The Champs

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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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Big thanks to Cody Gray for taking some time to talk to the group today via conference call. I know not everyone was able to see the video feed on the conference call so Cody shared some photos of some of the baits he likes for early season smallmouth action at Alum Creek. Also he shared some info on baits he like for mid-summer largemouths. Thanks again Cody for sharing some of your knowledge with the kids. Cody also shared some knots he likes to tie including a Braid to Flourocarbon knot. Below is a video demonstrating that knot. Here is a video explaining theRead More →

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Today’s meeting to be held at Cabela’s has been canceled. Next meeting will be 3/29/2020 at Cabela’s. In the meantime start working on prepping your tackle and as the weather starts warming up get out and wet a line. Nothing better to beat Bass Fever or COVID-19 then to get out there and spend some time in nature. Some of the best early season action can often be in Ponds since they will warm quicker. Be well.Read More →

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Our Jr National Champion team of Braden and Mikey were invited to this years 50th Bassmaster Classic for some of the pre-tourney festivities and also to participate in the High School Classic Exhibition Tournament to be held on Lay Lake in Alabama on Saturday, March 7, 2020. They will compete against other teams from across the nation and will get to weigh-in on the biggest stage of all at the Bassmaster Classic on Saturday. Here is an article about the event on Bassmaster: https://www.bassmaster.com/news/alabama-s-lay-lake-host-three-2020-bassmaster-high-school-and-college-events The weigh-in will be live streamed on Bassmaster.com and will eventually be part of ESPN’s Bassmaster Classic Coverage. Our Hawgs alsoRead More →

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The Hoover Fishing Seminar (HFS) XXII was held today at Walnut Springs Middle School and was a big success. We couldn’t have it done it without the help of our volunteers and the support of our sponsors and donors. It’s great to see everyone come together to support youth fishing and for the fishing community to come together to share angling techniques and swap fish stories. It was great to see some new attendees coming out as well as many of our regular attendees. We are very thankful for all your support! A big THANK YOU to all our speakers listed below. Thanks for sharingRead More →

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Below article and news video is a very somber reminder about safety in our sport. Thoughts and prayers go out to to the family and friends of the two missing high schoolers and their boat captain as well as all the search personnel. https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/local/members-high-school-fishing-team-missing-pickwick-lake-school-district-says/453SSVRPSFDLXNGU3D6ZEM7CRI/Read More →

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Added some posts from past tournaments to our website. All three of these post have videos including a couple with on the water action and fish catches! The on the water videos do a good job of giving you a taste of what youth tournament fishing is all about. Hopefully this helps you to beat the winter blues and gets you started thinking spring! 2016 High School BASS National Championship – The Hawgs took 8th in the nation. This post includes some on the water video as well as video from the final day weigh-in. 2017 BASS Nation State Championship – The video in thisRead More →

Youth Town Hall

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The Columbus Fishing Expo held a Youth Town Hall event featuring several speakers including professional angler Brian Latimer. Our Hawgs Jr National Champs team of Abbott and McNamara were recognized and presented with custom rods. Below are some pictures from the event.Read More →

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The Columbus Fishing Expo is this weekend! There are a lot of great speakers and vendors. Friday evening there are several sessions specifically for youth anglers. Hartley’s Hawgs and Walnut Springs will have a table at the event to promote the upcoming Hoover Fishing Seminar (HFS) as well as each of the clubs. There is a sign-up sheet with some open spots still available to help out working the table. If you are available please sign up to help out. We just need people to be able to pass out informational flyers about the upcoming HFS and info packs for each of the clubs. ThisRead More →

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The original Hawg himself Charlie Hartley has been staying busy down in Florida. Below is a picture of a couple nice ones from a recent outing. Hope this helps everybody think spring! May have to add Charlie to the Lunker Board Collection with this nice catch!Read More →