On October 7th 2023, the Vermont VPA state championship was held on Lake Champlain. The Harwood highlanders came away with the victory and the new state record weighing in at 24.99 pounds. Two Blue Mountain boats entered the tournament. They each had a strong showing with the JV boat coming in at 8th place out of 16 teams and the Varsity boat coming in at 6th place out of 21 teams. JV anglers, Will Emerson and Jacob Roberts reeled in 5 fish weighing in at 13.10 pounds. Will Emerson caught a small mouth lunker that tipped the scales at 3.99 pounds. Varsity Anglers Brody Kingsbury and Kason Blood brought in a full bag (six fish) of all smallmouth. 15.59 pounds placed them 6th for the 2023 State tournament. 2.5 inches of rain came down make the fishing conditions challenging but the Bucks persevered to make it a great day out on the water.
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VPA Bass Fishing State Tournament
October 10, 2023
Bass fishing coach Will Kingsbury is helping hoist up the fish that anglers Kason Blood and Brody Kingsbury catch in the 2023 VPA state tournament. 15.59 pounds places them 6th amongst 21 varsity boats.
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Kason Blood, Sports Editor
Kason Blood is a junior in high school and has attended Blue Mountain since pre-k. This is his first year with BNN. Kason has found a passion with Baseball and Bass fishing. Other activities Kason enjoys are snowmobiling, hunting, basketball and spending time with friends and family. Kason hopes to put out pristine work to help the community learn about what’s going on at that current time.