Get Hooked on Fishing

The Shell Bassmaster Get Hooked on Fishing presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors is open from 10:00 to 2:00 all three days of the Classic. It is packed with fishing, games, competitions, seminars, special guests, raffles, and giveaways. While children of all backgrounds and ages will enjoy Get Hooked on Fishing, there is a special emphasis on introducing multicultural youth and their families to the joys of fishing and instructing them in the basics, as well as teaching them about nature, conservation, and stewardship.

This young man is putting his all into this cast!

The kids are rolling in this morning. Area schools were invited to take part in the Shell Bassmaster Get Hooked on Fishing presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors.

The tank is loaded and ready to go.

The great volunteers are graciously helping out at the Get Hooked on Fishing event today!

The youth are getting some great instruction as they make there way to the Get Hooked on Fishing event.

The dogs are in the house!

We have splash down.

The gate for Get Hooked on Fishing is located right outside the main entrance to the George R. Brown Convention Center.

The buses are arriving with the first wave of school kids.

The birds’ eye view of Get Hooked on Fishing.

The kids have their Academy Sports + Outdoors back packs as they enter the grounds.

This event is filling fast with eager youth to ready to Get Hooked on Fishing!

The mayor of Houston Sylvester Turner took time out of his day to come down to the Shell Bassmaster Get Hooked on Fishing presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors to spend time with the youth.

Mayor Turner is proudly sporting his 2017 GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICKâS Sporting Goods pin!

Elaine Gomez, Secondary Curriculum Health Specialist for the Houston Independent School District, Bruce Akin B.A.S.S. CEO, Mayor Turner, and Janis Burke CEO Harris County-Houston Sports Authority.

B.A.S.S. CEO Bruce Akin is being interviewed about the importance of the Hooked on Fishing program. We are very happy that Shell and Academy Sports + Outdoors are supporting this great event!

The Shell Bassmaster Get Hooked on Fishing program presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors is designed to get kids excited about fishing and the outdoors.