Sponsoring a bass, crappie, catfish or other fishing tournament? Mail or fax your flyer or information to Fishing Editor, The Augusta Chronicle, P.O. Box 1928, Augusta, Ga. 30903-1928. Fax number: (706) 823-3408. Tournament reports must include first and last names of the participants, total numbers of fish and total weight of the catch.
Jackson Hook & Cook Celebration
Fishing tournament
11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday
On the Savannah River
At Aiken County Boat Landing
Safe light until 3 p.m. Entry fee is $50 per boat and each entrant may enter one or all three categories of 30 pan fish, five largemouth bass or two striped bass. 100 percent payback. Weigh-in at Jackson (S.C.) Town Hall. For more information, call Jerry Barber at (803) 471-2551.
Stevens Creek Open Team
Bass Tournament
Mark Whitcomb reporting
Next: Oct. 25. Entry fee is $20 per team, $10 big fish pot, 100 percent payback. Safe light until 1 p.m. Register at the DeLaughter Drive boat ramp off Martintown Road in North Augusta. Refreshments will be served to contestants following the weigh-in. For more information, call Joel Carson at (706) 830-6924.
Saturday Morning
Open Team Bass Tournament
Next: Saturday. Entry fee is $55, including big fish pot fee. 100 percent payback. Safe light until 4 p.m. For more information, call Tony Postell at (706) 564-8061 or Sammy Landrum at (706) 825-9167.
Triple Hook Bass Anglers
Oct. 4 results
From Lake Greenwood
Ray Ansley reporting
Robert Carroll, two bass, 11.08 pounds. Bino Patterson, five bass, 5.14 pounds. Ronnie Perry, three bass, 5.09 pounds. Big fish: Carroll, 7.04 pounds. Eleven fishermen caught 19 bass weighing 36.10 pounds and all were released alive.
American Bass Anglers Schedule
Saturday, Lake Springs. Nov. 22-23, Savannah River, Port Wentworth, Hullahan Ramp. Dec. 6: Lake Springs.
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 up, but is closed to professional fishermen and professional guides. Those under 18 must have parental consent.
Milton Keene is looking for an Augusta angler to become assistant director. Contact him at (706) 595-9777 or e-mail him at milty52@aol.com.
Fripp Island Marina Tournaments
Nov. 7-8: Second annual Owen Perry Memorial Inshore Tournament. Nov. 28: Kids' Fishing Tournament. For more information, call the marina at (843) 838-1517.
Fort Gordon Sportsman's Club
Oct. 5 results
Fred Perry reporting
Jewel Jessie and Bob Palagyi, five bass, 9 pounds, 8 ounces. Christopher Osborne and Mark McNamara, five bass, 8 pounds, 15 ounces. Big fish: Osborne, 3 pounds, 12 ounces. Fourteen fishermen weighed 23 bass totaling 26 pounds.
Schedule: Nov. 9, bass tournament. Note: Any Fort Gordon lake is open for fishing.
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 Fred Perry at (706) 791-5078, (706) 833-2834 res. or (706) 541-1057, Ext. 131. All tournaments held at Butler Reservoir, unless otherwise noted.
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