Oklahoma High School Fishing State Championship Set For April 7

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PONCA CITY, Okla. (Mar 20, 2013) – The Bass Federation (TBF), in partnership with FLW announced it will host the 2013 Student Angler Federation (SAF) Oklahoma High School Fishing State Championship on Sunday, April 7.  The event will be held in Delaware County on Grand Lake in Grove, Okla., launching out of Wolf Creek Park.  It will be an exciting event as the 2013 TBF Federation National Championship will also be held on Grand Lake launching out of Wolf Creek Park the following week, April 8-13.

The state championship is a two person team event for students in grades 9-12. Registration for anglers and their “coach,” who will provide the boat they compete in, is online at HighSchoolFishing.org. Check-in takes place from 6:30-8pm CST on Saturday, April 6 at Wolf Creek Park in Grove, Okla., SAF_1c copywith a mandatory rules briefing to follow at 8pm CST. We highly encourage all teams to pre-register online or by phone in advance to avoid late registration fees.

Students and parents can go to HighSchoolFishing.org for details on the Student Angler Federation (SAF) and to sign up. Cost is only $25/ year and includes full TBF and FLW benefits, including FLW Magazine e-Edition and insurance coverage for students and their club. The state champions from each state will advance to an FLW/TBF High School Fishing Conference Championship. Conference winners will advance to the FLW/TBF High School Fishing National Championship held in conjunction with the FLW College Fishing National Championship in the spring of 2014. All SAF members nationwide and all state championship participants automatically qualify for the largest event in high school fishing, the 2013 High School Fishing World Finals.  At these events students will compete for thousands in college scholarships and prizes. Each team qualifying for a conference and/or national championship will receive a travel allowance to help offset expenses. The National Champions will also receive a $5,000 scholarship each to use at the university of their choice.

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DHS Sabine River Tournament to be held April 27th (Texas)

Team Event – Best 5 Bass
Entry Fee- $20.00 per team, which includes big bass
payable in cash, gift cards or checks written to DHS
Trophies and Prizes for top 3 teams and Big Bass, Top All-Girl Team
Lunch Provided at Weigh in
Weigh in Starts @ 3:00 p.m.
Take-off- to be determined by daylight, check in at 6a.m.
Open to all SAF clubs and members
Teams are responsible for providing boat and boat captains
All TBF-SAF rules will be in place and enforced (please see www.highschoolfishing.org for more details on rules) Students will need a salt-water stamp or all-water licencse due to location

Contact – Lisa Moore for more details on tournament
Lisam@esc5.net
409-746-2685 Ext 110

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SAF Texas High School State Championship sends four anglers home with $3,000 in scholarship funds!

IMG_7758It was an exciting day at Lake LBJ just outside of Marble Falls Texas Saturday morning as 66 boats would line up  to start the 2013 Texas High School State Championship! As the take-off numbers were called and the boats left one by one every student there was focused on claiming the top prize in this, the largest field of competitors ever assembled for the Texas High School State Championship!

Claiming both the overall title by a slim 2 ounces, as well as the big bass prize would be Colton Mitchell and Dallin Bishop. While they would come short of the 5 fish limit, their 3 fish sack was anchored by a monster big bass of 7 lbs. 11 oz. it was enough to push them to the top!  Their 3 fish tipped the scales at 15 lbs. and 13 oz. Continue reading