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

Sept. 10 results

Cherokee Ramp

Hans Cansler, 9.14 pounds. Big fish: Cansler, 5.14 pounds. Eight boats in the field.Tournament hours safe light until 3 p.m. Entry fee $25 per boat. Next tournament Saturday at Wildwood Park. More information: Tony Postell (706) 564-8061, or Sammy Landrum (706) 825-9167.

35th Military Police Detachment

Open Team Bass Tournament

Sept. 25

Butler Reservoir, Fort Gordon

Entry fee $20 per fisherman with $5 optional big fish pot. Tournament hours 7 a.m. until noon. Fort Gordon fishing permits will not be required for this event. First-place winner will receive $50 plus trophy, while runner-up will collect $25 plus trophy. More information: Spec. Moss at 791-5033.Columbia County Recreation Dept.

Individual Bass Tournament

Sept. 24, Wildwood Park

Billed as a warmup for the annual Mr. Clark Hill tournament the first Saturday in October, the tourney's entry fee is $40 per fisherman, with an optional $10 big fish pot. Guaranteed first place prize is $2,000. More information: Gene Hair, 726-1526.

Wednesday Night Wildcat Tournament

Lake Springs Ramp

Sept. 7 results

Bill Harvey reporting

David Whyte and Buster Davis, five bass, 9 pounds, 3 ounces, $245. Big fish: Whyte and Davis, 4 pounds, 3 ounces, $35. The series championship will be held Saturday from 6 p.m., to 1 a.m. Entry fee is $65 per team. There will be 100 percent payback.

CSRA Bassmasters

Sept. 10 results

Van Dixon reporting

David Brown, 9.01 pounds. David White, 7.99 pounds. John Hammett, 707 pounds. Big fish: Hammett, 5.56 pounds. Twenty-seven bass weighing 45.34 pounds were caught and most were released alive.

Carolina Bass Club

August results

Lamond Annas reporting

Billy Freeman, five bass, 12 pounds, 8 ounces. Jason Hadden, five bass, 10 pounds, 15 ounces. Bubba Jones, five bass, 9 pounds, 11 ounces. Big fish: Jason Hadden, 5 pounds, 13 ounces. Twenty-one fishermen caught 42 bass weighing 68 pounds, 10 ounces.

Triple Hook Bass Anglers

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

Next: Sept. 24, Mistletoe State Park. Oct. 23, Amity Recreation Area. Nov. 12, Savannah River, Port Wentworth. Nov. 26, site and ramp to be determined. 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.

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, S.C. 29673 (1 864 277-2463 (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

Sept. 11 results

Jewel Jessie reporting

Robert Bunch and Greg Stoll, five bass, 10 pounds, 9 ounces. Big fish: Bunch and Stoll, 41 pounds. Bob Palagyi and Jewell Jessie, five bass, 6 pounds, 2 ounces. Next: 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.

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.