White and Adcock Win Bassmaster High School Tournament on Red River

May 7, 2023
High School Fishing Archive

NATCHITOCHES, La. — Jase White and Carsen Adcock consider the Red River their home water, so they fished with confidence here on Sunday in the Strike King Bassmaster High School Tournament at Red River. The teenagers, who attend Haughton High School and are part of the Bossier Parish (La.) team, caught a five-bass limit weighing 14 pounds, 12 ounces to clinch the title in northwest Louisiana. White, 18, and Adcock, 16, fished in Pool 5, about 2 1/2 hours one-way from Grand ECORE Recreational Area where the day began and ended. The long run left them with a shorter window to fish, but they made the most of what time they had.

“We didn’t get to our starting spot until about 9:30 or 10 o’clock this morning,” White said. “But as soon as we got there, some clouds and a little wind blew through. I threw my buzzbait out there and a 3 1/4-pounder blew up on it.”

When White says “my buzzbait,” he actually means one he designed. He began making the lures about 18 months ago and the young entrepreneur began selling them in January as Jase’s Custom Baits.

“It’s got a black back with a white or silver belly, like a shad,” White said. “I had a Strike King Rage Swimmer (shad color) as a trailer.”

Three of their keeper bites came on a 3/8-ounce War Eagle Double Willow spinnerbait (spot remover) and another came on a Lucky Craft 2.5 squarebill (black/yellow). Once in Pool 5, the duo fished a slough off the main river. Their best bass came in about 3 feet of water where vegetation was thick. Adcock said making such a long run was a gamble, but their knowledge of the river helped them pick a pattern that proved a winner.

“It means a lot to us to get this win,” Adcock said. “Jase and I go out on the weekends. We put a lot of effort into this. We’ve had a couple of close finishes this year, with a second and some other Top 10s. So, to win one here is a great feeling.”

White and Adcock split a $1,076 first-place cash prize. A total of 97 teams from eight states competed, with the Top 12 teams getting part of a $3,711 cash purse.

Rounding out the Top 5 teams were, second, Dylan Sorrells and Cullum Brown, of Highland Park (Tex.) High School, 13-8; third, Max Hondorp and Tyler Hondorp, of Florida Panhandle Youth Anglers, 10-8; fourth, William Guidry and Tanner Meyer, of Rayne (La.) Bass Club, 10-1; and fifth, Carson Winn and Jake Krauth, of Franklin (Tenn.) High School, 9-7.

Sorrells and Brown had the Big Bass of the tournament — a 3-13 that helped them to second place overall. Sorrels landed the lunker on a Zoom Speed Craw (junebug).

“Our best spot was about two minutes from the ramp on some laydowns,” Sorrels said. “We slowed down and were flipping an area that was getting pressure from all the boats moving through. After a couple of hours, the fish started biting.”

The tournament caps an exciting week for White, who was named to the 2023 Bassmaster High School All-American Fishing Team on Friday. The Top 25 teams in the tournament qualified for the Strike King Bassmaster High School National Championship when it’s held July 27-29 on Lake Hartwell in South Carolina.

2023 Bassmaster High School Tournament on the Red River, Natchitoches  LA.
(BOATER) Standings Day 1

    Angler                                       Club/School                       Pts

