B.A.S.S. Press Release
Haughton’s Carsen Adcock is among 12 of the the top high school anglers in the country have been selected as new members of the prestigious Bassmaster High School All-American Fishing Team.
Over the past 10 years, the Bassmaster High School All-American program has spotlighted some of the hardest working and most successful student anglers in the country,” said Chase Anderson, B.A.S.S. CEO.
“Since the inception of this program, we have seen former All-Americans go on to qualify for the Bassmaster Elite Series, excel in the Bassmaster Opens, take the Bassmaster College Series by storm and even compete in the Super Bowl of Bass Fishing, the famed Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Classic presented by Under Armour. I have no doubt that the 12 outstanding anglers selected for 2024 All-American honors will follow suit and continue to make a wonderful impact in the fishing community.”
Nearly 300 applications nominating students in grades 10-12 were submitted from 31 states across the nation. Of these, 45 students were chosen as Bassmaster All-State Anglers.
After considering tournament resumes, conservation efforts, community service activities and recommendations from school officials and coaches, a panel of judges consisting of representatives from the sportfishing industry, media and conservation groups further narrowed the field to the Top 12 high school anglers in the country.
Congratulations to this outstanding group of student athletes,” said Mandy Pascal, Managing Editor of B.A.S.S. Publications and Director of the Bassmaster High School All-American program.
“I have had the pleasure of watching this program grow over the past 10 years, and I am continuously blown away by the passion, drive and talent each of these student anglers possess. It has been such a joy getting to see them excel at the collegiate level and beyond after receiving this honor, and I could not be prouder of each angler.”
The 2024 All-American Team has been invited to the 2025 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Classic presented by Under Armour, which will be held March 21-23 in Fort Worth, Texas. Each All-American angler will be honored on the biggest stage in bass fishing and have the chance to meet and interact with some of the greatest names in the sport.
Adcock, who signed with LSUS last week, earned four wins from spring of 2023 through 2024. Notably Adcock beat a field of 200 teams to win the 2023 Bassmaster High School Series event held on the Red River, and in March of this year he won the North Louisiana High School B.A.S.S. Nation event on Toledo Bend, again defeating over 200 teams to place first.
Later in the month, he won the Bassmaster High School Classic on Keystone Lake. Alongside his wins, Adcock has amassed five Top 5 finishes, including second place at the MLF/TBF High School World Finals out of a field of 390-plus teams and a third-place finish at the MLF/TBF High School National Championship out of a field of over 250 teams.
Carsen is well-balanced and excels at all he does,” says Sarah Thrash, guidance counselor at Haughton High School. “He goes above and beyond expectations while exhibiting the most positive attitude.”
Alongside being a member of two fishing teams, Adcock is also on his school’s baseball team and is a member of the Random Acts of Kindness Club, the ACT Domination Club and the FCA.
This past year he was nominated by his school’s faculty to represent Haughton High in Louisiana’s Boys State. Adcock volunteers his time at both Carriage Oaks Church of Christ, where he assists with food and clothing drives as well as trash cleanup initiatives, and First Baptist Haughton Church, where he helps with neighborhood cleanups.
Adcock also donates his time to cleaning up around local lakes as part of a project headed by local fishing leagues and churches and was highlighted by the Louisiana B.A.S.S. Nation Youth Director Tommy Abbott for his time and dedication to staying after tournaments and cleaning up trash to ensure that tournament venues are left for the better.
Adcock manages all of this around his schoolwork, taking AP and dual-enrollment courses and maintaining a 3.81 GPA.