Pine Bluff Arkansas Welcomes Southern Conference Regional Contestants

High School Fishing LogoThirty Seven teams from across the South Central region of the country will participate in the Southern Conference Regional Championship Saturday October 17th at the Pine Bluff/Jefferson County Regional Park. The Arkansas River will play host to these two person teams from a seven state area who are trying to advance to the TBF/FLW High School National Championship next spring at a location to be announced shortly.
Registration will be on Friday evening from 5:30pm to 7:00pm at the Waterfront Meeting facility in the same park. The rules meeting will immediately follow the check-in at 7:00pm. Take off will be Saturday morning at 7:00am and the weigh-in will begin at 3:00pm at the TBF Trailer located at the Regional Park facility. The top three teams from this event will advance with the ultimate goal of competing and winning the High School National Championship where a $10,000 scholarship awaits the winning team.
Participating teams are from Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, and Nebraska. All of these teams qualified through their respective state championship or a sanctioned TBF/FLW Open.
To see more information on this event please go to the link below.
https://www.highschoolfishing.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2015-HSF-Southern-Conference-Championship.pdf
For more information on High School Fishing please go to highschoolfishing.org.
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The Federation Angler umbrella of companies includes 8 premier national organizations owned or operated under the Federation Angler banner. All are industry leaders and two are proud members of the Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame; The Bass Federation, Inc. (TBF) which is the oldest and largest organized grassroots fishing youth and conservation in America today, the Cabela’s Masters Walleye Circuit formed in 1984 and going into its 32nd year which was just recently inducted into the hall and is not only the premier, but the longest operating walleye circuit in North America. Also included is such flagship properties as the Student Angler Federation (SAF) and National High School Fishing program which TBF founded in 2007, The Association of College anglers which TBF Co-founded in 2005, the National Bass Anglers Association (NBAA), the Cabela’s North American Bass Circuit (NABC), The Walleye Federation (TWF), the largest and richest national walleye event of its kind, the Cabela’s National Team Championship (NTC) and our non-profit educational arm, the 501(c) 3 Future Fisherman Foundation (F3) and its Hooked On Fishing Not On Drugs and Superfish programs.

FAN High School Fishing Series heads to Lake LBJ, October 31, 2015

For Immediate Release From: Faith Angler NetworkFAN logo
RE: FAN High School Fishing Series October 5, 2015
Contact: info@faithanglernetwork.com

FAN High School Fishing Series brings event number two to Lake LBJ in the beautiful Texas Hill Country.
This will be the second of three qualifying events for the 2015/16 Championship season and the race for angler of the year is heating up. The top 50% of the representing High School fishing teams and any team that finished in the top 10% in one of two tournaments will earn the right to compete in the FAN High School Championship on May 16th with the chance to win over $6000 in scholarships and prizes. * (must meet 2 tournament qualifying rule)

With an commanding win on Lake Belton in September Ben Marczynski and Jason Duvall from Hyde Park High School teamed up to conquer the tough conditions to win and take the lead for the Berkley Angler of the Year chase and the coveted Select Angler Pro Staff position.

Where-

We are excited to be back at the City of Granite Shoals Blue Briar Park – Blue Briar Park is park number 6 on the map below. Due to the potential number of teams we are asking you to use another area ramp to help with congestion at Blue Briar. There are restricted parking areas and they will be enforcing them this year. There is also a $10 launch fee for Non –Residence.

The following parks have public boat ramps. MAP

Belaire Park (Robin Hood Park) and Clear Cove Park

Please coordinate with you HS Teams and use one of these other launch ramps.

When-
Check in will start at 6am, there will be a boat safety check and we will release boats in numerical order at safe light

Weigh in will be at 2PM– You must be checked in at the dock by 2PM or will be counted late.
2800 E Whitestone Blvd. Suite 120-107 ● info@faithanglernetwork.com ● www.faithanglernetwork.com

Top finishing anglers will win tournament quality prizes from Abu Garcia, Berkley, Sebile and Havoc, in addition to a big bass award provided by Kistler Rods.

Captains will also be recognized with the Academy Captains Awards including (2) $100 Academy gift cards, a Berkley Power Pack and the SuperNova Navigation drawings. Go here to see all Captains Incentives and FAQ

Who is eligible?
Registration is open to all 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th grade students. The entry fee for each tournament is $40 a boat with no more than two team members and each team member must be a TBF Student Angler Federation (SAF) member. In addition to the one time FAN High School Fishing Series Membership of $10.00 per individual. Contestants must also have the signature of a parent or legal guardian in the provided space on the liability form.

How to Register PLEASE REGISTER BY OCTOBER 29th 9PM
Registration deadline will be the Thursday, two days prior to the tournament, at which time the FAN High School Fishing Series entry fee will be $40 per team. After that time, a $10 late registration fee will be assessed until the start of the tournament and at that time no more registrations will be accepted. Late registrations will not affect the number of places awarded for the tournament.

