Bassmaster Elite Tournament
April 3-6, Table Rock Lake
Branson, Mo.
Mike McClelland, Bella Vista, Ark., 61 pounds, 15 ounces, $100,000. Mark Davis, Mt. Ida, Ark., 61 pounds, 2 ounces, $26,500. Greg Hackney, Gonzales, La., 60.15 pounds, $21,000. Big fish: Aaron Martens, 8 pounds, $1,500.
Clark Hill Committee-sanctioned bass tournaments
Clark Hill Memorial, May 1; Mr. Clarks Hill, Oct. 3-4; Chuck Chapel Memorial, Dec. 6. For more information, call Ray Diamond at (706) 533-1948 or go to www.clarkhillcommittee.com.
Fish for Life Foundation
Anglers Appreciation
Open Team Bass Tournament
April 19, Wildwood Park
Guaranteed total payout of $3,725 with $1,000 going to first place team. Big fish prize is $500. You must be a foundation member ($20 per year dues) to fish it. Fifteen places paid based on a field of 50 boats. Tournament sponsors include Dixie Beverage, Hayes Marine, Academy Sports & Outdoors, Walmart, Aaron’s, Bobby Jones Ford-Lincoln, Dealer Options, First Bank, Save Phace, Cliatt’s Crossing, Broadway Tackle and Ink Boy.
Langley Pond Shootout
Wednesday’s results
G.C. Williams reporting
G.C. Williams and Jerry Sanders, four bass, 5 pounds. J.C. Dicks, 3.54 pounds.
Tournament will be held on Langley end of pond every Wednesday from 6-10 p.m. Entry fee $20 per person. Five-fish limit. Bass must be 12 inches long or better. 100 percent payback. For more information, call (803) 278-1580 or (803) 645-1048.
American Bass Anglers
District 26 Tournaments
April 12 results
William Hooker reporting
Evans Buller, Thomson, five bass, 17.11 pounds, $365, Allen Murry, Reidsville, Ga., five bass, 15.26 pounds, $180. Chris Hadden, Evans, five bass, 13.03 pounds, $71. Big fish: Murry, 5.18 pounds, $70. Fourteen anglers in the field.
A makeup tournament has been scheduled for May 17 out of Wildwood Park, Hooker reported. Rest of the schedule stays the same.
Schedule: Division championship–May 24-25, Clarks Hill, Wildwood Park.
Membership dues are $25 and the tournament fee is $70. Tournament hours are safe light to 3 p.m. 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 Hooker at (706) 533-7329, e-mail wdhsierra@gmail.com or visit www.americanbassanglers.com.
American Bass Anglers
District 96 Tournaments
April 13 results
Phil Morris reporting
Jay Treon, Greenwood, S.C., five bass, 13.07 pounds, $458. Steve Christie, Gray Court, S.C., five bass, 12.77 pounds, $251. Phillip Anderson, Saluda, S.C., five bass, 12.53 pounds, $71. Big fish: Paul Tickerhoof, Appling, 7.16 pounds, (no money listed in news release).
Next: April 27, Lake Greenwood, Greenwood State Park; May 17-18, Lake Murray, Billy Dreher Island State Park.
Fort Gordon Sportsman’s Club
Fred Perry reporting
Schedule: April 27, crappie tournament, safe light until noon. May 4, bass tournament, safe light until noon. May 18, bass tournament, safe light until noon. June 7, Kids’ Fishing Derby, claypit lakes, 8-11 a.m. June 8, crappie tournament, safe light until noon. June 22, bass tournament, safe light until noon. July 13, bass tournament, 5-11 a.m. Aug. 10, bass tournament, 5-11 a.m. Sept. 7, bass tournament, safe light until noon. Sept. 21, crappie tournament, safe light until noon. Sept. 27, Kids’ Fishing Derby, claypit lakes, 8-11 a.m. Oct. 5, bass tournament, safe light until noon. Oct. 26, crappie tournament, safe light until noon. Nov. 9, bass tournament, safe light until noon. Dec. 7, bass tournament, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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 Perry at (706) 791-5078, (706) 833-2834 res. or (706) 541-1057, ext. 131. All tournaments held at Butler Reservoir, unless otherwise noted.
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