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.
22nd annual Toys for Tots
MCG Children's Medical Center
Open Team Bass Tournament
Saturday, Wildwood Park
Entry fee $75 plus one new, unwrapped toy. Optional $10 for big fish pot. First-place team wins $1,000. Registration: At the ramp Saturday morning before blastoff at safe light. More information: Visit Superbass Pro Shop, 522 Edgefield Road, North Augusta or call (803) 279-1120 or (706) 294-4732.
Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League
Lake Martin Regional
Alexander City, Ala.
Oct. 20-22 results
Boater Division: Brent Story, Atlanta, 15 bass, 33 pounds, Ranger bass boat, Chevrolet pickup. Rick Steckelberg, Gainesville, Ga., 15 bass, 26 pounds, 4 ounces, $6,000. Ted Caldwell, Alexander City, Ala., 15 bass, 24 pounds, $3,000. Troy Morrow, Toccoa, Ga., 15 bass, 23 pounds, 5 ounces, $2,500. Randy Childers, Anderson, S.C., 13 bass, 20 pounds, 2 ounces, $2,000. B.J. Barnett, Alexander City, 13 bass, 19 pounds, 14 ounces, $1,800. Augusta area finishers: Tim Jones, North Augusta, 10 bass, 13-6, 22nd. Craig Johnson, Martinez, 10 bass, 13-5, 23rd. Kevin Gordon, Aiken, 10 bass, 13 pounds, 26th. Woody Parks, Lincolnton, Ga., 10 bass, 12-14, 30th. Jason Buller, Thomson, Ga., 10 bass, 11-3, 47th.
Co-angler Division: Donald Biddle, Sorrento, Fla., 15 bass, 17 pounds, 10 ounces, Ranger bass boat. Wyatt Boyd, Winter Haven, Fla., 14 bass, 17 pounds, 9 ounces, $3,000. Steve Harwood, Weaverville, N.C., 13 bass, 16 pounds, 7 ounces, $1,500. Kenneth Haworth Jr., Ocala, Fla., 10 bass, 14 pounds, 11 ounces, $1,250. Robert Whitfield, Minneola, Fla., eight bass, 13 pounds, 9 ounces, $1,000. Keith Smith, Madison, Miss., eight bass, 12 pounds, 3 ounces, $900. Augusta area finishers: Richard Mitchell, Appling, Ga., 6 bass, 9-14, 19th. Don Kohli, Lincolnton, Ga., four bass, 6-13, 50th.
Note: The top six boaters and co-anglers qualify for the Wal-Mart BFL All-American.
Saturday Morning Get-Together
Oct. 22 results, Wildwood Park
Mike Rukes, 11.5 pounds. Tony Postell and Sammy Landrum, 9.7 pounds. Ten boats in the field.
AnglersChannel.com
Member Appreciation Bass Tournament
Saturday, Lake Wylie
Buster Boyd Bridge
Entry fee $160 per boat if you pre-register ($170 at the ramp). All participants must be AnglersChannel.com members. Tournament hours safe light until 3 p.m. Prize: Guaranteed $10,000 to be split with $5,000 for first, $2,000 for second, $1,500 for third, $1,000 for fourth and $500 for fifth. Additional places and money depends on number of entries. $10 from each entry to benefit Camp Sertoma for children of York County. More information: anglerschannel.com or (866) 526-4537.
Wildwood Park
Bass Tournaments
Nov. 26: American Bass Anglers. Feb. 18: American Bass Anglers. March 8-11: Wal-Mart EverStart. April 7-8: Local Top 6. April 21-27: Georgia Bass Federation Top 6 Classic. May 4-7: Citgo Bassmasters. May 13: Clark Hill Committee's Easter Seals. May 20: Columbia County Recreation Advisory Board Spring Tournament. Oct. 7: 33rd annual Mr. Clark Hill.
Triple Hook Bass Anglers
Lake Murray, S.C.
Oct. 22 results
Ray Ansley reporting
Bino Patterson, five bass, 12.06 pounds. Ray Ansley, five bass, 7.08 pounds. Robert Carroll, four bass, 6.08 pounds. Big fish: Patterson, 4.14 pounds. Eleven fishermen caught 27 bass weighing 46.09 pounds and all were released alive.
American Bass Anglers
Oct. 23 results, Amity Ramp
Milton Keene reporting
Tony Postell, Appling, Ga., five bass, 11.32 pounds, $416. Dale Hart, Savannah, five bass, 9.24 pounds, $250. Evan Buller, Thomson, Ga., five bass, 8.61 pounds. Wesley Story, Grovetown, five bass, 7.89 pounds, $65. Big fish: Hart, 4.84 pounds, $120.
Next: Nov. 12, Savannah River, Port Wentworth. Nov. 26, Cherokee ramp. National championship, Red River, Shreveport, La., Oct. 2-8, for those making the point cutoff. Billed as the largest tournament trail for weekend anglers, it's open to men, women and youths (with parental consent) 16 years of age and older. No boat is required, but if you enter as a boater, you will be guaranteed its use even if there are no non-boaters in the field. Entry fee is $55 for one-day tournaments. Payment at the ramp will result in a $5 penalty unless you are signing up as a new member, renewing membership or are a life member. No guides or professional bass anglers are allowed. More information from ABA District 26 Director Milton C. Keene at (706) 595-9777 or e-mail milty52@aol.com or visit ABA online at www.americanbassanglers.com
Palmetto State Team Trail
The Clarks Hill event scheduled Nov. 12 out of the Dorn Boating & Fishing Complex on Hawe Creek has been changed to Nov. 19 to avoid conflict with another event, according to Buster Green.
The 2005-2006 schedule includes two events each on Keowee, Hartwell, Russell and Clarks Hill. Entry fee $300 per tournament. Eight percent held at each event goes toward the championship pot.
Membership fee: $50 per person or $100 per team with half of all membership fees going toward championship. More information: Buster and Judy Green, P.O. Box 472, Piedmont, SC 29673 (1 864 277-2463 (res.) or 864 616-2095 (cell). E-mail: pstt@charter.net.
Fort Gordon Sportsman's Club
Jewel Jessie reporting
Next: Nov. 13, bass tournament, daylight until 2 p.m. December: No tournaments scheduled.
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. More information: Fred Perry, 791-5078, or 833-2834 res. or 541-1057, Ext. 131 Jewel Jessie, 5226 Woodridge Dr., Hephzibah, Ga. 30815, 793-1952. All tournaments held at Butler Reservoir, unless otherwise noted.

