Jennings & Patterson Take Lake Gaston Youth Educational Series Win

Fifteen youth teams made their way to Lake Gaston for event number two on the Youth Educational Series schedule.  After coming off a second place finish at Jordan Lake last month in the season opener, Logan Jennings and Alden Patterson came out swinging and secured the top spot with 16.04 lbs.  The two anglers were each rewarded with matching trophies, Outdoor Accessories Unlimited prize packages (tackle storage containers, spinner baits, crankbaits, and bullet weights), Z-Man Elaztech soft plastics, and Penetration Hooks.

In only their first season as an established high school team, the duo of Dylan Valousky & Timothy Estep boosted their schools momentum with a second place finish after bringing 15.31 lbs of Lake Gaston bass to the scales, including the event lunker at 6.42 lbs.  For their runner up finish, the two anglers were each rewarded with matching trophies, Outdoor Accessories Unlimited prize packages (tackle storage containers, crankbaits, and bullet weights), Z-Man Elaztech soft plastics, and Penetration Hooks.  The lunker awards consisted of a dedicated lunker trophy, a Z-Man hoodie, and a $50 Ranger Wear gift card.

After winning the season opener, Tyler Dunn & Mathew Shrewsbury settled for the third position in this event with their catch of 12.75 lbs.  For their efforts, the two anglers were awarded with Outdoor Accessories Unlimited prize packages (tackle storage containers, crankbaits, and bullet weights), Z-Man Elaztech soft plastics, and Penetration Hooks.

Christian and Seth Bonar filled the fourth position with their five fish limit weighing in at 11.59 lbs which earned the duo Outdoor Accessories Unlimited prize packages (tackle storage containers and bullet weights), Z-Man Elaztech soft plastics, and Penetration Hooks.

Rounding out the top five was the team of Landon and Camden Inscoe with their catch of 6.88 lbs.  Each were awarded Z-Man Elaztech soft plastics, and Penetration Hooks.

Door prizes such as Solar Bat Sunglasses, Ranger Boats gift cards, Z-Man soft plastics and apparel, and Penetration Hooks were provided during the afternoon weigh-in.

Thanks to the help of Stevens Sausage, food items were provided during the afternoon weigh-in for all of the youth anglers and their boat captains.

We were excited to partner with the Virginia Student Angler Federation for this event.  The Virginia SAF program used this tournament as a regular season points event for their state series.  Additional great trophy awards were presented to the top three teams by the Virginia TBF/SAF youth director, Jerry Wright.  A special thanks goes out to Jerry for his assistance in this event.