Coming up on October 27, 2024 the Ohio Bass Nation is holding their 2nd annual His/Her Open Tournament with all the proceeds to benefit the OBN Youth Program. Get a his/her team together and come out and fish this tournament. There will be a cookout after the event. For all the details on the tournament see below or goto our Events Calendar Page.Read More →
We were able to get ahold of some tentative schedule information for the 2025 Championship Tournaments to include the SAF and OBN Championship and have updated our Events Calendar and Tournament Pages accordingly. Great to see some info so that parents can plan ahead. Additionally, we received info on the Dates/Locations for Stops #3 & 4 on the OBN Team Trail. Those dates and locations are also posted. Stay tuned for additional info on upcoming meetings.Read More →
All current and perspective members are invited to attend a club meeting being held at Alum Creek Lake, New Galena Ramp on Sunday 8/24/24 starting at 11AM. The meeting will include some discussions about preparing for tournaments and we also plan on having a representative from Ohio Bass Nation there to discuss the upcoming Youth Team Trail that Ohio Bass Nation is starting. We are planning on providing some food as well during the meeting. Come out and join us and if you are a perspective new member stop out so you can meet some of the other members and ask questions. For more infoRead More →
Attention all High School and College Anglers! This fall there is a unique tournament opportunity being held in October that pairs a High School and College Angler together to fish for significant scholarship dollars and prizes. This event is the Logan Parks Foundation High School/College Chaos Tournament. To find out more goto the following website: https://www.loganparksfishingfoundation.com/events The event is held in Auburn, Alabama so it would involve some travel. The tourney has a very interesting format that pairs a High School Angler with a College Angler and also has ample opportunity for Anglers and Parents to network with other anglers at the High School andRead More →
On June 8, 2024 after the SAF High School weigh-in was complete members from the Zak Davis Foundation presented the 1st annual Zak Davis Memorial Scholarship to club member Jake Jones! Congratulations Jake and a huge thank you to the Zak Davis Foundation to honor his memory and love of fishing by supporting other youth anglers! Coming very soon on June 22, 2024 the Zak Davis Foundation will be holding their annual Zakfest fundraiser with fishing, food and fun! To learn more about this awesome event visit https://www.fishbigzak.com or goto our Zakfest event post on the Hartley’s Hawgs website. Below is a video of theRead More →
We are now in the full swing of our Tournament Season. We have sent several emails related to upcoming Rocky Fork Ohio Bass Nation State Championship to be held at Rocky Fork on 6/1 and 6/2. Very important: If you are planning on fishing this tournament and have not been receiving emails reach out to a Club Advisor ASAP. If you have received registration info emails but have not yet registered, Ohio Bass Nation has established a deadline of Thursday, May 30, 2024 to have all the required info submitted. Please don’t delay in getting the registration info submitted. Good luck to all our anglers.Read More →
The club was fortunate to be able to do some pond fishing at the beautiful Hurtt Family property for a little pond tournament competition during today’s meeting. Thanks for allowing us to fish at the pond! We also handed out prizes to the winners of our 2024 spring virtual tournament and distributed jerseys and other team merchandise. We also talked about our upcoming tournament schedule. Below are some pics from the event (click on image for a larger view). Go to our Virtual Tournaments Page for final standings and prize winners for our virtual tourney. Thanks to all the parents and other volunteers that makeRead More →
New Anglers that joined the club this year, Connor and Hoyt, travelled down to Alabama to compete in the MLF High School Open and brought back a victory qualifying them for the MLF National Championship (and World Finals) later this summer on Lake Hartwell. Congrats boys. Here is a nice writeup on the MLF Website about the event.Read More →
We have already had several additional submissions thus far this morning on our final day of the tournament. Still time this afternoon to find a local pond or river and wet a line. Remember no fish caught after 6:00P will be accepted. We will keep the submittal form available Sunday night to allow for any final submittals to come in. Here is a link to the Virtual Tournament Page to follow along. Here is a picture of a funny looking bass with a beard that was submitted…? Congrats Carter on your nice spring Gobbler!Read More →
This weekend one of our piglet anglers and his family participated in the Fish Ohio Inland Fishing Day. This event included a reception Friday evening and spending some time out on the water the following day. This year’s event was held at Alum Creek Lake. Really cool experience for one of our young anglers and his family. Thanks to the ODNR and Governor’s office for coordinating this event. Below are some pictures.Read More →