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Route to the
2008 National Championship
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2008-02-28
Canadian Third-grader, Maryland Teen Win Bassmaster
CastingKids Competition
GREENVILLE, S.C. - A couple of old hands at expert casting,
9-year-old Sierra Voisin of Ontario, Canada, and Austin
Neary, 14, of Crofton, Md., took home a trophy and a $5,000
first-place prize Saturday in the Bassmaster CastingKids
National Finals at the Bi-Lo Center.
Austin Neary (L), and Sierra
Voisin are the 2008 Bassmaster CastingKids National
Champions
To make it to the National Finals, the two
won in their respective age groups (Voisin, 7-10; Neary
11-14) at the Bassmaster CastingKids National Semifinals in
November in Kissimmee, Fla.
The Bassmaster CastingKids program helps
children develop fishing skills. Since 1991, CastingKids has
more held more than 18,000 events and awarded more than $3.3
million in cash, prizes and scholarships.
Voisin defended her title, having won the
2007 national title.
Her older sisters, including Shauni, a
former CastingKids champion, helped teach her how to cast,
along with her dad. Sierra admits that she enjoys winning
competitions with her sisters.
"At home we practice for an hour," Voisin
said of how she has perfected her casting technique. "Then
after we do the chores in the barn, we come up and did four
more sets."
Austin said he and Sierra have gone through
the casting ranks together many times, meeting up with each
other at semifinals and national finals more than once.
Neary has been participating in CastingKids
since he was 10.
"My dad first made the junior youth club, I
got into CastingKids and the whole state really did," Neary
said. "We kind of encouraged each other, all my friends. We
always had someone to look up to, with (former CastingKids
champions) Danny Roselle, Jesse Flowers and Alex Thomas."
Neary, whose brother, Douglas, was a
regional qualifier in 2006, credits his dad with helping him
learn the perfect cast, as the two regularly bass fish and
Austin's dad challenges him to cast between rocks and at
stumps in the water.
Reposted from
http://sports.espn.go.com/outdoors/bassmaster/youth/news
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2008 CastingKids Event
Mississauga Bassmasters CastingKids
event is scheduled for Saturday, July 5th
from 10:00 am till 2:00 pm at Lake Aquitaine.
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2007 CastingKids Event |
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Last
year's Mississauga Bassmasters CastingKids
event was held on Saturday, July 7th. Our club converged on Lake
Aquitaine in partnership with Transport Canada Ontario Region-Marine Division,
the Ministry of Natural Resources
and the Credit Valley Conservation.
Here are photos from our
2007 event where William Beck won the 7-10 age group category while
Jessica Muir (a repeat winner from 2005) took the 11-14 age group crown.
  
William Beck, (Mississauga President) Fraser Muir, Jessica Muir,
Doug Claridge (Mississauga Director, CastingKids)
Our
2007 B.A.S.S. Federation Nation CastingKids winners William Beck and
Jessica Muir went on to represent
Mississauga Bassmasters at the Provincial Finals on
Saturday, September 8th, 2007 at Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World Store (Vaughn Mills Shopping
Centre). They did their best against a strong field of 25
competitors from across the province. The
Winner in the 7-10 age bracket was Sierra Voisin, the current reigning
World Champion for 2007!
The Winner in the 11-14 age bracket was Shauni Voisin, a former World
Champion in 2004!
Both scored identical points of 140 out of a possible 150.
The Federation Nation Championships will take place November 5-10, 2007
with the location to be announced September 24/25. 2007. Congratulations
to all provincial CastingKids competitors! Thank-you to the OBFN
club volunteers who made this a successful event and Bass Pro Shops
Outdoor World for providing the event site.
 
Click
here to view the Mississauga News article announcing the 2006 event.
Click
here to view the Mississauga News article announcing the 2006 event
winners.
Click
here for map to Lake Aquitaine Park. |
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Historical
Flashback |
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Age Group Winners : 7-10
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Luke Rudyk (2006)
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Jessica
Muir (2005)
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Jessica
Molisak (2004)
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Jessica
Molisak (2003)
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Age Group Winners :
11-14
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Jonathan Rudyk (2006)
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Timmy
Donovan (2005)
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Jason
Lyon (2004)
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Kevin
Yang (2003)
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BASS formed in 1968 to promote and encourage
fishing. Recognizing that youngsters are the
future of this great sport, BASS took the lead
of introducing and educating youth about the
sport of fishing. CastingKids comprise the
youngest level of all levels of Federation
Nation competition. Youth competitors are
mentored by Federation Nation anglers and learn
the elements that have become the foundation of
the Federation Nation membership.
