Hidden Lake Big Bass Wins U.S. Army High School Fishing at Lake Guntersville

April 27, 2021
|In Featured, MLF Big 5, RESULTS
|By AnglersChannel
GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. (April 26, 2021) – The Hidden Lake Big Bass duo of Dalton Defelice of Howe, Indiana, and Elijah Meyers of Fort Wayne, Indiana, won the U.S. Army High School Fishing Presented by Favorite Fishing Lake Guntersville Presented by Googan Baits Presented by Hosting Pro James Watson on Saturday in Guntersville, Alabama. The event was hosted by the Marshall County Convention & Visitors Bureau and the victory advanced the winning team to the 2021 U.S. Army High School Fishing presented by Favorite Fishing National Championship.

TOP 10 RESULTS

RANK SCHOOL/CLUB NAME/CITY ANGLER NAME BASS WEIGHT
1st Hidden Lake Big Bass* Dalton Defelice
Elijah Meyers		 5 17-11
2nd Bibb County High School* Evan Dunn
AJ McGee		 5 14-11
3rd Rhea County* Andon Goins
Blake Wheat		 5 14-8
4th North Paulding HS Bass Team* Andrew Thompson
Eli Wiggins		 5 14-6
5th Falkville Fishing Club* Owen Teague
Wyatt Tomlin		 5 13-14
6th Riley’s Catch-Indian Trail, N.C. Michael McNulty
Sailor Whitehead		 5 13-10
7th Buckhorn Bass Fishing Hunter Edwards
Cooper Shepard		 5 13-4
8th Guntersville HS Bass Club Cole Green
Brayden Leonard		 5 12-10
9th Guntersville HS Bass Club Jarred Bodine
Carson Floyd		 5 12-7
10th Dar Patriots Fishing Cole Edwards
Jayden Fernatt		 5 11-12
*Top 10% of teams advance to the 2021 U.S. Army High School Fishing presented by Favorite Fishing National Championship

Complete results from the event can be found at MajorLeagueFishing.com.

2021 UPCOMING QUALIFICATION OPPORTUNITIES

EVENT DATE LOCATION HOST
U.S. Army High School Fishing presented by Favorite Fishing Smith Mountain Lake Open May 1 Smith Mountain Lake, Huddleston, Va. Visit Bedford
2021 U.S. Army High School Fishing National Championship & World Finals Jun. 30 – Jul. 3 Lake Hartwell, Anderson, S.C. Anderson Convention & Visitors Bureau
The first 25 high school teams that enter each U.S. Army High School Fishing Presented by Favorite Fishing tournament will receive a free Favorite Fishing package, including one Favorite Fishing casting rod and reel, one Favorite Fishing spinning rod and reel, six packs of Googan Baits and two Favorite Fishing hats, a total package value of $230. Most tournaments will also be hosted by a Bass Pro Tour angler or Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit angler, giving high school students the chance to meet the sport’s top pros. As an added bonus, the winning team at each tournament will receive a guided fishing trip with their pro angler host.

U.S. Army High School Fishing Presented by Favorite Fishing tournaments are free, two-person (team) events for students in grades 7-12 and are open to any MLF and Student Angler Federation-affiliated high school club. The top 10 percent of teams at each Open event along with the TBF High School Fishing state championships will advance to the 2021 U.S. Army High School Fishing presented by Favorite Fishing National Championship. The U.S. Army High School Fishing national champions will each receive a $5,000 college scholarship to the school of their choice.

In addition to the U.S. Army High School Fishing National Championship, all High School Fishing anglers nationwide automatically qualify for the world’s largest open high school bass tournament, the 2021 High School Fishing World Finals, held in conjunction with the National Championship. More than $2.8 million in scholarships and prizes were offered at the 2020 World Finals.