1.  Jase White - Carsen Adcock                   Bossier Parish High School - LA       0
  Day 1: 5   14-12   Total:   5  14-12
2.  Dylan Sorrells - Cullum Brown                Highland Park High School - TX        0
  Day 1: 5   13-08   Total:   5  13-08
3.  Max Hondorp - Tyler Hondorp                  Panhandle Youth Anglers - FL          0
  Day 1: 5   10-08   Total:   5  10-08
4.  William Guidry - Tanner Meyer                Rayne Bass Club - LA                  0
  Day 1: 5   10-01   Total:   5  10-01
5.  Carson Winn - Jake Krauth                    Franklin High School - TN             0
  Day 1: 5   09-07   Total:   5  09-07
6.  Landon Parker - Jake Watson                  DeWitt High School - AR               0
  Day 1: 5   09-05   Total:   5  09-05
7.  Luke Leblanc - Colin Sittig                  Notre Dame High School - LA           0
  Day 1: 5   09-00   Total:   5  09-00
8.  Gavin Choate - Luke Mire                     Central High School - LA              0
  Day 1: 5   08-12   Total:   5  08-12
9.  Landon Watts - Josiah Shockley               Livingston Parish High School -       0
  Day 1: 5   08-08   Total:   5  08-08
10. Carson Falk - Trey Blackmon III              Capital City Bass Hunters - FL        0
  Day 1: 5   08-04   Total:   5  08-04
11. Hayden Corrent - Tanner Reed                 Brusly High School - LA               0
  Day 1: 5   07-09   Total:   5  07-09
12. Justin Blais -                               Glenmora High School - LA             0
  Day 1: 5   07-08   Total:   5  07-08
13. Isaac Garvin - Blake Gibson                  Valley Springs High School - AR       0
  Day 1: 5   07-06   Total:   5  07-06
14. Benjamin Jumonville - David Gummow           Catholic High of Pointe Coupee -      0
  Day 1: 5   07-03   Total:   5  07-03
15. Hunter Holland - Breanna Holland             Walker High School - LA               0
  Day 1: 5   07-02   Total:   5  07-02
16. Jayden Corr - Jase Corr                      Lone Star JR Bassmasters - TX         0
  Day 1: 5   07-01   Total:   5  07-01
16. Max Deroche - Jesse Boudreaux                North Vermilion High School - LA      0
  Day 1: 5   07-01   Total:   5  07-01
18. Levi Loe - Trace Loe                         Magnolia Bass Cats - AR               0
  Day 1: 5   06-14   Total:   5  06-14
19. Emma Dayton - Ryder Fontenot                 Walker High School - LA               0
  Day 1: 5   06-11   Total:   5  06-11
19. Jack Varnado - Dylan Johnson                 Denham Springs High School - LA       0
  Day 1: 5   06-11   Total:   5  06-11
21. Bennett Fontenot - Braxton Speyrer           Port Barre High School - LA           0
  Day 1: 3   06-10   Total:   3  06-10
22. Connor Hebert -                              Catholic High School - LA             0
  Day 1: 4   06-07   Total:   4  06-07
23. Nicholas England - Tyler Medica              Alexandria Senior High School -       0
  Day 1: 5   06-05   Total:   5  06-05
24. Garrett Hooker - Samuel Rachal               Oak Hill High School - LA             0
  Day 1: 4   06-02   Total:   4  06-02
24. Brady Talbot - Bryce Distefano               Live Oak High School - LA             0
  Day 1: 4   06-02   Total:   4  06-02
26. Kaleb Page - Kasen Page                      Coffee County High School - TN        0
  Day 1: 5   05-15   Total:   5  05-15
26. Reese Ray - Connor Mccown                    Glenmora High School - LA             0
  Day 1: 5   05-15   Total:   5  05-15
26. Wyatt Roach - Cameron Courville              Sulphur High School - LA              0
  Day 1: 5   05-15   Total:   5  05-15
29. Briley Knowles - Kayden Townsend             Genoa Central - AR                    0
  Day 1: 4   05-12   Total:   4  05-12
30. Jacob Longlois - Slade Nunnally              Little Cypress-Mauriceville - TX      0
  Day 1: 3   05-10   Total:   3  05-10
31. Kolby Leger - Nicholas Vitello               Sulphur High School - LA              0
  Day 1: 5   05-06   Total:   5  05-06
32. Kayden Waller - Michael Harris               Mt. Juliet High School - TN           0
  Day 1: 4   05-03   Total:   4  05-03
33. Christopher Kahrs - William Lounsberry       Barbe Fishing Club - LA               0
  Day 1: 3   05-01   Total:   3  05-01
34. Elijah Cruze - Malcolm Leger                 Sam Houston High School - LA          0
  Day 1: 3   04-14   Total:   3  04-14
