Missouri High Schools Need To Do This

[moguy1973]

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/highschool-prep-rally/kentucky-becomes-second-state-bass-fishing-high-school-185906709.html

Kentucky and Illinois high schools can offer competitive bass fishing as a varsity sport. I know a lot of colleges do this throughout the country. I would have been all over this if this was available in Missouri when I was going to school...

[ollie]

I was just reading about this as well. Shoot, my kids are too old now, but I have one that would have gotten into this had MO done it years back. I like it and think it's pretty cool.

[Stoneroller]

oh I though you were gonna say "teach how to wash with soap" =)

[fishinwrench]

I believe there was a solid effort to get that ball rolling in Mo. several years back.....it must have fizzled.

Too bad. Most likely killed by the xbox and the wi.

Lazy brats

[KCRIVERRAT]

Make'em fish out of float tubes until they can afford their own dang boat!

[Outside Bend]

Lots of schools don't have the funds to support extracurriculars like this, but if BASS and other groups got involved with local school districts, I think they could pull it off. Lots of flyfishing clubs already do talks and demonstrations for local schools, and a bass fishing/mentoring program sounds like a pretty positive thing to me.

[WakenLake]

I woulda done it.