Fishing will be low-cost activity

I was talking to a bass club president the other night about our high school fishing proposal and he told me about a school official he knows in Kansas that thought it would be a great idea but it would be a tough sell to the schools because of budgetary considerations.
I told him it should be the opposite. This program should be appealing to schools because it will be budget friendly to schools. In Illinois' program, most of the mentors for the schools were from the school district staff or unpaid volunteers from bass clubs. The Missouri State High School Activities Association has told us we could have the same volunteer mentor and boat captain setup as Illinois had in the first year of its fishing program.
As for other expenses, the kids will be required to have their own fishing gear (I'm sure we will be able to collected donated gear for the kids who don't have any) and boats will be provided by volunteers.
So in these tough economic times, this is one school activity that will be very affordable for the schools.

High School Bass Fishing

Don Berry Pro Fishing LLC Productions is excited about the introduction of competitive fishing to the high school communities across this great state. Missouri can be a terriffic leader in keeping the public interested in fishing by offering this activity at the school house level. Your school doesn't have to own a stable of bass boats or even spend a lot of money getting this started in your school. This is onw of the most outstanding ways to get the community involvement in school activities and kids that has come along in a lot of years.

The Missouri State High School Activites Association will be meeting in school district regions in January and I encourage every person to contact their school administration and athletic department to show support for their school and students becoming involved with competitive fishing. Not only will the kids benefit from learning a lifetime sport, one that they will use, there will be a whole new host of careers that kids will be exposed to in the fishing industry.

I challenge every fisherman and parent to contact the schools in their area to make sure the school knows that you support this activity issue.

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