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Fishing Tournaments

Spinnerbaits, Trick Worms Win R&R Sinclair Tournament

Charlie Baldwin and Benny Lanning took first place in the May 20 R&R tournament at Sinclair. “We were keying on shallow grass, and both of us were throwing a spinnerbait,” said Charlie. “There were still a few shad in the grass, but that bite is about gone.” Charlie was throwing a white 3/8-oz. Ol’ Nellie…

Millsaps Run Into The Storm And Collect Russell Win

Mike and Sabrina Millsaps earned another 10 points in the Team Power Ranking race after their May 20 win on Russell at the Southern Bassin’ Couples tournament. “The last time I fished Russell was six years ago, I’ve fished it twice in my life,” said Mike. “Thursday and Friday all I caught was short fish.…

Carver, Ferman Win Berry’s Tournament At Oconee And Anglers of the Year

Kim Carver and Matt Ferman said changing weather conditions and a spinnerbait were key ingredients in their win at Berry’s Lake Oconee tournament Saturday, May 13. “We struggled all morning,” said Kim. “We mostly caught our fish off a Zoom lizard. We’d catch one on a dock, then one on a seawall, we probably only…

The Eliminator Series

Our Sinclair match-up will face two red-hot tournament guys against each other. Jim Beavers of Manchester enters The Eliminator Series following a top-20 finish at the Stren Series event at West Point in February. He’s confident at Sinclair. “I fished there for 25 years,” said Jim. “In early March, if those fish will move up,…

Top Bass-Club Anglers Hit Clarks Hill For 2006 Top Six Tournament

The 2006 Top Six tournament drew almost 500 of Georgia top bass-club fishermen and women to Clarks Hill Lake April 24-25, and for most it was a surprisingly tough two days of fishing. The tournament featured the debut of the new Harry Hall Memorial Cup that goes to the state’s top bass club in the…

Tournament Reports September 2005

August 27, 2005: Berry’s, Sinclair Joe Pennone, of Warner Robins, and Chad Cleghorn, from Marshallville, had a five-fish limit going 15.93 pounds and won the August, 2005 Berry’s bass tourney at Sinclair. “They won it flipping docks with jigs in eight to 10 feet of water,” said Bobby Berry, tournament director. “Green pumpkin with a green…

2005 Clarks Hill Easter Seals Won By Gibbs, Thomas

For the May 14, 2005 Easter Seals tournament at Clarks Hill Lake, catching big sacks of largemouths compliments of the blueback-herring spawn was hit or miss. For those who found schooling activity, they had to weed through the hybrids and stripers to fill their livewell with largemouths. By 1 p.m., the team of Dale Gibbs…

Tournament Reports June 2005

May 22: Bassmasters Series, Oconee Flipping docks was the primary pattern during the May 22, 2005 Bassmasters Series tournament at Lake Oconee — just not for the winner. Montie Walters of Warner Robins won the tournament with five fish that weighed 16-lbs., 11-ozs. “I took a chance to win,” said Montie, who fished the area…

Victer Victorious At 2005 Top Six Tournament On West Point

Eighty-six Georgia bass clubs sent anglers to this year’s Georgia B.A.S.S. Chapter Federation Top Six tournament on West Point Lake. For the April 11-12 tournament, 502 anglers showed up to fish in hopes they’d make the top-12 cut and move on to the Southern Division tournament in June at Lake Okeechobee. The best-finishing angler in…

Georgia Bass Tournament Results – April 2002

April 6, 2002: Walmart BFL, Oconee Sugar Creek Marina hosted the second of five Walmart BFL tournaments to be fished this season. In a competitive tournament of some of the state’s finest anglers, Jim Murray Jr., of Arabi, took first place with five fish that went 18-lbs., 2-ozs. Jim caught his first two fish on…

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