FLW TOUR BRINGS WORLD’S TOP BASS ANGLERS TO LA CROSSE FOR TOURNAMENT ON MISSISSIPPI RIVER PRESENTED BY EVINRUDE

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FLW TOUR BRINGS WORLD’S TOP BASS ANGLERS TO LA CROSSE FOR TOURNAMENT ON MISSISSIPPI RIVER PRESENTED BY EVINRUDE

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LA CROSSE, Wis. (May 4, 2017) – The FLW Tour, the most competitive circuit in professional bass fishing, is set to compete on the Mississippi River May 18-21 in an event presented by Evinrude, when 322 of the world’s most decorated bass pros and co-anglers will be casting for top awards of up to $125,000 cash in the Pro Division and up to $25,000 cash in the Co-angler Division. The event, which is hosted by Explore La Crosse, is the sixth stop of 2017 – the Tour’s 22nd season.

FLW Tour anglers will launch in Pool No. 8, and have the option to lock upriver to Pool No. 7 or downriver to Pool No. 9. These three impoundments provide an ample amount and variety of cover for bass to reside. Vast swaths of vegetation, wing dams, rock jetties, backwater pools and shallow laydowns will all be targeted by anglers.

“I’m hoping the weather warms up a little as the tournament approaches,” said Yamamoto Baits pro Tom Monsoor of La Crosse, a 14-year Tour veteran and six-time Forrest Wood Cup qualifier. “If it does, it’s going to be on fire and they’re really going to catch them. The bass are getting ready to spawn, but this cold snap we’ve had has kind of shut them down. It’s going to all come down to the temperature for this event.

“If the weather warms, both smallmouth and largemouth bass are going to be very active,” Monsoor continued. “They’ll be able to catch both species together in the same spot, which is going to surprise some of the competitors. There are several great backwater lakes in all three pools. Each of them has the potential to produce what’s needed to win this tournament – that’s how good they are.”

Monsoor said the dominant cover for largemouth bass will likely be wood, while smallmouths should converge near rock.

“I’m going to utilize a jig because you can catch both species with it,” said Monsoor. “The rest of the field will be running a variety of lures including ChatterBaits, spinnerbaits, buzzbaits, frogs, worms – they’re going to use just about everything. Whatever technique each angler specializes in, they’re going to catch them doing it.”

Monsoor said anglers will likely need a four-day cumulative weight surpassing the 60-pound mark to take home top honors.

“It could take more weight to win, but it will depend on how consistent the guys can be,” said Monsoor. “It’s anybody’s game – believe me. These guys are going to come up here and find bass that have never been fished. They’re going to look at things different than everyone else, and someone’s going to find spots that are new and unique. It’s going to be a fun tournament.”

Competitors will take off at 6:30 a.m. CDT each day from Veterans Freedom Park, located at 1 Clinton St., in La Crosse. Thursday and Friday’s weigh-ins, May 18-19, will be held at Veterans Freedom Park beginning at 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday’s weigh-ins, May 20-21, will also be held at Veterans Freedom Park, but will begin at 4 p.m.

Prior to the weigh-ins Saturday and Sunday, fans are encouraged to come out and experience the free Family Fishing Expo at Veterans Freedom Park from noon to 4 p.m. The Family Fun Expo is a unique opportunity for fishing fans of all ages to engage with their favorite anglers, enjoy a variety of games, activities and giveaways provided by FLW sponsors, and learn more about the sport of fishing and other outdoor activities.

Youth are also invited to participate in the free FLW Foundation’s Unified Fishing Derby at Copeland Park, located at 1130 Copeland Park Drive in La Crosse, on Saturday, May 20, from 9-11 a.m. The event, hosted by FLW Foundation pro Cody Kelley along with other FLW Tour anglers, is free and open to area youth (18 years of age and younger) and Special Olympics athletes (all ages). Rods and reels are available for the first 50 participants to use, but youth are encouraged to bring their own if they own one.

As part of the FLW Tour’s community outreach initiative, FLW Tour professionals will visit children and patients at Gundersen Health Systems located at 1900 South Ave., in La Crosse, Wednesday, May 17, from 8:30-10:30 a.m. Professional anglers will interact with guests, snap photos, sign autographs for patients and staff, and share fishing stories before the tournament kicks off Thursday.

