NORTH LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL HOSTS LAKE NORMAN TOURNAMENT

Hosting school: North Lincoln High School

Purpose: Invitational Tournament

Entry Fee: $0.00 per boat Optional $10.00 Big Fish

When: Sunday, January 29th, 2017

Blastoff: 7:30 AM Weigh-in: 3:30 PM

Where: Lake Norman, Little Creek Access Area:

On I-77 take exit 36 onto NC 150 west and cross Lake Norman 3 times before turning left onto NC 16 south. Follow NC 16 south for 4.5 miles to Webb Road. Turn left onto Webb Road and follow for 1.7 miles. Then turn left onto SR 1376 (Burton Lane). Follow SR 1376 for 1.0 mile to the access area on the right. If coming North on Old Highway 16 make a right onto Webbs Road. At the end of the road make a left onto Burton Lane. Burton Lane dead-ends into the boat ramp parking lot.

 

Registration deadline: 7:15 AM Sunday January 29th, 2017.Teams may register at ramp. If you do not attend the pre-tournament meeting you MUST BE AT THE RAMP EARLY to REGISTER

Registration Contact: Matthew Benge, 828-461-7988

Other Notes: There will be a pre-tournament meeting on Friday, January 27th at Dry Pond Tackle and Outfitters in Denver, NC. The meeting will begin at 6:30.

 

All participants must bring proof of membership in Student Angler Federation in order to participate in the tournament. All student anglers must have a parent/guardian sign the release of liability waiver and all boat captains must sign the release of liability waiver.

 

This is a team tournament.

 

Two student anglers per boat and each team must be accompanied by a boat captain.

 

Student anglers may fish solo as long as they have an accompanying boat captain.

 

Five Bass Limit-2 fish any size, all others must be at least 14”

 

Certificates will be awarded for first and second place. Big fish winners will receive all of big fish pot AND  donated item from Dry Pond Tackle and Outfitters. There will also be drawings held at the end of the weigh-in.

 

Tournament Waters include any area accessible by boat and NOT marked with No Boats or No Fishing signs. No casting over skimmer wall at main 150 bridge and no casting over yellow boat barricade in McGuire Steam Station discharge area.

 

ALL TBF/SAF Rules will apply.

 

Texas High School Fishing State Championship Coming Up This Weekend; Registration Closes Friday!

Texas High School State Championship weekend is coming up fast on Sam Rayburn.  It’s going to be an awesome weekend for fishing with sunshine and temperatures in the 60’s!  Get registered now & don’t miss out!

Texas High School Fishing State Championship

  • Sam Rayburn, Sunday, January 29
  • Registration: Saturday, January 28, 4-6pm at Jasper High School
  • Launch/Weigh-in: 7am-3pm, Umphrey Pavilion
  • VOLUNTEER BOAT CAPTAINS NEEDED!  We’ve had several requests for volunteer boat captains, if you or anyone you know would like to help  some kids out this weekend please contact the TD, Randy Sullivan at 580-716-4261 or the TBF National Office at 580-765-9031!


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MARION COUNTY YOUTH WIN FLW/TBF HIGH SCHOOL FISHING LAKE OKEECHOBEE CHALLENGE

NEWS RELEASE

CLEWISTON, Fla. (Jan. 17, 2017) – The Marion County Youth Bassmasters duo of Brett Pearson of Gainesville, Florida, and Erik Van Dyke of Ocala, Florida, brought a five-bass limit to the scale Saturday weighing 20 pounds, 8 ounces, to win the 2017 FLW/TBF High School Fishing Lake Okeechobee Challenge tournament on Lake Okeechobee in Clewiston, Florida. The win advanced the team to the 2017 High School Fishing National championship, held June 27-July 1 at Pickwick Lake in Florence, Alabama.

A field of 61 teams competed in the no-entry fee tournament, which launched from Roland and Mary Ann Martin’s Marina and Resort in Clewiston. In FLW/TBF High School Fishing competition, the top 10-percent of teams competing advance to the High School Fishing National Championship.

The top six teams on Lake Okeechobee that advanced to the 2017 High School Fishing National Championship were:

1st:        Marion County Youth Bassmasters – Brett Pearson, Gainesville, Fla., and Erik Van Dyke, Ocala, Fla., (five bass, 20-8)

2nd:      Sebring High School – Briar Napier, Lake Placid, Fla., and Kyle Mercer, Sebring, Fla., (five bass, 20-1)

3rd:       Fort Meade Middle-Senior High School/George Jenkins High School – Tyler Bazemore, Mulberry, Fla., and Shane Schmucker, Lakeland, Fla., (five bass, 18-3)

4th:       Bartow High School – Trenton Coleman, Lakeland, Fla., and Connor Seay, Bartow, Fla., (five bass, 17-2)

5th:       Okeechobee High School – Jorden Reyna and Parker Choate, both of Okeechobee, Fla., (five bass, 16-12)

6th:       Creek Wood High School, Charlotte, Tenn. – Daniel Cheshire and Steven Mills, both of White Bluff, Tenn., (five bass, 14-1)

Rounding out the top 10 teams were:

7th:       Sebring High School – Dalton Hooks, Sebring, Fla., and James Pearson, Lorida, Fla., (five bass, 13-13)

8th:       Forest High School – Brad Powell, Ocala, Fla., and Austin Dodd, Silver Springs, Fla., (five bass, 13-12)

8th:       Okeechobee High School – Kenny Whaley and Hunter Sills, both of Okeechobee, Fla., (five bass, 13-12)

10th:     Okeechobee High School – Blake Everett and Alexandrea Fulford, both of Okeechobee, Fla., (five bass, 13-11)

Complete results from the event can be found at HighSchoolFishing.org.

The 2017 FLW/TBF High School Fishing Okeechobee Challenge was a two-person (team) event for students in grades 7-12, open to any Student Angler Federation (SAF) affiliated high school club in the United States. The top 10 percent of each Challenge, Open, and state championship field will advance to the High School Fishing National Championship. The High School Fishing national champions will each receive a $5,000 college scholarship to the school of their choice.

In addition to the High School Fishing National Championship, all High School Fishing anglers nationwide automatically qualify for the world’s largest high school bass tournament, the 2017 High School Fishing World Finals, held in conjunction with the National Championship. At the 2016 World Finals more than $60,000 in scholarships and prizes were awarded.

Full schedules and the latest announcements are available at HighSchoolFishing.org and FLWFishing.com.

About FLW

FLW is the world’s largest tournament-fishing organization, providing anglers of all skill levels the opportunity to compete for millions in prize money in 2017 across five tournament circuits. Headquartered in Benton, Kentucky, with offices in Minneapolis, FLW conducts more than 274 bass-fishing tournaments annually across the United States and sanctions tournaments in Canada, China, Mexico, South Africa and South Korea. FLW tournament fishing can be seen on the Emmy-nominated “FLW” television show, broadcast to more than 564 million households worldwide, while FLW Bass Fishing magazine delivers cutting-edge tips from top pros. For more information visit FLWFishing.com and follow FLW at Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Snapchat: @FLWFishing.

About The Bass Federation

The Bass Federation Inc., (TBF) is a member of the Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame. TBF is owned by those we serve and dedicated to the sport of fishing. The Federation is the largest and oldest, organized grassroots fishing, youth and conservation organization there is. TBF, our affiliated state federations and their member clubs conduct more than 20,000 events each year and have provided a foundation for the entire bass fishing industry for more than 45 years. TBF founded the Student Angler Federation and the National High School Fishing program in 2008 to promote clean family fun and education through fishing. Visit bassfederation.com or highschoolfishing.org and “LIKE US” on Facebook.

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