Lumberton, TX Raider Fishing Team SAF Club Spotlight

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Club name: Raider Fishing Team

Date Club Began: October 9, 2012

School Name & Mascot: Lumberton High School Raiders

City/State: Lumberton, Texas

Club Email Address: bathomas@lumberton.k12.tx.us

Club Website: www.facebook.com/lumbertonhighschoolfishingteam

Club Advisor: Bryan Thomas

Club President: Luke Hodgkinson

Vice President: Jessica Burke

Secretary: Colt Ryan

Treasurer: Dakota Kline

Number of members: 44

How often does your club meet? Twice a month

How did your club get started? Student interest

Club’s favorite lake and why? Sam Rayburn because it is the closest and full of big fish

Fundraisers – Selling Sponsorships on Jerseys

Any local sponsors that help support your club? West LTD, OrangeCountyBuilding Materials, BOMAC, Integrated Technology and Security, LLC., State Farm Insurance Randy Hicks, Brock Services, E2 Baits, HMT Tank Services, STI group, Stanley Lures, Premier Yamaha, R1 Bass, World Cade Technology, Rat-l-Trap, Jeane Tackle, Rollins Real Estate, BeAed. ICO Polymers, County Home and Ranch, Transit Mix, Buffalo Wild Wings, Lake Fork Tackle, Klint’s Reel Repair,  Santone lures, American Rodsmiths, All Terrain Tackle, IOC Polymers, Universal Coin and Bullion

Where do you get your volunteer boaters from? Parents/relatives

Tell us something unique about your club – We are the first high school fishing club in Southeast Texas.  The closest SAF club to our area is over 100 miles away.

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Video by Jerry Neal of the Colorado Parks & Wildlife. Supplement to the article he wrote for the Colorado Outdoors magazine.

Mercer & Ashby Named 2013 Iowa State Champions

IMG_3978The local team of Max Mercer and Jobe Ashby of Burlington High School claimed their second straight Iowa state championship. The pair said they had a limit by 7:30 and continued to cull up throughout the day. Their 16lb 2oz sack was anchored by a 6lb 5oz fish caught using a wacky rigged senko. The Big Bass of the tournament, a 6lb 7oz fish, was caught by second place finishing team of Cody Batterson and Cody Wonderlich of Southeast Polk High School. Their total weight was 14lb 7oz. The team of Tyler Giese and Austin Boyd of Burlington High School tied with Alex Steffes and Elliot Siefert of Eastern Iowa High School. Each team had 10lb 6oz with the tie-breaker going in favor of the Eastern Iowa High School team.