Student Angler Federation

Greg Zellers and Brody McWilliams pulled of a rare double in High School Fishing by winning the Indiana High School State Championship for the second consecutive year with a five fish limit that weighed in at 10 lb 13 oz.

The pair of talented anglers outdistanced Blake Albertson and Dayton Land of Bloomington High School who had 4 fish that weighed in a very respectable 8lbs 13 oz.  Finishing third was the brother combination of Tyler and Bret Olson of Charlestown High School who brought three fish weighing 8 lbs 3 oz to the FLW Outdoors BFL Trailer weigh-in. Read the rest of this entry »

It was a tough day of fishing and they were the last team to come to the scales with a berth in the Central Conference Regional Championship at Kentucky Lake waiting in the balance. Joseph Hays and Jimmy Ciurej placed their fish on the scale, they knew it would be close. Dailus Richardson and Trevor McKinney of Benton High School had previously weighed in 3 fish and were the leaders at that point.  Even though the field wasn’t huge the tension was high as the scales read out 6LBS 8 OZ to put the top two teams in the Illinois SAF State Championship in a virtual tie for first place.

After a short break to tabulate all the teams and initiate the tie breakers Hays and Ciurej were declared the winners on the bases of having the most fish alive at the end on the end of the contest and they claimed the champion’s trophy and the opportunity to advance on to the TBF/FLW regional contest. Read the rest of this entry »

(Sylvan KS Wilson Lake) The Bass Federation (TBF), in partnership with FLW, TBF of Kansas and Russell County Economic Development and Convention and Visitors Bureau hosted the 2013 Student Angler Federation (SAF) Kansas High School Fishing State Championship on Sunday, May 19th. Twelve teams signed up to fish the tournament but only eleven showed due to the impending weather situation in Kansas and surrounding states. The teams fishing represented high school students from 14 different high schools throughout the state of Kansas. Read the rest of this entry »

Saxton Long and Triston Crowder had been dreaming about fishing a high school tournament! They finally got their chance as they won the Tennessee High School State Championship in their very first high school tournament with a five fish limit that weighed in at 15 Lbs. 4 oz. to edge out Hayden Everett and Dustin Mayton from Oliver Springs High School who also had a five fish limit of 15lbs even to finish second.

“This may be our first tournament, but I think it just goes to show you that this sport is all about putting fish in the boat,” commented Triston. “We had a limit of fish at 1:30pm and we came upon a spot that was loaded with fish,” added Long. We caught 10 keeper fish in the last 30 minutes that enabled us to cull up our weight,” commented the smiling pair who will advance on to the Southeast Conference regional competition at Lake Lanier Georgia on October 12^th. Read the rest of this entry »

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PONCA CITY, Okla. (May 30, 2013) – The Bass Federation (TBF), in partnership with FLW, is excited to host the 2013 Student Angler Federation (SAF) Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland High School Fishing State Championships on Saturday, July 27. The event will be held on the Chesapeake Bay launching out of Elkneck State Park.      Read the rest of this entry »

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PONCA CITY, Okla. (May 30, 2013) – The Bass Federation (TBF), in partnership with FLW are excited to host the 2013 Student Angler Federation (SAF) Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusets High School Fishing State Championships on Saturday, June 29. The Tri-State event will be held on Flat River Reservoir launching out of Camp Ayoho in the town of Coventry, R.I.     Read the rest of this entry »

*** LAKE/RIVER UPDATE 6/3/13 ***

Due to high water conditions on the Mississippi River we will be moving the Iowa High School State Championship scheduled for June 9th to Lake Geode which is located at:

Geode State Park
3333 Racine Ave.
Danville, IA 52623

We will be using Ramp #1 which is the one closest to the dam.

The registration time and rules meeting will remain the same as posted on our original Press Release. (Only the location address will change)

Lake Geode is a no wake lake but is not horsepower restricted. The fishing is good and it is the best option for this event under the current conditions.

If you have any questions please contact Mark Gintert at 580-716-4251

Thank you for your patience.

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PONCA CITY, Okla. (May 30, 2013) – The Bass Federation (TBF), in partnership with FLW and the University of Iowa Bass Fishing Team are excited to host the 2013 Student Angler Federation (SAF) Iowa High School Fishing State Championship on Sunday, June 9. The event will be held on Pool 19 of the Mississippi River launching out of the Port of Burlington launch ramp.     Read the rest of this entry »

Ryan Shields and Zeke Gossett used a solid pattern of flipping frogs and jigs in shallow water to win the 2013 Alabama SAF State Championship with an impressive 5 fish limit that weighed 16 bs 3 oz.

The scenic setting of Coosa Landing in Gadsden, Alabama and Lake Neely Henry set the stage for a beautiful day where the teams battled the Holiday crowds and a couple of local tournaments while fighting for the regional qualifying spot at the TBF/FLW Southeast Conference Regional event help in October at Lake Lanier, Georgia. Read the rest of this entry »

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PONCA CITY, Okla. (May 23, 2013) – The Bass Federation (TBF), in partnership with FLW are excited to host the 2013 Student Angler Federation (SAF) Indiana High School Fishing State Championship Sunday, June 9 at Hoosier Hills Marina in Celespine, Ind.

The state championship is a two person team event for students in grades 9-12. Registration for anglers and their “coach,” who will provide the boat they compete in, is online at HighSchoolFishing.org. Check-in is 6-7pm at the Hoosier Hills Marina on Saturday, June 8 with a mandatory rules briefing to follow. We highly encourage all teams to pre-register online in advance to avoid late registration fees. Read the rest of this entry »