Freshman Anglers rule the 2013 Florida High School State Championship

champsMarch 10, 2013 – A pair of Bartow High School freshman anglers used a 5 lb 6 oz kicker fish to eke out one of the closest battles in SAF state championship history Saturday at the Kissimmee Lake Front Park and Big Toho Marina. Kaitlyn Boswell and Cole Schmucker  came to the scales with a 5 bass limit that tipped the scales at 14 lbs 15 oz to capture the 2013 Florida High School State Championship, just edging out Seminole High School stars Austin Murray and Travis Kremer by a mere two ounces. Murray and Kremer’s weight of 14 lbs 13 ounces was just enough to squeak by the team of Dustin Bozeman and John Ferguson, who’s five bass limit was also just two ounces behind at 14 lbs 11 oz. Continue reading

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