In FLW Tour competition, pros and co-anglers are randomly paired each day, with pros supplying the boat, controlling boat movement and competing against other pros. Co-anglers fish from the back deck against other co-anglers. The full field competes in the two-day opening round. Co-angler competition concludes following Friday’s weigh-in, while the top 20 pros based on their two-day accumulated weight advance to Saturday. Only the top 10 pros continue competition Sunday, with the winner determined by the heaviest accumulated weight from the four days of competition.

Throughout the season, anglers are also vying for valuable points in hopes of qualifying for the 2017 Forrest Wood Cup, the world-championship of professional bass fishing. The 2017 Forrest Wood Cup will be on Lake Murray in Columbia, South Carolina, Aug. 11-13.

The total purse for the FLW Tour at Mississippi River presented by Evinrude is more than $800,000, including $10,000 through 50^th place in the Pro Division.

Television coverage of the FLW Tour at Mississippi River presented by Evinrude will premiere in high-definition (HD) on NBC Sports Network (NBCSN) Aug. 2 from 12 p.m.-1 p.m. EDT. The Emmy-nominated “FLW” television show airs on NBCSN, the Pursuit Channel and the World Fishing Network and is broadcast to more than 564 million households worldwide, making it the most widely distributed weekly outdoors-sports television show in the world.

For complete details and updated information visit FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow us on Facebook at Facebook.com/FLWFishing and on Twitter at Twitter.com/FLWFishing.

BASS PRO SHOPS PARTNERS WITH FLW TO BECOME TITLE SPONSOR OF HIGH SCHOOL FISHING OPENS

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Multi-Year Partnership Will Engage Kids in Nationwide Fishing Tournaments

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MINNEAPOLIS (May 4, 2017) – Fishing League Worldwide (FLW), the world’s largest tournament-fishing organization, and Bass Pro Shops, a leading national retailer of outdoor gear and apparel, announced today a partnership supporting nationwide high school fishing tournaments in an effort to promote both organizations and grow the sport. Effective immediately, Bass Pro Shops will assume title sponsorship of the FLW High School Fishing Opens.

“FLW and Bass Pro Shops share the same passionate audience,” said FLW President of Marketing Trish Blake. “Both organizations excel within the outdoors industry. By forming this partnership, we are able to leverage each other’s strengths and build upon the synergies between us.”

The 2017 Bass Pro Shops FLW High School Fishing Opens is a 24-event series featuring tournaments for High School Fishing anglers around the country. The tournaments are free to enter, and the top 10 percent of teams in each event advance directly to the High School Fishing National Championship, held June 27-July 1 on Pickwick Lake in Florence, Alabama. Qualifiers in tournaments held after June 10 will advance to the 2018 High School Fishing National Championship.

“Bass Pro Shops is deeply committed to helping young people connect with nature through fishing and outdoor recreation,” said noted conservationist and Bass Pro Shops founder/CEO Johnny Morris. “We are very proud to support Fishing League Worldwide and their efforts to grow the sport of fishing with anglers of all ages.”

Per terms of the agreement, Bass Pro Shops will receive exposure at more than 274 FLW-sanctioned bass fishing tournaments and Expos, and through multiple FLW media channels, which include FLWFishing.com and FLW Bass Fishing magazine. Bass Pro Shops gift cards will be featured each month in the FLW Monthly Member Giveaways, and the brand will headline exclusive content across FLW’s social media outlets, which are viewed by hundreds of thousands of outdoor enthusiasts.

In addition to the High School Fishing events, Bass Pro Shops will also be the presenting sponsor of multiple YETI FLW College Fishing tournaments. Select tournaments across all circuits will have registration and/or weigh-in hosted at Bass Pro Shops store locations, and FLW will be showcased in the annual Bass Pro Shops Gone Fishing events planned for summer.

Visit FLWFishing.com for more details or to find out how to start a club at your school.

