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Fishing Tournaments
Anglers were itching to get the 2017 fishing season going as 122 teams showed up to compete at Lake Sinclair on Jan. 28 for the Berry’s tournament. First place went to Keith Young, of Statham, and John White, of Flowery Branch, with a 21.85-lb. limit that earned them $3,600. Placing second and winning $1,800 was…
The team of Brian Jamison, of Greensboro, and Charlie Kemp, of Jefferson, won the Dec. 10, 2016 Berry’s tournament on Lake Oconee with an impressive limit of five bass that pulled the scales to 22.96 pounds. Their catch was anchored by Big Fish of the tourney, a 6.47-lb. largemouth that earned them an addition $1,020…
Rick Gasaway, of Woodstock, and David Millsaps, of Ranger, put together plenty of weight to capture their second straight championship title in Highland Marina’s Georgia State Championship. They were also crowned the 2010 Georgia State champs, meaning they are the only team to ever win back-to-back titles. First place this year was $35,000. “You got…
Irie Harkleroad, of Waycross, fished by himself to win the first-ever Fishermen For The Hungry MEGA BUCKS tournament on Lake Blackshear. Fishing alone, Irie boated 14.70 pounds and won $2,500. “I’m a river fisherman by heart,” said Irie. “I went up the river to the last big bridge, and I just worked my way back down real…
Two-time Eliminator Champion Aaron Batson, and his son, Blake, 17, won the Camp Sunshine Benefit Tournament on Lanier Sept. 24-25. Aaron, who is not very familiar with Lanier, said he simply fished like he would Oconee or Sinclair, his regular lakes. “It wasn’t location specific,” said Aaron. “But we just went to pockets and pitched…
Many tournament trails are dormant in August, but several trails kept right on fishing. The most impressive tournament results that Georgia anglers would likely be interested in came from the July 31 Media Bass event at Lake Seminole. Drew Benton and Michael Smith weighed in five fish that went 27.41 pounds. “They located a school…
Several Georgia kids are getting plugged into the tournament game at an early age. The Fishers of Men Legacy trail offers an excellent platform for a parent and their child to compete in a bass tournament without all the stress that sometimes accompanies higher profile bass tournaments. These adult/child tournaments are taking place in several…
An 11-boat C&R tournament in December on Seminole was won with 24.60 pounds. The second- and third-place C&R teams weighed in bags heavier than 20 pounds. Several hundred miles north, the Dec. 11 Berry’s tournament was won with 15.88 pounds. They had 119 boats. It was on Sinclair. Hmm… makes it pretty clear where I’d go,…
The outcome of the GON Eliminator Series finale at Lake Oconee could have fallen either way; both Mark Massey and David Millsaps have strong reputations on the lake. However, it was Mark who found a decent bite in practice while throwing a Rat-L-Trap which allowed him to scratch out a limit on tournament day and take…
Summertime, weekend fishing tournaments have been banned from corps facilities on Lake Allatoona, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Meanwhile, a $50 special-use permit fee will be implemented at Allatoona next year, and any tournament held out of a corps facility is required to have 100 percent payback. The special regulations do not…
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