Y&S Fishing Club Win High School Tournament At Norfork

April 24, 2022
B.A.S.S. News - Archived
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Huntlee York and Colton Smith of the Y&S Fishing Club have won the Abu Garcia Bassmaster High School Series at Norfork Lake presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors with a total of 13 pounds, 7 ounces.
Huntlee York and Colton Smith of the Y&S Fishing Club have won the Abu Garcia Bassmaster High School Series at Norfork Lake presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors with a total of 13 pounds, 7 ounces.

MOUNTAIN HOME Ark. — Without any practice time, Huntlee York and Colton Smith of the Y&S Fishing Club completely fished on instincts to take home the victory in the Abu Garcia Bassmaster High School Series tournament at Norfork Lake. Their five-bass limit weighed 13 pounds, 7 ounces.

The pair of 14-year-olds, who attend Salem School District just 27 miles from Norfork Lake, were still eligible to fish the Junior Series in 2022 but decided that they were going to make the jump to fish the High School Series. It paid off with a win on their home body of water. The winners were fishing the Bass Cat Boats Owners Tournament on nearby Beaver Lake over the weekend, which didn’t allow them to practice for the event. Having a pretty good idea of what the bass may be doing, York and Smith used their local knowledge that had produced in the past.

“We had a pretty good idea of what the fish were going to be doing, and they were doing just what we thought — they were spawning,” said York. “It started off pretty well. He (Colton Smith) caught the first and second fish on a topwater and then we started throwing what we wanted and ran into the right ones.”

Although the Y&S duo caught a couple of their keepers by sight fishing later in the day, their early keepers came from targeting fish that were pushing up bait in the backs of pockets. The anglers later went on to call it a “junk-fishing” pattern.

“They started in the backs of spawning pockets where some shad were getting blown up,” added Trapper York, the Y&S Fishing team boat captain. “Later in the day they went to the bank and were able to pick off a few on beds.”

When the fish were schooling on the surface, the anglers were able to catch their fish on a topwater, but later had to switch to a swimbait when the fish moved down in the water column. Once they made the move to the bank to target spawning fish, a floating worm was their key bait.

“This means everything — we come and fish here almost every weekend,” said Huntlee York in closing.

Garrett Thomas and Hunter Holland of Walker High School finished second with 12-12. Langston Martin of Lee County Anglers fished solo to finish third with 12-0.

2022 Bassmaster High School Series tournament at Norfork Lake 4/24-4/24
(BOATER) Standings Day 1

Angler                                       Club/School                       Pts

