NEWMAN , HATCH WIN HIGH SCHOOL FISHING WORLD FINALS
Soon after Clepper and Ford won the National Championship , their attention turned to the championship of the TBF High School Fishing World Finals , the culmination of a four-day event that featured more than 400 teams . The Top 10 teams from the National Championship advanced to take on 21 other qualifiers , some from as far away as South Africa , in the one-day final .
Wes Newman and Kendall Hatch from Virginia came away with the win after catching three bass for 13-7 , beating out second-place team Walker Krampitz and Brady Matz from Minnesota by 2-1 for the trophy .
Newman and Hatch are picture-perfect examples of the “ never give up ” opportunity of the World Finals Second Chance Round : While they went fishless for two days during the National Championship , the duo managed to catch three bass for 11-7 in the Second Chance Round , good enough to finish sixth . Thanks to their Top 10 finish that day , they qualified to fish one more day on Pickwick , with every remaining team ’ s weight resetting to zero .
The Virginia duo connected with a three-bass limit for the second day in a row , this time for 13-7 – good enough to win the World Finals by more than 2 pounds .
Newman and Hatch earned over $ 440,000 in college scholarships , two 6-foot-tall trophies and several other prizes for their win .
The High School Fishing World Finals and National Championship will be back next summer in La Crosse , Wisconsin ( June 19-24 ).
SAF World Finals Top 10 Teams
1 . Wes Newman & Kendall Hatch 13-7 | Chickahominy & Walsingham
2 . Walker Krampitz & Brady Matz 11-6 | Owatonna Huskies
3 . Kade Surratt & Hunter Brewer 11-5 | Lawrence County Wildcats
4 . Walker Larue & Joe Vaulton 10-9 | Alcoa High School
5 . Will Thomas & Michael Arienzo 10-7 | Morgan County High School
6 . Elijah Benson & Braedon Hubbart 10-0 | Dawson County Tigers
7 . Joel Gentle & Tyler Bryant 9-14 | Lake County High School
8 . Landen Dixon & Floyd Weaver Jr . 9-9 | Citronell Wildcats
9 . Jake Brown & Preston Kolisek 9-7 | Loretto Mustangs
10 . Brendan Vinton & Chase Martin 9-3 | Randolph Galloping Ghosts
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