The non-profit Twin Cities Walleyes Unlimited organization sponsored both Lakeville and Minnetonka high school and junior-level fishing clubs this past year. “Our season actually runs year around,” said Lakeville Club Coach Kara Wattunen. “Students have opportunities to fish in TBF (The Bass Federation) Bassmaster Minnesota and Student Angler Tournament Trail events. “Sponsorship funds go towards student equipment, compensation for boaters, guest speakers and more,” she added. “We have a very diverse team in a sense of interest levels. We have…
Read MoreIt is the 12th Annual High School Fishing WORLD FINALS and NATIONAL Championship. The High School Fishing WORLD FINALS is OPEN to all SAF members anywhere so that ALL high school anglers that want to come and have a chance at a scholarship if they do well can do so and earn an education on their own merit. The NATIONAL Championship prize pool is for those anglers who qualified through any SAF sanctioned event across the country BUT they are…
Read MoreComprised of students attending Montgomery High School and Lake Creek High School in the talent-stacked Houston area, the Montgomery ISD Fishing Team competes in the Texas High School Bass Association. The celebrated team – and it’s individual members – “win” regularly, but for these developing young anglers and their coach, Mark Hooker, “victory” doesn’t always mean making the podium. Victory to me means just going out on the water and learning new things and catching that bass that I worked…
Read MoreThe Lew’s / Strike King High School Fishing Digital Tournament has passed the halfway mark, and competitors are turning in some impressive results. Seven weeks into the 12-week long competition, the 57 high school fishing teams, competing in their own regions have been battling for a weekly Big Bass prize of a Mach rod and reel combo, and a random weekly drawing for a Strike King “Tie One On” prize drawing. At the end of the 12-week period, the team…
Read MoreThis past Sunday, April 12 brought the completion of the first round of the 12-week High School Fishing Digital Tournament from Lew’s and Strike King. Announced March 24, the series, using the Hook’D Fishing Tournaments app, high school fishing teams from around the country can compete against other teams in their region for weekly big bass prizes as well as accumulating inches with each submitted catch to count toward the grand prize at the end of the 12-week period. Each…
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