In 1991, BASS developed the Bassmaster
CastingKids program, which is similar to the NFL
punt, pass and kick events. However, in
CastingKids the challenge is to flip, pitch and
cast a hookless lure to a bull's-eye target.
Mastering these three techniques will give any
angler the skills they need to present any lure
and catch bass. Scoring is based on a points
system so the young angler with the most points
wins! To date, nearly two million children have
been awarded more than $3 million awards, prizes
and scholarships, the Bassmaster CastingKids
program is the most successful youth fishing
program in the world.
Like the Junior Bassmaster program, the
CastingKids program mirrors the BASS Federation
Nation tournament structure. Participants
compete in local events conducted by an
affiliated BASS Federation Nation club. Each
local event has two winners, one in each age
group (7-10 years of age and 11-14 years of
age). The winners then proceed to their
respective state finals. The CastingKids
competitors who emerge as the top-performing
competitor in his or her state will advance to
one of six Federation Nation divisionals, based
on geographic criteria.
The first BASS Federation Nation divisional
of the year typically takes place in March or
April with the remaining five Divisional
competitions taking place throughout the spring
and summer. From the six Federation Nation
divisionals, only the top-performing 12
contenders will advance to the CastingKids
Championship, to be held in conjunction with the
BASS Federation Nation Championship, typically
each November. The championship contenders will
compete for $21,000 in scholarship money, with
the winners earning the distinction as the best
CastingKids in the sport and in their respective
division. This qualifying ladder provides youth
with a firsthand look at competition venues they
can pursue when they reach adult competition
age.
In addition to the seminars, BASS will
encourage its Elite Series pros to serve in
varying capacities at the CastingKids
Championship held at the BASS Federation Nation
Championship.
The six divisions of the BASS Federation
Nation consist of - Northern, Southern, Eastern,
Mid-Atlantic, Western and Central.
CastingKids Awards:
$21,000 in academic college scholarships are
awarded to the 12 finalists.
$5,000: National Champion in each age group
$2,000: 2nd Place
$1,500: 3rd Place
$1,000: 4th Place
$500: 5th Place
$500: 6th Place
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Additional Youth
Involvement in our Community
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2008-05-04
Caledon East Cub Pack
in Mono Mills, ON.
Our club accepted an invitation from Caledon East Cub Pack to
hold a fishing seminar for over 30 enthusiastic youth (ages 8 to
10) and 6 leaders.
During the two 1-hour outdoor (...cool and windy) sessions
at Glen Haffey Conservation Area, club members
discussed and
demonstrated many topics included basic fishing & boating equipment, how to tie a fishing knot,
the negative impact pollution has on fishing, plus safety aspects of
fishing as well as boating.
After a very interesting question & answer
session, attendees were treated to a Junior Bassmaster Magazine and yummy gummy worm
treats.
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2008-03-31
Montcrest Fishing Club
in Toronto, ON.
Seventeen enthusiastic boys and girls from Grades 4 to 6 came
out for the inaugural meeting of the Montcrest Fishing Club on Monday, March 31.
Under the direction of Mr. Kerwin and with the assistance of Mr.
Smith, the would-be anglers learned to assemble two-piece fishing rods and tie
on a casting plug before trying their hand at "flipping," an underhand casting
technique.
Over the coming weeks, children will learn basic casting
techniques; types of fishing rods, reels, baits, and lines; where to find fish;
and how to be a safe, responsible angler.
Fishing equipment for our club was generously donated by members
of the Mississauga Bassmasters and J.B.’s Fishing Depot.
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2007-05-09 Fishing
Presentation at Jack Darling Park in Mississauga, ON.
There
was some fishing excitement in the air at Jack Darling Park on May 9th!
Seventeen Grade 4 kids were treated to a fishing presentation by our club at the
invitation of Jessica Kaknevicius, Stewartship Assistant
from Evergreen/EcoSource. It was a great opportunity to teach a new
generation of would-be Anglers!
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2005-11-30 Fishing
Seminar for Scouts Canada 1st Erindale Cubs Pack
Our
club accepted an invitation from the 1st Erindale Cubs Pack to
speak about fishing to a group of 24 attentive but enthusiastic youth (ages 8 to
11) and 7 leaders.
Fishing topics covered during the 45-minute
demonstration included basic fishing equipment, some safety
equipment, how to tie a Palomar fishing knot, as well as identifying and
flipping to bass habitat.
The evening wrapped up with a question & answer
session, a lucky draw for a fishing cap, plus some yummy gummy worm
treats.
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