Category: Youth News

All youth stories (ACA, SAF, HSFWF, Juniors)

Maryville Middle School Bass Club in Tennessee

Heard the phrase, “Hook, line, and sinker?” Literally speaking fisherman want the fish to swallow the bait fully- hook, line, and sinker. This old adage refers to accepting another’s point of view.   It seems that Maryville Middle School in Maryville, TN has bought the idea of having a fishing club: hook, line, and sinker. In fact …

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High School Fishing – A Varsity Sport?

Yes, it can happen in your state! And it has already happened in Illinois and it is gaining momentum in other states.   So what does it take to get High School fishing approved as a sport? Well as you can imagine that answer varies from state to state.   Let’s start with Illinois; probably …

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Around the TBF Youth Newsletter – December 2009

This week I had the great opportunity to visit Maryville Middle School in Maryville Tennessee. They are the first Student Angler Federation school club that we have in the state of Tennessee and boy have they got it right! This school is almost a picture postcard of what we envisioned when we set out to …

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Collegiate Bass Fishing a Growing Sport

(Nov. 02, 2009 – Alexandria, VA.)… In college athletics, football and basketball reign supreme in televised competition. However, there’s a new sport in town that has begun to crown champions on a field of play far removed from the grid iron or field house – collegiate bass fishing. The sport’s governing body, the Association of …

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