iHigh to Provide Free Video from 2011 High School Fishing World Finals

Ponca City, OK — iHigh.com, the Global Youth Network, and The Bass Federation have announced that they will provide free live streaming video from the 2011 High School Fishing World Finals.

iHigh.com is the official video streaming partner for the event, which will be held Wednesday, July 20 through Saturday, July 23 on Lake Dardanelle in Russellville, Arkansas.

Last year’s inaugural event saw anglers from 17 U.S. States and this year the field is expected to grow substantially. TBF’s Student Angler Federation (SAF) and the rapidly expanding High School Fishing State Championships, which TBF and FLW Outdoors are holding in every state in 2011, are supporting this pinnacle event. All SAF affiliated high school fishing club teams are eligible to register. Continue reading

Michigan High School Fishing State Champions Crowned – Advance

Ponca City, Okla.  – The Bass Federation (TBF), in partnership with FLW Outdoors hosted the inaugural Student Angler Federation Michigan High School Fishing State Championship, July 10 at Whitmore Lake, Township, Mich., at the DNR boat ramp just off Highway US 23.  The state championship was a two person team event for students in grades 9-12.

Hastings Saxon team of Danny and Clayton Sprague brought in a five bass limit weighing 18.47 lbs, making them the Michigan High School Fishing State Champions. Second place was narrowly won by Kyle Boe and Nick Marsh, weighing in 15.3 lbs. Third place team was David Bobr and Braden Armstrong of Walled Lake Central with 15.06 lbs.  Continue reading

Blanton & Wade Named 2011 Ohio State Champions

The Ohio High School State Championship took place on the Ohio River in scenic Gallapolis, Ohio.  Sixteen teams blasted off on the morning of July 9th and all but three brought back fish to the scales that afternoon.  With the assistance of several members of the Ohio Bass Federation, an Ohio Champion was crowned.

Zach Blanton and Winston Wade representing the Gallia Academy Blue Devils are your 2011 Ohio High School State Champions.  They weighed in a five bass limit weighing 7.25 pounds which included the big bass of the tournament, a 3.26 smallmouth bass.  They caught a limit of small keepers during the early morning hours and kept culling throughout the day.  When asked how it felt to represent Ohio as the first ever high school champions Zach Blanton exclaimed, “This feels amazing and we really couldn’t have done it without our boat captain, Coach May”. Blanton and Wade will advance to the SAF Northern Regional to be held in conjunction with the FLW College Fishing Northern Regional which will be September 3rd on Sayers Lake in State College, Pennsylvania.  Also, that event’s weigh-in will take place on the campus of Penn State University. Continue reading