Calloway Angler wins state! (MSU State Championship Open)

cchTemperatures in the 20s and icy launching conditions did not hamper the CCHS Lakers as they put nine boats in the water for the 2013 MSU Open Kentucky High School Bass Fishing Championship, held Sunday at Kentucky Dam Marina in Gilbertsville, Kentucky.

Calloway’s Reed Finley, along with Student Angler Federation member, Brandon Oswald, of Saratoga, Wisconsin brought home the first place prizes of $2000 scholarships with a limit of five prize-winning beauties for a total of 25 lbs., 3 oz. Finley hooked the Big Bass Award with a large mouth weighing in at 6 lbs., 4 oz.   Continue reading

Splendora TX High School Hosts Open on Lake Livingston

SAF_1c copyA 30 degree morning at Lake Livingston’s Waterfront Marina greeted 50 young anglers and 25 boat captains representing high school’s as far away as the Dallas area last Saturday morning. The Splendora High School Bass Team played host to one of the first ever Student Angler Federation (SAF) tournaments held in our area and despite the rather unseasonable cold, many of those young anglers found exactly what they came for, some early spring Lake Livingston bass. Many of the young anglers, having little to no experience on Lake Livingston, knew they would have to move around the lake to find that magic spot but Mother Nature had other plans when she cut loose her north winds that gusted up to 35mph, which made moving up and down the main lake nearly impossible. Post frontal conditions and high blue bird skies are notorious for shutting down the bite but just like always, someone always finds the bass. Some of the anglers elected to stay put in the Kickapoo area while others decided to “trailer” to different places on the lake to avoid the brutal winds and dangerous waves. Either way, they had to be back by 3pm to weigh in their catches. Continue reading

Wisconsin Junior State Champion Signs with Bethel’s Bass Cats

McKenzie, Tenn. –Wisconsin Junior State Champion Kyler Chelminiak signed with the Bethel University Bass Fishing program Thursday. Kyler is the son of Kevin and Mary Chelminiak of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He plans on majoring in Business Administration at Bethel.

Kyler was the Wisconsin Junior State Champion from 2009-2012. He was also a four-time national qualifier. He feels his biggest strength is his passion for the sport. He was a member of the National Honor Society, High Honor Roll, and Woodland Conference Scholar Athlete of the Year during his prep career at Whitnall High School. Continue reading