GEORGIA STATE HIGH SCHOOL FISHING CHAMPIONSHIP HEADED TO LAKE LANIER
4/22/2014
Credit: Student Angler Federation
The 2014 schedule represents a major expansion of High School Fishing by FLW and The Bass Federation due to an increased demand.
WHEN: Saturday, May 3, 2014
WHERE: Georgia State High School Fishing Championship Lake Lanier Laurel Park 3100 Old Cleveland Highway Gainesville, Ga.
NOTES: The Georgia 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. Takeoff will be in the morning, at first safe light and weigh-in will be held at 3 p.m. Both takeoff and weigh-in are free and open to the public. For more information about this event contact the TBF National Youth Director Mark Gintert at (580) 716-4251 or (330) 993-0014.
A preliminary list of schools participating will not be available as teams can still register up until the morning of the event.
The top 10 percent from each TBF/FLW state championship field will advance to a High School Fishing conference championship along with the top 3 teams from each of the six 2014 High School Fishing Opens that coincide with the 2014 Walmart FLW Tour. The top 10 percent of each conference championship field will then advance to the High School Fishing National Championship, coinciding with the TBF National Championship and an FLW Tour stop in the spring of 2015. The High School Fishing national champions will each receive a $5,000 college scholarship to the school of their choice.
ABOUT THE BASS FEDERATION The Bass Federation Inc., (TBF) is owned by those we serve and dedicated to the sport of fishing. TBF is the largest and oldest, organized grassroots fishing organization. TBF affiliated state federations and their member clubs conduct more than 20,000 fishing, youth and conservation events at the local level each year and have provided a foundation for the entire bass fishing
