Wahoo’s Mueting, Spencer Win Nebraska High School Fishing State Championship

LINCOLN, Neb. – Mike Mueting and Nick Spencer of Wahoo’s Star City team caught a five-fish limit weighing 15.56 pounds to capture SAF’s Nebraska High School Fishing State Championship. The event took place July 22 at Merritt Reservoir State Recreation Area.

Cole Hall and Keegan Oettinger of North Platte’s Lincoln County Bass Bosses took second place with five fish weighing 14.45 pounds. They also caught the tournament’s biggest fish at 4.85 pounds. Colton Kelle and Jarrett Kmiecik of Wahoo’s Star City caught five fish weighing 13.76 pounds for third place.

The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission and The Bass Federation’s, Student Angler Federation, were hosts. Thirty teams competed in this fifth annual TBF – SAF event. Each team could weigh in a maximum of five bass, with a minimum length limit of 15 inches.

FULL RESULTS

2017 High School World Finals, Bedford & Brown Top Record Field with Record Prizes

A record field of 332 North American teams from 33 states and Canada participated in the 2017 High School Fishing World Finals in Florence Alabama’s Pickwick Lake. After four grueling days of competition and cuts befitting a world championship event, Jon David Bedford and Walker Brown from Lawrence County High School in Tennessee won the event and their choice of scholarships prizes.  In total multiple teams from this event are offered scholarships in total during the week more than 170,000 in scholarships and prizes were awarded in this no entry fee event.

Two $24,000 scholarships were awarded by Bethel University, 2- $20,000 scholarship were awarded by Bacone College, 2- additional $20,000 scholarships are offered by Bacone to the top 2 female anglers in the group, FLW awarded $10,000 scholarships and TBF awarded 18,000 in scholarships. In addition every day of the four day event at least five thousands dollars of prizes were awarded and every senior (more than 130) was given a graduation gift of a free rod from Favorite Fishing.

All 31 of the final teams were able to pick prizes including; Gift cards from Cabelas, Saint Croix Rods, Big Screen TVs’, Laptop computers, Go Pros, kayak’s, and other items. Top Boat Captains were also rewarded with Lowrance HDS 7 unit, Motorguide trolling motors, Evinrude props Cablea’s gifts cards and more.  Everyone of the 664 anglers in attendance was given something during the week by the event sponsors

For a detailed report on how the winners caught their fish and more check out our partners website at flwfishing.com CLICK HERE

For full results check out the HSFWF home page HERE

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Mt Ida pair win HS National Championship

Hunter Davis and Tyler Allen brand won the first year of a new format in the High School National Championship. New for 2017 the HS National Championship is now being held in conjunction with and concurrent with the largest most diverse high school championship event in the nation, the 2017 High School Fishing World Finals.

After three day combined weights were tallied the Arkansas pair caught 53-06 out of Pickwick lake and topped the day 2 leaders of Cal Culpepper and Mason Wadell who were representing Georgia’s Harris county High School.

While a team that is always near the top Jake Kimbrough and Hunter Nanney from North Mississippi Student Anglers finished third with 50-11ounces.

For their win David and Tyler earned national championship trophies and titles as well as each angler will receive  a $5000 scholarship to the school of choice from FLW.  The second place team of Cullpepper and Wadell also will receive a $5000 scholarship each to the school of their choice from TBF.

The top 10 finalists from the national Championship all advanced to Saturdays final round of the High School Fishing World Finals to compete for their share of the record payout of over 170,000 in scholarships and prizes.  For more details on the wining pattern check out our partners page at FLW fishing here.

For full results click here or check out the HS national championship home page

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