2017 Bass Pro Shops FLW High School Fishing Opens:

May 6 Wisconsin Open & Iowa State Championship Mississippi River @ La Crosse

May 13 Missouri Open Truman Lake

May 14 California Open & State Championship California Delta

May 20 Virginia Open & State Championship Claytor Lake

June 3 Minnesota Open Mississippi River

June 10 Michigan Open & State Championship Detroit River

Sept. 9 Louisiana Open Ouachita River

Sept. 16 Maryland Open Potomac River

Sept. 23 Pennsylvania Open Raystown Lake

Sept. 30 Indiana Open Lake Monroe

Oct. 7 Illinois Open Lake Springfield

Oct.14 New York Open Oneida Lake

Oct. 21 Oklahoma Open Grand Lake

Oct. 28 Ohio Open Caesar Creek

Nov. 4 Kentucky Open Lake Cumberland

Nov. 18 Tennessee Open Norris Lake

Dec. 2 Georgia Open Lake Lanier

Dec. 9 Florida Open St. Johns River

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They Just Want to Eat – By Bruce Callis – May 4,2017

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They Just Want to Eat – By Bruce Callis – May 4,2017

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The FLW Tour presented by General Tire at Beaver Lake was a wild event with lake levels rising more then 12 feet. Anglers had to endure wind, rain (more than 9 inches Saturday alone), debris, muddy water, and moving bass as then attempted to land a 5 fish limit each day and dreams of getting to hoist the winner’s trophy high on the final day. Johnny McCombs managed to stay just a little bit ahead of his competitors and winning $100,200 as he lived a dream.
Jason Reyes finished 2nd with 44 pounds 11 ounces, Bryan Thrift finished 3rd with 43 pounds 3 ounces, Keith Bryan finished 4th with 42 pounds 14 ounces and Cody Meyer rounded out the top 5 with 40 pounds 10 ounces. Out of the top 5, only Thrift and Bryan caught a 20 fish limit, Meyer and Reyes caught 18 fish and McCombs only had 17 bass over the four days.
Rising water, especially a rise of 12 feet makes fishing tough, but it is what we do! We go out no matter what to enjoy the sport we love, to live our passion. Bass don’t care who we are. They don’t care if we are standing on a bank, in a cheap kayak, on a barely floatable jon boat, or in a $70,000 bass boat. They don’t care if we are male or female, tall or short, young or old. They don’t care about our skin color, how much we make, if we are using old lures we have had for years or new ones, whether we are using the cheapest models or the most expensive. They only care about what is available to eat.
Fishing can be humbling on one day, and the best day ever the next. We live the highs and lows, sometimes all in one day. But it is our passion, it is who we are. We come back over and over, because of the thrill, the relaxation, the oneness, or what ever feeling or emotion each of us get by being there.
We live our dreams usually without any fan fare. We celebrate our highs and lows only with select friends, because they are just like us. But sometimes, we dip into the dark to help us get through, thinking it will make us better. If we are lucky, we have that friend that will help us overcome the demon. But sometimes, the demon grabs us and holds on so strongly, we can’t see the way out. Fishing doesn’t care if we faced demons and walked away or if we slipped. Fishing is about enjoyment. The bass don’t care, they just want to eat.
Johnny McCombs fished the FLW tour, faced the demon and lost, found the way out of the darkness and once again has risen to fish on the FLW Tour. He has reached 2 big pinnacles of life, he has made a choice to be clean and now has a tour victory to his name. Only time will tell if he continues to stare down the demons. But if his passion stays strong, I believe he will win. I pray it will be. Life is short, too short, make the most of it, be that friend we all need. We can do it!
The bass don’t care, they just want to eat.

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CALIFORNIA DELTA READIES FOR COSTA FLW SERIES WESTERN DIVISION EVENT PRESENTED BY POWER-POLE

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BETHEL ISLAND, Calif. (May 3, 2017) – As many as 400 pros and co-anglers are set to compete in the Costa FLW Series Western Division event at the California Delta, May 11-13. The tournament, which is presented by Power-Pole, is the second of three regular-season events scheduled in the Western Division. Pros will be competing for a top award of up to $40,000 in cash and a new Ranger Z518C boat with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard.

