Kentucky High School Athletic Association Regional Registration Now Open for Fishing, Registration will run THROUGH April 16

 

 

 

For additional information, please contact:

KHSAA: Darren Bilberry at 859.299.5472 or dbilberry@khsaa.org

FLW: Scott Ellison at 270.205.6864 or scott.ellison@flwfishing.com

SAF/TBF: Randy Sullivan at 580.716.4261 or randy@federationangler.com

Kentucky High School Athletic Association Regional Registration Now Open for Fishing

 Registration will run THROUGH April 16

LEXINGTON, KY (March 22, 2018) – Registration for teams participating in the Kentucky High School Athletic Association (KHSAA) bass fishing regionals on April 21 is now open. All registrations will take place at www.highschoolfishing.org.

To enter, teams must be members of an approved high school fishing team at a KHSAA member school. Students wanting to participate at schools that have not yet authorized a bass fishing team should contact their athletic director.

  • Region 1 will fish Lake Barkley out of Kuttawa Harbor Marina located at 1709 Lake Barkley Drive in Kuttawa, KY, on Saturday, April 21
  • Region 2 will fish Lake Cumberland out of General Burnside Island State Park located at 8801 US 27 in Burnside, KY, on Saturday, April 21
  • Region 3 will fish Green River Lake out of Green River Lake State Park located at 179 Park Office Road in Campbellsville, KY, on Saturday, April 21
  • Region 4 will fish Cave Run Lake out of Clay Lick Boat Ramp located at 1971 Clay Lick Road in Morehead, KY, on Saturday, April 21

Each school can enter up to and including six boats for regional competition. Each boat must be entered separately and include the names of the two anglers who will start the day fishing out of the boat (each boat is allowed up to four anglers, with only two fishing at any given time). The name of the boat captain who will operate the boat for the students while on the water must also be provided at the time of entry. The names of any substitute anglers or boat captains will be recorded at the registration/rules meeting for each regional.

Boat takeoff position will be determined by random computer draw and will be assigned at the rules meeting for each event.

Click here to view the region your school belongs to, and click here to register.

Click here to view the KHSAA bass fishing rules. These rules pertain only to KHSAA events.

Click the links provided below to download regional information packets:

The KHSAA bass fishing state championship hosted by Calvert City, KY, will be held Friday and Saturday, May 11-12 on Kentucky Lake out of Kentucky Dam Marina.

Contact Darren Bilberry, KHSAA at dbilberry@khsaa.org; Scott Ellison, FLW at scott.ellison@flwfishing.com; or Randy Sullivan, SAF/TBF at randy@federationangler.com with any questions.

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Carlisle & Hastings Win Texas High School State Championship on Lake Palestine

Limits were hard to come by on Saturday following a front and a few days of strong winds.  With temperatures in the upper seventies and lake temps in the high fifties, many of the bass were moving in the shallow bay areas and hanging out around trees and grass mats.  For the Bullard High School team of Will Carlisle & Zachary Hastings  most of their fish came “really, really, shallow.”  The team seized the 2018 Texas High School State Champion titles with a bag weighing 12-15 pounds.

Just three ounces behind them in second place was the Marble Falls Team of Craig Dodson & Kaleb Smith with 12-12 pounds.

 

Finishing third to claim the final National Championship qualifying spot was the team of Chance Burton & Tyler Bouyer from Brock High School.  Their sack of fish weighed in at 11-03 pounds.

 

These three teams earned a spot in the upcoming High School National Championship event held in conjunction with the High School Fishing World Finals on June 26-30 at Pickwick Lake in Florence, Alabama.

Most anglers reportedly found their success in less than three feet of water.  Brush hogs, Texas rigged worms, jigs, craws and even spinner-baits were all used by the top three teams.  Some anglers caught their fish early, while others did not catch their last fish until the last hour of the event.  The Rockwell Heath team of Hunter Alexander and Ben Cully only got one keeper bite, but it was enough to secure Big Bass of the event weighing in at 5.8 pounds.

For full results CLICK HERE.

 

CASEY COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL HOSTS EVENT ON GREEN RIVER LAKE

Where:  Green River Lake

When: April 14

Takeoff/Weighin: Safe light to 3pm

Entry Fee: $25 per boat – SAF membership required & SAF Rules will apply

*Trophies will be given out for 1st, 2nd, 3rd & Big Fish

*Captains pot will be a 50/50 cash split

*Tournament Director – Shawn Pierce; Email Shawn; 606-303-1425