Hometown: Haughton, La.
Grade Level: 12th
High School: Haughton High School
Fishing Team: Haughton Fishing Team and Bossier Parish Bass Team
Tournament Wins: 4
Top 5 Finishes: 10
Top 20 Finishes: 15
Extracurricular Acitivities: Baseball (3 years), Random Acts of Kindness Club (2 years), ACT Domination Club, FCA, Louisiana Boys State, Youth Fishing Challenge
Fishing Strengths: Utilizing forward-facing sonar while fishing both deep and shallow water, fishing stained-to-clear-water Southern fisheries and finesse-type lakes and fishing in tournament situations
Fishing Weaknesses: Decision-making, including when to change spots and how to adjust to certain conditions, etc.
Preferred Fishing Techniques: Fishing a jighead minnow with forward-facing sonar in deep water and fishing shallow cover with heavy tackle
Most Admired Angler: Probably Brandon Palaniuk because he seems to be a good, well-rounded person and has a great impact on the sport of fishing
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Business or Marketing
Social Media Handles: (FB) Carsen Adcock; (IG) carsenadcock_fishing
Hometown: Counce, Tenn.
Grade Level: 12th
High School: Hardin County High School
Fishing Team: Hardin County High School Fishing
Tournament Wins: 0
Top 5 Finishes: 4
Top 20 Finishes: 1
Extracurricular Acitivities: High School Band (6 years)
Fishing Strengths: Fishing slow and finesse fishing
Fishing Weaknesses: Crankbaiting and power fishing
Preferred Fishing Techniques: Fishing a jig
Most Admired Angler: I admire Tyler Williams because he mostly fishes with a jig like I do, and when I met him at the Wheeler Lake Elite Series event he was very nice and talked to me and my dad for a minute after the weigh-in
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Electrical
Social Media Handles: N/A
Hometown: Alva, Fla.
Grade Level: 11th
High School: Babcock High School
Fishing Team: Lake And Trail USA Youth Fishing Team
Tournament Wins: 4
Top 5 Finishes: 6
Top 20 Finishes: 8
Extracurricular Activities: Youth Group
(3 years), Church Fine Arts (2 years)
Fishing Strengths: Fishing shallow and offshore
Fishing Weaknesses: Fishing with big swimbaits
Preferred Fishing Techniques: Finesse fishing
Most Admired Angler: My dad — he inspires me and my work ethic
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Engineering
Social Media Handles: (IG) trevor.ray.allen
Hometown: Hope, Ark.
Grade Level: 12th
High School: Prescott High School
Fishing Team: Prescott High School Fishing Team
Tournament Wins: 2
Top 5 Finishes: 2
Top 20 Finishes: 6
Extracurricular Activities: Football (5 years), Track and Field (5 years)
Fishing Strengths: Fishing clear reservoirs
Fishing Weaknesses: On-the-water decision-making and finding the right fish to win during practice
Preferred Fishing Techniques: Finesse fishing
Most Admired Angler: Spencer Shuffield — he is a stick no matter the location and is a very genuine guy who helps the younger generation moving up
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Business Finance
Social Media Handles: (IG) colton.arnold1
Hometown: Portland, Tenn.
Grade Level: 11th
High School: Portland High School
Fishing Team: Portland Fishing Team
Tournament Wins: 0
Top 5 Finishes: 3
Top 20 Finishes: 9
Extracurricular Activities: FCA (4 years)
Fishing Strengths: Being mentally prepared for a full day
Fishing Weaknesses: Staying confident with a bait all day (feeling like I need to pick up something else when I maybe shouldn’t)
Preferred Fishing Techniques: Offshore/deeper fishing
Most Admired Angler: Gerald Swindle — he is such a great guy, coming from pretty much nothing and making something out of it and talking about and showing PMA (Positive Mental Attitude), which in my opinion is the most important thing in bass fishing
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Digital Filmmaking and Video Editing
Social Media Handles: (FB) Eli Baird;
(IG) bairdfishing; (TikTok) bairdfishing; (YouTube) BairdFishing
Hometown: Crawfordville, Fla.
Grade Level: 11th
High School: Wakulla High School
Fishing Team: Liberty County Anglers
Tournament Wins: 2
Top 5 Finishes: 4
Top 20 Finishes: 17
Extracurricular Activities: Baseball (12 years)
Fishing Strengths: Fishing grass via punching, fishing offshore grass, banks and ledges and the ability to fish slowly when needed
Fishing Weaknesses: Fishing highland reservoirs and smallmouth fishing
Preferred Fishing Techniques: Offshore fishing
Most Admired Angler: Ben Milliken because he has such a deep understanding of offshore fishing and can consistently catch big bass
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Mechanical Engineering
Social Media Handles: (FB) LCA Anglers Team Crawford/Beam; (IG) brodybeamfishing;
(IG) teamcrawfordbeam_fishing
Hometown: Lakeland, Fla.
Grade Level: 12th
High School: George Jenkins High School
Fishing Team: George Jenkins High School Fishing Team
Tournament Wins: 3
Top 5 Finishes: 10
Top 20 Finishes: 20+
Extracurricular Activities: Track (7 years)
Fishing Strengths: Shallow-water fishing
Fishing Weaknesses: Scoping
Preferred Fishing Techniques: Worming, frogging and cranking
Most Admired Angler: Local older men because they have the most experience and stories and are great to learn from
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Business Management
Social Media Handles: (IG) kylebeasley0
Hometown: Sanford, Fla.
Grade Level: 12th
High School: Seminole High School
Fishing Team: Seminole Jr. Anglers
Tournament Wins: 3
Top 5 Finishes: 6
Top 20 Finishes: Approximately 20
Extracurricular Activities: Baseball (8 years), Basketball (6 years), Drummer (5 years), Lacrosse (5 years)
Fishing Strengths: Fishing offshore, using LiveScope and finding fish in difficult fisheries
Fishing Weaknesses: Inexperienced in smallmouth fishing and deeper-water fishing
Preferred Fishing Techniques: Power fishing and fishing a frog and Rat-L-Trap
Most Admired Angler: Jacob Wheeler — his consistency, techniques and skill are second to none. He also has a great positive attitude even though he is very competitive
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Environmental Studies and Law Enforcement
Social Media Handles: (IG) brady_biles_fishing
Hometown: LaGrange, Ga.
Grade Level: 11th
High School: Callaway High School
Fishing Team: Callaway Fishing Team
Tournament Wins: 0
Top 5 Finishes: 10
Top 20 Finishes: 17
Extracurricular Activities: SkillsUSA (1 year)
Fishing Strengths: Power fishing, finesse fishing and topwater fishing
Fishing Weaknesses: Using LiveScope and deep-water fishing
Preferred Fishing Techniques: Topwater fishing and fishing a swim jig in grass
Most Admired Angler: Justin Hamner — he is very versatile with baits, can change pace quickly to put fish in the boat and is God-loving and patient
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Architecture and Engineering
Social Media Handles: (IG) drakebishopfishing
Hometown: Waynesville, N.C.
Grade Level: 12th
High School: Homeschooled
Fishing Team: Haywood Anglers
Tournament Wins: 4
Top 5 Finishes: 5
Top 20 Finishes: 15+
Extracurricular Activities: Fishing tournaments
Fishing Strengths: Finesse
Fishing Weaknesses: Topwater
Preferred Fishing Techniques: Power fishing
Most Admired Angler: Gerald Swindle — he started from nothing and worked his way to the top and is always positive
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Undecided
Social Media Handles: (IG) levi_brooks.06
Hometown: Lakeland, Fla.
Grade Level: 11th
High School: George Jenkins High School
Fishing Team: George Jenkins High School Fishing Team
Tournament Wins: 2
Top 5 Finishes: 2
Top 20 Finishes: 3
Extracurricular Activities: Travel Baseball
(5 years), Hunting, Riding 4-wheelers with friends, Saltwater fishing
Fishing Strengths: Cranking
Fishing Weaknesses: Fishing docks
Preferred Fishing Techniques: Offshore fishing
Most Admired Angler: Kevin VanDam because he’s a great offshore angler
Interested Area(s) Of Study: General Studies
Social Media Handles: (IG) landonfl5
Hometown: Crockett, Texas
Grade Level: 11th
High School: Latexo High School
Fishing Team: Latexo Fishing Team
Tournament Wins: 0
Top 5 Finishes: 2
Top 20 Finishes: 17
Extracurricular Activities: FFA Ag Mechanics (3 years), FFA Wildlife (3 years), FFA Forestry
(1 year)
Fishing Strengths: Fishing all shallow-water cover, dragging hard spots and brushpile fishing
Fishing Weaknesses: Locating larger-than-average-sized fish in schools offshore
Preferred Fishing Techniques: Power fishing and grass fishing
Most Admired Angler: It’s hard to choose, but I’ll pick Lee Livesay because he matches my fishing style, he is a Texan and he is one of the best Elite anglers to ever compete. He is definitely one of the most consistent and also is an extremely nice guy
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Business or Marketing
Social Media Handles: (IG) benburkefishing
Hometown: Sulphur, La.
Grade Level: 11th
High School: Sulphur High School
Fishing Team: Sulphur High School Fishing Team
Tournament Wins: 12
Top 5 Finishes: 16
Top 20 Finishes: 16
Extracurricular Activities: FFA (3 years), Fishing Team (3 years), Football (1 year), Student Council (1 year)
Fishing Strengths: I feel one of my strengths is shallow fishing along brushpiles and banks. I only started using electronics my sophomore year in high school because before I felt I could use my knowledge and go with my intuition and it had always paid off
Fishing Weaknesses: I believe in areas of improvement instead of weaknesses — that leaves the mentality for growth. My area of improvement would include deep-water fishing. I began using electronics this year, and I’d like to learn how to use them to my benefit better for deeper fisheries
Preferred Fishing Techniques: Flipping
Most Admired Angler: Kevin VanDam because he presents himself well to the media and never quits
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Undecided
Social Media Handles: (FB) GavinBurnett;
(IG) gb.burnett78
Hometown: Tifton, Ga.
