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Youth | Youth Message | Youth Projects | Youth Forms
CIA Marketing, Inc. NEWS BASS Kids Casting Competition FRANKLIN, WI – Boys and girls ages 7–14 will have a chance to learn and show off their casting skills February 14th through the 17th at the Milwaukee Fishing, Boating & Outdoor Expo, 60th and Ryan Road in Franklin, Wisconsin. Sponsored by the Northern Illinois Jr. Bassmasters and several Wisconsin BASS clubs, BASS Kids Casting Competition is a national program designed to promote the sport of fishing to boys and girls in the 7-10 and 11-14 age groups. Winners of local competitions may move on to participate in regional and national contests. During the course of the four day Expo, seven different competitions in each age group will take place with prizes awarded to the top three finishers in each competition. There is no cost to participate.The Expo will be held at the Milwaukee County Sports Complex, 6000 W. Ryan Road in Franklin. Saturday, Feb. 16th, 10 AM – 9 PM; Sunday, Feb. 17th, 10 AM to 5 PM. Admission for adults is $7.00; under 12 and BASS Kids Casting Competition entrants are free. For casting competition information, contact 847-809-0345 or clubfisherman@aol.com For Expo information and discount coupons, visit www.milwfishingboatingexpo.com WBFN Junior State Championship and State Kids Casting Championship July 27, 2007
Twenty-four kids from youth clubs all over the State of Wisconsin prepared for the Wisconsin B.A.S.S. Federation Nation Junior State bass fishing championship in Delafield, Wisconsin on lake Naga-Wicka. Several kids from all over the state also arrived to compete for the WBFN State Kids Casting Contest. Clubs represented this year were La Crosse, Madison, Milwaukee, Northern Illinois and Oshkosh. Friday evening started out with a pizza party and pre-tournament meeting and an encouraging message from our National B.A.S.S. Youth Manager – Stacy Twiggs. Many thanks go out to Stacy for his attendance and participation in both the Junior State Championship and our Casting Kids Contest State Finals. After the tournament rules meeting and the pairings were complete, the kids were on their way to get a good night sleep and prepare for the big day on the water. Expecting to be the first one at the boat landing at 5:30 AM Saturday morning, much to my surprise, I was almost the last one there and take-off was not until 6:30 AM. The kids are pairing up with their partners, meeting with their adult boaters and there is quite the rumble with all the planning and strategies going on. It was very apparent that these kids meant business. With everything ready and the boats set, kids getting itchy, and what looks to be a beautiful day, the kids were off in twelve boats set out on a beautiful crystal clear water lake. Unfortunately, a few days prior, there was a big storm and fishing changed for the kids that had been pre-fishing. Mother Nature did her job at leveling the playing field and needless to say the bite was tough for the second year in a row.
Junior Bass
Tournament: Max Brovarney, winner in the 11-14 age group, from Wauwatosa, WI, weighed in an impressive 4 fish bag for a total of 6.94 lbs. The biggest fish weighed in at 3.13 lbs and the only fish weighed-in by John (JP) Weber from Northern Illinois, in the 15-18 age group, also landed him the Junior Champion Title for his age group. Both of these young men are headed to South Carolina in February 2008, to participate in the BASS Junior World Championship Tournament as our Wisconsin B.A.S.S. Federation Nation Junior Champions.
These two young men will move on to the BASS Federation Nation Kids Casting Contest Semi-Final Championship scheduled for November, 2007, location TBD on September 30, 2007. The champions from each age group in each division will contend for the National Champion Kids Casting Contest at the Bassmaster Classic in February 2008, in South Carolina. Good Luck to all the winners, and congratulations to all the kids that made it this far as they all are champions! Upon completion of the Junior Tournament and KCC, the Wisconsin B.A.S.S. Federation held an official awards ceremony honoring our state champions and all the young men who participated. The special “Golden Paddle” traveling award for the State WBFN Junior Club compiling the most weight of fish, was awarded to the Bass Anglers LTD Junior club.
