Many passionate anglers over a certain age lament a particular foregone opportunity. Today, scholastic angling is hot; high schools, colleges and universities across the country have well-organized bass-fishing teams that provide incredible opportunities for young anglers to compete on the water while advancing their knowledge and skills. It’s a great thing for both the fishing industry and for those young people who participate, but it’s a fairly recent development. A lot of anglers over the age of 35 or so…
Read MoreSupporting youth and the future of our sport has been at the core of our brands since their inception. This effort has been supported in many fashions throughout our history. The most notable is the highly successful Mach High School Program, which has enabled Lew’s to support many high school bass clubs across the country. In addition, Strike King is, and has always been, a proud sponsor of numerous high school and college fishing teams and events. To ensure success…
Read MoreMike and Becky Iaconelli, co-founders of The Ike Foundation®, announce the recipients of the fourth annual Ike Foundation® College Scholarship Awards. 2020 brought in the largest scholarship applicant pool to date. Over 80 high school seniors from across the country with an earned GPA of at least 3.0 and a proven contribution to outdoor conservation submitted applications. Students were required to submit letters of recommendation along with their transcript and an essay that answered the following question: ‘Most foundations are…
Read MoreJake Mims, a student at Brewton Parker College in Central Georgia, recently became the first official competitive college angler to take home Yamaha Power Pay cash. Mims, who admits he hates to fish in a crowd, ran 34 miles away from the official launch on Lake Sam Rayburn to flip the flooded bushes that eventually led to an 18th place finish in the Collegiate Bass Fishing Series event. Impressively, his long run paid off in Power Pay winnings. This press…
Read MoreCollegiate anglers take home $2,000 and other prizes in winner-take-all challenge Cole Floyd and Carter McNeil, collegiate anglers from Bethel University, won the Ranger Cup University Team of the Year Challenge in a winner-take-all, made-for-TV event on Texas’ Fayette County Lake, a power plant lake located in south central Texas. The tournament, which utilized a rules format where all legal fish are weighed and released from the boat, pitted the Bethel University anglers against Adam Puckett and Blake Albertson from…
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