Grade Level: 12th
High School: Tift County High School
Fishing Team: Tift County High School Bass Fishing Team
Tournament Wins: 0
Top 5 Finishes: 0
Top 20 Finishes: 6
Extracurricular Activities: High School Bass Team (4 years), Golfing, Hunting, Working at Chick-fil-A
Fishing Strengths: Fishing along structure and over grass
Fishing Weaknesses: Fishing in deep water
Preferred Fishing Techniques: Finesse fishing
Most Admired Angler: I admire Trey McKinney the most because he has shown everyone how good he is as only a rookie (on the Elite Series) and that no matter what age you are you can still compete with the best
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Business
Social Media Handles: (IG) logancargle_07
Hometown: Campti, La.
Grade Level: 12th
High School: Riverdale Academy
Fishing Team: Riverdale Bassmasters
Tournament Wins: 1
Top 5 Finishes: 1
Top 20 Finishes: 2
Extracurricular Activities: Baseball, Beta Club, Church, FCA, Fishing
Fishing Strengths: Understanding my electronics to find fish offshore
Fishing Weaknesses: Fishing thick grass
Preferred Fishing Techniques: Fishing brushpiles and offshore points and targeting suspended fish
Most Admired Angler: Chad Morgenthaler — I went to a fishing camp on Toledo Bend when I was 12 years old. I got to meet several professional anglers. I fished with Mr. Chad and have been continuing to fish with him as often as I can. He has taught me so much on and off the water. I have had the opportunity to fish Table Rock multiple times and learn so many different techniques from him
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Business, Engineering or Medicine
Social Media Handles: (TikTok) coltoncaskeyfishing
Hometown: Headland, Ala.
Grade Level: 12th
High School: Headland High School
Fishing Team: Headland Bass Team
Tournament Wins: 4
Top 5 Finishes: 22
Top 20 Finishes: 24
Extracurricular Activities: Beta Club, Headland Bass Team president, Headland Bass Team vice president, Jr. Beta Club, National Honor Society
Fishing Strengths: Shallow-water fishing or LiveScoping
Fishing Weaknesses: Smallmouth fisheries
Preferred Fishing Techniques: Fishing a frog and swim jig
Most Admired Angler: Dustin Connell because of his ability to adapt and overcome on the water
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Business
Social Media Handles: (IG) barrett_choquette
Hometown: Casar, N.C.
Grade Level: 12th
High School: Burns High School
Fishing Team: Cleveland County Bass Anglers
Tournament Wins: 0
Top 5 Finishes: 1
Top 20 Finishes: 4
Extracurricular Activities: FFA (6 years; have held the office of sentinel), High School Baseball Team (3 years), Church, Mosteller Landscaping employee
Fishing Strengths: Trusting my gut and making good decisions
Fishing Weaknesses: Deep cranking
Preferred Fishing Techniques: I like to fish a jig around shallow cover and skip boat docks
Most Admired Angler: Matt Arey — he is an advisor to our team. He truly helps us in everything fishing-related, from marketing, practicing efficiently, learning new techniques, boating safety and many other things. I also admire his consistency on the water and his work ethic
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Agriculture, Business or Marine Biology
Social Media Handles: (IG) eli.cooke.fishing
Hometown: Campbell, N.Y.
Grade Level: 12th
High School: Campbell Savona Central School
Fishing Team: N/A
Tournament Wins: 0
Top 5 Finishes: 4
Top 20 Finishes: 4
Extracurricular Activities: Baseball (13 years), Soccer (12 years), Swim Team (5 years), Golf
(2 years)
Fishing Strengths: Finesse fishing
Fishing Weaknesses: Power fishing
Preferred Fishing Techniques: Drop shotting for smallmouth
Most Admired Angler: Dustin Connell
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Business and Environmental Science
Social Media Handles: (IG) zacskii
Kooper Counts
Hometown: Carlsbad, N.M.
Grade Level: 11th
High School: Carlsbad High School, Carlsbad Enrichment Center
Fishing Team: N/A
Tournament Wins: 2
Top 5 Finishes: 8
Top 20 Finishes: 12
Extracurricular Activities: Duck hunting, Fishing, Showing pigs
Fishing Strengths: LiveScoping. I really like fishing offshore and am very confident at it. I am also very confident at flipping grass
Fishing Weaknesses: I would like to become more knowledgeable about using LiveScope in the wind
Preferred Fishing Techniques: I really like using LiveScope, and I like to use a Damiki rig
Most Admired Angler: I really admire Takahiro Omori. He is an amazing fisherman with a cool story. He came to the U.S. when he was 21 with $2,000 because he read about the Bassmaster Classic when he was younger, and it was his dream to win it. He didn’t know anyone or speak English when he came, and he didn’t have a home. I don’t know many people who would do what he did to make their dream come true
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Business
Social Media Handles: (IG) koopercountsfishing
Hometown: Crawfordville, Fla.
Grade Level: 11th
High School: Wakulla High School
Fishing Team: Liberty County Anglers
Tournament Wins: 1
Top 5 Finishes: 3
Top 20 Finishes: 12
Extracurricular Activities: Soccer (12 years), Baseball (9 years), National Junior Honor Society (2 years)
Fishing Strengths: Flipping and fishing topwater as well as researching new fisheries
Fishing Weaknesses: Finesse fishing
Preferred Fishing Techniques: Power fishing
Most Admired Angler: My captain, Papa Johnny, is the angler I admire the most. He taught me how to bass fish and got me hooked on this sport. He devotes a large amount of his time to our fishing to help me grow as an angler
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Business Management
Social Media Handles: (FB) LC Anglers Team Crawford/Beam, (IG) connorcrawford57,
(IG) teamcrawfordbeam_fishing
Hometown: Clear Spring, Md.
Grade Level: 12th
High School: Clear Spring High School
Fishing Team: High School Potomac River Bassmasters
Tournament Wins: 4
Top 5 Finishes: 11
Top 20 Finishes: 2
Extracurricular Activities: Basketball
(12 years); Archery (4 years); Football team manager (1 year)
Fishing Strengths: Finding/locating fish using contour, satellite maps and online information. Using LiveScope. Fishing grass for largemouth. Smallmouth fishing and finesse fishing
Fishing Weaknesses: Fishing offshore in ledge lakes. It is hard to say what my weaknesses are specifically — I am very well-rounded. However, I still need to improve everywhere
Preferred Fishing Techniques: Fishing a jerkbait, drop shot or Ned rig for smallmouth
Most Admired Angler: Jacob Wheeler is the angler I admire the most because of his fishing style and how he makes it work
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Exercise Science and Marketing
Social Media Handles: (IG) jc.fishing_25
Hometown: Lake City, Iowa
Grade Level: 12th
High School: South Central Calhoun High School
Fishing Team: Iowa Youth Fishing League
Tournament Wins: 1
Top 5 Finishes: 15
Top 20 Finishes: 7
Extracurricular Activities: Church Youth Group (12 years), Calhoun County Pheasants Forever chapter member (4 years), Baseball (3 years), FFA (3 years), Football (3 years), Golf (3 years), Top 10 of Class (3 years), Student Council president (2 years), Wrestling (2 years), National Honor Society (1 year), Track (1 year)
Fishing Strengths: Fishing on the fly and adapting on the water
Fishing Weaknesses: Fishing offshore ledges
Preferred Fishing Techniques: Flipping and fishing jigs
Most Admired Angler: Ben Milliken — he competed in the Bassmaster Opens EQ division and qualified for the Bassmaster Elite Series. He uses sonar to locate giant bass offshore
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Business
Social Media Handles: (FB) kaden.dorman, (IG) kaden.dorman
Hometown: Tallahassee, Fla.
Grade Level: 11th
High School: Chiles High School
Fishing Team: Chiles High School Fishing Team
Tournament Wins: 0
Top 5 Finishes: 0
Top 20 Finishes: 5
Extracurricular Activities: Assistant coach and helping with recreational baseball team
Fishing Strengths: Fishing grass and being open-minded
Fishing Weaknesses: Finesse techniques in clear water
Preferred Fishing Techniques: Power fishing and dragging a big worm
Most Admired Angler: Jason Christie because of his preferred fishing techniques, his competitive nature, his ability to overcome close losses and the respect he receives from his peers
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Business Administration and Marketing
Social Media Handles: (IG) jackson_fishing123
Hometown: Leicester, N.C.
Grade Level: 12th
High School: Haywood Early College
Fishing Team: Haywood Anglers
Tournament Wins: 0
Top 5 Finishes: 0
Top 20 Finishes: 4
Extracurricular Activities: Wild game hunting (10 years), Farming (5 years), Competitive bass fishing (2023-24 season was first year)
Fishing Strengths: Finesse fishing, jig fishing and LiveScoping schooling fish
Fishing Weaknesses: Frog fishing
Preferred Fishing Techniques: Finesse fishing, skipping docks, throwing a ChatterBait and a Fluke around trees and throwing a shaky head and jig on rocks and points
Most Admired Angler: Trey McKinney — I admire McKinney because of his determination and hard work. He is living proof that you don’t have to have years of experience to do well in competitive fishing, which inspires me to push and work harder to become a better angler every day
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Veterinary Science
Social Media Handles: (IG) aidan_ellege32
Hometown: Opp, Ala.
