Fishing tournaments

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.

Saturday Morning Get-Together

Aug. 20 results

Wildwood Park Boat Ramps

Tony Postell and Sammy Landrum, five bass, 6.84 pounds. Big fish: Story and Brian Hankal, 2.12 pounds. Ten boats in the field.

Tournament hours safe light until 3 p.m. Entry fee $25 per boat. Next event Aug. 27. More information: Tony Postell (706) 564-8061, or Sammy Landrum (706) 825-9167.

Summer Saturday Night

Bass Tournaments

June 4-Aug. 20

Aug. 20 results

Lake Springs Ramp

Lamond Annas reporting

David Whyte and Buster Davis, five bass, 11.14 pounds. Jason and Ronnie Williamson, three bass, 9 pounds, 6 ounces. Jeremy Reese by himself, four bass, 6 pounds, 13 ounces. Big fish: Mark Coleman, 4 pounds, 13 ounces. Thirty-two boats in the field.

Entry fee $22 per boat ($2 going to end of year Classic payback). Hours 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. The $5 big fish pot is included in the entry fee. The Classic will be held Aug. 27 from 5 p.m., to midnight. Entry fee is $55. Classic payback is 45 percent for first place, 25 percent for second, 15 percent for third, 10 percent for fourth and 5 percent for fifth. To qualify, anglers must fish a minimum of two Saturday night tournaments, or pay an additional $45 plus the entry fee. Clark Hill Committee rules apply, with payback based on the number of boats entered each week. Five-bass limit. Sponsors include Henna Chevrolet-Cadillac, Hootie's Outdoors, Bath Pool Room and Sutton Marine. More information: Lamond Annas (803) 593-4771; Jason Hadden (706) 836-7071; Robin Whisenant (803) 649-5785.

Wednesday Night Wildcat Tournament

Lake Springs Ramp

Bill Harvey reporting

Aug. 24 results

Buster Davis and David Whyte, five bass, 9 pounds, 9 ounces, $270. Charlie Doyle and Chris Hadden, five bass, 8 pounds, $115. Jason Williamson and Todd Weaver, two bass, 5 pounds, 11 ounces. Big fish: Williamson and Weaver, 4.9 pounds, $55. Eleven boats in the field.

Langley Pond Shootout Bass Tournament

Gene Moyer reporting

Entry fee is $20 per man with 100 percent payback. Tournament hours 6 p.m., to 10 p.m., each Tuesday. More information: Gene Moyer, (803) 593-2762.

American Bass Anglers

Milton Keene reporting

Next: 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

Membership $50 per person, $100 per team. Entry fee $400 per team per tournament. More information: Buster and Judy Green, P.O. Box 472, Piedmont, SC 29673 (864) 277-2463 (res.) or (864) 616-2095 (cell). E-mail: pstt@charter.net.

2005 schedule: Sept. 10-11: Championship on Lake Russell.

Fort Gordon Sportsman's Club

Aug. 21 results

Jewel Jessie reporting

Mark Atkins and Dwain Hadden, five bass, 12 pounds. Dana Troy King and Derrick Boudreau, five bass, 10 pounds, 11 ounces. Big fish: King and Boudreau, 4 pounds, 15 ounces.

Next: Aug. 21, bass tournament, daylight until 2 p.m. Sept. 11, bass tournament, daylight until 2 p.m. Sept. 24, Kids' Fishing Derby, 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Claypits II and III. Oct. 23, bass tournament, daylight until 2 p.m. 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.