I mistakenly missed a couple entries from over the weekend and also received a couple additional submissions today. One that I missed is our new leader for the High School big fish with a nice 18.5″ fish. Still have plenty of time to get out there. Hope everyone is enjoying the beautiful weather. Tight lines and be safe. Check out the Virtual Tourney page to see all entries.Read More →
We have had additional submittals come in over the last several days and we even had an Eclipse day fish submitted. The Big Fish leader for High School is a 16.5 inch fish while for the Juniors we have a tie with two 14.5 inch fish. Also several entries vying for the other prize winning categories. There are still several weeks to get out and get some catches submitted. To follow along visit our Virtual Tournament Page Below is our current leader in the High School Big Fish Category submitted by Cooper on 4/7/23.Read More →
Club members had a great day on Saturday, March 23rd working with Will and other members of the Columbus Bassmasters to make new plastic baits out of old used plastic baits. This is an awesome hands-on activity for the kids and a great way to recycle old baits and catch more fish on used plastic baits. The new baits came out looking great. The kids walked away with some new baits along with some other great prizes. Check out some of the pictures below. Also, be on the lookout for some more information on an upcoming Virtual Tournament being prepared for the kids. We startedRead More →
Big thanks to Will and Mark for coming in and talking with the kids about molding custom jigs and also custom painting hard baits during our March 17, 2024 meeting! They demonstrated some of the techniques and also talked about safety. Here is a the link to the livestream video from Facebook. Note, not sure how long the livestream video will remain active so check it out soon if interested. Also Mark shared a code for a discount for any of the club members to purchase custom painted baits at a discount. Check out the Custom Bait and Tackle Website below (click on the imageRead More →
Next Sunday, at our Club Meeting, Tyler Berger creator of the Bass Fishing HQ YouTube channel will be speaking to the club. Should be a great session if you are able to attend. The Ohio Fishers of Men High School Bass Fishing Trail Dates and Locations were released. These tournaments are not official club tournaments but each club member will have the necessary memberships to register and participate. Information on most all of the National Championship Tournaments has been released with BassMaster recently releasing the Dates/Locations of the HS and Junior Championships. Both of those tournaments will be held on Lake Chickamauga launching from DaytonRead More →
Congratulations to Hawgs senior Ryan for his recent signing with Adrian College! Great to see the continued growth of High School and College Fishing. Over the last three years the Hartley’s Hawgs have had nine members sign to continue their education and fishing at school around the country. Below are some pictures from the signing. Click on a picture to view a larger image.Read More →
On February 11, a member of the Zak M Davis Foundation announced the creation of a new $500 College Scholarship for Hartley’s Hawgs members. An application must be submitted to the Foundation for consideration. Deadline to submit is May 1, 2024. For more information visit the Foundation website or email: FishBigZak@gmail.com Below is a picture from the announcement meeting. Thank you Zak Davis Foundation. We appreciate the generosity supporting young anglers in Zak’s honor.Read More →
This week we are excited to announce that two Seniors in our club signed College commitment letters to continue their education as well as thier angling journey. Will signed with Kentucky Christian University and Jake signed with Campbellsville University. Congrats to both Will and Jake! We wish you the best moving onto the next level. Below are a few pics from each of the signings.Read More →
At the Sunday, February 11, 2024 club meeting Coach Tony Miracle from Campbellsville University located in South-Central Kentucky came up and spoke with the club about the ins and outs of college fishing. A big thank you to Coach Tony for traveling up and taking the time to speak to the club. Below are a few pictures from the meeting.Read More →
This past weekend we were fortunate to have Jeremy Reese speak with the club to talk about electronics and share his knowledge with the club. Thanks to Jeremy for taking the time to come out and speak. We are looking forward to our next meeting with Guests from Campbellsville University talking about college bass fishing. Hope you can join us.Read More →