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The team of Mikey and Braden had high hopes going into the 2019 Jr National Tournament having both fished in National Tournaments in the past. The duo put that experience to good use putting together two solid days of fishing to claim the Bassmaster Jr National Championship held in Huntingdon, Tennessee on August 6 – August 7, 2019! The field included 62 teams from all over the country qualifying for this event at the State level. What an accomplishment for these two! Way to go boys! The pair was sitting in 2nd place after the first day of competition. The Boys were in the 1stRead More →

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To wet your appetite for the upcoming fishing season and to learn what different baits actually look and sound like underwater below are several videos from YouTube Channels showing underwater footage. There is much more out there if you want to see what your favorite bait looks like underwater. Even included some footage with some fish eating some of these baits. Enjoy.Read More →

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Happy New Year to everyone. As we move into 2021 several announcements to share: We are in the middle of our 2021 Membership Sign-up period. All individuals that have expressed interest should have received an email from Club Advisor, Karl Guegold with information on the forms and the costs to join this year. If you did not receive the membership information please contact us. Note, that you can also download all the required forms for membership on the website on the Forms Page. Due to the on-going COVID-19 restrictions with larger gatherings the club will not be doing the Hoover Fishing Seminar this year. InsteadRead More →

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Thanks to the Cooke family for having the club out for a pond tourney on a beautiful sunny November day. The results from the tourney are given below: Braden McNamara was the winner , choosing to fish the 2nd period had two fish for 4.52 pounds. His big fish was 19 1/2’” long and 3.10 pounds. Second place ,Adam Kinnear 3 fish  total weight 3.61 pounds. He fished period one. Third place Caleb Kidder 2 fish 2.41 pounds fishing period two. Fourth Place Ian Reed with 1.04 fishing period one. Fifth Place Mason Everts .88 fishing period one also.Read More →

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The 2021 Tournament Season is starting to take shape as tournament organizers are starting to firm up some dates and locations for the upcoming season. Below are some of the current highlights. As additional information comes in checkout our Tournaments Page and also checkout our events calendar as the info is also posted there. And remember on this election day, I hope we can all agree: Vote YES for Fishing! >> SAF State Championship (HS Anglers Only). This tournament is a qualifier for the SAF High School National Championship and World Finals. When: May 22, 2021 Where: Delaware Lake Link to Fact Sheet >> Ohio BASS Nation HS/JRRead More →

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A few announcements to share with everyone: We are working on organizing a pond tournament on Sunday, November 8, 2020. Look for an email from club advisors with more information. After having some discussions with the Hoover Fishing Seminar Team and checking with Westerville Schools we are not going to be able to hold an in-person HFS this winter as we have been doing for many years as our primary fundraiser. We are working on alternative options for fund raising. Be on the lookout for ways to assist the club with these activities. We are coming toward our yearly membership renewal period and timeframe whenRead More →

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Our fall virtual tournament held October 7, 2020 thru October 18, 2020 came to an exciting finish this past weekend! We had several winning entries come in over the final weekend of the tournament. Below is a Summary of the winning catches in each category. To view all the entries goto our results page. Hartley’s Hawgs – Current Members Winners Longest Fish (AKA the Hawg!): Nathan Fiant with a 19-3/4″ fish. Shortest Fish (AKA the Guppy!): Grant Buzard with a 13-1/4″ fish (Note: Ryan Pardi would have taken these honors but he also won in the 14″ category) Fish Closest to 18” in length without goingRead More →

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Our virtual tourney will be winding up this weekend. Still plenty of time to get out and get an entry submitted. As of Friday, 10/16/20 @ 9:30 PM our leaders in the Current Members Category are: Longest Fish (AKA the Hawg!) – Braden McNamara: 17 1/2″ Shortest Fish (AKA the Guppy!) – Ryan Pardi: 5″ Fish Closest to 18” in length without going over – Braden McNamara: 17 1/2″ Fish Closest to 16” in length without going over – Nathan Fiant: 15 3/4″ Fish Closest to 14” in length without going over – Ryan Pardi: 13 1/2″ Remember that each person can not win more thenRead More →

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We have had several entries into the virtual tournament after the first weekend. To see all the current entries goto our Virtual Tourney Results page. Remember the categories for this tourney are as follows: Longest Fish (AKA the Hawg!) Shortest Fish (AKA the Guppy!) Fish Closest to 18” in length without going over Fish Closest to 16” in length without going over Fish Closest to 14” in length without going over The virtual tournament runs thru October 18th so you still have time to submit an entry. We’ve also had several additional lunker board submittals. Check out all the new additions and existing photos here.Read More →

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We had our first few entries into our fall Virtual Tournament. The weekend weather is looking great and fall fishing can be a great time to catch a hawg. Let’s see some more entries. Also, a tentative date & location has been selected for the 2021 Ohio Bass Nation State Championship. This is a two-day tournament and is open to High School and Junior Anglers. The 2021 Tournament is tentatively scheduled for June 12 – 13, 2021 at Indian Lake. As more details are finalized additional info will be provided. Finally, we had a couple more entries onto our Lunker Board page. See below forRead More →

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We will be closing out the fall season with a virtual tournament being held Oct 7 thru October 18th. Goto our Virtual Tournaments Page for complete rules. To keep an eye of entries submitted during the course of the tournament goto the Results Page here. Get out an enjoy some beautiful fall weather and submit your entries in the tournament. Club Advisors are planning an in-person pond tournament for the high finishers of this event. Stay tuned for more information. Below are some new entries into our Lunker Board Page. If you’ve had some nice catches over the summer submit your new entries.Read More →