By Ronica Stromberg
Logan Greeno is following the dream of being a professional fisherman, and he's taking the college route to reach it.
A junior in the fisheries and wildlife program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Greeno leads the Husker Bass Anglers as president and has since his sophomore year. The team became recognized as a club sport at Nebraska in 2022 and has quadrupled its membership under Greeno’s leadership, from about 15 to 65. Members now compete in at least 15 national tournaments a year and bring home prize money in about a third of them. They are starting to earn recognition and respect nationally, but funds to compete for Nebraska are a constant challenge.
Most tournaments are in the South, where the lakes are big enough to support 250-boat tournaments and bass habitat. Anglers hauling their boats from Nebraska have to pay expenses like travel, lodging, food and registration fees. Each boat is allowed two anglers, and mileage to a tournament can run more than $1,000 per boat. The Husker Bass Anglers club tries to reimburse teammates for mileage.
The team receives about $4,000 a year from the university as a club sport and has stepped up fundraising, like Glow Big Red and business sponsorships.
"Glow Big Red is huge for us," Greeno said. "That's a good opportunity for the families to send in money."
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