The Bass Federation (TBF), in partnership with FLW Outdoors, and the Virginia Bass Federation announced held the 2012 Student Angler Federation (SAF) Virginia High School Fishing State Championship. The event was Sunday, April 22 on Lake Gaston launching out of the Lake Gaston Americamps ramp near Bracey, Va. A unique element of this event is that it followed the FLW Bass Fishing League event, held Saturday on Lake Gaston.

On a day where wicked weather and 5 bass limits were the order of the day Junior Roberts and Ryan Drewery from Prince George High School brought a solid bag weighing 14 lbs. 11oz narrowly edging out second place finishers Gavin Stone and Blake Hendrick of Thomas Drake High School who also brought a 5 bass limit to the scales weighing 14lbs 4 oz. Continue reading

Lake Sinclair, GA – Despite a drastic weather change that saw the temperatures drop 15 degrees from the previous day Kyle Parks and Tyler Classon caught a limit of fish early in the day and then worked hard to cull their way up to a winning 14 lb 9oz bag to capture the 2012 Georgia State High School Bass Fishing Championship on Lake Sinclair in central Georgia.

Not only did the temperature drop but the wind steadily increased throughout the day to challenge the 20 boat field that included last weekend’s National Championship winners Dalton Anderson and Dylan Lenz from McIntosh High School.  Continue reading

The Delta, CA – The 2012 California SAF State Championship was held on the famed California Delta following the conclusion of a FLW Outdoors Everstart Series Event.  The competition was tight with nearly half of the field bringing in healthy limits.  After all teams had weighed in, it took over 20lbs to decide the title of 2012 California High School State Champions.  Tyler Bounds and Andrew Loberg from Woodcreek High School caught a five bass limit weighing 20lbs 5ounces giving them a two pound margin of victory.

The pair targeted rip rap banks and tullies in Taylor Slough most of the day.  The original game plan was for one of the anglers to use finesse tactics in search of a limit while the other “power-fished” for a big bass kicker.  They caught a few keepers early by throwing a shallow-running crankbait up against rip rap banks. Loberg then caught a few fish on a brown and purple jig tipped with a Reaction Innovations Beaver. He cast the jig deep into the tullies and popped it out for a few reaction strikes. “We went back to the first stretch of bank we caught fish on in the morning and threw the drop shot right up against the tullies,” Loberg said.  “My partner caught a nice three pounder, and then I caught a six!”  Bounds caught a nice seven pounder on a windy point with the drop shot rig using a 6” MM3 colored Roboworm.  That’s when both teammates decided the drop shot could lead them to victory.  “The key was having a really short 5-6” leader on that drop shot rig.”    Continue reading