Originally created 01/27/06

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.

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 may 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 to 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

Jan. 21 results

Craig Johnson and Kip Ashmore, five bass, 16.3 pounds. Joe Ludwig, by himself, 15.5 pounds. Big fish: Jack Mimmie and David Smith, 6.3 pounds. Nineteen boats in the field.

Next: Saturday at Wildwood Park. 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.

Clark Hill Striper Club

January results

Rob Herrington and Brad Hammond, six fish, 40.44 pounds. Wes Marshall, Roy Heiple and Gary Hill, two fish, 37.38 pounds. Rick Quales and Steve Janes, six fish, 36.14 pounds. Big fish: Marshall, Heiple and Hill, 31.69 pounds. Sixteen boats and 37 anglers in the field. Forty-two fish weighing 254.76 pounds were weighed in.

The club meets the second Tuesday of each month at the Golden Corral on Bobby Jones Expressway at 7 p.m. More information: Bill Tinley, (706) 541-1669.

Evans Bassmasters

Jan. 21 results

Craig Sowinski reporting

Keith Hutto, five bass, 14 pounds, 6 ounces. Bob Wynn, four bass, 10 pounds, 8 ounces. Don Smioth, five bass, 8 pounds, 12 ounces. Big fish: Hutto, 5 pounds, 1 ounce.

Suburban Bassmasters

Jan. 22 results

Henry Bordeaux reporting

Craig Johnson, five bass, 14 pounds, 4 ounces. Gregg Grant, five bass, 13 pounds, 8 ounces. Kip Ashmore, five bass, 11 pounds, 8 ounces. Sixteen fishermen caught 49 bass weighing 96 pounds, 1 ounce. The club is always looking for new members. It is affiliated with the Georgia Bass Chapter Federation and the Clark Hill Committee Inc. More information: Henry Bordeaux, 790-4975, or 796-5349.

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.

Schedule: Saturday, Feb. 4, Wildwood Park, safe light until 3 p.m. 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: Feb. 4, Gap Hill Landing. Feb. 4, March 4, April 28, May 27. More information: Craig Johnson at (706) 364-6437.

Savannah River Division

Schedule: Saturday, Tucksee King Landing. Feb. 18, March 18, April 15, May 20.. More information: Barry Durden at (912) 863-7361.

Bass Anglers Invitational Trail

Don Crowley reporting

2006 schedule: 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.

More information: Don Crowley, (864) 229-6487. e-mail: Crowley @greenwood.net. Website: baitinc.com.

Wildwood Park Bass Tournaments

Upcoming Schedule: March 8-11: Wal-Mart EverStart. April 7-8: Local Top 6. April 21-27: Georgia Bass Federation Top 6 Classic.

American Bass Anglers

Milton Keene reporting

Upcoming Schedule: Feb. 18, Clarks Hill, Elijah Clark State Park ramp. March 4, Clarks Hill, Amity Landing. March 25, Clarks Hill, Mistletoe State Park. April 8, Clarks Hill, Elijah Clark State Park.

More information: ABA District 26 Director Milton C. Keene at (706) 595-9777 (or e-mail milty52@aol.com) or www.americanbassanglers.com.

Palmetto State Team Trail

Upcoming Schedule: Feb. 25: Lake Russell, Elbert Ramp, Highway 72. March 25: Clarks Hill, Dorn Boating & Fishing Complex, Hawe Creek. April 22: Lake Hartwell, Portman Marina.

More information: Buster and Judy Green, P.O. Box 472, Piedmont, S.C. 29673 (864) 277-2463 or (864) 616-2095. E-mail: pstt@charter.net.

Fort Gordon Sportsman's Club

Jewel Jessie reporting

Upcoming Schedule: Feb. 26. March 12. March 26. April 9. April 23.

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.