A special thank you to the adult boat drivers as they hauled their boats from all over the state to drive the kids to their fishing hot spots on the lake. Carl Finley, Grafton, WI; Brian Kettner, Waukesha, WI; Bill LaRue, La Crosse, WI; Bill Parbs, Brown Deer, WI; Mike McQuitty, New Berlin, WI; Jeremiah Shaver, La Crosse, WI; Laudy Allen, Holmen, WI; Cesar Salas, Carpendersville, IL; Jeff Dyer, Schaumburg, IL; Ken Kaiser, Cuba City, WI; Ted Noedel, Fond du Lac, WI; and Dan Brovarney, Wauwatosa, WI. The adults that helped with food, the weigh-in, weigh-in site and KCC set up. Bill & Patti Parbs, Brown Deer, WI; Mike & LaNette McQuitty, New Berlin, WI; Lisa Kaiser, Cuba City, WI; Samantha Sukupak, Milwaukee, WI; and Matt Coffaro, Milwaukee, WI; Brent Welch, West Salem, WI; & David Snyder, Pres WBFN, Onalaska, WI. A special thank you to Becky from Dick Smith’s Bait Shop in Delafield, WI. who helped out our kids with door prizes and was our official weigh master for the tournament. If ever in the Delafield area, please stop in and say hello to Becky. They have a great bait shop, nice tackle selection and have all the information you require for the area lakes. I would like to thank all of our WBFN state sponsors for their donations with this years youth programs. Fig Rig Fishing Rods, Quantum, Sufix Fishing Line, Bagley Baits, Bobs Bait Shop and Brovarney Baits. Special congratulations to our winners Max Brovarney and John Weber, our Junior Tournament Champions, Riley Kaiser and Jared LaRue our Kids Casting Contest Champions. We had a great turnout for 2007 and hopefully next year will be even bigger and better. The 2008 State Junior and Kids Casting Contest Championship locations will be voted on at our Reps meeting on October 21, 2007. Thank you,
September 9, 2006 2006 Wisconsin Bass Federation Nation Junior State Championship. Lodi,
WI - Weather didn't detour the qualifiers of the 2006 WBFN Youth
Championship Tournament held on Crystal Lake in Lodi, WI. The top
four qualifiers from four different junior clubs representing Madison,
Lacrosse, Milwaukee, and Oshkosh, fought rain, cold and wind to
catch 34 fish. The kids also had to deal with a recent weed kill
that made the lake like pea soup. Some kids report catching as many
as 30 fish but most did not meet the minimum size limit of 14 inches. Broughan Cullen from Madison caught the only tournament limit for a total of 7.25 but it wasn't enough to beat the 11-14age group winner, Jonny Schultz who caught a 2.94 to add to a total limit of 7.85. In the older group, Ryan Welch caught four bass weighing 6.85 to secure the win. Shane Mc Quitty, the lone fisherman from Milwaukee, gets the "guts" award for coming to fish after he broke his arm. He practiced with one arm and had to fish with a spinning rod and reel. Even though he didn't catch any legal fish, he still gave it his best all day. Jonny Schultz and Ryan Welch move on the Junior World Championship in Birmingham, AL. They will fish against other qualifiers for the respective age groups from February 2007 for a chance to win prizes and scholarships. Each kid gets to fish with a BASS touring pro for prefishing and the tournament days. CONGRATULATIONS to all the youth the fished and good luck to Jonny and Ryan at the Junior World Championship!!!
Currently the Wisconsin BASS Federation Nation has about 50 youth competing throughout Wisconsin in the youth program. My goal is to double this number while I am the Youth Director. The youth program is geared for the young adult to learn from one another and also the adults in the Bass Federation Nation. An adult club sponsors each youth club and they provide boats for the tournaments and instruction. Fishing tournaments with the opportunity to win prizes is a big part of the youth clubs, but education through conservation projects is also included. These projects can include cleaning boat ramps, helping at seminars to teach younger kids to fish, or just public awareness toward fishing.
Tournament Fishing Each youth club is required to fish at least four tournaments throughout the year. Based on points, the top six qualifiers in each club are invited to fish the Wisconsin Bass Federation Nation Youth State Tournament. Awards are awarded to all the participants and the top two youth from each age division get to go on to the Junior World Classic, which is held around the same time as the Bassmasters Classic. The youth are paired with professional fisherman and compete against other youth from around the country. The winner wins a boat and other prizes are available to the participants. The clubs need a minimum of six participants and elect their own officers. It is their club with help of the adults. They run their own meetings and make all decisions regarding waters fished and conservation projects.
Casting Kids Youth compete against each other in a casting contest. They have the opportunity to win a medal and a fishing rod and reel at local events and qualify for the State Casting Kids Competition. The top winners from the State competition get to go to the finals with the opportunity to win scholarships and prizes. There are three targets, which include skills for pitching, flipping, and casting. Points are awarded based on how well these skills are displayed.
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