Grade Level: 12th
High School: Opp High School Fishing Team: Opp Fishing Team Tournament Wins: 4
Top 5 Finishes: 2
Top 20 Finishes: 3
Extracurricular Activities: N/A
Fishing Strengths: My drive and determination
Fishing Weaknesses: Confidence
Preferred Fishing Techniques: Jerkbaiting
Most Admired Angler: Kevin VanDam due to his determination to be successful
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Business
Social Media Handles: (IG) bee_fishing, (TikTok) bee_fishing
Hometown: Winter Haven, Fla.
Grade Level: 11th
High School: Winter Haven High School
Fishing Team: Mid Florida Youth Anglers
Tournament Wins: 1
Top 5 Finishes: 5
Top 20 Finishes: 1
Extracurricular Activities: Hunting (10+ years), Freshwater fishing, Lobster diving, Saltwater fishing
Fishing Strengths: Flipping and skipping
Fishing Weaknesses: Frogging
Preferred Fishing Techniques: Fishing brushpiles
Most Admired Angler: Bobby Lane because he was my start to fishing and taught me how to bass fish
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Business
Social Media Handles: (IG) caseemry_fishing
Hometown: Crawfordville, Fla.
Grade Level: 12th
High School: Wakulla High School
Fishing Team: Capital City Bass Hunters
Tournament Wins: 3
Top 5 Finishes: 5
Top 20 Finishes: 19
Extracurricular Activities: Taekwondo – Level 3 Black Belt (7 years)
Fishing Strengths: Ability to adapt on the fly
Fishing Weaknesses: Flipping
Preferred Fishing Techniques: Using a spinning rod for finesse fishing
Most Admired Angler: Drew Cook — he’s from my hometown, and he is able to adapt to what the fish are doing
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Business
Social Media Handles: (FB) carson falk, (IG) carson_is_fishing
Hometown: Martin, Ga.
Grade Level: 12th
High School: Stephens County High School
Fishing Team: Stephens County Anglers
Tournament Wins: 10
Top 5 Finishes: 7
Top 20 Finishes: 14
Extracurricular Activities: N/A
Fishing Strengths: Fishing a topwater or jig
Fishing Weaknesses: Fishing shallow-water lakes
Preferred Fishing Techniques: Fishing offshore and bed fishing
Most Admired Angler: Dustin Connell
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Business
Social Media Handles: (IG) drake_fleming12, (TikTok) drakeflemingfishing,
(YouTube) drakefleming5785
Hometown: Amity, Ark.
Grade Level: 11th
High School: Centerpoint High School
Fishing Team: Centerpoint Rod Squad
Tournament Wins: 3
Top 5 Finishes: 12
Top 20 Finishes: 5
Extracurricular Activities: High School Bass Fishing (5 years)
Fishing Strengths: Determination and focus during a tournament
Fishing Weaknesses: Figuring out when to try another lure
Preferred Fishing Techniques: Flipping a jig
Most Admired Angler: Hank Parker, because he still puts out informational videos and great content for young and old anglers
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Wildlife Biology
Social Media Handles: (FB) Centerpoint RodSquad, (IG) gabeforga
Hometown: Helena, Ala.
Grade Level: 12th
High School: Evangel Christian School
Fishing Team: Evangel Bass Fishing Team
Tournament Wins: 0
Top 5 Finishes: 0
Top 20 Finishes: 0
Extracurricular Activities: N/A
Fishing Strengths: Skipping, pitching and catching
Fishing Weaknesses: Boating skills, and I can be a little impatient
Preferred Fishing Techniques: Fishing drop shots, swimbaits and jigs, as well as flipping jigs
Most Admired Angler: Dustin Connell because I admire his fishing abilities
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Environmental Science
Social Media Handles: (IG) noah._.foshee
Hometown: Headland, Ala.
Grade Level: 11th
High School: Headland High School
Fishing Team: Headland Bass Team
Tournament Wins: 3
Top 5 Finishes: 19
Top 20 Finishes: 22
Extracurricular Activities: Headland Bass Team (6 years), Beta Club (3 years), FFA (3 years), 4-H Junior Board Member (2 years), Fellowship of Christian Athletes (2 years), Headland Chamber of Commerce ambassador (2 years), SGA (2 years), FBLA (1 year) and Henry County Youth Leadership (1 year)
Fishing Strengths: Fishing rivers
Fishing Weaknesses: I can always improve on fishing deep water
Preferred Fishing Techniques: I enjoy throwing a Carolina rig around points
Most Admired Angler: Gerald Swindle is someone I admire. He is not ashamed to share his faith, but he also enjoys having a good time and making others laugh
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Forestry
Social Media Handles: (IG) lawsongamblefishing
Hometown: Bainbridge, Ga.
Grade Level: 12th
High School: Bainbridge High School
Fishing Team: Bainbridge Basscats
Tournament Wins: 0
Top 5 Finishes: 5
Top 20 Finishes: 7
Extracurricular Activities: 4-H Shotgun Team (6 years), FCA (6 years), BHS Marching Band (5 years), BHS Jazz Band (4 years), FBC Youth and Praise Band (3 years), Election poll worker (1 year), Youth Leadership Program sponsored by Bainbridge Decatur County Chamber of Commerce and First Port City Bank (1 year)
Fishing Strengths: Shallow-water fishing. Can fish without forward-facing sonar. Perseverance — never stops fishing to the end of the day
Fishing Weaknesses: Deep-water fishing
Preferred Fishing Techniques: Shaky head/worm fishing
Most Admired Angler: Gerald Swindle — G-Man — has a personality that draws people in and has the ability to be “real.” He tells it like it is, and I like the way he fishes — old school
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Business
Social Media Handles: (IG) tyler1916
Hometown: Hutchinson, Kan.
Grade Level: 12th
High School: Buhler High School
Fishing Team: Buhler High School Fishing Team
Tournament Wins: 1
Top 5 Finishes: 4
Top 20 Finishes: 2
Extracurricular Activities: Work (4 years), Choir (3 years), Fishing Team (3 years), Golf Team (1 year)
Fishing Strengths: Power fishing and tying lures
Fishing Weaknesses: Offshore fishing
Preferred Fishing Techniques: Power fishing
Most Admired Angler: Trey McKinney because he’s young, and he’s doing so much for the sport
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Business and Sales
Social Media Handles: (IG) evanjamesbassin
Hometown: Church Point, La.
Grade Level: 11th
High School: Teurlings Catholic High School
Fishing Team: Teurlings Catholic Fishing Team
Tournament Wins: 0
Top 5 Finishes: 1
Top 20 Finishes: 0
Extracurricular Activities: I’ve been fishing for fun and fishing other tournaments my whole life
Fishing Strengths: Fishing grass in 8 to 10 feet and shallow-water fishing
Fishing Weaknesses: LiveScoping
Preferred Fishing Techniques: Fishing Flukes in grass
Most Admired Angler: Ben Milliken because he is confident and successful
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Business
Social Media Handles: N/A
Wyatt Harmon
Hometown: Carrollton, Ga.
Grade Level: 10th
High School: Central High School
Fishing Team: Central Lions Fishing
Tournament Wins: 6
Top 5 Finishes: 19
Top 20 Finishes: 27
Extracurricular Activities: FFA (5 years), Football (1 year)
Fishing Strengths: LiveScoping
Fishing Weaknesses: Punching grass
Preferred Fishing Techniques: Fishing a topwater or drop shot
Most Admired Angler: Dustin Connell because he does not stop until he gets it right. He keeps perfecting his technique until he can’t do it wrong. He’s determined. He’s dedicated
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Undecided
Social Media Handles: (FB) Wyatt Harmon, (IG) thereelwyattharmon
Hometown: Kennard, Texas
Grade Level: 12th
High School: Homeschool
Fishing Team: Huntington High School Bass Club
Tournament Wins: 5
Top 5 Finishes: 7
Top 20 Finishes: 17
Extracurricular Activities: N/A
Fishing Strengths: Slowing down and fishing
Fishing Weaknesses: Flipping and pitching
Preferred Fishing Techniques: Fishing a Carolina rig or frog
Most Admired Angler: Bill Dance because he always has a positive attitude
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Criminal Justice
Social Media Handles: (IG) brisehazelton
Hometown: Sumter, S.C.
Grade Level: 11th
High School: Laurence Manning Academy
Fishing Team: LMA Anglers under the SC High School Bass Challenge
Tournament Wins: 3
Top 5 Finishes: 4
Top 20 Finishes: 19
Extracurricular Activities: Football (9 years)
Fishing Strengths: Sight fishing and finesse fishing
Fishing Weaknesses: Being stubborn about leaving a spot if I feel like there is a fish there, and sometimes I have to remind myself to take a breath and slow down
Preferred Fishing Techniques: Fishing a Texas rig or a frog
Most Admired Angler: Matt Robertson, because he shows the diversity in fishing and shows me there is a place in the fishing world for everyone. I love to watch him live on television. He’s such a neat person to watch
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Business Management
Social Media Handles: (IG) mitchellfishing08
Hometown: Baton Rouge, La.
Grade Level: 12th
High School: Catholic High School of Baton Rouge
Fishing Team: Catholic High School of Baton Rouge
Tournament Wins: 2
Top 5 Finishes: 5
Top 20 Finishes: 16
Extracurricular Activities: Lacrosse, Power Lifting, Texas Outdoor Fishing Camp counselor, Wrestling
Fishing Strengths: Spinning, throwing frogs, flipping and breaking down/mapping deep-water lakes
Fishing Weaknesses: Skipping and fishing a spinnerbait
Preferred Fishing Techniques: Finesse fishing
Most Admired Angler: My first fishing coach/captain, Chris Capdeboscq. He is an excellent role model and willing to share his expansive knowledge about fishing and has been a mentor to me
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Business and Real Estate
Social Media Handles: (IG) max_himmel17
Hometown: Louisville, Tenn.
