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February 28, 2012
Windy conditions on Lake Hartwell for T.L Hanna Youth Bass Fishing Club
It was a gusty day on Lake Hartwell on Saturday, Feb. 25, but that didn't slow down the T.L. Hanna High School Anglers. The winning team, Hampton Anderson and Eli Roland, caught a limit of five fish weighing 9.25 pounds and had the biggest fish weighing 3 pounds. The winners of the tournament each received a set of six crankbaits lures and a topwater lure for the biggest fish.
The tournament results:
- 1st - Hampton Anderson, Eli Roland - 9.25 pounds total - biggest fish at 3 pounds
- 2nd - Noah Wilson, Jacob Koch - 7.3 pounds total - biggest fish at 2.9 pounds
- 3rd - Warner Roberts, Bayard Pickens - 4.1 pounds total - biggest fish at 2.5 pounds
- 4th - Andy Drennon, Chris Vita - 1.95 pounds total - biggest fish at 1.95 pounds
- 5th - Derek Freeman, Garrett Bramlette, Noah Caulder
Form a bass fishing club at your school and you can also compete in tournaments around South Carolina. Clubs currently compete in inter-squad tournaments, against other schools as well as fish The Bass Federation of SC Junior Championship and other Student Angler Federation High School Tournaments.
A two brother team from the Barnwell County Career Center Bass Fishing Club, Cody and Trevor Jeffers, competed in the 2011 High School Fishing World Finals in Russellville, Arkansas on Lake Dardanelle last July. The Jeffers brothers were strong competitors for the other 101 teams from 23 different states and eventually came in 7th. T.L. Hanna High School anglers, Hampton Anderson and Harrison Bramlette, competed at the High School Fishing Southeast Regional in Alabama this past Sept. and claimed 5th place.
All you need to do is get a minimum of six students (within the 11-18 year old range) with dues paid and you can have a Youth Bass Fishing Club. You'll also need an adult at your school to help lead the club, provide advice and help arrange at least two club tournaments, fundraisers, speakers and other learning sessions pertaining to fishing for club meetings. The Youth Bass Fishing Clubs is a product of a partnership between the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources and The Bass Federation of South Carolina with help and support from parents, teachers, school districts, local bait & tackle shops, community partners and Pure Fishing.
Find out more about Youth Bass Fishing Clubs by contacting Aquatic Education Coordinator Lorianne Riggin at (803) 737-8483 or RigginL@dnr.sc.gov.
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