Bass fishing proposed as a Missouri high school activity

sTony · Post by **sTony** » Wed Feb 11, 2009 9:10 am

Picture this: Spectators in bleachers tensely watch as points are posted on a scoreboard, cheerleaders wave pompoms and young athletes sweat out a close contest.

A typical high school game or match? Well, not quite.

Someday, this scene may take place at a Missouri reservoir â€” as part of a high-school bass fishing tournament.

Donâ€™t laugh.

Once you get over the unlikely prospect of a student lettering in bass fishing or getting a scholarship to fish for some Division I school, consider this: Bass fishing already has become a recognized high school activity in Illinois. And a group of fishermen in the bass-rich Ozarks are pushing for the sport to gain the same status in Missouri.

â€œI know I would have had more interest in school if there had been a bass fishing team,â€

basssjk · Post by **basssjk** » Wed Feb 11, 2009 3:06 pm

Hey Tony

We already have high school "fishing clubs" down here in San Diego. They have a tournamnet agianst one another once a year. Next step, sanctioned high school Bass Fishing tournaments. This is a great idea. Give these kids something good to do.

Kelly

big bass beckstrom · Post by **big bass beckstrom** » Wed Feb 11, 2009 3:21 pm

I wish my high school had a bass fishing program that would be pretty fun. I think its a good idea, but it would be a very long time before that would be able to happen in california.

Dan Stahlman · Post by **Dan Stahlman** » Wed Feb 11, 2009 3:53 pm

Not so. There is a class at Kelysville highschool in Lake County that has a Bass Fishing class. There is a waiting list to get into it. They recently had a tournament and two young girls won it. A lot of us around here donated lures etc. to help them out. Who says Lake County is backward??

Austen · Post by **Austen** » Wed Feb 11, 2009 3:54 pm

i would love to have that at my school. the only thing we have is a club which is still pretty cool. TROUT ONLY THOUGH

Nick_Barr · Post by **Nick_Barr** » Wed Feb 11, 2009 10:07 pm

I am the President and founder of my High School Fishing Club. We have roughly about 40 members and it is an all species club. We have brought up the idea of holding a tournament, next year hopefully.

It would be great to see it in Washington, but this state is so stuck in Salmon Fishing, I don't know if it would come soon.