Grade Level: 12th
High School: Eagleton College and Career Academy
Fishing Team: Eagleton Fishing Team
Tournament Wins: 5
Top 5 Finishes: 12
Top 20 Finishes: 28
Extracurricular Activities: Eagleton Criminal Justice Academy (3 years); Varsity Basketball Team (3 years); Kayak tournament fishing (1 year)
Fishing Strengths: Fishing Damiki rigs, drop shots and jigs
Fishing Weaknesses: LiveScoping, experience on different bodies of water — I’ve fished 48 different lakes to date — and finesse fishing
Preferred Fishing Techniques: Damiki rig, dropshots and jigs
Most Admired Angler: Kyle Welcher due to his versatility. Ott DeFoe due to his Christian values. Chad Morgenthaler because he is my professional mentor
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Business
Social Media Handles: (IG) carsonholbertfishing
Hometown: Morris, Ala.
Grade Level: 12th
High School: Mortimer Jordan High School
Fishing Team: Mortimer Jordan Bass Team
Tournament Wins: 1
Top 5 Finishes: 7
Top 20 Finishes: 15
Extracurricular Activities: Church LEAD Team (3 years), National Honor Society (2 years)
Fishing Strengths: Flipping a jig, LiveScoping suspended bass and fishing shallow grass, muddy water and heavy current
Fishing Weaknesses: Boat Mechanics
Preferred Fishing Techniques: Power fishing grass and LiveScoping
Most Admired Angler: Laker Howell — I have known and watched Laker for a long time and seen how he has grown as a person and an angler. I have personally gotten to know Laker, and even traveled to Orlando, Fla., with him to ICAST this year to do sponsorship work and brand advertising together. He is an awesome person and strives to get better every tournament as an angler
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Undecided
Social Media Handles: (IG) lukehurstfishing, (Snapchat) lukehurst_07, (TikTok) lukehurstfishing, (YouTube) Luke Hurst Fishing
Hometown: Mobile, Ala.
Grade Level: 11th
High School: Mary G. Montgomery (MGM)
Fishing Team: MGM Fishing Team
Tournament Wins: 0
Top 5 Finishes: 4
Top 20 Finishes: 8
Extracurricular Activities: Local church youth group (2 years), Volunteering in the community (2 years)
Fishing Strengths: Power fishing
Fishing Weaknesses: Fishing offshore right now, but I am practicing
Preferred Fishing Techniques: Power fishing
Most Admired Angler: Ben Milliken because he started at the bottom and rose up
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Undecided
Social Media Handles: (FB) Carson Hutchinson, (IG) carsonh_fishing, (TikTok) fishinthedream1
Hometown: Headland, Ala.
Grade Level: 12th
High School: Headland High School
Fishing Team: Headland Bass Team
Tournament Wins: 2
Top 5 Finishes: 6
Top 20 Finishes: 14
Extracurricular Activities: Beta Club, FFA officer, Golf Team, Hunting, Jr. Beta Club, National Honor Society
Fishing Strengths: Finesse fishing and grass fishing
Fishing Weaknesses: Fishing a Ned rig, spinnerbait and underspin
Preferred Fishing Techniques: Frog fishing and LiveScoping
Most Admired Angler: Justin Atkins
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Business
Social Media Handles: (IG) mo_katz
Hometown: Munford, Ala.
Grade Level: 12th
High School: Munford High School
Fishing Team: Munford Fishing Team
Tournament Wins: 0
Top 5 Finishes: 1
Top 20 Finishes: 6
Extracurricular Activities: Hunting
Fishing Strengths: Fishing grass, brushpiles and ledges
Fishing Weaknesses: Deep offshore fishing
Preferred Fishing Techniques: Fishing a swim jig and finesse fishing
Most Admired Angler: Kyle Welcher because I like his style of fishing and he puts out informational content on his YouTube channel
Interested Area(s) Of Study: HVAC/Electrical
Social Media Handles: (IG) nickkeithjr_fishing
Hometown: Bainbridge, Ga.
Grade Level: 11th
High School: Bainbridge High School
Fishing Team: Bainbridge Bass Cats
Tournament Wins: 2
Top 5 Finishes: 4
Top 20 Finishes: 9
Extracurricular Activities: FFA (showing sheep, 4 years; showing steer, 1 year; student advisor, 1 year; treasurer, 1 year), High School Wrestling Team, Motocross
Fishing Strengths: Fishing heavy cover
Fishing Weaknesses: Drop shotting and deep cranking
Preferred Fishing Techniques: Power fishing underwater grass with a topwater and moving baits
Most Admired Angler: Scott Martin — I admire Scott because he is very down to earth and humble. He goes out of his way to speak to fans and anglers
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Business and Finance
Social Media Handles: (IG) kennedysfishing, (YouTube) kennedy.sfishing
Hometown: Smithville, Tenn.
Grade Level: 12th
High School: DeKalb County
Fishing Team: DeKalb County
Tournament Wins: 1
Top 5 Finishes: 3
Top 20 Finishes: 9
Extracurricular Activities: I have fished since eighth grade but didn’t get really involved until sophomore year. I have played and started in football and baseball and quit both because I knew I had a brighter future in fishing
Fishing Strengths: Flipping brush, fishing offshore bars and ledge fishing
Fishing Weaknesses: Bed fishing
Preferred Fishing Techniques: LiveScoping
Most Admired Angler: Ott DeFoe and Jacob Wheeler — the way they interact with the people just shows it’s not all about fishing, you have to also do a lot of work with media and people and the Lord
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Wildlife Biologist
Social Media Handles: (IG) wesley_kent_fishin, (TikTok) wesleykent23
Hometown: Laurel Hill, Fla.
Grade Level: 12th
High School: Crestview High School
Fishing Team: Emerald Coast Youth Bass Masters
Tournament Wins: 0
Top 5 Finishes: 2
Top 20 Finishes: 5
Extracurricular Activities: Varsity Football
(3 years), Algebra 1 tutor, American Sign Language, C.A.S.T. for Kids volunteer, Crestview Pack Leadership Organization, Owner and operator of KilianKuts, Owner of lawnscaping business
Fishing Strengths: Shallow fishing and fishing grass and lily pads
Fishing Weaknesses: Fishing deep ledges
Preferred Fishing Techniques: Fishing a frog
Most Admired Angler: Keith Poche — he is a great shallow-water fisherman and will do anything to find the shallow fish
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Business and Finance
Social Media Handles: (IG) reecekilianfishing
Hometown: Baton Rouge, La.
Grade Level: 11th
High School: Catholic High School
Fishing Team: Catholic High School Fishing Team
Tournament Wins: 0
Top 5 Finishes: 0
Top 20 Finishes: 4
Extracurricular Activities: Student Council
(1 year)
Fishing Strengths: Skipping
Fishing Weaknesses: Flipping
Preferred Fishing Techniques: Flipping or skipping a ChatterBait
Most Admired Angler: Trey McKinney because he is very young and shows that anybody can do it
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Engineering
Social Media Handles: (IG) harrison _kirkpatrick_fishing
Hometown: Sulphur, La.
Grade Level: 12th
High School: Sulphur High School
Fishing Team: Sulphur High School Fishing Team
Tournament Wins: 0
Top 5 Finishes: 1
Top 20 Finishes: 9
Extracurricular Activities: Beta Club (3 years)
Fishing Strengths: Flipping and fishing a frog, soft jerkbait and buzzbait
Fishing Weaknesses: Punching and fishing an FF Minnow or lipless crankbait
Preferred Fishing Techniques: Flipping cypress trees
Most Admired Angler: Jason Christie — he is one of the best of all time and keeps his composure and strikes fear in peoples’ eyes. I want to stay calm and collected but also be an angler that is very serious
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Business Management or Sales Management
Social Media Handles: (IG) c_lancleaux,
(IG) lanclos_fishing
Hometown: Wilmer, Ala.
Grade Level: 12th
High School: Mary G. Montgomery
Fishing Team: Mary G. Montgomery Fishing Team
Tournament Wins: 0
Top 5 Finishes: 6
Top 20 Finishes: 11
Extracurricular Activities: N/A
Fishing Strengths: Fishing shallow water
Fishing Weaknesses: Fishing deep water
Preferred Fishing Techniques: Frog fishing
Most Admired Angler: Dustin Connell because he’s from my home state — ’Bama — and is a down-to-earth person
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Business
Social Media Handles: N/A
Hometown: Hideaway, Texas
Grade Level: 12th
High School: Lindale High School
Fishing Team: Lindale Eagles Bass Club
Tournament Wins: 0
Top 5 Finishes: 1
Top 20 Finishes: 2
Extracurricular Activities: Track (3 years)
Fishing Strengths: Consistency and versatility
Fishing Weaknesses: Jerkbait fishing
Preferred Fishing Techniques: No preference — I enjoy a variety of different techniques
Most Admired Angler: Brandon Palaniuk because he has a great mindset and is a very dedicated angler. Dustin Connell because he is very disciplined, and I enjoy watching him fish
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Business Management and Marketing
Social Media Handles: (IG) laynelewisfishing
Hometown: Pineville, La.
Grade Level: 9th
High School: Buckeye High School
Fishing Team: Buckeye High School
Tournament Wins: 3
Top 5 Finishes: 7
Top 20 Finishes: 0
Extracurricular Activities: Football (11 years), Baseball (4 years), Beta Club (3 years), Church youth group (3 years)
Fishing Strengths: Bed fishing and getting fish to turn. Fishing a frog or a Damiki rig. Patience and never giving up
Fishing Weaknesses: Deciding between power fishing and finesse fishing can be difficult
Preferred Fishing Techniques: Fishing a Carolina rig or a jig for largemouth. Tube fishing for smallmouth
Most Admired Angler: My dad — he has taught me how to fish instinctively and all of the techniques he knows. He’s always been behind me and supported me
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Business and Marketing
Social Media Handles: (YouTube) JakeLfishing
Hometown: Lakeland, Fla.
