Tristan Jordan and Don Taylor from Corbin High School only brought in four Lake Cumberland Bass to the Conley Bottom Marina weigh-in scales but their 11lb 11oz bag topped a 70 boat field to win the Kentucky SAF High School State Championship .The two talented anglers had a 3lb 10oz Smallmouth kicker that helped them top the duo of Colton Smith and Brenton Clemons of Southwestern High School who had a five fish limit that tipped the scales at 10lbs. 9ozs. Smith and Clemons have had a pretty impressive month themselves as they won the Florida Open, finished ninth in the Anderson Open in South Carolina as well as claiming the runner-up spot in this event in their home state of Kentucky.

They edged out Jacob Moore and Cameron Thompson of Franklin County who also had a four fish sack that weighed in at 10lb 7oz to finish third.

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Immediate Press Release:
From:  Faith Angler Network
RE:  FAN High School Fishing Series Event number 2
March 14, 2014

FAN High School Fishing Series heads to the Big Bass Jewel of Central Texas; Lake Austin April 5, 2014.
Lake Austin, nestled in the heart of the State Capital City holds some very impressive stats- OK, not the size of the lake at merely 1600 surface acres; mainly  it’s one of the state’s largest producers of 13+ largemouth bass with 20 certified, “Toyota SharelunkerBass”.  Lake Austin is currently tied in 6th place with Lake Falcon top ShareLunker producing lakes.

“Bringing the second qualifying tournament of the series to Lake Austin in April is very exciting to us! Knowing any one of these high school anglers could very possibly bring in the next ShareLunker of the year” Stated , Jeff Cook Executive Director of Faith Angler Network.

This will be the second of three qualifying events in the FAN High School Series. The top 50% of the representing High School fishing teams will earn the right to compete in the FAN High School Championship this fall with the chance to win over $5000 in scholarships and prizes.

Where
Lake Austin 360 Bridge Park and Launch
Check in will start at 5am, there will be a boat safety check and we will release boats in numerical order at safe light
5201 Capital of Texas Hwy N
Austin, TX
78746

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Due to a scheduling conflict we will be moving the 2014 Wisconsin SAF State Championship event from the original date of Saturday June 22^nd on the Madison Chain of Lakes launching out of Winneconne Waterfront Park to Sunday May 18^th. The New Location will be the Mississippi River launching out of the City of La Crosse and the Clinton Street Ramp.

The Registration date will be Saturday May 17^th at the BFL trailer at the Clinton Ramp. Registration will start following the BFL weigh-in at approximately 4:00pm with the rules meeting to immediately follow.

We apologize for any inconvenience and if you have any questions regarding this event please contact Mark Gintert at: mark@bassfederation.com