THE BASS FEDERATION
TBF ANNOUNCES 2021 EVENTS SCHEDULE
THE BASS FEDERATION ’ S STUDENT ANGLER Federation ( SAF ) has announced its 2021 High School Fishing schedule . Offering more opportunities than ever before , the schedule includes 48 SAF High School Fishing State Championships , two Open Challenge events ( including the Bass Pro Shops / Cabela ’ s Early Bird Open ), 16 state high school athletic association-sanctioned tournaments , as well as a number of FLW High School Fishing Opens and the pinnacle event in all of high school fishing : the 12th-annual High School Fishing World Finals and National Championship .
Available dates and locations are listed on the website at highschoolfishing . org .
In 2021 , across all SAF-sanctioned events , more than 35,000 anglers are expected to participate in the program . Between the TBF and FLW major events , there will be 75- plus tournaments in which to compete , plus hundreds of other events through local SAF-sanctioned trails .
“ As the founders of the national high school fishing movement back in 2007 , we continue to see the program grow and get more young anglers and families out into the outdoors ,” says TBF President Robert Cartlidge . “ For us , it has never been about ‘ growing the sport of tournament fishing ,’ which is one reason why we will not pay cash to kids at our youth events ; we do scholarships and prizes only .
“ For us , our high school and youth program under the SAF umbrella is and always has been about education through fishing and getting people into the outdoors . It ’ s not about trying to win some money or getting a sponsor patch on your shirt . It ’ s about having some clean family fun .
“ We ’ re proud to have had our partners in fishing at FLW be the very first to join us in the national high school fishing arena . Together , we provide more fishing opportunities for not just for youth anglers but all anglers than anyone else in the world . We will continue to jointly push the programs forward to accomplish those goals .”
SAF-sanctioned national events will continue advancement opportunities , with one in 10 teams from each TBF and SAF and / or FLW State Championship , Challenge or Open events earning a spot in the National Championship . All SAF members worldwide are eligible to compete in the High School Fishing World Finals , where in the 2020 iteration , anglers were offered a record $ 3.2 million in college scholarships and prizes .
Additionally , high school anglers who win an SAF state championship and are 16 years old or older ( one or both team members ) will be offered a High School TBF Living The Dream package , a TBF sponsorship for a year that includes : fully paid adult TBF competitor membership and advancement opportunities to represent their home state in a TBF National Semi-Final as a co-angler with fully paid entry fees . From there , the sky ’ s the limit , as they could qualify for the TBF Federation National Championship .
Additional SAF events are being added every day . For the latest events lineup , visit highschoolfishing . org .
Complete rules are also available at highschoolfishing . org and at FLWFishing . com
Registration for the 2021 season opens Nov . 1 , 2020 . For SAF High School Fishing State Championships , each team must compete in the state in which their school is located . Teams from all states can compete in an SAF Challenge event and FLW High School Fishing Open tournament . Entries for all State Championships , SAF Challenge events or State Athletic Association events should be made at highschoolfishing . org or by calling TBF at 580.765.9031 . Entries for FLW Open events should be made at FLWFishing . com or by calling 272.252.1000 . There is no limit to the number of teams accepted into a tournament from each school or club except per State Athletic Association rules and in those events only .
All TBF / SAF and FLW High School Fishing tournaments are free to enter . Tournaments are two-person ( team ) events for students in grades 9-12 ( one members of each team can be in 7th or 8th grade ), plus an adult boat captain , and open to any SAF-affiliated high school club .
ABOUT THE BASS FEDERATION
THE BASS FEDERATION INC ., ( TBF ) is a member of the Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame . TBF is owned by those we serve and dedicated to the sport of fishing . The Federation is the largest and oldest organized grassroots fishing , youth and conservation organization . TBF , our affiliated state federations and their member clubs , conduct more than 20,000 events each year and have provided a foundation for the entire bass fishing industry for more than 50 years . TBF founded the Student Angler Federation and the National High School Fishing program in 2007 to promote clean family fun and education through fishing , and are proud partners in fishing with FLW . Visit bassfederation . com or highschoolfishing . org and “ LIKE US ” on Facebook .
Contact TBF : Send us your club stories . If you have a question or want to know more about TBF , which is YOUR organization , drop us a line at FAQ @ bassfederation . com . Above all else , thank you for being a member of The Bass Federation . n
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