<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td style="background-color: #000000; width: 50%" valign="top" align="left"><table style="display: block; background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 100%; height: 50px"><div style="padding-left: 20px; font-family: Times, serif; color: #ffffff; font-size: 24px">
TBF Press Release</div></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td style="background-color: #000000" valign="top" align="right"><table style="display: block; background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" align="right"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 100%" valign="top" align="right"><div style="padding-right: 10px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; font-size: 12px; padding-top: 5px">4/21/2010</div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td style="background-color: #cc0000; height: 10px; text-decoration: none" valign="top" colspan="2" align="left"></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" colspan="2" align="left"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td style="background-color: #ffffff; width: 100%; height: 20px" valign="top" align="center"><table style="margin-top: 10px; display: block; background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 100%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #666666; font-size: 12px" valign="top" align="left"><font size="5" face="Calibri"><span style="color: #403152; font-size: 12pt"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana"><span style="font-family: 'sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: 'sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt"><font size="5"><font color="#b50606"><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; text-indent: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: 'sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt"><font color="#c60505" size="4">TBF National Championship, Presented By the <span style="border-bottom: #0066cc 1px dashed; cursor: hand" class="yshortcuts">National Guard</span> and hosted by The <span class="yshortcuts">Tennessee Valley Authority</span>,Begins Tomorrow – Weigh-In Starts at <span style="border-bottom: #0066cc 1px dashed; cursor: hand" class="yshortcuts">3pm EST</span> on <span class="yshortcuts">FLWOutdoors.com</span></font></p></font></font></span></span></font></span></font></td></tr></tbody></table><table style="margin-top: 10px; display: block; background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 100%; font-size: 12px" valign="top" align="left"><font color="#000000"><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt" align="left"></p><font size="3"><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; text-indent: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: 'sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt">94 TBF Champion anglers ready to face-off.</p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; text-indent: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: 'sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt"></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; text-indent: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: 'sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt"></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; text-indent: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: 'sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt">Kingston, Tenn., April 21, 2010 Excitement and nerves built this morning amidst the heavy fog as 94 eager TBF anglers set out to run some water, find some fish and make their final preparations for the start of the 2010 Federation National Championship, on <span style="border-bottom: #0066cc 1px dashed; cursor: hand" class="yshortcuts">Watts Bar Lake</span>, in Kingston, Tenn., <span style="border-bottom: #0066cc 1px dashed; cursor: hand" class="yshortcuts">April 22-24</span>. Tomorrow, these anglers will begin fishing to be crowned 2010 Federation National Champions. The TBF national champion boater will also earn the prestigious $100,000 “Living the Dream” prize package, including <span class="yshortcuts">cash and prizes</span>, <span style="color: black">fully paid entry fees into the FLW tour, travel funds and use of a wrapped Ranger Boat and Chevrolet truck for the year. Also, the 2010 national champions, on the boater and non-boater side, will also be receiving entrance into the 2010 Forrest Wood Cup. The 2010 Federation National Championship on Watts Bar Lake is deemed one of the most anticipated TBF events of the year and is sure to shake the record books.
</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; text-indent: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: 'sans-serif'; color: black; font-size: 12pt"></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; text-indent: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: 'sans-serif'; color: black; font-size: 12pt">The tournament field consists of the top two anglers from 45 states, the top two anglers representing the Canadian Bass Anglers Federation and the two BoatsUS <span class="yshortcuts">Collegiate National Champions</span>, all of whom competed at local, state and regional qualifiers to advance to the national contest. For most, the road to nationals has been a two year process, and now they compete to make it all worthwhile. </p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; text-indent: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: 'sans-serif'; color: black; font-size: 12pt"></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; text-indent: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: 'sans-serif'; color: black; font-size: 12pt">The tournament will be the compilation of three days of fishing. The accumulative weight of the first two days will decide the 14 anglers, the top boater and non-boater from each 7 divisions, who will advance to day three competition. These 14 anglers will not only be fishing for the championship titles, but also they will have secured a spot in the 2010 BFL-All American to be held <span style="border-bottom: #0066cc 1px dashed; cursor: hand" class="yshortcuts">this May.</span> </p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; text-indent: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: 'sans-serif'; color: black; font-size: 12pt"></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; text-indent: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: 'sans-serif'; color: black; font-size: 12pt">The third stop on the 2010 <span style="border-bottom: #0066cc 1px dashed; cursor: hand" class="yshortcuts">FLW tour</span> is being held in Knoxville, Tenn., on Fort Loudoun-Tellico lakes, where our 2009 Federation National Champion, Robert Harkness, will be “<span class="yshortcuts">Living the Dream</span>”, competing for his share in cash and prizes, proving just how much is on the line this week at the 2010 Federation National Championship. </p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; text-indent: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: 'sans-serif'; color: black; font-size: 12pt">The final day of the Federation National Championship will be held in conjunction with the final weigh-in day of the <span class="yshortcuts">FLW tour event</span> at the Knoxville Convention Center in Knoxville, Tenn. The TBF competitors will launch each day at <span style="border-bottom: #0066cc 1px dashed; cursor: hand" class="yshortcuts">7am</span> at Ladd Park, on Watts Bar Lake, in Kingston, Tenn. Weigh-in begins each day at 3pm EST and is streaming live on <span class="yshortcuts">FLWOutdoors.com</span> at 3pm EST.</p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; text-indent: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: 'sans-serif'; color: black; font-size: 12pt"></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; text-indent: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: 'sans-serif'; color: black; font-size: 12pt">Take-offs and weigh-ins are free and open to the public.</p></font></font></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>
