On 09/24/2022 Alabama Bass Federation hosted a TBF Student Angler Federation (SAF) Open Challenge Tournament at Logan Martin, launching out of Lincoln’s Landing. High School anglers from Alabama and Georgia competed in the event.  The weather was excellent, starting off slightly on the cool side but warmed up quickly during the day.

Following the days competition, the team of Joe Haren-Cohen Smith of Pike County Pirates, Zebulm, GA, claimed first place honors with a five fish limit weighting 12.11.  Haren-Smith limit was anchored with a fish with the weight of 3.15.  Andrew Jones-Carson Underwood of Hewitt-Trussville Fishing were second with 11.02, followed by Storm Clark-Levi Bolton of Harris County, Hamilton, GA with 9.01.  In fourth was Branson Maupin-Caleb Myres of CCH Anglers with 8.13; in fifth place was Kolton Bagwell-Mason George of Albertville High School Fishing with 8.11.

Joe Haren and Cohen Smith

Andrew Jones and Carson Underwood

Storm Clark and Levi Bolton

Branson Maupin and Caleb Myres

Kolton Bagwell and Mason George

The teams of Joe-Haren-Cohen Smith; Andrew Jones-Carson Underwood; Storm Clark-Levi Bolton; Branson Maupin-Caleb Myres and Kolton Bagwell-Mason George are qualified to participate in the High School National Championship Tournament which is scheduled 20-24 June 2023, Mississippi River, La Crosse, WS. For full results CLICK HERE

The 2022 Vermont SAF State Championship was held July 24th on Lake Champlain. At the end of the day the team of Eric Dessureau and Jordan Farr took 1st place with a five fish limit weighing 19 pounds 35 ounces. Eric and Jordan also had the big fish of the tournament, a 5.98 largemouth bass. They will be representing Vermont next June in La Crosse, WI at the 14th Annual High School Fishing World Final and National Championship. Maddox Salls and Dacota Boyce came in 2nd place with a nice bag of smallmouth bass with a total weight of 16 pounds 1 ounce. Landon Campbell and Blake Baker took 3rd place with a five fish limit that weighed 15 pounds 71 ounces anchored by 4.07 lunker smallmouth.

Madison, Wisc. – July 11, 2022 – A small but competitive group of teams gathered on the shore of Lake Waubesa, one of the lakes that makes up the very fishy waters of the Madison Chain of Lakes for the 2022 Wisconsin High School Fishing State Championship. Teams were comprised of anglers from across the state looking to secure a spot in the 2023 High School Fishing National Championship to take place in La Crosse, WI next June.

A beautiful day met the 16 anglers though the afternoon breeze made for a tougher bite as the day went on. Half the teams found a way to drop the tournament limit of 5 fish in the basket but only one could come out the state champion.

The team of Hayden Fry and Griffin Geiss (Brookfield East High School) locked into a bite earlier in the week and kept up with it to lock in the win weighing 12lbs 15ozs. Exactly one pound over the second-place team of Cameron Gates and Nick Schaefer (Oregon High School).

Hayden and Griffin will now have the opportunity to fish in the National Championship in their home-state and take home thousands in scholarship money to further their education and perhaps their competitive fishing future.