“Everything is running a little late on the Delta this year,” said Costa FLW Series pro Mark Lassagne of San Ramon, California, who finished 15^th on the Delta when the Series visited in 2016. “Three weeks ago, it got really warm and the fish were moving up and had started spawning. Then a bunch of nasty weather came in and it cooled off. It’s starting to warm up again, but we are 100-percent going to see fish in all three phases of the spawn in this event.

“The weather is going to be the huge factor,” Lassagne continued. “If the wind doesn’t blow and it’s clear, this is going to be a really good sight-fishing tournament. It could be a good topwater time. Drop-shotting Yamamoto Senkos and Roboworms are always strong. ChatterBaits could definitely come into play. Swimming a jig, spinnerbaits, squarebill crankbaits – it’s changing day-to-day.”

Lassagne said that although the Delta has more than 1100 miles of shore line to fish, the lake is fishing somewhat smaller than normal. He expects areas like Frank’s Tract, Mildred Island and Mandeville Island to be extremely popular for tournament anglers.

“There is always the possibility of seeing a 30-pound bag,” Lassagne said. “I think someone is going to catch 30 pounds on the first day, then back it up with 15 pounds on Day Two and another 15 to 18 pounds on Day 3. My guess is that it will take right around 60 pounds to win this event.”

Anglers will take off from Russo’s Marina, located at 3995 Willow Road in Bethel Island, at 6 a.m. PDT each day. Weigh-ins will be held at the park each day beginning at 2 p.m. Takeoffs and weigh-ins are free and open to the public. The event is hosted by Russo’s Marina and the Sugar Barge RV Resort & Marina.

In Costa FLW Series regular-season competition, payouts are based on the number of participants competing in the event. At the California Delta, pros will fish for as much as $40,000 and a Ranger Z518C boat with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard if Ranger Cup qualified. Co-anglers will cast for a Ranger Z175 boat with a 90-horsepower Evinrude outboard, and an additional $5,000 if Ranger Cup qualified.

The Costa FLW Series consists of five U.S. divisions – Central, Northern, Southeastern, Southwestern and Western. Each division consists of three tournaments with competitors vying for valuable points that could earn them the opportunity to fish in the Costa FLW Series Championship. The 2017 Costa FLW Series Championship is being held Nov. 2-4 on Kentucky Lake in Paris, Tennessee.

For complete details and updated information visit FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the Costa FLW Series on Facebook at Facebook.com/FLWFishing and on Twitter at Twitter.com/FLWFishing.

YETI FLW COLLEGE FISHING SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE HEADS TO CALIFORNIA DELTA

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YETI FLW COLLEGE FISHING SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE HEADS TO CALIFORNIA DELTA

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BETHEL ISLAND, Calif. (May 3, 2017) – YETI FLW College Fishing is heading to the California Delta May 13 for the second of three regular-season stops in the Western Conference. A full field of college fishing clubs will be competing for the top award of a $2,000 club scholarship and a berth into the 2018 College Fishing National Championship.

“Usually you can go out this time of year and have no problem catching five fish, but the weather has everything late this year and the Delta has been fishing a little tough lately,” said Costa FLW Series pro Mark Lassagne of San Ramon, California, who guides on the Delta and also publishes the acclaimed Bass Angler Magazine. “However, it’s the Delta and the potential is always there to catch a 30-pound limit.”

Lassagne said that if he was a college angler fishing in this tournament that he would target protected areas around Frank’s Tract or Little Mandeville.

“High tide will be around 8 or 9 a.m., and you’ll want to find an area where the fish can’t go any further – the rock walls,” Lassagne said. “Look for slow current areas by rock walls with a lot of weeds, and throw in between the rocks and the weeds. Jigs, drop-shot rigs and Yamamoto Senkos will all be strong. If the fish are active you can throw a squarebill, spinnerbait or ChatterBait as well. We call it the ‘slop’ – the section between the rocks and the weeds.

“They are going to see fish in all three phases of the spawn,” Lassagne went on to say. “There are a few key areas where they are biting really well, and the key for these college teams will be to figure out what those fish want, that day.”

Anglers will take off from Russo’s Marina, located at 3995 Willow Road in Bethel Island, at 6:30 a.m. PDT Saturday. Weigh-in will be held at the Marina beginning at 1 p.m. Takeoff and weigh-in are free and open to the public.

