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Ten Hartley’s Hawgs teams competed in the 2019 SAF State Championship held Saturday, May 18, 2019 on the Ohio River in Gallipolis. I arrived Thursday evening to find the river in great shape. Early Friday morning strong storms brought some heavy rains to the area and after they moved out left most of the feeder creeks running high and dirty. Friday evening another round of storms rolled through bringing more heavy rain. By the morning of the tournament the entire river system was running high and very muddy making for tough fishing conditions. The morning launch was delayed well over an hour due to foggyRead More →

Rocky Fork Hawg

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The Hartley’s Hawgs had 15 teams competing in the 2019 BASS Nation State Championship held at Rocky Fork on April 27 – April 28, 2019. There were 8 teams competing on the High School side and 7 Jr teams. Day one brought pleasant spring weather and lots of nice fish being brought to the scales including a 6.5# Hawg caught by Hartley’s Hawgs members Caleb and Tristan competing in the High School Tournament which earned big fish honors for the tourney (and also a spot on our Lunker Board!). After day one, Caleb and Tristan sat in 2nd place. For the Jr’s, the Hawgs duoRead More →

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A Hartley’s Hawgs duo traveled to Lake Cumberland to fish an FLW High School Open Tournament held on April 13, 2019. It was a loaded field with 161 boats. The team drew the 2nd launch spot and after a 30 mile boat ride in 50 degree weather they got busy. Caught 20+ fish during the day but had trouble getting keepers in the boat. They did land a nice smallmouth to bring to the scales. Still was a great learning experience on a beautiful body of water. For full results click here. Below is a quick video from the weigh in… After the tournament wrappedRead More →

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The Hartley’s Hawgs took on Rocky Fork Lake to contest the HS and JR OBF 2018 State Championship. It was a hot day with some tough fishing for the majority of the field. The Hawgs claimed the Jr State Championship and fell short of a sweep by just 0.01 pounds with a Hawgs HS duo claiming 2nd place. Great Job and congrats! Below are some pictures and videos from the event.Read More →

On the water

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Two Hartley’s Hawgs teams traveled to Tennessee to compete in the 2018 BASS National Championship held July 31 – August 1, 2018. There was two days of pre-fishing along with two days of competion. BASS organized a great event I’m sure the kids soon won’t forget. The tournament included 54 boats with the highest finishing Hawgs duo finishing in 16th. Way to go boys and way to represent O-H-I-O! Click here for complete tournament results. Below is a short video documenting the State qualifier tournament along with the National Championship Tournament. Here are some additional pictures from the event:Read More →

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After finishing 2nd in Ohio’s BASS State Championship Colten Didion and John Hutson made their mark fishing one of the country’s most historic fisheries in Kentucky Lake. They competed against 175 other anglers from across the county and was able to stay above the cut-line earning the opportunity to fish on Day#3 with just 11 other teams. They finished 8th overall! Way to go Colten and John! Thanks to BASS for putting on a great event. For complete results click here. For additional info, photos and coverage from the event click here to goto BassMasters website. Below is a video compilation of some on theRead More →