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The 2025 ZakFest will be held on Saturday, 6/21 from 1-3 PM at Hoff Woods Park. Zak Davis is a former member of both the Walnut Springs Fishing Club as well as the Hartley’s Hawgs. Zak tragically lost his life in a car crash and his family has been running ZakFest to raise funds for the foundation in his honor to help support youth fishing. Anyone can attend the event so feel free to invite friends and family. All Hartley’s Hawgs members that wear their jersey to the event will get in free. There will be live music from 1-2 pm and a lot ofRead More →

Hartley's Hawgs Team Photo at East Fork Lake June 8, 2025

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The Hartley’s Hawgs had 10 teams total (6 High School Teams and 4 Junior Teams) competing in the June 7-8, 2025 Ohio Bass Nation State Championship held on East Fork Lake near Cincinnati. The Teams braved some unpredictable weather and a very active Cicada hatch. Our Junior team of Carter and Elliot took 1st, while Andrew and Henry placed second in the junior division. Both teams earned a spot in the upcoming BASS Jr National Championship to be held on Clarks Hill Reservoir. On the High School side, the Team of Connor and Hoyt secured 2nd place also earning a spot in the BASS HighRead More →

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Five Hartley’s Hawgs Teams traveled to Mosquito Creek Lake for the 2025 SAF Ohio State Championship. It was barely 50 degrees with 20+ MPH winds and spotty cold rain showers. That didn’t seem to impact the bite as 4 of the 5 teams brought fish to the scales. The Team of Conner and Hoyt placed 2nd earning a birth in the 2025 SAF World and National Championship to be held later this summer in Oklahoma. Congrats Conner and Hoyt. Thanks to all the Boat captains that braved tough weather conditions to get our anglers on the water. Also thanks to all of our Sponsors thatRead More →

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We would like to offer a big Thank You to all of our 2025 Club Sponsors. Please checkout our Sponsors Page to learn more about these companies. Also checkout our 2025 Jersey below that includes our sponsors logos. We encourage you to support these organizations that support youth fishing!Read More →

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The Hartley’s Hawgs sent 9 junior teams to compete in the 2025 OBF State Championship. It was a beautiful weather day with bluebird skies but the bite was tough. We had several teams grind out some fish to bring back to weigh-in. Club also claimed the big bass honors for the day. Congrats to Cam and Asher on their catch. Big thanks to all the volunteer boat captains that make it possible to get these kids out on the water! Also a big thank you to all of our Sponsors. If you have a need for their services we encourage you to support businesses thatRead More →

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We are getting together on Sunday 5/4/25 to meet and talk about our upcoming tournaments and also get into some tournament prep discussion. We also may go over some knot tying and do some hands-on demonstrations. Below is a post with several videos on helpful fishing knots. Knot Tying Videos Meeting will be at Cabela’s at Polaris from 1P-3P. For more info on meeting see events calendar.Read More →

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As we head into another Tournament Season figured was a good time to post some helpful videos for tying some of the most common fishing knots. The most important thing with knots is having confidence in your knot(s) of choice and being able to tie them quickly and efficiently when needed. Lets get started… Below is the improved clinch knot (or Fishermans knot). Super easy to tie. Remember you can double loop thru hook/tackle eye for increased strength. This knot will slip sometimes and doesn’t work the best with fluorocarbon lines in my opinion. The Palomar knot is another easy to tie knot that worksRead More →

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Congrats to Hartley’s Hawgs junior team of Cam and Asher winning the junior division of the BASS Team Trail held on Lake Erie on April 27th. The boys weighed an impressive limit of 16.09# to earn the win. The Hawgs had five teams competing in this team trail tournament and all but one team brought fish back for the weigh in. Thanks to Ohio Bass Nation for providing these additional opportunities to get kids out on the water! And thanks to the volunteer boat captains and parents for the support of these youth anglers. Below are some pictures from the event. Click an image toRead More →

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The fish are really starting to be active this spring and we received a picture of a really nice catch from a current member. Cam’s catch measured 21″ long and weighed in at 4.9#! What a lunker! Congrats on the nice catch Cam! To view a gallery of our current Lunker Board goto our Lunker Board page. Any current and former club members can submit Lunkers for addition to the gallery. See the submit picture link at the top of the web page and send us your pictures. If you are able, we encourage you all to get outside and wet a line. You neverRead More →

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We are excited to be partnering with a new apparel company this year to bring new items and many options to our families!  Check out the link below and order your Hartley’s gear to wear to the upcoming tournaments and events!  This is also a great way to promote our generous 2025 club Sponsors!  Please use the link below to order your Hartley’s Hawgs apparel items by April 21, 2025!  Orders will be ready by the first Jr. tournament in May.  (To save everyone shipping costs, we are having all orders shipped together and will distribute to families.) Note, the club is also purchasing apparel for each clubRead More →