The 2023 Texas SAF State Championship was held on Lake Conroe in Conroe, TX. After a very long fog delay, the teams finally got to head to their fishing spots. At the end of the day, Wyatt Ford and Reece Findley came out on top with a five fish limit that weighed 21 pounds 4 ounces.

Coming in 2nd place was Fallon Clepper and Matthew Jones, also with a five fish limit of 14 pounds 10 ounces.

Blayne Beall and Aidan Castro took 3rd place with 14 pounds 3 ounces and took home the prize for the biggest bass of the tournament at 7 pounds 3 ounces. Blayne and Aidan were each awarded a Lew’s reel for their big bass.

Rounding out the top 4 teams was Jackson Wilkerson and Jack Haag with 13 pounds 12 ounces. The top 4 teams will advance to the 14th Annual High School Fishing World Final and National Championship in LaCrosse, WI. Good luck to all the anglers. For full results and more photos of this event CLICK HERE

Ian Maynard and Mateo Garcia win the California SAF State Championship held on the California Delta at Russo’s Marina on 13 May, 2023.  A Big Fish of 7.42 lbs. was the kicker that pushed their weight up to 19.26 lbs. to win the event.  They advised that they mostly sight fished to win the event.  Second Place team Jax Soto and Nathan Tritt had a solid bag of 18.69 lbs.  Third Place team had 13.57 lbs.  With 35 teams competing, congratulations to our top 3 winners/national qualifiers. For full results CLICK HERE

The 2023 Oklahoma High School State Championship was held on Grand Lake in Grove, OK. We had a record number of teams this year with a total of 81 high school teams. Kellen Lanman and Kolby Cox came out on top with a five fish limit of 14 pounds 14 ounces. Carson Owen and Cade Smith took second place with 13 pounds. In third place was Bryce Steel and Drake Naylor with a total weight of 13 pounds. Bryce and Drake also took home two Lew’s reels for the Big Bass of the day weighing 5 pounds. The top 8 teams from this event will advance to the 14th Annual High School Fishing World Finals and National Championship in LaCrosse, WI on the Mississippi River. Good luck to all the teams! For full results and more photos from this event CLICK HERE