From a brisk morning start to a sunny end, the SWIFT Bass Fishing Tournament was a success for the student anglers. Atlantic Trojan anglers Joaquin and Jake Wailes of Wiota reeled in the win in the Powerade High School Series yesterday. The brothers hauled in an impressive total of five fish weighing 13.84 pounds. The following places were Emmett King and AJ Draper who were runners-up with a total of 11.67 in second place. Third place went to Gavin Lindstrom and Black Schwartz with 10.53, and Atlantic’s Colton and Colin Rudy finished in fourth at 9.84, while Jarrett Hansen and Christian Thompson finished in fifth at 9.03.
In the junior competition, Colton and Kaden Frieze of Griswold had five fish at 9.63 pounds in first place. Runners-up were Riverside’s Colton Kruger and Woodbine’s Blake Siefken with 9.45 pounds. Talan Vanarsdol and Tim Donovan of Tri-Center finished in third at 7.97, Riverside’s Letty McSorely finished in fourth alongside Atlantic’s Brendan Wilke with 6.94, and Grayson Molgaard and Owen Miller of Atlantic Finished with 6.85.
The next event will take place on Saturday, October 21st as both the juniors and the high schoolers will fish together in a double-point meet.
Other winners from the tournament are listed below:
- Big Bite Baits Fish On- (first fish caught)- Colton Krueger, Colin Rudy
- Fast Metal First Five in the Box- Joaquin & Jake Wailes – HS, Colton Krueger / Blake Stefens – JR
- Ole Blue Bait & Tackle – Jake Wailes, Gannon Otte, Colin Rudy
- Fishing Assault Beat your best- Joaquin Wailes
- Dump Truck Jig Haulin in the Bass- Colin Rudy
Division: POWERADE HIGH SCHOOL
# |
Team |
Fish |
B/F |
Total |
Pts |
1 |
JOAQUIN WAILES-JAKE WAILES |
5/ 5 |
5.85 |
13.84 |
50.00 |
2 |
EMMETT KING-AJ DRAPER |
5/ 5 |
3.64 |
11.67 |
49.00 |
3 |
GAVIN LINDSTROM-BLAKE SCHWARTZ |
5/ 5 |
|
10.53 |
48.00 |
4 |
COLTON RUDY-COLIN RUDY |
5/ 5 |
3.03 |
9.84 |
47.00 |
5 |
JARRETT HANSEN-CHRISTIAN THOMPSON |
5/ 5 |
|
9.03 |
46.00 |
6 |
TEGAN STEINKUEHLER-BROCK LEMRICK |
5/ 4 |
|
8.01 |
45.00 |
7 |
CODY SWANK-GAVIN DOUGHERTY |
5/ 5 |
|
7.79 |
44.00 |
8 |
OWEN HOOVER-BRENTYN HOOVER |
5/ 5 |
|
7.22 |
43.00 |
9 |
COLE CARSTENS-NOLAN PONSTEIN |
5/ 4 |
|
6.66 |
42.00 |
10 |
CARSON FAUE-GANNON OTTE |
5/ 5 |
|
6.19 |
41.00 |
11 |
BRAXTON HASS-HUNTER QUIST |
|
|
0.00 |
31.00 |
11 |
JORDON ROBINSON-NATHAN BENTLER |
|
|
0.00 |
31.00 |
Division: FAIRLIFE JUNIOR
# |
Team |
Fish |
B/F |
Total |
Pts |
1 |
COLTON FRIEZE-CADEN FRIEZE |
5/ 5 |
3.03 |
9.63 |
50.00 |
2 |
COLTON KRUEGER-BLAKE SIEFKEN |
5/ 5 |
|
9.45 |
49.00 |
3 |
TALAN VANARSDOL-TIM DONOVAN |
5/ 5 |
|
7.97 |
48.00 |
4 |
LETTY MCSORELY-*BRENDAN WILKE |
5/ 5 |
|
6.94 |
47.00 |
5 |
GRAYSON MOLGAARD-OWEN MILLER |
5/ 5 |
|
6.85 |
46.00 |
6 |
COLTON ANDERSON-HOLDEN DEVORE |
5/ 5 |
|
6.18 |
45.00 |
(Photo credits to Jill & Callie Rudy, and Hade DeVore)