The 19 Best Team Mascots According To Anglers
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We scrolled through different schools, colleges, and professional sports teams to assemble our list of the 19 best fishing-themed mascots. While this list is entirely opinionated, each of the 19 mascots is related to fishing culture or communities.
19) Miami Marlins
Level: Major League Baseball Mascot: Billy The Marlin Notes: The original Florida Marlins logo was much better.
18) San Jose Sharks
Level: Major League Hockey Mascot: SJ Sharkey Notes: Their minor league farm team is named the Barracudas.
17) Miami Dolphins
Level: Major League Baseball Mascot: T.D. Notes: From 1966-68, a dolphin named Flipper swam in a tank inside the stadium during home games, it was trained to leap out of the water after the Dolphins scored.
16) Columbus Catfish
Level: Minor League Baseball Mascot: Hook Notes: Hook their mascot is usually found floundering somewhere around Golden Park.
15) MAST Academy Makos
Level: High School Mascot: Isurus Notes: MAST Academy's previous mascot was a pelican named Pete.
14) Ashland Oredockers
Level: High School Mascot: Ole The Oredocker Notes: The team is named after the dockworkers who helped transport ore, a valuable material used to make steel.
13) Gwinett Stripers
Level: Minor League Baseball Mascot: Chopper Notes: The Gwinett Stripers once sent our very own MTB Hatguy a free baseball cap.
12) Victoria Salmon Kings
Level: Minor League Hockey Mascot: Unknown Notes: Unfortunately, the Salmon King franchise disbanded in 2011.
11) Clearwater Threshers
Level: Minor League Baseball Mascot: Phinley Notes: Thresher sharks whip their long tails to knock small fish unconscious before eating them.
10) Jupiter Hammerheads
Level: Major League Baseball Mascot: Hamilton R. Head Notes: A community-wide voting contest helped name the team and mascot.
9) Bayfield Trollers
Level: High School Mascot: Troller Notes: Located on the shores of Lake Superior and named after the town's rich fishing history.
8) Idaho Steelheads
Level: Minor League Hockey Mascot: Bonk and Blue Notes: Lance Galbraith's 1076 total penalty minutes is more than double any other player in franchise history.
7) Waco Blue Cats
Level: Minor League Baseball Mascot: Bluecats Notes: The team was created in 2016 and was named after the blue catfish, which swim locally in the Brazos River near the team's stadium in Waco, Texas.
6) Miami Hi Tides
Level: High School Mascot: Hi-Tide Harry Notes: Babra Walters is among the school's long list of notable alumni.
5) Carolina Mudcats
Level: Minor League Baseball Mascot: Muddy Notes: Mudcats is a slang term for flathead catfish.
4) Astoria Fishermen and Lady Fish
Level: High School Mascot: Fighting Fishermen Notes: The school's student body is currently exploring options for a more inclusive mascot.
3) Lakeland University Muskies
Level: College Mascot: Musko Notes: The mascot is named after Wisconsin's state fish, the Muskellunge, more commonly known as the musky.
2) Charlotte High School Fighting Tarpons
Level: High School Mascot: Tarpon Notes: Tarpons are hard-fighting fish but don't typically wear boxing gloves.
1) Toledo Walleye
Level: Minor League Hockey Mascot: Spike Notes: The team plays down the road from Lake Erie which is often considered the best walleye fishing lake in the world.
