Illinois High School Fishing State Championship Set For May 18

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PONCA CITY, Okla. (April 30, 2013) – The Bass Federation (TBF), in partnership with FLW and the Illinois Bass Federation announced today it will host the 2013 Student Angler Federation (SAF) Illinois High School Fishing State Championship on Saturday, May 18. The event will be held in De Witt County on Clinton Lake in Weldon, Ill., launching out of Clinton Lake Marina.    Continue reading

East Wake Warriors Win North Carolina State Championship

NC High School WinnersJoe Edwards and Austin Boyette put together a five fish limit of Kerr Lake bass that weighed in at 10 lbs 10 oz. to win the North Carolina High School State Championship.

With last year’s defending champion Kristopher Queen fishing in the High School National Championship on Beaver Lake, the field was wide open and the pair of East Wake High School Seniors capitalized by using a bubble gum colored floating worm. “We got hot early this morning and caught three keepers right off the bat,” commented the two. “We then hit a little slow period before we got back on them in the afternoon. We caught 9 or 10 keepers today along with a few short fish so we had a pretty good pattern going. Continue reading

MICHIGAN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WIN TBF HIGH SCHOOL FISHING NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP ON BEAVER LAKE

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Marsh and Boe Claim Title For Lake Orion Senior High School

ROGERS, Ark. (April 21, 2013) – The team of Nick Marsh and Kyle Boe, from Lake Orion High School in Lake Orion, Mich., dominated the field Sunday with five bass weighing 10 pounds, 14 ounces to take the top honors at The Bass Federation (TBF) 2013 High School Fishing National Championship on Beaver Lake. For their efforts, the team won a $10,000 scholarship ($5,000 to each team member). Continue reading