High School Fishing World Finals

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Russellville Tourism Executive Director Christie Graham said: “Russellville is excited to be the host site for the 2010 High School Fishing World Finals. We look forward to having these high school students and their families here for the week, which will bring great economic impact into our community as well as allow them to see what a great lake area we have.” TBF President Robert Cartlidge said: “The event will be centered on education, scholarships, catching fish and having fun; we intend to do all this with no entry fee to the event. In the future, there will be a format for who attends the event. However, the first one will be the tournament that anglers years from now will look back on and say, ‘I fished the first one in Russellville,’ and we want to include as many as we can. “The Student Anglers Federation has grown rapidly, and our team has put together a unique plan to handle as many high school teams who wish to register and try their hand at becoming the first High School Fishing World Champion,” Cartlidge continued. “If we have 100 boats or 1,000 boats this first year, we’re ready for that; the more the better for the kids. Over time, we will grow. Our plan is unlike anything the fishing industry has ever seen, and it will accommodate more boats at one event than there has ever been and do it in a fair and competitive format.” The High School Fishing World Finals was designed around a very unique model never used in the fishing industry, but still incorporates items from the sport’s longest running and most successful events. The event will settle into a home much like “March Madness” is with basketball. High School anglers and their families will know July is the time to vacation to the High School Fishing World Finals. The importance of education will be reinforced during the event with two simple written quizzes required of each contestant, one on boater safety and ethics and one on invasive species and conservation. The results will have an impact on the final weights and event outcome. As stated, the event field is virtually unlimited in size to be as inclusive as possible. TBF organizers want to grow the event to 1,000 or more boats competing and have a solid plan to properly manage those numbers. There will be no entry fees for the high school teams. Each Student Angler Federation-affiliated high school club can send as many two-person teams as they wish this first year. Each team secures its own boat to fish from and an adult non-fishing boat captain over 21 years old to drive the boat. The event’s payout will be in the form of thousands of dollars in post-high school education scholarships, medals and trophies, and significant prizes for the anglers and for their High Schools. Students from all public and private schools that have graduated from the eighth grade, but have not started their freshman year of college, are eligible to compete on a high school fishing team. Lake Dardanelle will go off limits on Tuesday, July 6, to all competitors until the start of the first practice day July 18. There will be multiple activities during the week, culminating with official tournament days of July 22-24. Full details, entry forms and rules can be found on the Web site at highschoolfishing.org.

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Bonus Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Total Team/School Ounces Fish/Wgt Fish/Wgt Fish/Wgt Fish/Wgt 1 Jared Raymer‐=Ethan Snyder Meade County High School 0‐=12 3/3 7‐=09 4/4 12‐=10 5/5 16‐=02 5/5 16‐=02 2 Thomas Chambers‐=Brandon Koon North Canyon High School 0‐=12 2/2 4‐=12 5/5 15‐=09 5/5 14‐=08 5/5 14‐=08 3 Sawyer Grace‐=Austen Cathcart Russelleville High School 0‐=12 2/1 5‐=07 5/4 13‐=06 5/5 12‐=03 5/5 12‐=03 4 Austin Moody‐=Aimee A Cresswell Dover High School 0‐=12 3/3 11‐=05 5/5 18‐=10 5/4 10‐=14 5/4 10‐=14 5 Jonny Schultz‐=Thomas Rose, Jr Episcopal Collegiate School 0‐=12 5/5 15‐=02 2/2 4‐=10 3/3 8‐=05 3/3 8‐=05 6 Sam Starr‐=Brady Sherman McPherson High School 0‐=12 3/3 7‐=11 4/4 10‐=09 3/3 8‐=00 3/3 8‐=00 7 Jordan Burdette‐=Brandon Merical Farragut High School 0‐=12 5/5 16‐=00 2/2 5‐=07 High School Fishing World Finals High School Team Tournament Standings 7/22/2010 ‐= 7/24/2010 2010 HSFWF