Third annual
Chuck Chapel Memorial
Open Team Bass Tournament
Saturday at Wildwood Park
First-place finishers receive a guaranteed $5,000. Entry fee is $100 plus optional $10 big fish pot fee. Late registration at the ramp. Check in by 6 a.m. Tournament hours are safe light until 3 p.m. Since park’s ramps are closed, entrants have two options: either launch at an open ramp and motor around to Wildwood prior to the 6 a.m. check-in time, or check in at the park, leaving boats on trailers, and once blastoff commences, trailer their boats to any open ramp to launch, as long as they return to the park by weigh-in. For more information, call Jon Hair at (706) 726-1042 or Keith Williamson, (706) 831-4173.
Boat ramps open
On Thurmond Lake
Amity Recreation Area, Big Hart Recreation Area, Clarks Hill Park, Dordon Creek, Keg Creek, Lake Springs, Leathersville, Modoc, Morrahs, Mt. Carmel Picnic Area, Parksville Recreation Area, Petersburg Campground, Scotts Ferry. Source: Savannah District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Saturday Morning Open Team
Bass Tournament
Next: TBA. Tournament hours safe light until to be determined at the ramp. Entry fee: $45, including big fish pot. Five-fish limit. For more information, call Eric Mora at (706) 533-0639.
Carolina Bass Club
November results
Lamond Annas reporting
Brad Barton, five bass, 13.745 pounds. Daryl Opalewski, five bass, 13.295 pounds. Ken Redd, five bass, 12.48 pounds. Big fish: Barton, 6.315 pounds. Thirteen fishermen caught 58 bass weighing 112.462 pounds.
Clarks Hill Bassmasters
Nov. 17 results
Tom Hall reporting
Steve Kelly, 9.91 pounds. Archie Lee, 8.65 pounds. Colden Storey, 8.33 pounds. Big fish: Storey, 3.41 pounds. Eighteen fishermen caught 50 bass weighing 86 pounds.
Clarks Hill Striper Club
Nov. 17 results
Joseph Pearson reporting
Ricky Dubose, Rick Quarles, Roy Huffman, six fish, 47.07 pounds. Eddie Mason, five fish, 24.27 pounds. Joseph Pearson, five fish, 21.37 pounds. Big fish: Dubose, 13.73 pounds. Six boats with 12 anglers caught 19 fish weighing 106.9 pounds.
Evans Bassmasters
Nov. 17 results
Bob Wynn reporting
Nick Faulkner, five bass, 13 pounds, 7 ounces. Wynn, five bass, 9 pounds, 14 ounces. Larry Stewart, five bass, 8 pounds, 13 ounces. No big fish. Twelve fishermen caught 47 bass weighing 88 pounds, 2 ounces.
Palmetto Bassmasters
of Aiken & Lexington counties
Nov. 10 results
From Lake Murray
Keith Williamson reporting
Chuck Reames, five bass, 11.4 pounds. Sean Ravenscroft, four bass, 9.8 pounds. Brad Smith, five bass, 9.4 pounds. Big fish: Robby Grandle, 6.1 pounds. Seventeen anglers caught 29 bass weighing 68.5 pounds.
Oct. 20 results
From Lake Murray
Chuck Reames, five bass, 20.9 pounds. Brad Smith, three bass, 8.1 pounds. Marvin Ennis, two bass, 6.4 pounds. Big fish: Reames, 6.3 pounds. Thirteen anglers caught 17 bass weighing 49.2 pounds.
2013 Mr. Clark Hill Tournaments
Top Six (members only), March 15-16; Tommy Shaw Memorial (open team), April 6; Clark Hill Memorial (open team), May 11; Mr. Clark Hill (members only), Oct. 4-5; Chuck Chapel (open team), Dec. 7. All of the tournaments feature a guaranteed first-place prize of $5,000. Clark Hill Committee members also compete for Angler of the Year, with a $1,500 prize. For more information, visit www.mrclarkhill committee.com or call Ray Diamond at (706) 533-1948.
Southern Anglers Challenge
Nov. 24 results
Charley Doyle reporting
Ray Fitzgerald and Mike Whitaker, five bass, 21.25 pounds. Dean Moore and Chuck Reames, five bass, 16.45 pounds. Keith Williamson and Majors Hamby, five bass, 14.37 pounds. Big fish: 8.96 pounds. Eleven boats in the field.
Daytime schedule
For Clark Hill Division
Dec. 8, Jan. 26, Feb. 23, March 23, April 13, May 4, June 15.
All tournaments will be held at Wildwood Park. Entry fee is $75 per boat, with a one-time insurance fee of $10 per person. Optional big fish pot fee is $10. Tournament hours are safe light until 4 p.m. For more information, visit www.southernanglerschallenge.com or call Doyle at (706) 399-9487 or Chris Hadden at (706) 339-1846.
American Bass Anglers
District 26 Tournaments
Nov. 17 results
From Lake Russell
William Hooker reporting
Mike Echols, Athens, Ga., five bass, 14.81 pounds, $538. Andy Lake, Batesburg, S.C., five bass, 12.77 pounds, $324. Jack Williams, Waynesboro, Ga., five bass, 10.65 pounds, $110. Big fish: Mark Curry, Evans, 5.10 pounds. $120. Twenty-four anglers in the field.
Qualifying tournaments for the 2013 AFT Championship: Dec. 15, Russell Lake, Highway 72 ramp. Jan. 26, Clarks Hill, Dorn Fishing & Boating Complex. Feb. 9, Clarks Hill, Dorn Fishing & Boating Complex. March 9, Clarks Hill, Dorn Fishing & Boating Complex. April 13-14, Clarks Hill, Dorn Fishing & Boating Complex.
Membership dues are $25 and the tournament fee is $70. Tournament hours are safe light to 3 p.m. American Bass Anglers is the largest tournament trail for the weekend angler, with more than 116 districts offering more than 1,000 tournaments throughout the nation. Membership is open to anyone 16 years old and over, but is closed to professional fishermen and professional guides. Those under 18 must have their parents’ consent. For more information, call Hooker at (706) 533-7329, e-mail wdhsierra@gmail.com or visit ABA online at www.americanbassanglers.com.
American Bass Anglers
District 96 Tournaments
Season: Dec. 9, Wateree, Clearwater Cove.
Fort Gordon Sportsman’s Club
Nov. 18 results
Fred Perry reporting
Ray Cloud and Perry, five bass, 12 pounds, 6 ounces. Big fish: Perry, 6 pounds. Eight in the field.
Schedule (all at Butler Reservoir unless otherwise noted): Dec. 9, bass tournament, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Tournaments will be limited to the first 20 boats and are open to all ID cardholders and the public with a Fort Gordon fishing license guest permit. Entry fee is $10 per Fort Gordon Sportsman Club member, $20 per non-member, with an optional $5 big fish pot, with a guaranteed $100 for first place and $50 for second place. Registration is with the club prior to the tournament or 30 minutes before the event’s start. State licenses and Fort Gordon fishing permits required. For more information, call Perry at (706) 791-5078, (706) 833-2834 res. or (706) 541-1057, ext. 131. All tournaments held at Butler Reservoir, unless otherwise noted.
