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I am blessed to be with the Mayville team and staying with this group of very fun kids and adults

I am blessed to be with the Mayville team and staying with this group of very fun kids and adults
WIFA state high school ice fishing championship Hello friends, If ever there was a week in my career that I had more to write than space to write it, it is this week. I have to be extremely vague to tell this story so please bear with me. The Wisconsin Interscholastic Fishing Association, WIFA, consists of about 100 of Wisconsin's high schools that create teams of 12 students with each fisherperson allowed to use three lines, per state law. Throughout the winter, tournaments are held where total inches per team at an event determines the winner. Here are some examples, at least for the state championship that I was a part of, with the Mayville ice fishing team. It is in its first season and is coached by tech ed teacher Jesse Wasmund. Five northern pike may be entered and the total inches of this group is added. Five walleyes, smallmouth or largemouth bass, 10 crappies, 10 bluegills and 10 perch. All fish must be at least 6 inches. Coaches are not allowed to touch a line or help bring in a fish. Fish must be photographed on a bump board with the kid that catches the fish. The photos are sent to WIFA personnel and that is how scores are kept. Waters/ice for fishing this year’s tournament were the Wisconsin River and adjoining flowages from Wausau to Stevens Point. There was a huge and mandatory get together held at D.C. Everest High School in Schofield on Friday night where the rules were explained, an excellent meal was served and it was amazing to watch the pride in each individual team. Other rules included, no team could hit the ice before 6:30 on Saturday morning with no fishing before 7 a.m. Fishing ended at 2:30 p.m. and awards were to be given at Mosinee starting at about 4 p.m. Also, the only water where any type of UTV, ATV or snowmobile was allowed was the Eau Pleine Flowage. Saturday, Feb. 21 High 29, Low 15
I am blessed to be with the Mayville team and staying with this group of very fun kids and adults
WIFA state high school ice fishing championship Hello friends, If ever there was a week in my career that I had more to write than space to write it, it is this week. I have to be extremely vague to tell this story so please bear with me. The Wisconsin Interscholastic Fishing Association, WIFA, consists of about 100 of Wisconsin's high schools that create teams of 12 students with each fisherperson allowed to use three lines, per state law. Throughout the winter, tournaments are held where total inches per team at an event determines the winner. Here are some examples, at least for the state championship that I was a part of, with the Mayville ice fishing team. It is in its first season and is coached by tech ed teacher Jesse Wasmund. Five northern pike may be entered and the total inches of this group is added. Five walleyes, smallmouth or largemouth bass, 10 crappies, 10 bluegills and 10 perch. All fish must be at least 6 inches. Coaches are not allowed to touch a line or help bring in a fish. Fish must be photographed on a bump board with the kid that catches the fish. The photos are sent to WIFA personnel and that is how scores are kept. Waters/ice for fishing this year’s tournament were the Wisconsin River and adjoining flowages from Wausau to Stevens Point. There was a huge and mandatory get together held at D.C. Everest High School in Schofield on Friday night where the rules were explained, an excellent meal was served and it was amazing to watch the pride in each individual team. Other rules included, no team could hit the ice before 6:30 on Saturday morning with no fishing before 7 a.m. Fishing ended at 2:30 p.m. and awards were to be given at Mosinee starting at about 4 p.m. Also, the only water where any type of UTV, ATV or snowmobile was allowed was the Eau Pleine Flowage. Saturday, Feb. 21 High 29, Low 15

I am blessed to be with the Mayville team and staying with this group of very fun kids and adults. Yesterday every team pre-fished and drove up in a major snow/wind event. Today we would have nine ...

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