Originally created 11/18/05

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.

Suburban Bassmasters

Open Individual Tournament

Saturday, Nov. 26

Wildwood Park

Entry fee is $40 with a $10 optional big fish pot. Registration is tournament morning, an hour before the 6:30 a.m., blastoff. Weigh-in is at 3:30 p.m. Eighty percent payback. More information: Frank Wodzisz (706) 309-9833, or Don Kohli (706) 359-1899.

Saturday Morning Get-Together

Nov. 12 results

Tony Postell and Sammy Landrum, 14.1 pounds. David White and Derek Bridges, 13.7 pounds. Big fish: Whyte and Bridges, 7 pounds, 13 ounces. Nine boats in the field.

2005 Schedule: Saturday, Nov. 26. Tournament hours safe light until 3 p.m. Entry fee $25 per boat with 100 percent payback. More information: Tony Postell, (706) 564-8061.

Southern Anglers Challenge

Competitive Fishing Circuits

(Formerly SuperBass Tournament Trails)

Tournament fee $100. Optional big bass fee: $10. Championship fee: $10. Annual membership fee: $30 per person. True 80 percent payback. Qualify for year-end championship that guarantees a minimum $10,000 to first-place winners.

Clark Hill Division: Saturday, Wildwood Park. More information: Superbass Pro Shop at (803) 279-1120.

Lake Keowee Division: Saturday, Gap Hill Landing. More information: Craig Johnson at (706) 364-6437.

Savannah River Division: Saturday, Tucksee King Boating Division. More information: Barry Durden at (912) 863-7361.

Clark Hill Striper Club

Nov. 12 results

Rick Quarles, six fish, 31.35 pounds. Ed Durham and Sid Robb, six fish, 25.2 pounds. Ted Boileau and Flash Featherston, six fish, 18.5 pounds. Big fish: Quarles, 7.75 pounds. Thirteen boats, 26 anglers in the field.

Garden City Bassmasters

Nov. 12 results

Steve Foust reporting

Bob Rogers, five bass, 7.95 pounds. Gene Tant, four bass, 7.4 pounds. Marty Quesada Jr., five bass, 7.15 pounds. Big fish: None over club minimum 4 pounds. Ten fishermen caught 29 bass weighing 43.2 pounds and all were released alive.

American Bass Anglers

Milton Keene reporting

Nov. 12 results

Savannah River, Port Wentworth

Michael Polak, Savannah, five bass, 10.01 pounds. Jason Law, Rincon, Ga., five bass, 8.57 pounds. Ken Hale, Savannah, five bass, 8.55 pounds. Big fish: Hale, 3.01 pounds. Fifteen anglers in the field.

2005 Schedule: Nov. 26, Cherokee ramp. 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

Next: Saturday, Clarks Hill, Dorn Boating & Fishing Complex on Hawe Creek. Entry fee $300 per tournament. 8 percent held at each event goes toward the championship pot. Membership fee: $50 per person or $100 per team. 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.

Fort Gordon Sportsman's Club

Nov. 13 results

Jewel Jessie reporting

Paul McCrary, by himself, five bass, 6 pounds, 8 ounces. Bob Palagyi and Jewel Jessie, five bass, 5 pounds, 9 ounces. Big fish: Ryan Clack, 2 pounds.

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.