The TBF Junior World Championship was decided yesterday and winners were handed the trophy onstage at the day-3 Forrest Wood Cup weigh-in in Duluth, Ga.
The juniors fished Lake Lanier concurrently with the Cup field.
Greg Zellers from Winamac, Ind. took home the 15-18 age-group title, while Shane Edgar of Glendale, Ariz. bested the 11-14 field.
Zellers and Edgar both received $5,000 scholarships plus thousands of dollars in sponsor merchandise.
"I can’t even begin to explain how excited I am right now," Zellers said. "It's exciting – a dream come true."
Edgar noted: "It just hasn't sunk in yet. I just want to thank Tammy Cox at Berkley – I ordered some rods late, and she made sure she got them to me. Also, I used some new reels all week."
Final Results
11-14 Age Division
1. Shane Edgar -- AZ/Western -- 2-00
2. Ryan Spencer -- IL/Northern -- 1-11
3. Andrew Honigman -- MO/Central -- 1-05
4. Regan Green -- GA/Southern -- 0-00
5. Adrian Forbes -- VT/Eastern -- 0-00
6. Ari Rosenzweig -- NJ/Mid-Atlantic -- 0-00
15-18 Age Division
1. Greg Zellers -- IN/Northern -- 3-07
2. Zach Whitten -- WV/Mid-Atlantic -- 1-09
3. Drake Young -- MO/Southern -- 0-00
4. Josh Paxton -- NV/Western -- 0-00
5. Shane Cantley -- SC/Southern -- 0-00
6. Nicholas Deering -- ME/Eastern -- 0-00
