Fishing tournaments

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.

Clark Hill Striper Club

Big Fish Benefit Tournament

Saturday

Dorn Boating & Fishing Complex

On Hawe Creek

Entry fee is $30. Prizes will be awarded for the four biggest fish weighed in. Top prize will be $500 based on 50 entries. There is an 18-inch minimum on stripers and hybrids. Hours are safe light until 4 p.m. Profits will be donated to Robert and Mary Ann Edwards. Robert is undergoing treatment for cancer. For more information, call Joseph Pearson at (803) 221-8820, Rick Quarles at (803) 221-6543 or Ricky Dubose at (803) 507-4300.

Augusta Marine/Augusta Bassmasters

Georgia-Carolina Boy Scout

Open Team Bass Tournament

Nov. 7 results, Wildwood Park

Noel and David Brown, five bass, 14 pounds, 6 ounces. Bob Jacobs and David Schlachter, five bass, 10.1 pounds. Craig Johnson and Kip Ashmore, five bass, 8 pounds, 15 ounces. Hans Cansler and Jeremy Reese, five bass, 8 pounds, 14 ounces. Ed Rice and Larry Atkins, five bass, 8 pounds, 6 ounces. Big fish: No. 1, Jacobs, 3 pounds, 8 ounces. No. 2, Noel Brown, 3 pounds, 7 ounces. Thirty-four boats in the field. Nearly $2,000 was raised for the Boy Scouts.

For more information, call Larry Atkins at (706) 855-1301 or Augusta Marine Super Store at (706) 481-9336.

Fourth annual Sportachica

Fishing Tournament

Oct. 23-24 results

From Edisto Beach, S.C.

Winner was Julian Roberts with a two-day total aggregate weight for redfish and sea trout of 11.48 pounds. The 17 anglers participating in the invitation only event weighed in 69 red drum (redfish) and 59 sea trout weighing a total of 53.14 pounds. Each angler was limited to three reds and three trout per day. Sportachica was founded by Bill Hollingsworth III, Braye Boardman, Tom Blanchard and Brett Woodward. Previous tourneys were held at Sea Island, Ga., Fripp Island, S.C., and Isle of Palms, S.C. The tournament also raises money for charities.

Sunday Morning Open Team

Nov. 1 results

Mario Hall reporting

Gary Powell, 6.47 pounds. Mike Powell and Mike Sexton, 5.9 pounds. Sammy Landrum, 5.25 pounds. Big fish: Landrum, 2.99 pounds.

Next: Sunday, Amity boat ramp, 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., $35 per team. For more information, call Hall at (706) 466-5730.

Clark Hill Bassmasters

Nov. 7 results

Tom Hall reporting

Randall Clark, 8.39 pounds. David Hall, 6.92 pounds. Paul Christian, 6.55 pounds. Big fish: Christian, 4.13 pounds. Eighteen fishermen caught 43 bass weighing 61 pounds and all were released alive.

Carolina Bass Club

October results

Lamond Annas reporting

Donald Jones, five bass, 9 pounds, 10 ounces. Ricky Scott, five bass, 6 pounds, 7 ounces. Billy Freeman, five bass, 5 pounds, 6 ounces. Big fish: Donald Jones, 3 pounds, 5 ounces. Twelve fishermen caught 36 bass weighing 51 pounds, 11 ounces.

American Bass Anglers

Schedule: Saturday-Sunday, 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 116 districts offering 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 professional guides. Those under 18 must have their parents' consent. For more information, call director Dale Hart at (912) 925-5004, e-mail dhart89@comcast.net or visit ABA online at www.americanbass anglers.com.

Saltwater tournaments

Fripp Island Marina

Today and Saturday, third annual Owen Perry Memorial Inshore Tournament. Nov. 27: 10th annual Kids Fishing Tournament. For more information, call (843) 838-1517.

Fort Gordon Sportsman's Club

Schedule: Sunday, 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. For more information, call Fred Perry at (706) 791-5078, (706) 833-2834 res. or (706) 541-1057, ext. 131. All tournaments held at Butler Reservoir, unless otherwise noted.