Grade Level: 11th
High School: McKeel Academy of Technology
Fishing Team: 863 Anglers
Tournament Wins: 0
Top 5 Finishes: 3
Top 20 Finishes: 8
Extracurricular Activities: National Honor Society (2023-24), National Junior Honor Society (2022-23), JV Baseball (2022-23)
Fishing Strengths: Shallow fishing, offshore fishing, using ActiveTarget, boat positioning, finding fish and casting
Fishing Weaknesses: Fishing a Hover rig
Preferred Fishing Techniques: Fishing offshore brush with a dragging bait
Most Admired Angler: Andrew Ready because he is my boat captain and has helped me grow so much as an angler, from learning to cast to mastering ActiveTarget
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Business Management and Sales
Social Media Handles: (IG) brock.lover1ng
Hometown: Kimberly, Ala.
Grade Level: 11th
High School: Mortimer Jordan High School
Fishing Team: Mortimer Jordan High School
Tournament Wins: 0
Top 5 Finishes: 0
Top 20 Finishes: 0
Extracurricular Activities: Volunteering in community (4 years)
Fishing Strengths: Far and short casting, fishing with a baitcaster and fishing spinnerbaits, crankbaits and shaky heads
Fishing Weaknesses: Flipping, pitching, skipping and fishing worms and topwaters
Preferred Fishing Techniques: Far casting and shorter casting with a baitcaster
Most Admired Angler: Maggie Carsello and Kristine Fischer — these two anglers have shown how women in the fishing industry have grown and keep growing. They are the sweetest people ever and willing to help someone no matter what. The fish that they catch make me want to be like them and go out there and beat the guys
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Business
Social Media Handles: (IG) agm_bass_fishing
Hometown: San Augustine, Texas
Grade Level: 11th
High School: Chireno High School
Fishing Team: Chireno High School Fishing
Tournament Wins: 3
Top 5 Finishes: 6
Top 20 Finishes: 15
Extracurricular Activities: School fishing
(5 years), High School Baseball (2 years)
Fishing Strengths: Skipping under cover, cast placement, reading graphs (including forward-facing sonar) and knowledge of bass biology and seasonal patterns
Fishing Weaknesses: Fishing in depths of 8 to 15 feet and locating large populations of hybrid bass
Preferred Fishing Techniques: Flipping bushes and trees is my favorite technique, and using a Damiki rig with forward-facing sonar is a close second
Most Admired Angler: Gerald Swindle because of his focus on having a positive mental attitude in all aspects of life
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Biology and Pre-VET
Social Media Handles: (IG) casonmancill
Hometown: Sulphur, La.
Grade Level: 11th
High School: Sulphur High School
Fishing Team: Sulphur High School
Tournament Wins: 8
Top 5 Finishes: 1
Top 20 Finishes: 3
Extracurricular Activities: Honor Society, Student Council
Fishing Strengths: Never giving up and fishing to the last minute
Fishing Weaknesses: Developing a plan once the fish aren’t biting
Preferred Fishing Techniques: Fishing a worm
Most Admired Angler: Jacob Wheeler because of his good attitude
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Engineering
Social Media Handles: N/A
Hometown: Sulphur, La.
Grade Level: 12th
High School: Sulphur High School
Fishing Team: Sulphur High School
Tournament Wins: 8
Top 5 Finishes: 1
Top 20 Finishes: 4
Extracurricular Activities: Church activities
Fishing Strengths: Willing to adapt to different baits
Fishing Weaknesses: Staying focused if the fish aren’t biting
Preferred Fishing Techniques: Fishing a spinnerbait or ChatterBait
Most Admired Angler: Matt Robertson because he is funny but can be serious
Interested Area(s) Of Study: HVAC/Electrical
Social Media Handles: N/A
Hometown: Harvest, Ala.
Grade Level: 11th
High School: East Limestone High School
Fishing Team: East Limestone Fishing Team
Tournament Wins: 3
Top 5 Finishes: 6
Top 20 Finishes: 12
Extracurricular Activities: Beta Club (5 years), East Limestone Fishing Team secretary (3 years), Peer Helper (3 years), East Limestone Fishing Team president (2 years), SGA (2 years), Freshman class vice president
Fishing Strengths: Dedication, casting accuracy, LiveScoping, graphing, casting distance, fishing knowledge, flipping, boat control and current fishing
Fishing Weaknesses: Punching
Preferred Fishing Techniques: Finesse fishing, flipping and cranking
Most Admired Angler: Jacob Wheeler is the angler I admire most because of his knowledge of fishing and dedication to the sport
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Business
Social Media Handles: (IG) masonmartin_fishing
Hometown: Grant, Ala.
Grade Level: 12th
High School: Dar High School
Fishing Team: Dar Fishing Club
Tournament Wins: 0
Top 5 Finishes: 2
Top 20 Finishes: 5
Extracurricular Activities: High School Baseball (5 years), High School Football (2 years)
Fishing Strengths: Ledge fishing and skipping docks
Fishing Weaknesses: Flipping mats and frogging
Preferred Fishing Techniques: Ledge fishing and LiveScoping
Most Admired Angler: Dustin Connell because he is very positive even when times are rough, and you can learn a lot from him; he will explain lakes that he goes to and you can learn a lot if you watch his YouTube videos
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Electrical Engineering
Social Media Handles: (IG) tanner_mason_fishing
Hometown: Auburndale, Fla.
Grade Level: 12th
High School: McKeel Academy of Technology
Fishing Team: McKeel Fishing Team
Tournament Wins: 0
Top 5 Finishes: 1
Top 20 Finishes: 7
Extracurricular Activities: Hunting (10 years)
Fishing Strengths: Casting in the right location, knowing how to use electronics and see changes, retying when needed and picking the right bait at the right time
Fishing Weaknesses: Flipping and pitching
Preferred Fishing Techniques: Fishing soft plastics
Most Admired Angler: Ben Milliken — he was told he couldn’t do something and proved he could
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Boat Repair/Mechanic, Medicine or Veterinary Medicine
Social Media Handles: (Snapchat) kuntrygrl_kady, (TikTok) kady._.mathis
Hometown: Birmingham, Ala.
Grade Level: 12th
High School: Briarwood High School
Fishing Team: Briarwood Bass Team
Tournament Wins: 1
Top 5 Finishes: 6
Top 20 Finishes: 2
Extracurricular Activities: Fishing, Hunting, Outdoor Sports, Working on my farm
Fishing Strengths: I’m good at looking at my graphs and telling which fish are bass and which fish are not. I can work through any weather circumstance. I am very good at breaking down a lake, and I find my own fish
Fishing Weaknesses: I tend to get frustrated when losing a big fish or if the fish are not reacting correctly. I’m working on adapting to different fishing patterns and changing conditions
Preferred Fishing Techniques: I prefer to LiveScope most of the time, but when it comes down to it, I love to fish grass and shallow water
Most Admired Angler: I admire Dustin Connell because he is from Alabama, and I can relate to the lakes he fishes
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Engineering
Social Media Handles: (FB) Brady Mccormick, (IG) b_mccormick81, (IG) bmack_fishing, (Snapchat) b_mccormick25,
(TikTok) b_mccormick71
Hometown: Rockford, Ill.
Grade Level: 12th
High School: Boylan Catholic High School
Fishing Team: Boylan Titan Fishing
Tournament Wins: 4
Top 5 Finishes: 3
Top 20 Finishes: 0
Extracurricular Activities: Baseball (4 years), Football (4 years), Basketball (2 years)
Fishing Strengths: Adapting to different conditions and not getting caught up doing something that isn’t working
Fishing Weaknesses: Second-guessing myself
Preferred Fishing Techniques: Sight fishing
Most Admired Angler: Jay Przekurat — I like him because he consistently does well wherever he fishes
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Business and Marine Biology
Social Media Handles: (IG) joe.mcnamara_
Hometown: White, Ga.
Grade Level: 12th
High School: Cartersville High School
Fishing Team: Cartersville Fishing Team
Tournament Wins: 1
Top 5 Finishes: 20
Top 20 Finishes: 17
Extracurricular Activities: Beta Club, Football
Fishing Strengths: Versatility
Fishing Weaknesses: Over-competitiveness. I always strives to be at the top in every tournament, and sometimes this drive can make me feel discouraged, but I use the 24-hour rule
Preferred Fishing Techniques: Frogging and punching
Most Admired Angler: Gerald Swindle because he is always positive, and I think it is highly important to stay positive while on the water
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Undecided
Social Media Handles: (FB) Cooper Moon,
(IG) cooper_moonfishing, (TikTok) Cooper Moon Fishing
Hometown: Prairieville, La.
Grade Level: 12th
High School: Catholic High School of Baton Rouge
Fishing Team: Catholic High School of Baton Rouge Fishing Team
Tournament Wins: 0
Top 5 Finishes: 1
Top 20 Finishes: 3
Extracurricular Activities: Fishing
Fishing Strengths: Shallow-water, heavy-cover fishing
Fishing Weaknesses: Fishing deep water
Preferred Fishing Techniques: Fishing shallow water in heavy cover around bushes and grass
Most Admired Angler: Logan Latuso and Greg Hackney — they are Louisiana boys, and I have similar fishing techniques
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Construction Management/Surveying
Social Media Handles: (IG) brayden_bman
Hometown: Baton Rouge, La.
