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WHAT’S MAKING NEWS IN THE BASS FEDERATION
By Dan Johnson
CHASTAIN, OTT WIN GEORGIA HSF STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
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he Student Angler Federation’s 2018 High School
Fishing State Championship schedule began Saturday,
Feb. 10 as 62 Georgia high school teams competed on
West Point Lake.
Challenging spring conditions including cold water mud-
died by recent rains tested the field’s skills. Many of the
young competitors elected to fan-cast shallow water along
chunk rock banks using crankbaits, jigs, spinnerbaits and lip-
less crankbaits.
When the dust settled, Thomas Chastain and Carter Ott
of the Gilmer Fishing Club took top honors with a five-bass
limit weighing 15 pounds, 5 ounces.
The top six teams qualified for the upcoming High
School Fishing National Championship June 27-30 on
Pickwick Lake at McFarland Park in Florence, Ala.
The 2018 High School Fishing tournament schedule con-
sists of 65 events spread throughout the U.S. and Canada.
There is no limit to the number of teams accepted from
each school or club, and there is no tournament entry fee.
For a full schedule of events, or to register, please visit high-
schoolfishing.org.
Drake Reeves (left) and Trayton Gay finished runner-up on West Point Lake.
Georgia State Championship Top 10
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Carter Ott (left) and Thomas Chastain with their state
championship-winning limit.
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Thomas Chastain and Carter Ott
Gilmer Fishing Club – 15-5
Drake Reeves and Trayton Gay
Troup High School – 14-15
Sam Holley and Jake Holley
Jackson County High School Fishing Club – 14-9
Cal Culpepper and Mason Waddell
Harris County High School – 14-0
Tanner Hadden and Cy Casey
Greenbrier High School – 12-11
Lee Rose and Carter Koza
Mount Paran Christian High School – 11-15
Karston Hopson and Cole Hopson
Georgia HS Fishing – 10-14
Jacob Blumling and Coleman Johnson
Greenbrier High School Bass Club – 10-7
Maddux Walters and Ryan Jackson
North Forsyth High School – 10-3
Chris Carroll and Payton Caldwell
Heard Country High School – 9-06
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