Elite Travel Team
Our Elite Level Travel team is by invite only to second year members or older. We select anglers we believe are top competitors and who are ready to dedicate the time and resources necessary to make it to the next level. We understand not everyone will be ready for this level which is why it is important to get with us early and build your skillset in our development programs giving you the best chance to be one of the teams invited to this level.
What tournaments do we fish?
Michigan Bass Nation Youth High School Team Trail
4 events plus a State Championship Event located inside Michigan
High School Fishing World Finals
A week long out of state event with over 400 competitors and MILLIONS in scholarship prizes at stake.
BASSMASTER High School National Championship
Our teams will compete in this event if they are able to qualify through the BASS High School Trail.
The Schedule usually includes 7-8 tournament events beginning in late May and ending in late September.
What this program offers:
- Per tournament coaching
- Volunteered use of an NWAI coaches equipment (boat & truck)
- Our assist in breaking down lakes and developing game plans
- 1 ½ days minimum of pre-fishing
- An edge through highly knowledgeable coaches allowing you to be more successful on the water while also learning for the future
Value
Maybe you don’t have access to tournament ready equipment or even if you do, maybe you’re looking for an edge and for someone to learn from like us at NWAI. Not only will this allow you to get on the water but will allow you to compete with high quality, tournament ready equipment. NWAI captains have extensive knowledge of many lakes and conditions around the country that will allow you to compete with hometown anglers and keep you in contention. The learning curve against hometown competition is often too much for an out-of-state team to compete. NWAI coaching can help close this gap. For instance, in 2015 Caleb captained for an Indiana team at the Junior World Championship on Pickwick Lake, a lake he has fished many times\, Caleb’s anglers were able to win the Indiana division as well as finish top 25 overall even after having motor troubles. This past knowledge allowed me to show our anglers how to approach practice and develop a game plan that had a better chance of working on tournament day. Our goal is not to guide the anglers to fish but to shorten their learning curve on how to approach these new and massive bodies of water through efficient practice techniques and pre-tournament study. Great coaches make a difference in every sport and it is no different in fishing. See our program results and testimonials page for first hand experiences on how important this can be.
The rest of the value comes from not having to invest in your own equipment! Let us use our equipment providing you with a high quality bass rig and all the equipment necessary to compete on a high level. It will also allow you to find out if fishing competitively is something you want to pursue before dropping large amounts of money into the initial start-up cost.