Grade Level: 11th
High School: Catholic High School of Baton Rouge
Fishing Team: Catholic High School of Baton Rouge Fishing Team
Tournament Wins: 0
Top 5 Finishes: 1
Top 20 Finishes: 1
Extracurricular Activities: High School Fishing Club (2 years)
Fishing Strengths: Boat positioning and adapting to changing conditions
Fishing Weaknesses: Long casting
Preferred Fishing Techniques: Power fishing, flipping trees, throwing frogs and punching mats
Most Admired Angler: Quentin Cappo — I have known him for a good bit of time now, and he is a genuine person. I have met tons of people on the Elite Series and still haven’t met one that says they don’t like him
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Business
Social Media Handles: (IG) portermorrison.fishing
Hometown: Enfield, N.H.
Grade Level: 12th
High School: Mascoma Valley Regional High School
Fishing Team: Mascoma High School/NH Junior Bassmasters
Tournament Wins: 11
Top 5 Finishes: 15
Top 20 Finishes: N/A
Extracurricular Activities: Varsity Basketball (4 years), Varsity Soccer (4 years), Bass Fishing Team captain, Student Athletic Leadership Team (SALT), Soccer, Track
Fishing Strengths: Versatility
Fishing Weaknesses: River systems, herring lakes, being able to break down bigger bodies of water and finding fish
Preferred Fishing Techniques: Being from the Northeast, we need to be versatile in many techniques. I love to throw frogs, drop shot smallmouth in deep water and use other finesse techniques in grass-based fisheries
Most Admired Angler: Brandon Palaniuk — he is a very diverse fisherman and is always able to adapt to the way the body of water is fishing
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Business and Finance
Social Media Handles: (IG) t_moulton_fishing
Hometown: Carroll, Iowa
Grade Level: 12th
High School: Kuemper Catholic High School
Fishing Team: Iowa Youth Fishing League
Tournament Wins: 2
Top 5 Finishes: 11
Top 20 Finishes: 17
Extracurricular Activities: Wrestling (4 years)
Fishing Strengths: Understanding why the bass are doing what they are doing
Fishing Weaknesses: Fishing offshore, due to the fact that most of the lakes we fish don’t have many offshore areas to fish
Preferred Fishing Techniques: Fishing frogs or flipping docks with jigs
Most Admired Angler: Dustin Connell because of the way he treats fans and other anglers, and also because of the way he has fun on the water and understands the fish
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Business and Management
Social Media Handles: (FB) Owen Nepple,
(IG) Owen_Nepple
Hometown: Johnston, Iowa
Grade Level: 11th
High School: Johnston High School
Fishing Team: Iowa Youth Fishing League
Tournament Wins: 14
Top 5 Finishes: 24
Top 20 Finishes: 8
Extracurricular Activities: Band (4 years), IYFL Club (volunteer work), Working part-time
Fishing Strengths: Good boat control and positioning, dock skipping, pitching, frog fishing and fishing a swim jig
Fishing Weaknesses: I’m still learning how to find offshore fish and what baits to target those fish with. Fishing with a jerkbait and a Damiki rig
Preferred Fishing Techniques: Power fishing. I like to throw jigs, crankbaits, jerkbaits and topwater baits
Most Admired Angler: Dustin Connell because he is very talented, has lots of fans and has won Redcrest twice. Every tournament he has people waiting for him — kids and adults — and it shows how much he impacts the community and how much people look up to him
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Biology and Chemistry
Social Media Handles: (IG) marshall_fish01
Hometown: Zimmerman, Minn.
Grade Level: 11th
High School: Zimmerman Middle/High School
Fishing Team: Zimmerman Thunder Bass Team
Tournament Wins: 6
Top 5 Finishes: 5
Top 20 Finishes: 8
Extracurricular Activities: Baseball (11 years, including travel ball and high school ball), Basketball (5 years), Football (3 years)
Fishing Strengths: Time management and decision-making in tournaments, as well as fishing weeds
Fishing Weaknesses: Fishing herring lakes and finesse fishing
Preferred Fishing Techniques: Power fishing
Most Admired Angler: One angler I look up to is Mark Courts because even after a bad tournament he is just as positive as if he just won a tournament
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Business and Entrepreneurship
Social Media Handles: (IG) neumann_fishing
Hometown: Gore, Va.
Grade Level: 11th
High School: James Wood High School
Fishing Team: Frederick County Bass
Tournament Wins: 3
Top 5 Finishes: 16
Top 20 Finishes: 4
Extracurricular Activities: Gifted and Talented Program (9 years), Frederick County Bass Club (7 years), Varsity Cross Country (5 years), Varsity Track (5 years), Dual Enrollment (4 years)
Fishing Strengths: Using live sonar to target offshore bass, throwing a frog and swim jig at shallow-water bass, sight fishing bass and finesse fishing, as well as having a very strong work ethic, stamina in all weather conditions, flexible thinking and good problem-solving skills
Fishing Weaknesses: Deep crankbaiting and throwing a bladed jig
Preferred Fishing Techniques: Sight fishing for largemouth and smallmouth bass on beds
Most Admired Angler: I most admire Kevin VanDam because he shows that through hard work and dedication you can accomplish your goals
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Environmental Science, Fisheries and Wildlife Management, Forestry or Marine Biology
Social Media Handles: (IG) thomas_is__fishing
Hometown: Cookeville, Tenn.
Grade Level: 12th
High School: Cookeville High School
Fishing Team: Upperman Fishing Team
Tournament Wins: 8
Top 5 Finishes: 16
Top 20 Finishes: 25
Extracurricular Activities: High School Varsity Baseball (2022-23 season)
Fishing Strengths: Power fishing
Fishing Weaknesses: Bed fishing
Preferred Fishing Techniques: Offshore fishing using forward-facing sonar in the fall, power fishing through winter and spring and finesse fishing for postspawn largemouth
Most Admired Angler: Ben Milliken due to the techniques he shows. Gerald Swindle due to his advice. Brandon Palaniuk because I enjoy watching him
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Accounting and Business Management
Social Media Handles: (FB) BarrettNewton, (IG) barrettmnewton, (X) BarrettMNewton
Hometown: Grimes, Iowa
Grade Level: 11th
High School: Dallas Center-Grimes High School
Fishing Team: Iowa Youth Fishing League
Tournament Wins: 10
Top 5 Finishes: 23
Top 20 Finishes: 13
Extracurricular Activities: High School Basketball (1 year)
Fishing Strengths: Shallow grass fishing
Fishing Weaknesses: Using LiveScope
Preferred Fishing Techniques: Fishing shallow grass and deep rockpiles and brushpiles
Most Admired Angler: Gerald Swindle — He just preaches to have a PMA (Positive Mental Attitude) which really helps me sometimes out on the water when everything is going wrong. It’s very important to have a good mental attitude otherwise you can get spun out quick
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Biology or Fisheries Biology
Social Media Handles: (FB) Grant Nore,
(IG) grantn_fishing
Hometown: Strawberry Plains, Tenn.
Grade Level: 12th
High School: Lakeway Christian Academy
Fishing Team: Lakeway Christian Academy
Tournament Wins: 0
Top 5 Finishes: 0
Top 20 Finishes: 3
Extracurricular Activities: I have been on the basketball and golf team every year during middle school and high school. I am also a member of the National Honor Society
Fishing Strengths: Casting, tying quick, strong knots and having good lake knowledge
Fishing Weaknesses: Skipping and fishing deep water (25-plus feet)
Preferred Fishing Techniques: I like to flip bushes and downed trees, and I like to throw topwaters
Most Admired Angler: I admire Skeet Reese. He came and talked to our fishing team, and he is good friends with my boat captain
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Dentistry
Social Media Handles: N/A
Hometown: Rochester, Ill.
Grade Level: 12th
High School: Rochester High School
Fishing Team: Rochester Bass Club
Tournament Wins: 4
Top 5 Finishes: 13
Top 20 Finishes: 17
Extracurricular Activities: Wrestling (10 years), Football (9 years)
Fishing Strengths: Being able to keep my head straight even when having a slow day, making key adjustments, breaking lakes down, reading contour on a map, target casting/skipping and not dwelling on anything
Fishing Weaknesses: Sometimes I fish a little too fast and other times maybe a little too slow. I need to get better at LiveScoping and some offshore stuff
Preferred Fishing Techniques: Flipping, frogging and cranking — really, whatever is working
Most Admired Angler: Brandon Palaniuk because he was a wrestler too, so we share a very similar mindset
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Marketing
Social Media Handles: (IG) the_duck322
Hometown: Alexander, Ark.
Grade Level: 12th
High School: Bryant High School
Fishing Team: Bryant Fishing Team
Tournament Wins: 0
Top 5 Finishes: 5
Top 20 Finishes: 5
Extracurricular Activities: N/A
Fishing Strengths: Fishing a jighead minnow on LiveScope
Fishing Weaknesses: Fishing shallow grass
Preferred Fishing Techniques: Fishing deeper water and using LiveScope
Most Admired Angler: I admire Brandon Palaniuk for his dedication to the sport and how he treats the sport as a profession with true respect to the resource that God has provided
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Business or Psychology
Social Media Handles: N/A
Hometown: Charles City, Iowa
Grade Level: 11th
High School: Charles City High School
Fishing Team: Central Iowa Student Anglers
Tournament Wins: 1
Top 5 Finishes: 4
Top 20 Finishes: 4
Extracurricular Activities: Cross Country and Track (2022-23)
Fishing Strengths: Accurate casting, understanding how fish are behaving to react accordingly, fishing rocks, knot tying, fishing the Mississippi River and catching river smallmouth bass
Fishing Weaknesses: Offshore fishing (I very recently got LiveScope and am learning how to use it), drop-shot fishing and my living location can interrupt opportunities
Preferred Fishing Techniques: Fishing rocks with shaky heads and crankbaits
Most Admired Angler: TylersReelFishing — I watch him on YouTube, and he has helped me understand fishing better as a whole as well as individual techniques for fishing
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Business
Social Media Handles: (IG) fishingwithreelz, (TikTok) FishingWithReelz,
(YouTube) FishingWithReelz
Hometown: Greenbrier, Ark.
