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CF Fishing Team

What: 
The Cedar Falls Fishing Team was created to give students at Cedar Falls schools access to fishing competition against other high school anglers on their team, in their community, in the state of Iowa and even regionally and nationally.

Why: 
Our mission is to help the next generation of anglers to fall in love with the outdoors and the sport of fishing through education, conservation and competition while maintaining the highest standard of sportsmanship, excellence and respect for the natural resources we will enjoy.

Who: 
Anyone who will be in 3rd-12th grade at any Cedar Falls school - starting in the fall of 2026. This sport is open to all young men and women to compete and anyone who is 19 or older can be an adult boat captain. We will compete in 2 divisions. High School (9th-12th grade) and Juniors (3rd-8th grade) but will fish together at the tournaments. (same schedule, launch, location, etc.)

Every team member will be required to read and sign a code of conduct form, consent to treat and a liability waiver in order to compete on the team. We will also need a photocopy of your medical insurance card. These forms will be sent out after signing up for the team.

The main form of competition will be through virtual and in person tournaments. These tournaments are hosted locally, throughout the state and across the country. In order to do this, each team is required to have a boat and a captain for the boat tournaments. Each tournament has different requirements, but generally this means an adult with a boat and liability insurance coverage. Experience is helpful but not required to be a captain. Background checks and a signed code of conduct for boat captains will be required as well as minimum boat/insurance/etc. requirements for each tournament.

In between tournaments regular team meetings will be held to talk about different topics and promote team bonding:
*skills and techniques, tackle and lure usage and selection, boating/fishing safety, tournament fishing, conservation & more!

We will also have different guest speakers to come in and teach us about the sport of bass fishing and the great fisheries in Iowa. Sometimes we will do field trips to other places as well such as SCHEELS, Do-It Molds, etc.

Competition:
We will do our best to rotate each student into a boat to fish in a tournament. Students who have a boat and captain will have first preference at the boat tournaments. Some events/trails we have the anglers will pick their own 2 person teams to fish. Other tournaments we will rotate team members in. We do our absolute BEST to get every angler involved. We also will be doing virtual tournaments and some bank fishing/kayak tournaments where prizes can be won and everyone can fish and compete, even if you don’t have access to a boat! As coaches, it’s important to us to have fun, teach at whatever skill level the students are at and also compete at a high level in the tournaments.

Awards & Prizes:
Trophies/plaques will be handed out at our team banquet including Angler of the Year, Big Bass, Team of the Year and Rookie of the Year. We will also have prizes and giveaways at the tournaments/events and team meetings from our sponsors!

If you are interested in learning more or signing up please email us at cffishingteam@gmail.com or contact Coach Carter Moore at 319.480.1444