Stay away from women ! They take your fishing $ and cut into your fishing time! Don't let anyone tell you something cant be done , anything is possible if you put your mind to it. You will need to go to college and get you a good job so you can afford to fish . You need to get into a career that pays well and you get weekends off. But that's easier said than done but at least it will give you something to think about. Good luck ....maybe I will donate you some $ if we ever fish against each other in a tournament....LOL

Best advice yet, got married and had kids back in the 90's. That sank my chance at making it. Love my wife and kids and I'd still do it all again.......I'd like to add just because I have been down that road, I actually got to here Rick Clunn speak about this years ago and have talked to a few pros about making it as well, so here goes this is what you need to do and don't let go of your dreams no matter what. If you stay focused it will happen:
Save your money and enter as an amateur in any major pro/am style tournament. Walmart BFL, Bassmaster Open, FLW, etc. don't worry to much about winning but soak up the knowledge like a sponge. Next acquire your self a bass boat of some sort,a 17 foot starter rig used and equipped as best you can afford and practice as much as you can. Work toward acquiring that career that will allow you to afford this sport. I became an industrial mechanic back in the early 80's, if you get the right spot you can make close to a 6 figure income doing this if not better. Sell the 17 foot rig after it is paid for and move up to something a little bigger and better, repeat this process until you are in the rig that makes you feel you are competitive. At this point is where the rubber meets the road. Go back and enter the same Pro/Ams you fished before but this time as a pro. Don't try to win just focus on trying to bring a limit to the scales every day. Try to finish in the top 25 regularly and this will get you noticed, getting you noticed will get you sponsors. Sponsors will pay your bills not tournament winnings. Most guys spend far more money than they win unless they win The Classic or an FLW Championship. At some point go to a junior college and take a public speaking course and anything that will help you in Public Relations.....my two cents

Something to keep in mind, I don't know exaclty how fishing teams are governed in regards to collegiate sports, but in other collegiate sports, i.e. Basketball, football, baseball, etc if you are sponsored and take money and/or free goods in exchange for service, you may remove yourself from receiving any scholarships because you would be considered a paid professional, deeming yourself intelligible to compete.

Again, I don't know about fishing, but something worth looking into.