Grade Level: 11th
High School: Greenbrier High School
Fishing Team: Greenbrier Fishing Team
Tournament Wins: 3
Top 5 Finishes: 12
Top 20 Finishes: 6
Extracurricular Activities: Deer hunting, Duck hunting, Youth Group at 2nd Baptist Church
Fishing Strengths: Flipping grass and wood and skipping a frog
Fishing Weaknesses: Fishing clear water
Preferred Fishing Techniques: Shallow power fishing
Most Admired Angler: Trey McKinney because he is only 19 years old and is on the Bassmaster Elite Series and is a follower of God
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Business or Public Relations
Social Media Handles: (FB) Connor Gartman, (IG) connorgfishing
Hometown: Oviedo, Fla.
Grade Level: 11th
High School: Hagerty High School
Fishing Team: Seminole Junior Anglers, Seminole County Teen Sportfishing Association
Tournament Wins: 1
Top 5 Finishes: 4
Top 20 Finishes: 1
Extracurricular Activities: Recreational Baseball (10 years, Wesley Chapel and Oviedo Babe Ruth), Hagerty High School Football (freshman year)
Fishing Strengths: Accurate casting, reading the water, flipping, setting the hook, skipping under docks, fishing structure and patience
Fishing Weaknesses: Slowing down to assess any pattern changes
Preferred Fishing Techniques: Flipping and pitching
Most Admired Angler: Ben Milliken because of his mentality, his approach to teaching how to use electronics to catch big fish and he throws large glidebaits
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Business Management or Environmental Studies
Social Media Handles: (IG) thatboyjr_08
Hometown: Ankeny, Iowa
Grade Level: 12th
High School: Ankeny High School
Fishing Team: IYFL
Tournament Wins: 0
Top 5 Finishes: 0
Top 20 Finishes: 0
Extracurricular Activities: Discus (4 years), Shot Put (4 years)
Fishing Strengths: Fishing a frog, adapting to different situations and finesse fishing
Fishing Weaknesses: Cranking and using forward-facing sonar
Preferred Fishing Techniques: Frogging
Most Admired Angler: Keith Poche because he’s not afraid to get into the thick of it and pull out some big ’uns
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Animal Science or Environmental Science
Social Media Handles: (IG) @tysonrauserfishing
Hometown: Defuniak Springs, Fla.
Grade Level: 11th
High School: Florala High School Fishing Team: Opp Fishing Team Tournament Wins: 2
Top 5 Finishes: 0 Top 20 Finishes: 0
Extracurricular Activities: Baseball, Fishing Team
Fishing Strengths: Casting and flipping
Fishing Weaknesses: Using LiveScope
Preferred Fishing Techniques: Topwater fishing
Most Admired Angler: Jacob Wheeler because of the time he puts in to his fishing
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Marine Technician
Social Media Handles: (FB) Dawson Reeves, (IG) dawsonreevesfishin
Hometown: Birmingham, Ala.
Grade Level: 12th
High School: Evangel Christian School
Fishing Team: Evangel Christian School
Tournament Wins: 0
Top 5 Finishes: 0
Top 20 Finishes: 4
Extracurricular Activities: Football (7 years)
Fishing Strengths: Fishing docks with jigs and banks with spinnerbaits and crankbaits
Fishing Weaknesses: Fishing a Damiki rig
Preferred Fishing Techniques: Topwater
Most Admired Angler: Scott Martin — he is a very entertaining angler and also gives a lot of technique tips and advice
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Business and Marketing
Social Media Handles: (FB) Brayden Rives,
(IG) BraydenRives24
Hometown: Arkadelphia, Ark.
Grade Level: 11th
High School: Arkadelphia High School
Fishing Team: Bassin Badgers
Tournament Wins: 0
Top 5 Finishes: 0
Top 20 Finishes: 3
Extracurricular Activities: Baseball (10 years), Third Street Baptist Church youth member
(4 years), JROTC (2 years)
Fishing Strengths: I am fast at tying knots and don’t break off line and am also good at reading LiveScope
Fishing Weaknesses: Finesse fishing
Preferred Fishing Techniques: Fishing a jig
Most Admired Angler: Dustin Connell is a great fisherman, and he motivates me to go pro
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Automotive or Criminal Justice
Social Media Handles: (IG) dillonrogers11
Hometown: Town Creek, Ala.
Grade Level: 12th
High School: Homeschool, Decatur Heritage Christian Academy (through last January)
Fishing Team: Alabama Bass Academy
Tournament Wins: 8+
Top 5 Finishes: 8
Top 20 Finishes: 21
Extracurricular Activities: I have been hunting since I was 6 years old
Fishing Strengths: Positive mental attitude and never quitting
Fishing Weaknesses: Knowing when to change techniques and try different things and colors when the fishing is slow
Preferred Fishing Techniques: Throwing a ChatterBait in grass, with LiveScoping being a close second
Most Admired Angler: Trey McKinney because we’re close to the same age, and he’s doing what I want to do
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Business
Social Media Handles: (IG) jackson_rollins_fishing
Reed Rooke
Hometown: Dawsonville, Ga.
Grade Level: 12th
High School: Dawson County High School
Fishing Team: Dawson County Fishing Team
Tournament Wins: 3
Top 5 Finishes: 8
Top 20 Finishes: 14
Extracurricular Activities: Hunting (lifetime), Hockey (12 years)
Fishing Strengths: Managing time on the water, LiveScoping, finesse fishing, fishing grinder tournaments and casting accuracy
Fishing Weaknesses: Getting frustrated when grass fishing
Preferred Fishing Techniques: LiveScoping
Most Admired Angler: Jordan Lee because of his versatility
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Marketing
Social Media Handles: (IG) reedrooke_fishing
Hometown: Hot Springs, Ark.
Grade Level: 10th
High School: Cutter Morning Star
Fishing Team: Eagle Anglers
Tournament Wins: 9
Top 5 Finishes: 29
Top 20 Finishes: 39
Extracurricular Activities: Basketball (9 years), Football (9 years), FCA (4 years), Track (1 year)
Fishing Strengths: Confidence, flipping, fishing Carolina rigs and Texas rigs as well as topwaters, ChatterBaits, jigs and Alabama Rigs
Fishing Weaknesses: Direction of boat
Preferred Fishing Techniques: Fishing around cover and fishing Carolina rigs and Texas rigs
Most Admired Angler: Dustin Connell because he has a unique fishing style and has a lot of knowledge on new ways to fish. He stays positive and keeps pushing himself to be successful. He gives God all the glory and always thanks his family and friends
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Mechanical Engineering
Social Media Handles: (FB) Hunter Sanders Fishing, (FB) CMS Eagle Anglers Jr/High School Fishing Club
Hometown: Enfield, N.H.
Grade Level: 12th
High School: Mascoma Valley Regional High School
Fishing Team: Mascoma Royals Bass Fishing
Tournament Wins: 7
Top 5 Finishes: 14
Top 20 Finishes: 1
Extracurricular Activities: Baseball (11 years), Hockey (5 years), Football (4 years)
Fishing Strengths: Casting at targets and skipping baits
Fishing Weaknesses: Rushing my casts
Preferred Fishing Techniques: Fishing a Ned rig or jig
Most Admired Angler: Jacob Wheeler because he makes the right moves and also is always positive and never gives up
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Undecided
Social Media Handles: N/A
Hometown: Williamsport, Md.
Grade Level: 11th
High School: Williamsport High School
Fishing Team: HS Potomac River Bassmasters
Tournament Wins: 5
Top 5 Finishes: 12
Top 20 Finishes: 5
Extracurricular Activities: Baseball (8 years), Snowboarding (4 years)
Fishing Strengths: Shallow power fishing or finesse fishing. Burning banks, laydowns and riprap banks. Also, breaking down a body of water
Fishing Weaknesses: Fishing offshore brush
Preferred Fishing Techniques: Shallow finesse fishing
Most Admired Angler: I admire Christian Greico the most because we communicate back and forth very often and he fishes the way I love to fish. We can relate to one another each time we talk and I always learn something new from him
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Marketing or Criminal Justice
Social Media Handles: (IG) zachschrockfishing, (TikTok) zachschrockfishing
Hometown: Louisburg, Kan.
Grade Level: 12th
High School: Louisburg High School
Fishing Team: Team Fishing 4 Life
Tournament Wins: 7
Top 5 Finishes: 6
Top 20 Finishes: 6
Extracurricular Activities: Louisburg Wildcats Fishing Club teacher/leader/judge (4 years), National Honor Society (1 year)
Fishing Strengths: Extremely focused, immune to weather and bad conditions and good at fishing small swimbaits, Senkos, Spooks and crankbaits
Fishing Weaknesses: Fishing in water over 20 feet deep and fishing drop shots and Carolina rigs are not my strong suits
Preferred Fishing Techniques: Fishing areas that have rock points or riprap with various types of baits depending on the conditions
Most Admired Angler: My dad because he taught me how to push through adversity and keep fishing. He also taught me the basics of bass fishing like lure selection and how to break down a lake
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Marketing
Social Media Handles: (FB) Lucas Sheafer,
(IG) lucassheafer777
Hometown: Thebes, Ill.
