Quantum hosted their second Next Gen Open of the fall this weekend on legendary Sam Rayburn Reservoir. The iconic brand out of Tulsa, Oklahoma partnered with the Texas B.A.S.S. Nation to put on this event for high school anglers in the Texas / Louisiana region.

Anglers competed for a spot in the 2021 Bassmaster High School National Championship, thousands of dollars in Quantum rods and reels as well as prizes from Lowrance, Yamaha, TH Marine, Badlands, and Lure Lock.

River Johnson and Dalton Morton of Huntington High School used an 18-foot aluminum boat and spinnerbaits to crack the code on a fickle Sam Rayburn. Weighing in 16.16-lbs to take first place honors along with the big bass award thanks to a four and a half pounder.

“We really can’t thank Quantum enough for hosting this tournament,” Johnson said. “Between the rods and all the registration prizes we got our money’s worth before we ever started fishing! It was awesome.”

18-year old Johnson and 16-year old Morton have been fishing Sam Rayburn their entire lives, and both anglers are already accomplished tournament competitors. The two linked up to be partners this year, and have already won two out of the three events they’ve entered together.

Their winning efforts weren’t lacking a bit of adversity or comedy. They explained they beached their boat in ankle deep water, almost ran out of gas on the way back to weigh-in, and reportedly hit every stump in the lake on the way to their fishing spot.

“We found a creek that had one little sweet spot,” Morton divulged. “We caught a few on crankbaits on the rods Quantum gave us – we strung them up right away the night before the tournament- but spinnerbaits seemed to be the deal today.”

Major League Fishing and Quantum sponsored pro Gerald Spohrer helped pass out special edition Quantum Accurist Cranking Rods to every single high school angler in attendance.

“It’s amazing the opportunities these kids have these days. Honestly from a competition standpoint, it’s scary,” Spohrer joked.

“These high school anglers are making their own decisions and can fish so many tournaments, I just hope I can hang as they get older,” Spohrer concluded. “It’s great to see Quantum support the next generation of anglers and help them fall in love with the sport.”