35. Daymon Columbia - Wyatt Jones                Walker High School - LA               0
  Day 1: 4   04-11   Total:   4  04-11
36. Trevor Huval - Aiden Mouton                  Erath High School - LA                0
  Day 1: 3   04-11   Total:   3  04-11
37. Caleb Cason - Hayden Robinson                Lone Star JR Bassmasters - TX         0
  Day 1: 3   04-09   Total:   3  04-09
38. Temern Pfaffenberger - Reece Chambless       DeWitt High School - AR               0
  Day 1: 2   04-09   Total:   2  04-09
39. Baylen Guy - Brandt Babineaux                Teurlings Catholic High School -      0
  Day 1: 4   04-08   Total:   4  04-08
40. Braden Pujol - Ty Milazzo                    Assumption High School - LA           0
  Day 1: 4   04-05   Total:   4  04-05
41. Bradley Gravouia - Austin Hebert             Erath High School - LA                0
  Day 1: 2   04-04   Total:   2  04-04
42. Will Turrentine Jr. - Clint Turrentine       Alexandria Senior High School -       0
  Day 1: 4   04-03   Total:   4  04-03
43. Drake Carret - Evan Leboeuf                  Teurlings Catholic High School -      0
  Day 1: 3   04-03   Total:   3  04-03
44. Sean Blue - Jaylin Wilson                    Alexandria Senior High School -       0
  Day 1: 4   03-15   Total:   4  03-15
45. Rowdie Thacker - Hunter King                 Live Oak High School - LA             0
  Day 1: 4   03-14   Total:   4  03-14
46. Kaden Leblanc - Jacob Pourciau               Brusly High School - LA               0
  Day 1: 2   03-14   Total:   2  03-14
46. Franklin  Mangrum - Kaden Mangrum            Sulphur High School - LA              0
  Day 1: 2   03-14   Total:   2  03-14
48. Deaton Leblanc -                             Denham Springs High School (9149      0
  Day 1: 3   03-11   Total:   3  03-11
49. Evan Breaux - Cole Breaux                    Lafourche Bassmasters - LA            0
  Day 1: 3   03-10   Total:   3  03-10
50. Hunter Hamilton - Noah Higgins               Parkview Baptist School - LA          0
  Day 1: 3   03-09   Total:   3  03-09
51. Cole Pickett - Dutch Kor                     Many High School - LA                 0
  Day 1: 2   03-08   Total:   2  03-08
52. John Michael Klanchar - Wyatt Womack         Benton High School - AR               0
  Day 1: 2   03-07   Total:   2  03-07
53. Dylan Gorsulowsky - Kyce Daigle              Sulphur High School - LA              0
  Day 1: 3   03-05   Total:   3  03-05
54. Noah Roberts - Jacob LaCroix                 Tioga High School - LA                0
  Day 1: 2   03-04   Total:   2  03-04
55. Colton Caskey - Brayden Pearah               Riverdale Bassmasters - LA            0
  Day 1: 2   03-02   Total:   2  03-02
56. Collin Hampton - Lucas Cheatham              Magnolia Bass Cats - AR               0
  Day 1: 2   02-11   Total:   2  02-11
56. Langston Martin -                            Lee County Anglers - AL               0
  Day 1: 2   02-11   Total:   2  02-11
58. Ethan Glascock - Cullen Bishop               Walker High School - LA               0
  Day 1: 2   02-10   Total:   2  02-10
59. Aidan Manuel - Noah Harmon                   Teurlings High School - LA            0
  Day 1: 2   02-08   Total:   2  02-08
59. Landon Rhine - Gabe Morrow                   Lamar High School - AR                0
  Day 1: 2   02-08   Total:   2  02-08
61. Lily Girouard -                              Tuerlings Rebel Fishing Team - L      0
  Day 1: 2   02-07   Total:   2  02-07
62. Logan Patterson - Landon Patterson           Central High School - LA              0
  Day 1: 2   02-06   Total:   2  02-06
63. John Carboni - Hunter Ott                    Live Oak High School - LA             0
  Day 1: 1   02-06   Total:   1  02-06
64. Grayson Bonfils -                            East Baton Rouge Bassmaster - LA      0
  Day 1: 2   02-01   Total:   2  02-01
64. Caleb Johnston - Colin Cosenza               Many High School - LA                 0
  Day 1: 2   02-01   Total:   2  02-01
64. Ross Miller -                                Notre Dame High School - LA           0
  Day 1: 2   02-01   Total:   2  02-01
67. Cooper Lemons - Connor Lafargue              Kinder High School - LA               0
  Day 1: 1   02-01   Total:   1  02-01
68. Hannah Robertson - Hunter Robertson          Denham Springs High School - LA       0
  Day 1: 2   02-00   Total:   2  02-00
