Category: Youth News

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

A day in the life of TWO NGJWC Anglers

My 2009 National Guard World Jr. Championship The 2009 NGJWC was an amazing experience I will never forget. I learned so much while I was there. I really appreciated the seminar on how to market your self for sponsorships. It was loaded with information that I really needed and that will definitely help me out …

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Eckert and Messer are World Champions

Win their age group in the 2009 National Guard TBF Junior World Championship $42,000 in scholarships and Berkley product grants awarded 01.Aug.2009 PITTSBURGH – Zack Messer of Aiken, S.C., won the 15 to 18 age bracket and Daryk Eckert of Stockport, Ohio, won the 11 to 14 age bracket in the National Guard Junior World …

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Around the TBF – April 09 Monthly Youth Newsletter

Spring is in the air!! And hopefully the area that you live in is finally free of snow and frozen lakes! With the occasional outburst of semi-warm weather we are starting to see some Youth Activity across the country. First of all, many of you are hard at work with our Reel Kids Casting Competitions. …

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Kids and our Future, That’s what fishing is all about!

By Ken Gibbs, Indiana Bass Federation Youth Director During the Indianapolis Boat, Sport, and Travel show I had a chance to talk with a young man by the name of Kenny Burkhart. This young man was at one time one of the Indiana Bass Federation’s junior anglers who participated in a junior club, fished the …

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