1.  Huntlee York - Colton Smith                  Y&S Fishing Club                      0
  Day 1: 5   13-07   Total:   5  13-07
2.  Garrett Thomas - Hunter Holland              Walker High School                    0
  Day 1: 5   12-12   Total:   5  12-12
3.  Langston Martin -                            Lee County Anglers                    0
  Day 1: 5   12-00   Total:   5  12-00
4.  Fisher Tyler - Blake Ingram                  Salem                                 0
  Day 1: 5   11-05   Total:   5  11-05
5.  Brice Davis - Garrett Angotti                Cooter High School                    0
  Day 1: 5   11-03   Total:   5  11-03
6.  Dustin Swafford - Mason Long                 Stilwell High School                  0
  Day 1: 5   11-00   Total:   5  11-00
7.  Evan Newell - Michael Teate                  Mid Florida Youth Anglers             0
  Day 1: 5   10-15   Total:   5  10-15
8.  Hunter Stuckey - Joseph Horne                                                      0
  Day 1: 5   10-12   Total:   5  10-12
9.  Ely Hagans - Cole Pennington                 Clinton High School                   0
  Day 1: 5   10-09   Total:   5  10-09
10. Dallas Taylor - Wyatt Nelson                 Stilwell High School                  0
  Day 1: 5   10-05   Total:   5  10-05
11. Colson Brust - Tristan Beck                  Bam Squad                             0
  Day 1: 5   10-01   Total:   5  10-01
12. Brett Mouw - Danny Schlenbecker              The Hill Toppers                      0
  Day 1: 5   09-15   Total:   5  09-15
13. Mason Snider - Dalton Benson                 Mount Juliet Fishing                  0
  Day 1: 5   09-09   Total:   5  09-09
14. Brendin Simich - Jon James Coco              Oak Mountain High School              0
  Day 1: 5   09-08   Total:   5  09-08
14. Kendall Smith - Kelton Wilson                Bruno Pyatt                           0
  Day 1: 5   09-08   Total:   5  09-08
16. Nick Carter - Cole Parks                     Rogers High School                    0
  Day 1: 5   09-06   Total:   5  09-06
17. Ben Puckett - Jesse Klutts                   Henry County High School (236)        0
  Day 1: 4   08-12   Total:   4  08-12
18. Karson Hubbard - Aden Yarger                 Gainesville                           0
  Day 1: 3   08-12   Total:   3  08-12
19. Stone Grove - Wyatt Hamilton                 Creek Wood High School                0
  Day 1: 5   08-10   Total:   5  08-10
19. Jackson Smith - Eric Pilkington              Fayetteville High School              0
  Day 1: 5   08-10   Total:   5  08-10
21. Garrett Ring - Cole Sanford                  Greenbrier High School                0
  Day 1: 4   08-10   Total:   4  08-10
22. Alexander Costanza -                         Alabama Christian Academy             0
  Day 1: 5   08-01   Total:   5  08-01
23. Austin Benson - Brendan Brown                Mount Juliet                          0
  Day 1: 5   08-00   Total:   5  08-00
24. Cade Calkins - Brayden Vallie                Fruitport High School                 0
  Day 1: 5   07-14   Total:   5  07-14
24. Reece Chambless - Temern Pfaffenberger       DeWitt High School                    0
  Day 1: 5   07-14   Total:   5  07-14
26. Devon Kessler - Charlie Ellis                Lakeside Fishing Team                 0
  Day 1: 5   07-13   Total:   5  07-13
27. Kayden Waller -                              Mt. Juliet high school                0
  Day 1: 5   07-11   Total:   5  07-11
28. Caleb Kuykendall - Asher Williams            Murfreesboro High School              0
  Day 1: 5   07-09   Total:   5  07-09
29. Wade Roberts - Zachary Lambert               Barbe Fishing Club                    0
  Day 1: 4   07-08   Total:   4  07-08
30. Lainie Holbert - Sarah Swindle               Riverside Bass Team                   0
  Day 1: 5   07-04   Total:   5  07-04
31. Annie Lassiter -                             warren county pioneer anglers         0
  Day 1: 3   06-14   Total:   3  06-14
32. Easton Bouma - Logan Luebker                 Rogers High School                    0
  Day 1: 3   06-10   Total:   3  06-10
33. Brady Horton - Rhett Horton                  Greenbrier High School                0
  Day 1: 4   06-02   Total:   4  06-02
34. Kort Rutledge - Kira Calvert                 Natchitoches Central High School      0
  Day 1: 5   05-13   Total:   5  05-13
35. Parker Welch - Derek Landis                  Kickback high school bass club        0
  Day 1: 3   05-13   Total:   3  05-13
36. Grant Priesmeyer - Brent Ryan                Eureka Wildcat Fishing Team           0
  Day 1: 3   05-13   Total:   3  05-13
37. Parker Adair - Jackson Miller                Arkansas Youth Anglers                0
  Day 1: 2   05-12   Total:   2  05-12
38. Camden Bruner - Logan Webb                   Southern Illinois Future Anglers      0
  Day 1: 3   05-08   Total:   3  05-08
39. Briley Knowles - Kayden Townsend             Genoa Central                         0
  Day 1: 3   05-04   Total:   3  05-04
40. Presley Lannom - Morgan Lannom               Mt Juliet Fishing                     0
  Day 1: 3   05-02   Total:   3  05-02
41. Hayes Finch - James Lamberth                 Alabama Christian Academy             0
  Day 1: 3   04-01   Total:   3  04-01
42. Kolby Angell - Evan Powell                   Iowa youth fishing league             0
  Day 1: 3   03-13   Total:   3  03-13
43. William Hoskins - Joshua Vanderpool          Wilson Christian Academy              0
  Day 1: 3   03-05   Total:   3  03-05
44. Copeland Cross - Cohen Duncan                Huntsville                            0
  Day 1: 2   03-05   Total:   2  03-05
45. Carter Pjesky - JD McBroom                   Kaneland High School                  0
  Day 1: 2   02-02   Total:   2  02-02
46. Hayden Vavak - Grayson Bryant                Rector High School                    0
  Day 1: 1   01-15   Total:   1  01-15
47. Madison Busch - Keaton Bassham               Salem High School                     0
  Day 1: 1   01-11   Total:   1  01-11
47. Houston Nance - Kayla Philpott               Gentry Youth Anglers                  0
  Day 1: 1   01-11   Total:   1  01-11
49. Landon Mausser - Canaan Horton               Marshall high                         0
  Day 1: 1   01-05   Total:   1  01-05
50. Fischer Barber -                             Heritage Christian Academy            0
  Day 1: 1   01-03   Total:   1  01-03
51. Derek Davis - Connor Jaco                    Mt.Pleasant Bass Team                 0
  Day 1: 1   00-13   Total:   1  00-13
51. Laindree Richardson - Luke Dardeen           Benton High School                    0
  Day 1: 1   00-13   Total:   1  00-13
53. Hinesley Bryant -                            Central High School                   0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
53. Collier Declerk - Ryan Leiffer               Bentonville West and Bentonville      0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
53. Anthony Loggins - Sawyer Horton              Marshall High School                  0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
53. Cason Mcnutt - Mason Melton                  Mt Juliet High School                 0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
53. Gabriel Sanders - Bryan Martin               Chilhowee Bassmasters                 0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
53. Braylan Tyler - Michael Brewer Jr            Franklin County High School           0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
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BIG BASS OF TOURN
     Karson Hubbard           Hardenville, MO     04-05          $0.00
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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
 1        27       197       369-15
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          27       197       369-15