"As the founders of the National High School fishing movement in 2007, we immediately seen reaction to getting young people outdoors and the rapid growth potential with parents embracing the concept nationwide at our first High School Fishing World Finals in 2010. We are proud to have had our partners in fishing at FLW be the very first to join us in the High School arena. Together in 2011, we rolled out events in every state and Canada to provide more fishing opportunities for more high school students than anyone else in the world," said TBF President Robert Cartlidge. "For us High School fishing was and is not about fishing for money, which is why TBF/SAF nor FLW charges any entry fees at our High School events and we do not pay cash to student anglers. It is also not about getting students sponsorships or patches on their jerseys. The core mission is about education through fishing, earning prizes and scholarships and getting young people into the outdoors. We will continue to jointly push the programs forward to accomplish those goals."