March 24, 2012

History was made on a beautiful Saturday morning at Lake Athens. The Kaufman High School Fishing Team took on the fishing team from Forney High School for the first ever high school bass tournament in Kaufman County. There were eight members of the Lions Fishing Team and eight members of Forney High School who competed. Justin Liggett of Kaufman bested the entire field by boating four fish for 4.10. Justin fished for spawning males in less than two foot of water and won the big bass award with a 1.38. Terry Peacock, who was Justin’s boat Captain was impressed with Liggett’s focus. “He didn’t have keeper until the afternoon and once he got dialed in, he made the most of the time he had left in the day. Kaufman’s Marshall White’s two fish weighing 2.22 locked down second place along with Trevor Thompson’s single bass for 1.38 was good enough for third. Continue reading