Grade Level: 12th
High School: Century High School
Fishing Team: Century Bass Fishing Team
Tournament Wins: 0
Top 5 Finishes: 1
Top 20 Finishes: 4
Extracurricular Activities: Hunting (12 years), Raising/showing/selling colored boer goats
(10 years), National Beta Club (7 years), Upward Basketball volunteer (6 years), 4-H Teen Leaders (5 years), Mighty Rivers Regional Worship Center audio/visual tech (5 years), Mighty Rivers Youth Group (5 years), FFA (4 years, currently sentinel; past offices held: secretary and chaplain), Cape Youth Tackle Football League referee/time keeper (2 years), Currently working as farmhand on cattle/grain operation (2 years)
Fishing Strengths: Dedication and perseverance
Fishing Weaknesses: Skipping under boat docks
Preferred Fishing Techniques: Running a ChatterBait around grass and cover, flipping a jig in heavy cover
Most Admired Angler: Gerald Swindle because of his mindset toward the sport and his drive to succeed. He is a true motivator
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Engineering or
Ag Business
Social Media Handles: N/A
Hometown: Somerset, Ky.
Grade Level: 11th
High School: Lake Cumberland Academy
Fishing Team: Lake Cumberland High School Bass Club
Tournament Wins: 4
Top 5 Finishes: 8
Top 20 Finishes: 0
Extracurricular Activities: N/A
Fishing Strengths: Versatility
Fishing Weaknesses: Forgetting to check/retie my line
Preferred Fishing Techniques: Power fishing and fishing with forward-facing sonar
Most Admired Angler: Jacob Wheeler because he is consistent in placing in the top
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Undecided
Social Media Handles: (IG) zman_fishin
Hometown: Hutchinson, Kan.
Grade Level: 12th
High School: Buhler High School
Fishing Team: Buhler High School Fishing Team
Tournament Wins: 1
Top 5 Finishes: 7
Top 20 Finishes: 0
Extracurricular Activities: FFA (3 years)
Fishing Strengths: My fishing strength is being able to grind and work to catch fish and try to make something happen no matter the conditions
Fishing Weaknesses: My fishing weakness is finesse fishing. Finesse fishing is something I’m not completely versatile in, and it is something that I have been trying to learn more about and practice when I’m on the water to make myself a more well-rounded angler
Preferred Fishing Techniques: My favorite fishing technique is casting and flipping a Texas rig around cover
Most Admired Angler: An angler I look up to a lot is Jacob Wheeler. I look up to him because of the way he has been consistently successful for many years.
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Business and Marketing
Social Media Handles: (IG) drewstivers.fishing
Hometown: Smithville, Tenn.
Grade Level: 12th
High School: DeKalb County High School
Fishing Team: DeKalb Fishing Team
Tournament Wins: 3
Top 5 Finishes: 6
Top 20 Finishes: 12
Extracurricular Activities: DeKalb Fishing Team (4 years), Skills Technical/Trade Club (3 years), 4-H DeKalb Middle (2 years), 4-H High School (2-years), DeKalb Middle School Cross Country Team (2 years), DeKalb County High School Cross Country Team (1 year)
Fishing Strengths: Fishing muddy water and shallow water, deep clear-water fishing and LiveScoping suspended schools of fish
Fishing Weaknesses: Punching shallow grass
Preferred Fishing Techniques: Flipping bushes or LiveScoping suspended fish
Most Admired Angler: Jacob Wheeler because he’s the best. He has given back to high schoolers by hosting two high school bass shootout tournaments
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Business
Social Media Handles: (FB) Mason Taylor,
(IG) mason_taylor_fishing
Hometown: Hahira, Ga.
Grade Level: 11th
High School: Lowndes High School
Fishing Team: Lowndes Viking Lip Rippers
Tournament Wins: 0
Top 5 Finishes: 0
Top 20 Finishes: 1
Extracurricular Activities: Tennis (5 years), Showing hogs (3 years)
Fishing Strengths: Worm fishing and fishing near grass, as well as using LiveScope
Fishing Weaknesses: Fishing deeper water
Preferred Fishing Techniques: Flipping and dragging worms through grass
Most Admired Angler: Scott Martin — I’ve always loved watching him and how he handles bad tournaments and how he keeps his head down and powers through
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Exercise Science and Physical Therapy
Social Media Handles: (IG) sawyertaylor_fishing14
Hometown: Burns, Tenn.
Grade Level: 12th
High School: Dickson County Distance Learning Academy
Fishing Team: Dickson County High School Fishing
Tournament Wins: 2
Top 5 Finishes: 6
Top 20 Finishes: 14
Extracurricular Activities: Fishing (16 years), Church activities at Dickson First Methodist Church
Fishing Strengths: Shallow fishing, finesse fishing and fishing stucture
Fishing Weaknesses: Offshore fishing and graphing
Preferred Fishing Techniques: Flipping, shallow cranking and finesse techniques
Most Admired Angler: Ben Milliken — I admire his career path so far and how he got into bass fishing
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Business and Marketing
Social Media Handles: (FB) Andrew Terry
Hometown: Denham Springs, La.
Grade Level: 11th
High School: Denham Springs High School
Fishing Team: Denham Springs High School Fishing Team
Tournament Wins: 1
Top 5 Finishes: 0
Top 20 Finishes: 5
Extracurricular Activities: Jr. Southwest Bassmaster of DS member (9 years);
Jr. Southwest Bassmaster treasurer (3 years); First Baptist Church Denham Springs REC camp counselor (2 years)
Fishing Strengths: Positive attitude, ability to read the water, casting accuracy and never giving up
Fishing Weaknesses: Electronics
Preferred Fishing Techniques: Flipping, throwing a Fluke and throwing a topwater
Most Admired Angler: Takahiro Omori is my favorite angler to watch. He has overcome so much and is a great fisherman
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Anything to do with the outdoors, possibly a game warden
Social Media Handles: (TikTok) kellicovingtonv
Hometown: Barnstead, N.H.
Grade Level: 12th
High School: Prospect Mountain High School
Fishing Team: Prospect Mountain Timberwolves
Tournament Wins: 0
Top 5 Finishes: 10
Top 20 Finishes: Numerous
Extracurricular Activities: High School Bass Fishing Team (4 years), High School Basketball (3 years), New Hampshire Junior Bassmasters (3 years), Student Council (3 years, currently president), National Honor Society (2 years), High School Tennis (1 year)
Fishing Strengths: Fishing drop shots and jigs, identifying cover and understanding patterns
Fishing Weaknesses: Skipping and being comfortable with unpracticed baits
Preferred Fishing Techniques: Drop shotting or fishing a topwater (Spook)
Most Admired Angler: KVD, not for his popularity and success, but for his pure innovation and the path he paved in the sport
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Undecided
Social Media Handles: (IG) wyattv_fishing
Hometown: Melissa, Texas
Grade Level: 12th
High School: Melissa High School
Fishing Team: Melissa High School Bass Fishing Team
Tournament Wins: 0
Top 5 Finishes: 3
Top 20 Finishes: 8
Extracurricular Activities: Fishing Team
(3 years), Golf Team (3 years), Football Team
(2 years)
Fishing Strengths: Flipping boat docks, pinpointing fish on LiveScope and fishing rocky situations
Fishing Weaknesses: Bed fishing
Preferred Fishing Techniques: Finesse fishing
Most Admired Angler: James Biggs — I have always considered him my “coach.” He is a very talented angler, but instead of competing all of the time for himself he takes a lot of time to work with me and a few other high school anglers
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Advertising and Business Management
Social Media Handles: (IG) andrewwaters_fishing
Hometown: Vidor, Texas
Grade Level: 12th
High School: Vidor High School
Fishing Team: Vidor High School Fishing Team
Tournament Wins: 4
Top 5 Finishes: 7
Top 20 Finishes: 14
Extracurricular Activities: High School Basketball (3 years)
Fishing Strengths: Flipping and frogging
Fishing Weaknesses: Smallmouth fishing
Preferred Fishing Techniques: Fishing a topwater
Most Admired Angler: Dustin Connell because he’s well-rounded in fishing and successful
Interested Area(s) Of Study: General Business
Social Media Handles: (FB) Caden Williamson
Hometown: Greenwood, Ind.
Grade Level: 12th
High School: Center Grove High School
Fishing Team: Indian Creek Anglers
Tournament Wins: 0
Top 5 Finishes: 0
Top 20 Finishes: 1
Extracurricular Activities: Boy Scouts of America (12 years, currently building fish habitats as my Eagle Project), Mount Pleasant Christian Church weekly small group (8 years), Mount Pleasant Christian Church volunteer in children’s ministry (4 years), Ultimate Frisbee (2 years, team captain for 1 year)
Fishing Strengths: Being able to look in an area and know what to throw and how to throw it, finesse fishing and fishing cold water
Fishing Weaknesses: Cranking and jerkbaiting
Preferred Fishing Techniques: I am the most successful at and prefer finesse fishing
Most Admired Angler: I most admire Jacob Wheeler because he is from Indiana and grew up fishing mostly cold water giving me inspiration and direction to follow
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Business
Social Media Handles: (IG) aaron_goes_fishing
Hometown: Carrollton, Ga.
Grade Level: 10th
High School: Central High School
Fishing Team: Central Lions Fishing
Tournament Wins: 6
Top 5 Finishes: 21
Top 20 Finishes: 29
Extracurricular Activities: FFA member
(4 years, competed all 4 years in Wildlife, Forestry and Tree ID), Football (2 years)
Fishing Strengths: Skipping and flipping docks and other structure/cover
Fishing Weaknesses: I need to get better at “scoping” with forward-facing sonar. There is so much more I can learn using FFS
Preferred Fishing Techniques: Frogging mats
Most Admired Angler: Jordan Lee because he has a great personality and is completely humble
Interested Area(s) Of Study: Undecided
Social Media Handles: (IG) jonah_yates_fishing
