The 2023 Iowa State Championship was held on Okoboji Lake in Milford, Iowa. There was a great turnout for the event with 43 high school teams. The top 4 teams will advance to the High School Fishing World Finals and National Championship on the Mississippi River in LaCrosse, WI.

Ways Raasch and Will Neville, with Oabcig Falcons, won the tournament with a five fish limit that weighed 18 pounds 6 ounces. Ways and Will also won the Big Fish award with a 5 pound 1 ounce bass. Noah Franken and Jax Van Zee from Unity Christian took second place with 17 pounds 9 ounces. Taking third place with 16 pounds 7 ounces was Emmett King and AJ Draper from Panorama High School. And rounding out the top 4 teams was Henry Rosener and Clay Price, Johnston Fishing Club, with 15 pounds 15 ounces.  For full results and more photos from this event CLICK HERE

Wyatt Gabehart and Eli Ward won the 2023 West Virginia High School State Championship on Sutton Lake in April Wyatt and Eli had a five fish limit that weighed 10.01 pounds. Mason Grose and Sailor Mckinney came in second with 8.69 pounds. And in 3rd place was Simon and Grace Inboden with 6.09 pounds.

The 2023 Missouri State Championship was held on Lake of the Ozarks in Osage Beach, Missouri. Representing De Smet Jesuit High School was Mitch Geiser and Danny Swallow. Mitch and Danny had the only five fish limit of the day. Their five fish weighed 12 pounds 13 ounces and put them in first place. They will be advancing to the 14th Annual High School Fishing World Finals and National Championship on the Mississippi River in LaCrosse, WI. Kolton Dauber and Skyler Hutzler from School of the Osage came in second place with 12 pounds 3 ounces. And in third place was Camdenton High School team of Caden Kowal and Caston Embry. They had 8 pounds 10 ounces.