High School Fishing Open Tournament

[stoner35]

Hey everyone, as many of you know we have our 2nd annual High School Fishing Open coming up on April 7th at Clinton Lake. We had a terrific time running this tournament last year, it was probably the biggest success of the year. We had just over 50 boats compete last year, so naturally we have upped the ante and we hope to have around 75 boats.

But it isn't going to happen overnight without any work from us. We need your help!! Here is the link to our website where you can download our tournament flyer and the rules and registration packet.

www.fightingillinibassclub.com/high-school-open.html

If anyone knows any high school anglers or coaches who might be interested please help pass the word along. There does not need to be a high school bass fishing team at a student's school for them to be able to compete, as long as they are in high school they are eligible. As of now we only have 25 boats, we are 50 away from our goal and believe it or not April will be here before we know it.

Below is a contact list of the schools that have already registered or been contacted. Please post up here with the schools you have sent an email to or contacted through other means, so we are not "double-dipping" any schools. Thanks for your help!

Schools that have been contacted:
Champaign Central
Cary-Grove
Maroa-Forsyth
Glenwood
Plainfield Central
St. Charles North
Deland-Weldon
Illini Bluffs
Glenbrook South
Naperville Central

[Matt Sells]

I'll talk to Keith over at Unity. I'll also contact some coaches back home. Not sure on the schools they coach but I'll find out and post.

[brock]

I got a boat from glenwood

[tomplatt]

De La Salle Institute ( Chicago) has been contacted but they have a tournament that weekend.
Naperville North was sent an email.
Brother Rice Chicago has been sent an email.

[jkaszuba]

I posted it on bass boat central

[brock]

has anyone contacted Champaign Centennial? I think cody has their contact info and they came last time. I believe we gave a talk at their high school too last year but i was not there

[stoner35]

Sent out some more emails
Dunlap
Limestone
Pekin
Seneca
Peoria Christian

I am going to send out an email to Jeff Lampe again and try to get our flyer up on heartland outdoors, we'll see. Brock I don't think anyone has contacted them, if you have the email go for it. Everyone else keep at it, we need to fill about 45 spots in just over a month. Let's get to work!

[ckeefe17]

I forgot to post up new schools that registered. Dunlap was one of them....

[ckeefe17]

also didnt Unity H.S. have a bunch of teams last year? no show for them so far

[Matt Sells]

Already talked to Keith Kropp about Unity. They have a larger team this year and are trying to get more boaters approved so they can bring more teams. Keith told me they will have at least 5 and will most likely register this week.

[brock]

heres a list of every school in the state, their coach's name and contact info

www.ihsa.org/archive/ffh/2012-13/Coaches_2012.pdf

[tomplatt]

I haven't heard of any schools registering lately. We should really step up sending out emails before spring break starts since a lot of us will be off fishing. A few schools I contacted are awaiting approval and some have boater problems.

[brock]

I contacted Champaign Centennial, Edenberg, and Riverton High Schools

[stoner35]

I am going to send out a bunch of emails from the list Brock posted this afternoon. I'll post the schools, probably going to send out around ten or so. If anyone else has anytime today go ahead and pick some emails off the list Brock posted. Just make sure that they have not already been contacted.

[tomplatt]

I have contacted every highschool on the list that has Chicago in front of it.

[stoner35]

Okay, I am going to take any schools in the central (clinton-ish) area, and schools near my home town.

[Jake]

emailed all the teams that had lake shelbyville listed.

[Jake]

and emailed all the teams with evergreen lake

[jkaszuba]

stevenson has been contacted

[stoner35]

Every school from the Banner, Coffeen, and Clinton Sectionals have been emailed.

[stoner35]

If someone wants to email schools from the Lake of Egypt sectionals that would be awesome, if not, i'll do it later when I have some more time. Just let us know if you are sending out emails so we don't annoy anyone.

[tomplatt]

I contacted everyone on the last page of this list www.ihsa.org/archive/ffh/2012-13/Coaches_2012.pdf that was not contacted already.