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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BIG BASS OF TOURN
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