Crump & Mason Crowned Colorado State Champions!

Oct. 8, 2011; Lake Pueblo – The Colorado Bass Federation and The Bass Federation (TBF), in partnership with FLW Outdoors, hosted the inaugural Student Angler Federation Colorado High School Fishing State Championship, Saturday October 8th at Lake Pueblo State Park on scenic Lake Pueblo in Pueblo, CO. The state championship was a two person team event for students in grades 9-12. Teams from all over the state of Colorado came to be a part of the first ever Colorado High School Fishing State Championship.  Continue reading

Bailey and Diehl take High School Texas Regional on brush hogs

15.Oct.2011 (Story & photos by FLW Outdoors)

Nebraska Wins Regional Event

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (Oct. 15, 2011) – Drew Bailey and Adam Diehl from Lincoln High School, Neb., won the High School Texas Regional tournament held on Lake Somerville Saturday. TBF along with FLW Outdoors held the high school tournament in conjunction with the FLW College Fishing Texas Regional.

Lincoln High School caught the only five bass limit and weighed 11 pounds, 3 ounces to beat McPherson High, by 4 pounds, 10 ounces. Continue reading

WI’s Chelminiak, Peterson out-duel field to grab first place on Kinkaid Lake in Central Regional

Wisconsin state champions Nicholas Peterson (left) and Kyler Chelminiak won the FLW High School Fishing Central Regional Championship on Kinkaid Lake with a total catch of 9 pounds, 9 ounces. (Photo by Gary Mortenson, FLW)

08.Oct.2011 (story by FLW Outdoors)

CARBONDALE, Mo. – Wisconsin state champions Kyler Chelminiak and Nicholas Peterson of Whitnall High School won the High School Central Regional tournament held on Kinkaid Lake Saturday. The Whitnall High School team recorded three bass weighing 9 pounds, 9 ounces to beat the Indiana state championship team by 5 pounds, 12 ounces.

Chelminiak said the team used Mann’s Flippin’ Craw to catch their fish Saturday.

“I used one bait and one rod, actually it was a flipping rod, to catch all my fish,” Chelminiak said. “It was slow all day long. We only got one bite every two hours.”

“We were flipping in heavy milfoil all day, Peterson added. “We were just lucky to get the big bites that we got.” Continue reading