Schools are allowed to register up until the morning of the tournament. Entries may be made either by phone or at CollegeFishing.com.

Schools registered to compete in the California Delta tournament, which is hosted by Russo’s Marina and Sugar Barge RV Resort, include:

California Polytechnic State University – Clayton Lauchland, Lodi, Calif., and Christopher Leclair, Santa Clarita, Calif.

California Polytechnic State University-Pomona – Nick Rinauro, San Jose, Calif., and Alec Pitts, Santa Rosa, Calif.

California State University-Chico – Tyler Firebaugh, Danville, Calif., and Chad Sweitzer, Chico, Calif.

California State University-Chico – Jakob Conlan and Frank Tomasello, both of Morgan Hill, Calif.

California State University-Chico – Travis Strain and Sean Huber, both of Chico, Calif.

Grand Canyon University – Joseph Dwyer, Scottsdale, Ariz., and Cody Blood, Galt, Ariz.

FLW College Fishing teams compete in three regular-season qualifying tournaments in one of five conferences – Central, Northern, Southern, Southeastern and Western. The top ten teams from each division’s three regular-season tournaments and the top 20 teams from the annual FLW College Fishing Open will advance to the 2018 FLW College Fishing National Championship. Additional teams will qualify for the National Championship if the field size in regular-season events exceeds 100 boats.

College Fishing is free to enter. All participants must be registered, full-time students at a college, university or community college and members of a college fishing club that is recognized by their school.

For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow College Fishing on Facebook at Facebook.com/FLWFishing and on Twitter at Twitter.com/FLWFishing. Visit FLWFishing.com to sign up or to start a club at your school.

College Student Wins ‘Fish With Gerald Swindle’ Sweepstakes

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Brendan Baker of Jefferson City, Mo., is the winner of the “Bassmaster Fish With Gerald Swindle Sweepstakes.” With his win, Baker gets the chance to fish with Bassmaster Elite Series pro Gerald Swindle, among additional prizes.

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College Student Wins ‘Fish With Gerald Swindle’ Sweepstakes

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — At just 20 years old, Brendan Baker of Jefferson City, Mo., has been given an opportunity that many B.A.S.S. fans dream of — a chance to fish with defending Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year Gerald Swindle.

The biggest catch, he only entered the “Bassmaster Fish With Gerald Swindle Sweepstakes” once! Talk about luck of the draw.

“This cannot be real!” Baker exclaimed after learning he was the lucky winner. “I was literally in shock and couldn’t believe I just won my very own bass boat.”

Baker is an avid bass fisherman who attends Missouri State University. He fell in love with fishing at a young age, thanks to the time his father and grandfather spent teaching him all about the sport. He enjoys fishing local bodies of water with his 12-year-old brother, Connor, and he says they spend at least five days a week on the water in the summer.

Baker will take a trip to a to-be-determined location to fish with Swindle. The trip includes airfare, ground transportation, hotel accommodations and $500 in spending money.

In addition to the fishing trip with Swindle, Baker received a Triton 17 TX bass boat with Mercury 60-horsepower 4-stroke engine, Humminbird Helix 12 fishfinder, Minn Kota Ultrex trolling motor, a set of four KMC or XD wheels and one set of Odyssey Marine batteries. He also won prize packs from T-H Marine, Zoom Baits, Sunline, Dude Wipes, Rod Glove and War Eagle, plus a GoPro Hero5, Huk All Weather jacket and bib, Quantum Smoke HD baitcast combo, Rigid deck light kit, and Swindle’s Toyota Bassmaster Elite Series jersey, autographed by “the G-man” himself. His total winnings were $32,500.

When asked if he was nervous about fishing with one of the most well-known pros in the sport, Baker said, “I wouldn’t say I’m nervous to fish with Gerald, I’m just excited for the opportunity and extremely blessed. I can’t wait to learn some tips from a pro angler.”

Fans will have another shot at winning soon, when the Ultimate Tundra Giveaway Sweepstakes kicks off on May 15.

The grand prize will include a Toyota Tundra SR5 Double Cab 4X4 as well as an additional accessories package. The total value of this prize is $44,511.

