College Fishing Teams?

jerseydad? What are you angling to do?

Probably a club sport. We've got a Bass Fishing Club here as a part of the Recreational Sports department.

The Illinois High School Association is starting Bass Fishing as a recognized varsity sport in 2009 I believe.

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Originally posted by JT:
jerseydad? What are you angling to do?

Not really anything JT, I'm just casting it out there to see if anyone bites and provides me some information on college fishing programs.

Thanks for the info BD19, I'm hooked!

How would a fishing team compete for the national title? You've got your Musky-based teams up in the north woods, your Striper-based teams in the ACC region, and you've got your Tarpon-based teams down in the Keys.....those would all have to be considered DI programs. Your Steelhead programs would probably have it the toughest, what with the weather and all.......

I guess you could say you lured me in with this thread. Or you could say you baited me. Either way you hooked me on this one.

And which schools are fully funded?

Would scholarships include tuition, room and board, and bait money?

It's nice to have a laugh with few good chum(s).


You have to cast a wide net to get one by you guys.

I can't believe my 400th post was on this topic. I wish I could have it mounted to hang on the wall.

I hope to see everyone at the championships, I hear Catfish Hunter is the master of ceremonies.

I do believe that the big 10 has all their schools represented.

I went pro right out of HS and am a rotational caster, with a good popper time and a phenomenal sinker.

My son, a right-handed caster, was caught on the radar gun at 131 feet. You can see for yourselves....

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I went pro right out of HS and am a rotational caster, with a good popper time and a phenomenal sinker.

Now that's funny, I don't care who you are...


get-r- done!

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Originally posted by CPLZ:
I do believe that the big 10 has all their schools represented.

Ya but I heard the Northern schools were going to pull out of the championships unless the southern schools agreed to not start fishing until the ice melted up north.

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Originally posted by jerseydad:

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Originally posted by CPLZ:
I do believe that the big 10 has all their schools represented.

Ya but I heard the Northern schools were going to pull out of the championships unless the southern schools agreed to not start fishing until the ice melted up north.

If you push the season back to far, you might get wet.

The whole problem might be admission standards...that the schools will have to use sliding SCALES.

Actually, and truly, the Virginia Tech Bass Fishing team was the NCAA national Champion last year. Really, google it.

This whole thread is turning crappie...

Southerners! Always shooting off your largemouths!

I've got nothing more to add, but if you don't mind, I'd like to just sit here on my perch and follow the development of the discussion.

I take back my earlier post...this has the potential to be a whale of a good thread.

I can't believe I landed on this thread. Glad I got snagged.

It's amazing what you will find as you worm your way around the site...
...some threads will even get you...hook, line, and sinker!

This whole thread sounds a little fishy to me.

Trollin' Trollin' Trollin'
Though the streams are swollen
Keep them froggies rollin'
Fish guide!
Rain and wind and weather
Hell-bent for leather
Wishin' my gal was by my side.
All the things I'm missin',
Good vittles, love, and fishin',
Are waiting at the end of my ride

I was trolling the internet and this thread reeled me in..

"HOLY MACKEREL!........

Pun school is now in session...

...let's see how far this grouper of posters can go.

what would be the porpoise of that JT?

...just to make sure everyone does not clam up.

Though I've tried, oy-ster don't understand what you're saying.

What a bunch of pikers.

As I wonder over to the weekly IDOL THREAD...
...I don't want to be herring about this thread becoming repetitive.

I just k-elp myself!

OK you've lured me in. I was a boat to go to bed and tried to tuna y'all out but can't. After reading this from my mates I know some of you are in seine. I can understand some people posting goofey things but real minnow supposed to be above all this. This is nothing more than pure albaloney. You are a reel cast of characters. To net it out I flounder on the deck over your remarks. I normally would get stern with you but you really keel me. You might say this is a real all starboard. --- yep that's right! Port is left!
Fungo

Fungo, tsunami as Krakatoa. High seas that you have decided to join us. Thank you for not getting too anchory with us.

But you're obviously up too late. Shamu on you!!

All of these fishing terms (puns) got me to wondering, so I had to look up the true meanings:

Hook
(1) A curved piece of metal used to catch fish.
(2) A clever advertisement to entice a fisherman to spend his live savings on a new rod and reel.
(3) The punch administered by said fisherman's wife after he spends their life savings (see also, Right Hook, Left Hook).

Line
Something you give your coworkers when they ask on Monday how your fishing went the past weekend.

Lure
An object that is semi-enticing to fish, but will drive an angler into such a frenzy that he will charge his credit card to the limit before exiting the tackle shop.

Reel
A weighted object that causes a rod to sink quickly when dropped overboard.

Rod
An attractively painted length of fiberglass that keeps an angler from ever getting too close to a fish.