Shawano High School Wins Bass Pro Shops FLW High School Fishing Mosquito Lake Open
CORTLAND, Ohio – The Shawano High School duo of Harmon Marien of Eagle River, Wisconsin, and Jacob Bigelow of Cecil, Wisconsin, brought a five-bass limit to the scale Saturday weighing 15 pounds, 11 ounces to win the 2018 Bass Pro Shops FLW High School Fishing Mosquito Lake Open.
According to post-tournament reports, the duo battled through rainy and cold conditions and caught their fish targeting weed lines in bays with jigs.
A field of 28 teams competed in the no-entry fee tournament, which launched from Mosquito Lake State Park. In FLW/TBF High School Fishing competition, the top 10-percent of teams competing advance to the High School Fishing National Championship.
The top two teams on Mosquito Lake that advanced to the 2019 High School Fishing National Championship were:
1st: Shawano High School, Shawano, Wis. – Harmon Marien, Eagle River, Wis., and Jacob Bigelow, Cecil, Wis., five bass, 15-11
2nd: Camp Hill High School, Camp Hill, Pa. – Andrew Zulli and Casey Zulli, both of Camp Hill, Penn., five bass, 12-15
Rounding out the top 10 teams were:
3rd: Padua Franciscan High School, Parma, Ohio – Lenny Bunsey, Parma, Ohio, and Joseph Pinjuh, Independence, Ohio, five bass, 11-4
4th: Prime Time Anglers – Gavin Schulz, Massillon, Ohio, and Luke Haymaker, Canal Fulton, Ohio, four bass, 8-0
5th: Christian Life Academy, Woodland Heights, Pa. – Jacob Black, Oil City, Pa., and Caleb Glancy, Utica, Pa., four bass, 7-11
6th: Renegades Bass Club – Brent Moore, Kenton, Ohio, and Kobe Thompson, New Lexington, Ohio, two bass, 6-12
7th: Kokosing Valley School, Gambier, Ohio – Adam Kinnear and William Hux, both of Mount Vernon, Ohio, two bass, 4-8
8th: Prime Time Anglers – Kyle Shinko, Avon Lake, Ohio, and Nathan Markley, Mentor, Ohio., two bass, 4-2
9th: Nordonia High School, Macedonia, Ohio – Tyler Lewis and Justin Lewis, both of Macedonia, Ohio, one bass, 3-15
10th: Aurora Central Catholica High School, Aurora, Ill. – David Bartlett, Aurora, Ill., and John Murray, Cortland, Ohio, bass, 3-8
Complete results from the event can be found at FLWFishing.com.
The 2018 Bass Pro Shops FLW High School Fishing Mosquito Lake Open was a two-person (team) event for students in grades 7-12, open to any Student Angler Federation (SAF) affiliated high school club in the United States. The top 10 percent of each Challenge, Open, and state championship field will advance to the 2019 High School Fishing National Championship on a body of water that has yet to be revealed. The High School Fishing national champions will each receive a $5,000 college scholarship to the school of their choice.
In addition to the High School Fishing National Championship, all High School Fishing anglers nationwide automatically qualify for the world’s largest open high school bass tournament, the 2019 High School Fishing World Finals, held in conjunction with the National Championship. At the 2018 World Finals more than $150,000 in scholarships and prizes were awarded.
Full schedules and the latest announcements are available at HighSchoolFishing.org and FLWFishing.com.
About FLW
FLW is the world’s largest tournament-fishing organization, providing anglers of all skill levels the opportunity to compete for millions in prize money in 2018 across five tournament circuits. Headquartered in Benton, Kentucky, with offices in Minneapolis, FLW and their partners conduct 286 bass-fishing tournaments annually around the world, including the United States, Canada, China, Italy, South Korea, Mexico, Portugal, South Africa and Spain. FLW tournament fishing can be seen on the Emmy-nominated “FLW" television show, broadcast to more than 564 million households worldwide, while FLW Bass Fishing magazine delivers cutting-edge tips from top pros. For more information visit FLWFishing.com and follow FLW at Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Snapchat.
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 there is. 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 45 years. TBF founded the Student Angler Federation and the National High School Fishing program in 2008 to promote clean family fun and education through fishing. Visit bassfederation.com or highschoolfishing.org and “LIKE US” on Facebook.
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