Fishing fans can enter daily until Friday, Sept. 15, at Bassmaster.com/Sweepstakes.

Set the Hook! with Pat Rose – Apr 22, 2017 Featuring Scott Martin & Brandon Card

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This week’s guests were were FLW Tour Pro Scott Martin and BASS Pro Brandon Card.

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Set the Hook! with Pat Rose – Apr 15, 2017 Featuring John Murray, Michael Iaconelli & Nelson Poore

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Our guests this week were Bassmaster Elite Series Pro John Murray,Bassmaster Elite Series Pro Michael Iaconelli, and sitting in for Darren Gallaher was Nelson Poore.

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SOUTH FLORENCE HIGH SCHOOL WINS TBF HIGH SCHOOL FISHING SOUTH CAROLINA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP AT LAKE MURRAY

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SOUTH FLORENCE HIGH SCHOOL WINS TBF HIGH SCHOOL FISHING SOUTH CAROLINA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP AT LAKE MURRAY

PROSPERITY, S.C. (May 3, 2017) – The South Florence High School duo of Tommy Floyd of Coward, South Carolina, and James Gibbons of Timmonsville, South Carolina, brought a five-bass limit to the scale Saturday weighing 19 pounds, 3 ounces, to win the 2017 TBF High School Fishing South Carolina State Championship tournament on Lake Murray in Prosperity, South Carolina. The win advanced the team to the 2017 High School Fishing National championship, held June 27-July 1 at Pickwick Lake in Florence, Alabama.

A field of 53 teams competed in the no-entry fee tournament, which launched from Dreher Island State Park in Prosperity. In FLW/TBF High School Fishing competition, the top 10-percent of teams competing advance to the High School Fishing National Championship.

The top five teams on Lake Murray that advanced to the 2017 High School Fishing National Championship were:

1st: South Florence High School – Tommy Floyd, Coward, S.C., and James Gibbons, Timmonsville, S.C., (five bass, 19-3)

2nd: Union County High School – Hunter Enlow, Union, S.C., and Creed Fowler, Jonesville, S.C., (five bass, 14-15)

3rd: Woodruff High School – Nick Collier and Austin Lanford, both of Woodruff, S.C., (five bass, 12-11)

4th: North Augusta High School – Kyler McKie and Michael Burch, both of North Augusta, S.C., (three bass, 11-12)

5th: Woodruff High School – Justin Greene and Caleb Ownby, both of Woodruff, S.C., (five bass, 11-11)

Rounding out the top 10 teams were:

5th: Spring Hill High School – Grant Tomlin, Chapin, S.C., and Wes Grindstaff, Irmo, S.C., (three bass, 10-14)

5th: Woodruff High School – Cole Gore, Enoree, S.C., and Clayton Caldwell, Woodruff, S.C., (five bass, 10-12)

5th: Gilbert High School – J.T. Vining and Tucker Veronee, both of Gilbert, S.C., (four bass, 10-5)

9th: South Florence High School – Cole Drummond, Effingham, S.C., and Piercen Lynch, Timmonsville, S.C., (four bass, 9-1)

10th: Woodmont High School, Piedmont, S.C. – Austin Davis and Auston Bennett, (five bass, 7-13)

Complete results from the event have been posted at HighSchoolFishing.org.

Photos from the event can be found at the TBF High School Fishing Facebook page at Facebook.com/hsfishing.

The 2017 TBF High School Fishing South Carolina State Championship was a two-person (team) event for students in grades 7-12, open to any Student Angler Federation (SAF) affiliated high school club in the state of Florida. The top 10 percent of each Challenge, Open, and state championship field will advance to the High School Fishing National Championship. The High School Fishing national champions will each receive a $5,000 college scholarship to the school of their choice.

In addition to the High School Fishing National Championship, all High School Fishing anglers nationwide automatically qualify for the world’s largest high school bass tournament, the 2017 High School Fishing World Finals, held in conjunction with the National Championship. At the 2016 World Finals more than $60,000 in scholarships and prizes were awarded.

Full schedules and the latest announcements are available at HighSchoolFishing.org and FLWFishing.com.

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