What: Student Angler Federation Open Tournament - Hosted by Marble Falls High School Fishing Team

Where: Lake Austin - loop 360 bridge

Who: Any 9th, 10th, 11th, or 12th Grade students that is a TBF SAF member. Students must have a boat and adult boat captain - pairing of students with boat captains will be coordinated ahead of time if possible.

Why: Marble Falls High School Fishing Club - open tournament to raise awareness of competitive HS bass fishing and to share that fun with the Austin area.

When: November 3, 2012 Registration 6:00AM, Safety Meeting 6:45AM, Launch at safe light, Weigh-In 2:00PM.

Format: Students compete as individuals but will be paired with an adult boat captain (2 students per boat). Each student can weigh in 5 legal bass. Prizes for overall total 5 fish weight, and one prize for biggest bass brought in. Boats need to be at least 16' with working live well, lights, and kill switch.

Cost: $10 per student for tournament fee. Park entrance fees are up to each individual.

SAF Membership: $25 a year for SAF membership, includes free entry into the 2013 State Championships and free entry into the 2013 High School Fishing World Finals. They will also be eligible for other SAF opens (entry fees determined by schools and clubs holding them). To become a member see http://highschoolfishing.org

Our goal is to get as many students we can get fishing, so please contact us with any questions. If you are interested in helping out as boat captain or sponsorships we would love to talk to you as well.

Scott

Flyer

My son is in the 5th grade and can't wait until he is old enough to try to form a team at our small school. Breaks my heart!

There are middle school events and clubs. Federation of Student Anglers fishingstudents.com is forming chapter level clubs in various areas which means your middle schoolers can competitive fish and represent their school, without the big hassle of building a school club. I'm involved in our Lone Star chapter covering the Austin area. You might check it out and see what's in your area. As with most extra curricular events and clubs, we always need parent volunteers to make things work though.

If your 16 do you have to have an adult in ur boat?

whiterocklakeBASSIN - I'll send you a private message to discuss further. Thanks for your interest...

Scott

Hi... I am an avid 14 year old bass fisherman and I had a few questions. First off, I have a nice nitro and my Dad could be a boat captain....but I was wondering if i could bring a buddy of mine who doesn't have a boat with me to fish in the tournament? He has a passion for bass fishing but doesn't have the circumstances to own a boat, so I wanted to take him and let him fish in a tounrament. I know we couldn't be partners but i still want to take him. Also the day of the tournament I turn 15 years old...so would I compete in the 15-18 year old divison? My last question is would I get to fish in my own boat and my dad would be my captain, or would I fish in another boat with another captain? Thank You

texasfisherman1 - That's awesome you and your buddy want to fish, and we'd love to have you join us! Both you and your buddy just need to be SAF members, and you can both fish with your dad as the captain - no problem... Sounds like a great birthday present to come fish a tournament. We don't have any age divisions in this tournament - we will just have 1st-3rd places overall and 1 big bass award. The sign-up form will at the ramp on tournament day (I'll try to get that on here asap) but basically just have your SAF membership number ready.
What town will you be coming from?

thats great....we will be coming from Midlothian,(about 30 miles south of Dallas)

When is your next tournament scheduled?

Keep an eye on SAF Open Tournaments Page for different High School tournaments. Marble Falls will be hosting the State Tournament in March at Lake LBJ so that's probably our next big focus from our club.

For those fishing tomorrow... I'm a little late, but please fill out these forms and bring with you (each student), or plan on filling them out at registration in the morning at the ramp.

Sign-up Form

Waiver Form