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.
American Bass Anglers
Milton Keene reporting
Next tournament is Sept. 18 out of the Cherokee ramp. It's the first tournament of the 2004-2005 season and is an open tournament. You don't have to be an ABA member to fish, but to earn points for the year, you must join before weighing in your catch. Our national tournament will be held Oct. 3-8 on Wheeler Lake near Decatur, Ala. 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. More information from ABA District 26 Director Milton C. Keene at (706) 595-9777 (or e-mail justbass26@aol.com).
Open Team Bass Tournament
July 24 on Lake Russell
Highway 72 ramp
Entry fee is $200 per boat with a $20 optional fee for big fish pot. Safe light until 3 p.m. First-place is a guaranteed $4,000 with 20 entries. More information: Derrill Hiott (864-221-0637) or Jeremy Robinson (864-375-1022). Visit the website: www.OutdoorsExposed.com.
Saturday Night Shootout
At Wildwood Park
Bill Harvey reporting
Kewrry Mock and Sammy Landrum, five bass, 9.90 pounds, $240. Big fish: Greg Davis and Robert Giffin, 4.27 pounds, $80. Eight in the field.
Sponsored by Augusta Marine Superstore and Williamson Auto Center, hours are 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. Entry fee is $30 with optional $10 big fish pot. 100 percent payback, with one place for every five boats. Championship to be held later in the summer. More information: David Whyte or Buster Davis at (706) 481-9336.
First Flight Team Tournament Trail
Sam Crawford reporting
Next tournament: The "Classic" will be held Oct. 15-17 out of Billy Dreher Island State Park on Lake Murray. The top 51 qualified teams in the point standings make up the "Classic" field. More information: Sam Crawford, 1 (803) 905-1900 or e-mail samcrawford@ftc-i.net.
Five Lakes Tournament Trail
Entry fee $50 per tournament with an annual membership fee of $50. Tournaments begin at safe light. More information: www.fivelakesfishingclub.com or (864) 942-1855 or (864) 993-6205.
Next tournament: Aug. 7, Thurmond Lake, Dorn Fishing & Boating Complex, Hawe Creek.
Summer Saturday Night
Open Team Tournament
Lake Springs Boat Ramp
July 24 results
Lamond Annas reporting
Tim Jones and Cindy Jones, five bass, 10 pounds, 11 ounces. Chris Davis and Thomas Vandina, five bass, 9 pounds, 4 ounces. Bob Pitt and Ed Spurgeon, five bass, 8 pounds, 8 pounds. Big fish: Bobby Dickerson, 5 pounds, 13 ounces. Twenty-eight boats in the field.
Entry fee is $22 per boat, with $2 going toward the year-end Classic payback. Hours are 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. Five-fish limit per team or individual. Payback is based on number of boats entered each week. The Summer Saturday Night Classic will be held on Saturday, Aug. 28, from 5 p.m. to midnight and anglers must have fished a minimum two regular season tournaments to qualify, or pay $100 entry fee. Those who have fished a minimum of two tourneys will pay an entry fee of $55, including the big fish pot. Classic payback is 50 percent, second place is 25 percent, third is 15 percent, fourth is 10 percent. More information: Lamond Annas, (803) 593-4771; Gregg Boatwright, (803) 232-1940; Robin Whisenant, (803) 649-5785.
Wednesday Night at Amity
July 28 results
Kerry Mock reporting
Kerry Mock and Sammy Landrum, three bass, 8 pounds, 12 ounces.
Outcast Bass Club
July results
Keith Williamson reporting
Tommy Shaw, five bass, 11 pounds, 3 ounces. Kerry Mock, five bass, 10 pounds, 15 ounces. Dale Gibbs, five bass, 9 pounds, 10 ounces. Big fish: Mock, 3 pounds, 15 ounces. Seven fishermen in the field.
June results
Kerry Mock, five bass, 8 pounds, 12 ounces. Chris Chapel, four bass, 7 pounds, 6 ounces. Keith Williamson, three bass, 3 pounds, 15 ounces. Big fish: Mock, 3 pounds, 3 ounces.
Wednesday Night Tournament
Bill Harvey reporting
Lonnie Kuehle and Bill Cawthorne, four bass, 10.01 pounds, $235. Big fish: 5.10 pounds, $130. Richard Dickenson and Chris Rodwell, five bass, 7.11 pounds, $155. Field of thirteen anglers.
Tournament hours 6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., out of Lake Springs ramp. Entry fee is $40 per boat (includes big fish pot). 100 percent payback. Limit is five bass. More information: Augusta Marine at 481-9336.
Palmetto State Team Trail
Bass Circuit
Guaranteed first place is a fully rigged ProCraft bass boat, 150-hp Mercury outboard and accessories worth $21,500. With a field of 150, payout goes through 25 places. Additional bonuses to ProCraft owners. Anglerschannel.com and PSTT sponsoring $20,000 college scholarship. Tournament hours safe light until 3 p.m. $300 entry fee per team, with a $50 membership fee per person ($100 per team). For a free flyer and more information: Buster Green (1 864 277-2463). (palmettostateteamtrail.com).
Next: Sept. 11-12: Championship will be fished on Clarks Hill Lake out of Mistletoe State Park (White Columns Inn). Seventy-five teams will qualify via a point system, but participants must have fished a minimum of four tournaments. Those who fish all six tournaments are guaranteed to qualify.
Strickland Marine Center
Fish the Fall
Tournament Trail
Details can be obtained at www.fishthefall.com, or by calling Randy Morrison at (864) 845-5704. Next tournament: Sept. 18, Hartwell.
Fort Gordon Sportsman's Club
Jewell Jessie reporting
July 25 results
Bob Pitt, five bass, 9 pounds, 11 ounces. Big fish: Pitt, 4 pounds, 12 ounces. Harry Jackson, two bass, 3 pounds, 10 ounces. Larry Slover and Travis Weather, one bass, 2 pounds, 8 ounces. Sixteen fishermen in the field.
Next tournament: August 29: Bass tournament, daylight until 2 p.m. More information: Fred Perry, 791-5078, or 833-2834 res. 541-1057, Ext. 131.
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