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.
Victoria Robinson Foundation
Open Team Bass Tournament
March 25, Wildwood Park
Entry fee $70 per boat. Tournament hours safe light until 3:30 p.m. Pre- registration allowed until March 13. Entrants can register at the ramps before 6 a.m. Mail entry fees with application to the Victoria Robinson Foundation, P.O. Box 324, Gracewood, GA 30812. Profits go to the foundation to benefit victims of congenital heart disease.
More information: Janet or Vincent Robinson at (706) 771-1524.
Saturday Morning Get-Together
Tony Postell reporting
Dec. 31 results
Sean Ravenscroft and Donnie Baughman, five bass, 15 pounds, 13 ounces. Donald Miller and Marty Quesada Jr., 13.4 pounds. Big fish: Ravenscroft and Baughman, 3.15 pounds. Next: Saturday.
Tournament hours safe light, but anglers will vote on weigh-in time at the ramp. Entry fee $25 per boat with 100 percent payback.
More information: Sammy Landrum, (706) 825-9167. Tony Postell, (706) 564-8061.
Southern Anglers Challenge
Competitive Fishing Circuits
Clark Hill Division
Stephen Bayazes Jr., reporting
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.
Schedule: Saturday, Jan. 14, Wildwood Park, safe light until 3 p.m. Feb. 4, March 11, April 15, May 27.
More information: Superbass Pro Shop at (803) 279-1120. www.southernanglerschallenge.com
Lake Keowee Division
Craig Johnson reporting
Schedule: Jan. 14, Gap Hill Landing. Feb. 4, March 4, April 28, May 27. More information: Craig Johnson at (706) 364-6437.
Savannah River Division
Schedule: Jan. 28, Tucksee King Landing. Feb. 18, March 18, April 15, May 20.
More information: Barry Durden at (912) 863-7361.
Bass Anglers Invitational Trail
Schedule: Jan. 14: Clarks Hill, Dorn ramp, Hawe Creek. Feb. 4: Russell Lake, Highway 72 Elbert ramp. March 11: Lake Greenwood, Greenwood State Park ramp. April 15: Russell Lake, Highway 72 Elbert ramp. May 6, Lake Greenwood, Greenwood State Park ramp. June 3, Russell Lake, Highway 72 Elbert ramp. Aug. 19, Clarks Hill, Dorn ramp, Hawe Creek. Sept. 9: Wild card tournament, Clarks Hill, Dorn ramp, Hawe Creek.
Fees: $25 membership fee per person per year. Entry: $100 per team or individual, $10 big fish pot (optional). Hours safe light until 3 p.m. Members may qualify for the national classic on Kentucky Lake Oct. 13-14.
More information: Don Crowley, (864) 229-6487. e-0mail: Crowley@greenwood.net. Website: baitinc.com.
Wildwood Park Bass Tournaments
Schedule: 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.
American Bass Anglers
Milton Keene reporting
Schedule: Feb. 18, Clarks Hill, Elijah Clark State Park ramp. March 4, Clarks Hill, Amity Landing. March 25, Clarks Hill, Mistletoe State Park.
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.
More information: 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
Schedule: Jan. 21, Lake Keowee, Gap Hill Landing (Hot Hole, Skimmer Wall, Jocassee Dam off limits). Feb. 25: Lake Russell, Elbert Ramp, Highway 72. March 25: Clarks Hill, Dorn Boating & Fishing Complex, Hawe Creek.
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 (864) 277-2463 (res.) or (864) 616-2095 (cell). E-mail: pstt@charter.net.
Fort Gordon Sportsman's Club
Jewel Jessie reporting
Schedule: Next: Feb. 26, bass tournament, safe light until noon. March 12, bass tournament, safe light until noon. March 26, crappie tournament, safe light until noon.
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.
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.