LINCOLN, Neb. – Jaron Cooper and Keegan Oettinger of the Platte Valley Bassmasters team caught a five-fish limit weighing 15.88 pounds to capture the The Bass Federation – Nebraska High School Fishing Championship on July 12 at Merritt Reservoir State Recreation Area.
Cooper caught the tournament’s biggest fish at 4.55 pounds.
Hunter Cooper and Kaden Oettinger of Platte Valley Bassmasters, a team comprised of students from Sutherland and Hershey, took second place with three fish weighing 6.31 pounds. They are brothers of the anglers from the winning team.
Caleb Horne and Chase Liebhart of North Platte caught two fish weighing 5.04 pounds for third place.
The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission and The Bass Federation-Student Angler Federation were hosts. Twenty-one teams competed in this ninth annual TBF – SAF state tournament. Each team could weigh in a maximum of five bass, with a minimum length limit of 15 inches.
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