Limited Space Available, June 2 Registration Deadline

TULSA, Okla. (May 12, 2021) – Major League Fishing (MLF), the world’s largest tournament-fishing organization, announced today that Robert Terkla, cofounder of the Googan Squad and star of LunkersTV, will join an incredible lineup of MLF pros at the upcoming Wiley X High School Fishing Camp Presented by Tackle Warehouse . The star-studded group includes REDCREST Champion Dustin Connell and Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit champion Skeet Reese , along with nine other MLF pros, who will provide hands-on instruction aimed to help campers develop their fishing expertise and enhance fishing-career readiness.

The list of 2021 MLF pros serving as camp instructors includes:

This year’s camp will be held June 9-11, 2021, on the Murray State University campus, with daily activities at Kentucky Lake – the South’s Great Lake. The all-inclusive, three-day camp is designed for serious high school anglers, parents and coaches who want to gain an edge on the competition by getting hands-on bass fishing experience alongside the biggest names in the industry.

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The MLF Foundation benefit tournament will follow the camp on Saturday, June 12 at Kentucky Lake. Tournament participants will have the opportunity to win thousands of dollars in cash prizes, with the winner taking home the MLF High School Fishing Cup, $1,000 and a new Jackson Kayak. One lucky participant will also be selected to fish with a Bass Pro Tour or Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit angler.

The benefit tournament, which raises funds for youth fishing programs and High School Fishing grants benefiting students nationwide, will launch out of Moors Resort and Marina, located at 570 Moors Road in Gilbertsville, Kentucky and weigh-in before the Phoenix Bass Fishing League presented by T-H Marine tournament at the same location. The tournament is open to all student anglers, including middle school and elementary school students accompanied by an adult. Participation in the Wiley X High School Fishing Camp is not required; however, participants must supply their own boat to compete in the tournament.

Cost for the camp is $300 per person, which includes all housing, meals and accommodations at Murray State University in Murray, Kentucky. Participation is open to high school students (incoming freshmen starting in the fall of 2021 through recent high school graduates from the spring 2021 semester) plus parents and coaches. Limited space is available. Registration is accepted on a first-come, first-served basis, and will remain open until all available spots are filled or until the registration deadline of June 2, 2021.

Adults will have the option to drop off their students or stay throughout the camp to participate in special panel discussions geared to identify best practices that give high school anglers and fishing teams the edge they need to thrive in the industry.

Although most activities will take place outside, all camp activities will follow COVID-19 guidelines at the time of camp, including wearing a mask and social distancing, as required by local health officials.

Important Dates:

• Registration – April 20 – June 2
• Camp – June 9-11 (Wednesday, Thursday & Friday)
• MLF Foundation Tournament – June 12 (Saturday)

To register or for more information about the Wiley X High School Fishing Camp Presented by Tackle Warehouse and the MLF Foundation benefit tournament, please visit MajorLeagueFishing.com/Camp.

For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more on MLF High School Fishing, follow the U.S. Army High School Fishing presented by Favorite Fishing on the MLF BIG5 social media outlets at Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.

About Major League Fishing
Founded in 2011, Major League Fishing (MLF) brings the high-intensity sport of competitive bass fishing into America’s living rooms on Outdoor Channel, Discovery, CBS, CBS Sports Network, World Fishing Network, Sportsman Channel and on-demand on MyOutdoorTV (MOTV). According to Nielsen ratings, Major League Fishing remains the number one series on Outdoor Channel for five years and MLF premiered as the number one outdoor show in their time slot on Discovery in 2019.

In 2019 MLF acquired FLW, which expands their portfolio to include the world’s largest grassroots-fishing organization, including the strongest five-biggest-fish format professional bass fishing tour, the MLF Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit presented by Bad Boy Mowers, as well as the MLF Toyota Series, MLF Phoenix Bass Fishing League presented by T-H Marine, MLF Abu Garcia College Fishing presented by YETI, and MLF High School Fishing presented by Favorite Fishing.

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The first year of the Georgia High School Association (GHSA) fishing program is in the books.  It was a great start to the Georgia bass fishing program for Georgia High School anglers.  There were four qualifying events during the early spring and the top qualifiers from each event descended on Lake Lanier in Gainesville, Georgia on May the 8^th to test their skills and crown a first-ever GHSA Champion.  A total of sixty-six teams made the trip to Lanier in hopes of catching enough fish to take home the title.  The lake nor the teams disappointed anyone.  A total of sixty-two teams weighed in at least one fish per team and there was a total of thirty-eight limits of fish weighed-in for an impressive 627-09 total weight.

The Evans High School team of Jayden Faulkner and Davis Madden rose to the top of the leader-board about mid-way through the weigh-in with a big sack of 20-03 pounds of spotted bass.  This was the biggest bag of fish ever caught by these two anglers.  The previous best bag was around 14 pounds they said.  They reported catching their fish on topwater baits throughout the day.

The runner-up position belonged to Tanner Hadden and Tyler Starkey from Greenbrier High School with a really good bag of fish that weighed 18-02 pounds.  The West Forsythe team of Chase Mason and Jonathon Garbacz finished in third with a big limit that weighed 17-03 pounds.  Fourth place was claimed by Jeremy Zyck and Jack Thurmond with 16-14 pounds.  Rounding out the top five was the Appling County team of Mara Anderson and Presley Tillman with 15-12 pounds.

When asked, most of the teams caught their fish in one of two ways.  Many were caught on some kind of topwater bait, either a stick bait, buzz bait, or frog fished around grass or shallow bars or points in less than five feet of water.  The other group of anglers caught their fish out deeper in the fifteen to twenty-five foot range on jigs, Ned Rigs, Drop shots, Shakey heads or Carolina Rigs on humps or long points with brush-piles around them.  Most of the fish weighed in were spotted bass with only a few largemouth being weighed in.

Congratulations to all the teams who fished in the qualifying events this year and to all of the teams who came and represented their schools in this first GHSA season.  It was a very successful season.  Good luck to everyone in 2022.

The Missouri SAF State Championship Started off with a bang! The morning take-off was delayed due to a small and short lived thunderstorm. This did not slow down the anglers once they were able to safely launch.

Tucker Stute and Daiton Love took first place on Truman advancing to the 12^th Annual High School Fishing World Finals and National Championship this year in Anderson, SC on the prestige Lake Hartwell. Stute and Love were able to capitalize on the day representing the Kearney Bulldogs. The team took first place with a Bass Pro shop & Cabela’s Big Bag of the day weighing in at 15.05lbs. The pair also had the Lew’s Strike King Big Fish of the day weighing in at 4.05lbs.

Both anglers are eligible by winning the State Championship and for being at least 16 to advance to the TBF National Semi Finals as Co-Anglers. This contingency, offered by The Bass Federation, is a paid membership and Entry fees paid to the MO TBF National Semi Finals. If these High School Anglers can finish high enough this will land them a spot to the Federation National Championship competing for thousands in prizes and scholarships.

Taking 2^nd place on Truman and also landing a National Championship qualifier to Hartwell was Ronin Picker and Alec Davidson. They also had a Berkley 5 Alive Limit weighing 13.05lbs. Congratulations to the Top 2 teams that will be representing the State of Missouri in this year’s 12^th Annual High School Fishing World Finals & National Championship.

3^rd Place was taken by Eureka Wildcats Grant Priesmeyer and Steven Lafata. This team also weighed in a Berkley 5 Alive limit at 12.14lbs.

For full results CLICK HERE. To see more photos CLICK HERE