By Lucas Punkari - Fort Frances Times Ltd.

Thanks to feedback from anglers and the public, there will be two major changes when the 2013 edition of the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championships hits the water July 25-27.
For starters, the 19th-annual event will return to the big tent at the Sorting Gap Marina for the daily weigh-ins and nightly entertainment following a three-year stint at the Memorial Sports Centre.
“We’re going back to the original roots of the tournament with a smaller venue at the waterfront,” FFCBC chairman Gord Watson noted.

By Lucas Punkari
Fort Frances Times Ltd.

After an 16-year quest that had seen its share of heartaches over the years, Mark Raveling and Mike Luhman finally have done it.

Perennial threats to win the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship, Mark Raveling and Mike Luhman were sitting in an excellent position to finally break through after the first day of action yesterday.