Vermont High School Fishing State Championship Set For July 1

PONCA CITY, Okla. (June 14, 2012) – The Bass Federation (TBF), in partnership with FLW Outdoors, and the Vermont Bass Federation announced it will host the 2012 Student Angler Federation (SAF) Vermont High School Fishing State Championship. The event will be held Sunday, July 1 on Lake Champlain at Missisquoi Bay launching from the east side of the bridge.     Continue reading

West Virginia High School Fishing State Championship Set For June 30

PONCA CITY, Okla. (June 14, 2012) – The Bass Federation (TBF), in partnership with FLW Outdoors,  and the West Virginia Bass Federation announced it will host the 2012 Student Angler Federation (SAF) West Virginia High School Fishing State Championship. The event will be held Saturday, June 30 and will return to Marion County and the Monogahela River in Fairmont, W.Va., launching out of Prickett’s Fort State Park.

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Slow Start Leads to Fast Finish and Win for Logan Williams and Hunter Colwell in Ohio High School Fishing State Championship

Logan Williams and Hunter Colwell had one fish in the boat at 11:30am but rallied to catch four more keepers in the last two hours to win the 2012 Ohio High School SAF State Bass Fishing Championship on the Ohio River in Gallipolis, Ohio.

“We were getting pretty nervous, but we had found these fish in the shade of the afternoon during pre-fishing a couple days before,” stated Williams. “When we got to that spot and started catching fish it wasn’t a surprise, but we were sure happy they were there again,” added the pair who represented the SS Minnows Bass Fishing Club. Anchoring their winning sack was the event’s largest fish a 3.30 lb largemouth that proved to be the difference maker for the pair. Continue reading