Student Angler Federation – Page 318 – High School Fishing

Whitnall Senior Reels in College Scholarship

Kyler Chelminiak’s fishing skills have landed him a scholarship to Bethel University in Tennessee and fish for the school’s fishing team.

Kyler Chelminiak, 17, has always loved the outdoors.

The Whitnall High School senior, who lives in Franklin with his mother Mary, father Kevin and brother Shayne — and the family’s four dogs (three deceased) — have made the outdoors a pivotal part of their lives.

So it should come as no surprise that Kyler recently earned a $48,000 scholarship to Bethel University in Tennesee, half for academics and the other half for him to compete on the school’sBassCats fishing team. Continue reading

Matt Neiburg and Zach Madsen of Blair High School weighed 15 pounds to win the Southern Conference Championship

06.Oct.2012

TBF along with FLW held the High School Southern Conference Championship on Saturday in conjunction with the FLW College Fishing Southern Conference Championship. Teams from across the region were competing and Matt Neiburg and Zach Madsen, both of Blaire, Neb., representing Blair High School, won the tournament, which was also held on Lake Dardanelle, with a five-bass limit weighing 15-0.

The team beat their closest competitor, Little Axe High School/Depew High School, by 2 pounds.

“We caught them on Senkos, and it was tough,” said Madsen, a senior at Blair. “We caught two right away and then we caught two more.”

“We went to a spot and I threw a Senko and had a good one on, and we just kept on throwing that Senko,” said Neiburg, a senior at Blair. We were told to keep throwing it and it might only be a fish an hour, but it might also get it done.” Continue reading

Queens Win Southeast Conference Championship on Wylie

TBF along with FLW held the High School Southeastern Conference Championship on Saturday in conjunction with the FLW College Fishing Southeastern Conference Championship. Eight teams from across the region were competing and K.J. Queen and Chelsey Queen, both of Catawba, N.C. representing Bandys High School, won the tournament, which was also held on Lake Wylie, with a five-bass limit weighing 10-7.