Fishing tournaments
By Bill Baab| Fishing Editor
Friday, October 16, 2009

Sponsoring a bass, crappie, catfish or other fishing tournament? Mail or fax your flier 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

Open Team Tournament

Wildwood Park

Oct. 10 results

Eric Mora reporting

Chris Hadden, 10 pounds. Big fish: Hadden, 3 pounds, 8 ounces.

Next: TBA. Entry fee is $55 per team, includes big fish pot. Tournament starts at safe light and weigh-in to be determined at ramp. More information: Eric Mora, (706) 533-0639.

Westside Bassmasters

Oct. 10 results

Jimmy Huffman reporting

Chris Gould, 9 pounds, 3 ounces. Jeff Dorn, 7 pounds, 4 ounces. Carlton Fulcher, 6 pounds, 8 ounces. Big fish: Gould, 3 pounds. Eight fishermen caught 27 bass weighing 40 pounds, 2 ounces.

Sunday Morning

Open Team Tournament

Oct. 4 results

Mario Hall reporting

Mario Hall, 13.39 pounds. Mike Powell and J.T. Powell, 8.52 pounds. Mike Powell Jr., 6.18 pounds. Big fish: Gary Powell and Tommy Harden, 5.31 pounds. Next: Sunday, Amity boat ramp, 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., $35 per team. More information: Mario Hall, (706) 466-5730.

Clark Hill Bassmasters

Oct. 10 results

Tom Hall reporting

Al Smith, 7.22 pounds. Lee Sidener, 6.27 pounds. Tom Hall, 4.59 pounds. Big fish: Sidener, 3.02 pounds. Sixteen fishermen caught 32 bass weighing 42 pounds and all were released alive. The club's Top six for 2009: Paul Christian, Stephen Kelly, Kevin Hymas, Tom Hall, Lee Sidener, Gene Tant.

Greenbrier Bassmasters

Oct. 10 results

Charles Lewis reporting

Doug Sellers, five bass, 7.30 pounds. Chad Graham, three bass, 3.35 pounds. Johnny Brantley Jr., one bass, 3.30 pounds. Big fish: Brantley, 3.30 pounds. Twelve fishermen caught 18 bass weighing 24.65 pounds.

American Bass Anglers

Dale Hart reporting

Schedule: Oct. 31, Cherokee Landing; Nov. 14-15, Houlihan Bridge, Savannah River; Feb. 27, Dorn Fishing & Boating Complex, Hawe Creek; March 27, Elijah Clark State Park; April 17, Dorn Fishing & Boating Complex, Hawe Creek; May 15, Cherokee Landing; June 12-13, Dorn Fishing & Boating Complex, Hawe Creek. American Bass Anglers is the largest tournament trail for the weekend angler, with more than 1,000 tournaments throughout the nation. Membership is open to anyone 16 years old and over, but is closed to professional fishermen and guides. Those under 18 must have their parents' consent. More information: Director Dale Hart, (912) 925-5004. E-mail: dhart89@comcast.net or visit ABA online at www.american bassanglers.com.

Saltwater tournaments

Fripp Island Marina

Nov. 6-7: 3rd annual Owen Perry Memorial Inshore Tournament. Nov. 27: 10th annual Kids Fishing Tournament. Three charter captains are based at the marina, which offers a fleet of new rental boats and Fripper II, a new 49-passenger catamaran excursion boat. More information: (843) 838-1517.

Fort Gordon Sportsman's Club

Fred Perry reporting

Schedule -- Nov. 15, bass 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. 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, (706) 791-5078, or (706) 833-2834 res. or (706) 541-1057, Ext. 131. All tournaments held at Butler Reservoir, unless otherwise noted.

From the Friday, October 16, 2009 edition of the Augusta Chronicle
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