69. Brayden Landry - Branson Word                Erath High School - LA                0
  Day 1: 1   02-00   Total:   1  02-00
69. Michael Watkins - Clark Robinson             Alexandria Senior High School -       0
  Day 1: 1   02-00   Total:   1  02-00
71. Keegan Robbins - Mason Gregg                 Salem High School - AR                0
  Day 1: 1   01-13   Total:   1  01-13
72. Tyler Covington - Brantley Tate              Walker High School - LA               0
  Day 1: 1   01-08   Total:   1  01-08
73. Caleb Kuykendall - Pate Willis               Murfreesboro High School - AR         0
  Day 1: 1   01-07   Total:   1  01-07
74. Grant Brouillette -                          St Michael The Archangel - LA         0
  Day 1: 1   01-05   Total:   1  01-05
75. Devon Kessler - Charlie Ellis                Lakeside High School - AR             0
  Day 1: 1   01-02   Total:   1  01-02
76. Abigail Brewer -                             Live Oak High School - LA             0
  Day 1: 1   01-00   Total:   1  01-00
77. Hinesley Bryant - Arlen Francois             Central High School - LA              0
  Day 1: 1   00-15   Total:   1  00-15
78. Kaden Holley - Caleb Pourciau                Brusly High School - LA               0
  Day 1: 1   00-14   Total:   1  00-14
79. Gage Booty - Hayden Murphy                   Central High School - LA              0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
79. Logan Brice - Michael Crossland              Hallsville High School - TX           0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
79. Kira Calvert - Aiden Martin                  Natchitoches Central High School      0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
79. Thomas Cramer - Joshua Burrows               Teurlings Catholic High School -      0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
79. Derek Davis - Connor Jaco                    Mt. Pleasant High School - TN         0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
79. Daylin Doak - Brooks Putnam                  Mt. Juliet High School - TN           0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
79. Michael Doucet - Brylee Williams             Teurlings High School - LA            0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
79. Thomas Dupuis - Alex Mcdaniel                North Vermilion High School - LA      0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
79. Trace Feazell - Kayne Calvert                Magnolia Bend Academy - LA            0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
79. Chance Fontenot - Todd Thompson              Natchitoches Central High School      0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
79. Joseph Hathcox - Jude Gilmore                Denham Springs High School - LA       0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
79. Spencer Hebert - Colston Olivier             Teurlings Catholic High School -      0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
79. Max Himmel - Tyler Morris                    Catholic High School - LA             0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
79. Carter Lanclos - Brandon Courville           Sulphur High School - LA              0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
79. Caden Mauldin - Lane Black                   SpringHill High School - AR           0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
79. Jerry Nugent III - Landon Stockstill         Tuerlings Rebel Fishing Team - L      0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
79. Caleb Roblin - Luke Clark                    Denham Springs High School - LA       0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
79. Hayden Talley -                              Central High School - LA              0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
79. Clayton Towns - Logan Canales                Cedar Creek Fishing Team - LA         0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
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     Dylan Sorrells           Dallas, TX          03-13          $0.00
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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
 1        25       252       381-15
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          25       252       381-15