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Hawgs Win National Title
Hartley's Hawgs Duo Claim the Bassmaster Junior National Championship in Tennessee
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Hawgs earn $68k in Scholarship Offers
Hawgs take 10th at 2021 High School World Finals on Hartwell
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HS Pair take 8th in Nation
A Hartley Hawgs Team takes 8th in the Nation on Famous Kentucky Lake
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Hawgs Win OBN State Championship
Pair win 2021 OBN State Championship and earn a spot in 2021 HS National Championship.
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About
Thank you for your interest in our club. We are a youth bass fishing club located in central Ohio for high school aged kids, grade 9 – 12, as well as Junior Anglers up through 8th Grade. The club gets together through out the year. The meetings include the following activities:
- Participating in organized youth Bass Fishing Tournaments at the high school and junior level
- Having guest speakers talk about fishing strategies and techniques
- Lure making activities
- Pond/shore tournaments for our club members
- Service activities for various outdoor organizations
- Planning and serving for our big fundraiser the Hoover Fishing Seminar
Hartley’s Hawgs is currently being run by advisor Karl Guegold and co-advisor Vic Buzard. Our adult host club is the Columbus BassMasters. To learn more about our club Contact Us.
We boast BASSMASTER JUNIOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONS along with State Champions and runners up for the Ohio Bass Nation for youth and high school. We also have had Ohio Bass Federation youth champions and high school runners up and Student Angler Federation High School Runners up. Below are some of our team’s accomplishments:
- 2022 Ohio Bass Nation State Championship – 1st Place Junior Division and 2nd Place High School
- 2022 OBF Junior State Championship – 1st place
- 2022 BASS Junior National Championship – 8th place
- 2022 OBF High School State Championship – 1st place and Big Bass
- 2021 BASS Junior National Championship – 3rd place and Big Bass honors
- 2021 High School Fishing World Finals and National Championship – 10th place and $68k in Scholarship Offers
- 2021 Ohio Bass Nation State Championship – 1st and 3rd High School and 3rd Junior
- 2021 SAF Ohio State Championship 2nd, 4th, and 5th place
- 2020 FLW High School Lake Erie Open 1st place
- 2020 Ohio Student Angler Federation Championship 1st and 3rd place finishers
- 2019 BASSMASTER JUNIOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONS on Carroll County 1000 Acre lake in Huntingdon, Tennessee in a field of 62 teams from around the nation
- 2019 Runners up at Ohio Bass Nation State Jr Championship
- 2018 State Champions and Runners up at Ohio Bass Nation State Jr Championship and 16th place finish in Junior National Championship
- 2018 State Runners up at the Ohio Student Angler Federation High School Tournament
- 2018 State Champions at the Ohio Bass Federation Junior Championship
- 2018 State Runners up at the Ohio Bass Federation High School Championship
- 2017 State Champions and Runners up at Ohio Bass Nation State Jr Championship
- 2016 8th Place Finishers at BassMaster National High School Championship on Kentucky Lake out of a field of 175 teams from across the nation
- 2016 Runners up at Ohio Bass Nation State High School Championship
- 2016 State Runners up at the Ohio Bass Federation High School Championship
Latest Posts
New Lunker added to Lunkerboard
Added a nice looking largemouth to the lunkerboard. Congrats Landon on your fine catch! Keep submitting pics to be added to the prestigious Hartley’s Hawgs Lunker Board!
Hawgs go for 2023 OBN State Championship
This past weekend, April 29-30, the Hawgs High School and Juniors competed for the 2023 OBN State Championship on Alum Creek Lake. Saturday was a cool overcast morning with some
Forms for this weekend’s OBN State Championship
This weekend is the OBN State Championship for both High Schoolers and Juniors. Be sure to have the parental release form completed as well as the Boat Captain release form.
Pond Tourney set for Sunday 4/23/23
Emails have been sent out with info about the upcoming pond tournament being held in Urbana at North Point lake. If you haven’t responded to email be sure to very
Hawgs partnering with the Zak M Davis Memorial Foundation
Zak Davis was a former Walnut Springs and Hartley’s Hawgs member who tragically lost his life in a car accident. His family has created a memorial foundation in Zak’s honor
Public Lands – Fishing Fryday
Thanks to Public Lands at Polaris for hosting the Hartley’s Hawks and other fishing organizations for their Fishing Fryday event. Had lots of nice sales and the kids got to
Bait Making and Tournament Updates
On 3/12/23 the club met to make plastic baits from recycled plastics. All of the anglers seemed to have a good time and they all were able to take home
Gahanna Bass Anglers Spring Hoover Open
The Gahanna Bass Anglers 42nd Annual Hoover Reservoir Open Bass Tournament is being held on Saturday May 13, 2023. Proceeds from this tournament are shared with the Walnut Springs Middle
In-Person Meeting 1/22/23 Cancelled – Working on setting up virtual meeting
Due to inclement weather the in-person meeting scheduled for today is cancelled. However, we are working on setting up a online meeting for today. As soon as details are known
Goal
Hartley’s Hawgs main goal is to allow the young fisherman graduating from Walnut Springs Fishing Club and other High School and Junior aged bass fishermen or fisherwomen to learn and keep a passion for angling for bass and understand that it can be a calming, peaceful and competitive sport.
History
Hartley’s Hawgs was formed several years ago by a father and son team of Robert and Dustin Evans to further the fishing efforts of youth in central Ohio that had no other venues to bass fish competitively. The club was named after Charlie Hartley who is a graduate and founder of the Walnut Springs Middle School Fishing Club and professional bass fisherman / Classic contender. Charlie is kept informed of the events of the club as well as attending some of the events of Hartley’s Hawgs and Walnut Springs fishing clubs for instructional purposes and also taking anglers fishing at state level.
Over the years the Hartley’s Hawgs have had members from Westerville North, Westerville South, Westerville Central, Hilliard Darby, Grove City, Johnstown, Jonathan Alder, Big Walnut, Delaware, Olentangy, South Bloomfield, Hyatts, Hamilton Local, Bexley, Granville and Willoughby city schools.