of 2008 at Lake Keowee in South Carolina.
There they will spend three days with the big time
pro bass fisherman that you see Saturday mornings on
ESPN (B.A.S.S. – Bass Anglers Sportsman Society).
They will have a meet and greet day that ends with a
pairing dinner where they will be matched up with
their pro that they will spend the next two days
fishing with. The first day will be practice day
for the Pro to take the kids out on the water and
help them with anything they can do to get them
ready for the National Championship the following
day (Lake Keowee – South Carolina).
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