Registration is open and the field continues to grow as the city of Florence Alabama readies itself for the onslaught of High School Anglers from across the country who will be attending the pinnacle of all high school fishing events, the 2015 High School Fishing World Finals!

The nation’s largest and longest running High School Championship event will converge on Pickwick and Wilson reservoirs for the 2015 version of the annual summer classic which pits two person High School teams from across the country against each other for the chance to be crowned World Champion and claim thousands in scholarship and prizes! ALL SAF members are eligible to attend the week long family event.

“The High School World Finals is without a doubt the event that started it all and has led to more high school fishing anglers, teams and trails starting up than any other” stated TBF National Youth Director Mark Gintert. “A lot of high school teams and organizations can trace their roots to some member of their group making the trip to the very first world finals held in Russellville Arkansas in 2010. From there the SAF has grown to the industry leader and the largest High School Fishing organization there is.” added Gintert.

The four day HSFWF has a very unique structure that has all of the anglers competing for three days in a format that is designed to keep everyone in the game until the final day. Twenty one teams will advance to Saturday’s final round through either the semi-final or consolation rounds and someone will win the crown of High School Fishing World Finals Champion! Combine that with a great registration meeting banquet and a week ending pizza party/ concert for the anglers and you have the makings of a terrific family vacation.
Registration for the HSFWF is now open and all High School Anglers worldwide can attend.
To register, anglers only need to be a member of the Student Angler Federation (SAF) which is as easy as completing the online registration for the event at Highchoolfishing.org. Click on the link below to register.

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Thomas McKay and Chase Therrell outsmarted five nice bass from the Tenn-Tom waterway that weighed in at 9.58lbs to win the Mississippi State Bass Fishing Championship at the Aberdeen Marina. The pair of anglers from the Bulldog Bass Club narrowly edged by the team of Victoria Flynn and James McCain who also had five in their bag that weighed 9.02lbs to finish in the runner-up spot. Rounding out the top three teams who all qualified for the Southeastern Conference Regional Championship in Gainesville GA, were the duo of Garrett McWilliams and Dalton Jones who only had four fish but it was enough to claim the third spot with 7.94lbs.

Austin Bagwell and JR Smith won the Big Bass Award for the event with a 4.30lb toad that claimed the Big Bass Prize of a new Grill provided by the Aberdeen Marina.

Complete Results

All of the participating anglers are also invited to attend the High School World Finals in Florence Alabama in the week of July 7^th-11^th. This event is open to all SAF Anglers to attend and you can register at the link below.

https://www.highschoolfishing.org/2014-high-school-fishing-world-finals/

Drew Sallada and Bailey Gordon hauled in a five bass limit to the Sutton Lake Scales that tipped in at 9.12lbs to win the West Virginia High School State Championship Saturday.

Drew Sallada and Bailey Gordon

They edged out Will Sigmon and Zack Moore of Herbert Hoover High School who were one fish short of a limit but still amassed 7.41lbs to take the runner up spot. Rounding out the top three teams was the duo of Alex Goff and Zach Horrocks who had a limit of bass that weighed 6.21lbs.

Sallada and Gordon will represent the State of West Virginia at the Central Conference Regional Championship at Lake Carlyle Illinois in September with a chance to advance on to the High School National Championship next spring.

Complete Results

All of the teams competing in Saturday’s event are also invited to register and fish in the High School Fishing World Finals the Week of July 7^th -11^th at Pickwick reservoir in Florence Alabama. This event is open to all SAF members across the country to attend.

Anglers can go to this link to register: https://www.highschoolfishing.org/2014-high-school-fishing-world-finals/