Youth News

IBF anglers take top spot at Indiana high school championship event

Our student angler took the top 5 spots on May 7th at Patoka Lake. All 5 teams have now qualified for the high school national championship to be held in Florence, Alabama in July. 1st place Kaden Raichal and Chandler Marcille. 19.14 lbs2nd place Wyatt Wise and Aaron Spurgeon 19.13 …

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IBF Youth looking for boat captains

IBFY is looking for boat captains for the IBFY State finals tournament on August 25th at Morse Lake. If you can or would like to help our youth in the State Finals, please contact Drake Sarault, IBFY Director at youth@indianabass.com or by phone at 765-714-3122.

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2018 Scholarship Winners

Ashley Bortlein of Sunman, IN is the daughter of Chris Bortlein, a member of the Gad-A-Bout Bass Masters. She is a senior at East Central High School where she has a 3,947 GPA. She will be attending Cedarville University in the fall where she will study heath science with a …

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High School Fishing Indiana Open at Monroe

We are excited to be coming to Lake Monroe for the upcoming High School Fishing Indiana Open on Saturday, September 29 in Bloomington, IN. We are asking for your help to promote this upcoming event to high school students in the area that may be interested in participating. The tournament …

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2017 Scholarship Presentations

IBF Youth Trail – Shawn Zellers Shawn is a senior at Winamac Community High School. He plans to attend Ivy Tech at Lafayette4 and study Agronomy and Agronomics which he hopes to make his career.  He started fishing at an early age with his father and grandfather. Both his father …

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Kid & Co. Tournament celebrates 30 years of youth fishing

By Marlena Pierce Indiana Bass’n Gals Kid & Co., a family outdoor and youth fishing event hosted by the Indiana Bass’n Gals, celebrated its 30th anniversary in August. Held at Cutright Ramp on Lake Monroe, the event drew about one hundred kids plus their accompanying adults, bringing together more than …

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Scott Sledge of Greenwood represents Indiana Bass Federation with a Runner Up finish at the 2016 TBF Junior World Championship

Scott Sledge, 14 of Greenwood Indiana won the 11-15-year-old Bass Fishing State Championship for Indiana in 2015 thus qualifying to represent the Indiana Bass Federation in the 2016 TBF Junior World Championship at Lake Guntersville Alabama. August 5, 6 & 7, 2016 The Junior World Championship is conducted in conjunction …

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2012 Youth Summit Lake Results

The summit lake event was held 8/4/2012 the first place was Beau Ashcraft second was Grant Clady third was Shawn Zellers.  All above was the 11 to 14 age group. Older age group 15 to 18 First place Evan Timmons Second place Joseph Mindach Third place Gibb Erlewein Big bass …

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Practice makes perfect for Zellers and McWilliams as the duo wins the Indiana High School State Championship

After fishing in a host of Indiana TBF Junior events against each other Greg Zellers and Brody McWilliams teamed up to win the 2012 Indiana High School State Championship on Patoka Lake. The pair who hails from Winamac High School and Center Grove High School landed a huge 20lb 11oz. …

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