Wheeling Park High School Duo Win West Virginia High School State Championship

John Burkley and Nikita Slivchenko were the last team to the scales in Saturday’s West Virginia Student Angler Federation High School Fishing State Championship on the Monongahela River in Fairmont, WV. They needed 5lbs and 9 oz to take the lead over Alex Goff and Brandon Tinder from Herbert Hoover High School. As luck would have it, their five fish limit tipped in at six pounds even to win the title in the storm ravaged state that had been hit with 80 mph winds the previous night. Continue reading

Wichita Team Wins 2012 Kansas High School Fishing State Championship on Wilson

Kansas High School State Fishing Championship hosted at Wilson Lake was held Saturday, June 30th. The event was sponsored by Russell County Visitors Board,  Fossil Creek Inn, TBF of Kansas, TBF, FLW Outdoors, Ranger Boats, National Guard, Lowrance, Evinrude E-tec, Cabela’s. Continue reading

Bullard Panthers Fishing Club Holds First Tournament on Lake Palestine, TX

The Bullard Panthers Fishing Club fished their very first high school fishing tournament on Lake Palestine, Texas on June  16, 2012.  Mother Nature tries her best to keep us from fishing, with some pretty rough storms overnight and into the early morning.  Fortunatly, launch was not delayed as the storms and lightning subsided just in time.  Continue reading