The Patterson High School fishing team duo of Hayden Pinho and Hunter Pinho finished as state runner-up in the Louisiana B.A.S.S. high school title April 29.
The duo combined for a five-bass limit weighing 12.83 pounds.
Because of their top-two finish, the Pinhos have earned spots in the B.A.S.S. high school national championship June 19-24 on Kentucky Lake near Paris, Tennessee.
At the state tournament, teams could elect to fish either the Verret Basin or the Atchafalaya Basin. Ninety-two teams qualified to fish the state tournament.
The Pinho brothers finished 16th out of 185 teams on the 2016-2017 B a ...
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