Register online HERE

FOR RULES AND REGULATIONS CLICK HERE
Faith Angler Network is a 501©3 non-profit organization serving the Central Texas Area with Youth Fishing Events/ Charity Events/ Military Supported and Awareness Events/ Professional Run Bass Tournaments. For more information please visit our Website orFacebook

Ben Marczynski and Jason Duvall from Hyde Park High School take the win at the first qualifying event of the FAN HS 2015/16 season with a 5 fish limit weighing 12.04 pounds

Ben Marczynski and Jason Duvall from Hyde Park High School take the win at the first qualifying event of the FAN HS 2015/16 season with a 5 fish limit weighing 12.04 pounds

The first of three qualifying events for the 2015/16 FAN High School Fishing Series is in the books and with points for the AOY chase, qualifying for the Championship with over $6000 in Scholarship Funds, and the Skeeter Super Six Invitational on the line, winning is a great way to kick off the season. And winning is exactly what the team of Ben Marczynski and Jason Duvall from Hyde Park High School did! Jason fished Lake Belton at the FAN 2013/14 Championship and some ideas about how to fish the lake; however Ben had scouted the lake twice over the past month. They had some fishing spots they wanted to try and, luckily, they worked. They caught a total of 8 fish during the tournament, mostly during mid- morning before it got too hot. “Knowing that Lake Belton can be a pretty tough fishing lake, we thought we could place in the top three but were really excited to actually win the tournament.” Stated Ben Marczynski

“This is our 3rd year fishing with the Hyde Park High School Bass team and competing with the FAN organization. We would like to thank Billy Wright (Hyde Park Leader), and Faith Angler Network for all they do and always putting together well run high school fishing tournaments”

Ben and Jason each received a beautiful trophy and Abu Garcia Vendetta casting rod with an Abu Garcia Black Max reel – Captain Steve Duvall won the Academy Captain Incentive award of a $100 Academy Gift Card – GREAT JOB GUYS….

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Earning the second place spot was the team of Cole Jones and Colton Tuck from Academy HS with an
11.68 pound limit including the Kistler Big Bass of 3.95. Captained by Sammy Cole
”We started off pretty close to where weigh in was. Throwing top waters we managed to catch 15 keepers at our starting hole including that 4lb kicker. As the day went on it slowed down but we managed to cull 3 more times after 11 o’clock. The FAN high school series is great and is well worth the time. It’s a good opportunity to be on the water and the competition is definitely there.”Cole stated.
They each took home a Abu Garcia Orra SX Low Profile Casting Rod and Reel Combo and a trophy to add to their collection, in addition to a Kistler Pro Series Rod for Big Bass

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Wrapping up the third place position with an 8.76 pound limit was the team of Preston Franke and Sam Curl representing the Texas Bass Academy with Captain Mat Black. ”We started out in the morning fishing spooks in about 16 feet of water along rocky walls over flooded timber. That’s how we got our biggest bass. Then during the day we started throwing Texas rig rage craws in about 16 -20 feet water in flooded timber then we got 2 of our keepers doing that. Then the last part of the day we fished a hump that was only 4ft and we got 2 small mouth throwing Texas rig rage craws again. the FAN trail is my favorite trail to fish they put on an awesome show the stage and all the prizes are amazing I like being around all the people, it’s such a great organization they are always well planned out and organized! “Stated Preston
They each won a large Berkley PowerBait Tackle Bag and a pair of third place trophies.

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Wrapping up the top 10 teams:
4 Hunter Vetter – Andrew Kadzis – STBC 8.24
5 Cole Laxson – Zachary Wilson – CenTex 8.22

6 Tanner Vasquez – Cole Moore – TxBA 6.95
7 Tyler Easley – Keller Munroe – CenTex 6.16
8 Gavin Standard – Clayton Harbison – TxBA 6.13
9 Cody Barchenger – Ethan Ochoa – Thrall 5.84
10 Kristopher Green – – James Mills – Rouse 4.52
You can see all the results and photos in the tournament section here
Catch statistics:
Total Teams: 50
Total Fish: 63
Ave. Fish per Team: 1
Ave. Weight per Team: 2.53

This event would not be possible without the volunteers and staff that put everything together, from helping check in, set up, cook hotdogs, launch boats, park trucks, merchandizing and getting it all back into the trailer. Thank you sincerely: Justin Rieger, Skeet Freeman, John Hyndman, Mary Anderson, Brooke Harbison, Ruth Hale, Linda Langlois, Stephanie Cook, and the many others that jumped in that day to assist.

Captain Incentives and Awards
Captains are essential to the success of our High School Fishing program and we are honored to be able to recognize them with some great sponsor products and incentives. Winning the Academy Sports and Outdoors Captain Drawing $100 gift card was Landon Vetter. Winning the Berkley Captain Drawing for a Berkley Power Battery Pack – $49.00 Values. Winning the SuperNova Captain Drawing for a SuperNova Nav Kit – $89.00 Value was Tandi Rutledge

We would like to thank all of our 2015/15 Sponsors and Supporters and ask that you give them a chance to earn your business when the opportunity arises.

Faith Angler Network is a 501©3 non-profit organization serving the Central Texas Area with Youth Fishing Events/ Charity Events/ Military Supported and Awareness Events/ Professional Run Bass Tournaments. For more information please visit our Website or Facebook