Justin Butler, right, and Elijah Benson fished in the TBF Student Angler Federation Georgia State Championship on March 3 at Lake Lanier. Sixty-seven teams from high schools all over Georgia participated. Butler and Benson placed third in the state with five bass weighing in at 14.12 pounds. They earned a spot to Nationals which will take place June 18-22 at Pickwick Lake in Florence, Ala.
PHOTO: Local students win big in state angler championship
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