TBF-FLW HIGH SCHOOL FISHING TOURNAMENT | January 17, 2016
Venue: Lake Okeechobee – Kissimmee River
Gail force winds and heavy rains forced a one-hour delay and a change of venue from Lake Okeechobee to the confines of the Kissimmee River. That did not prevent the team of Jacob Smith and Daniel Clark of Travelers Rest, SC from posting a 5-fish bag limit of 26.5 lbs to capture the season’s first Southeastern Regional Conference Qualifying Event. With heavy rain runoff mudding the river the boys looked for clean water and found it in a drainage ditch that dumped into the canal off the main river. Using Livingston Crankbaits in Guntersville Craw color, they reeled in the tournament’s Big Bass weighing 12.06 lbs and another weighing just over 10 lbs. What’s even more impressive was this one-day bag limit was the heaviest weight for the entire weekend which included the 3-day Costa FLW professional tournament held on Lake Okeechobee.
Congratulations to the boys!
Next Tournament The Carolina Early Bird Open on Lake Hartwell in Anderson, SC on February 21st. All interested anglers can register at www.HighSchoolFishing.org
- 1st Place: Jacob Smith & Daniel Clark, Nathan Smith; 5-fish, 26.5 lbs
Coach-boater: Nathan Smith
School: Travelers Rest HS, SC
Team: Devildog Anglers - 2nd Place: Cole Thompson & Nick Cora, Dale Thompson, 5-fish, 10.5 lbs
Coach-Boater: Dale Thompson
School: Harmony HS, Kissimmee, FL
Team: Long Horns - 3rd Place: James Brooks & Garrett Carter
Coach-Boater: Tom Brooks
School: First Coast HS, Jacksonville, FL
Team: First Coast Anglers - Big Bass: Jacob Smith & Daniel Clark, 12.062 lbs
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