Club will be holding a pond tourney Sunday, 3/21/21 from 4-6p. An email with location information has been sent out to club. If you missed it let us know. OBF recently posted that the OBF Jr Tourney date has been set for May 8, 2021 @ Alum Creek Lake. Junior Anglers, stay tuned for more information regarding registering for this tournament.Read More →
Congrats to Hawgs member Braden M. for being named to the BASS HS All-State Team. He joins 47 other HS anglers from across the country with the honor. BASS will later announce their 12 member All-American Team from this group of anglers to compete in a Tournament with an Elite Series Angler serving as coach. Congrats Braden and best of luck in becoming a member of the All American Team! To read more click on the BASSMASTER logo below:Read More →
Several things coming up over the next few weeks. Below is a rundown: Ohio BASS Nation Meeting. Karl has sent out info via email for anyone wanting to listen in on this meeting. The Columbus Fishing Expo is this coming weekend. This event will be in a virtual format this year. For more information visit the Columbus Fishing Expo Page. Charlie Hartley will be speaking to the club this week. Information will be communicated via email on how to join onto this virtual club meeting. We have several other speakers lined up in future weeks and are working on bringing in others. For more infoRead More →
Next Club Meeting set for 2-6-21 @ 10:00 AM with Scott Cooke as our Guest Speaker. Info will be sent out via email just ahead of the meeting. Also below check out this awesome piece of art created by former Hartley’s Hawg Member Issac. A great piece.Read More →
The club will be holding another meeting this coming Sunday, January 31, 2021 @ 1:00 PM. The meeting again will be held virtually using Google Meet. Guest Speaker is Jeremy Reese. We are also working on upcoming meetings with Guest Speakers to include Charlie Hartley, Jami Norman, and we are also working to schedule Bass Pro Tour and MLF Pro Angler Jacob Wheeler to speak to the club. Stay tuned for further updates. We also had a new submittal that has been added to the Lunker Board page. Keep those Lunker submittals coming. Below is the latest addition. Congrats on the great catch Ian!Read More →
Our first club meeting of 2021 will be held on Sunday, January 24, 2021 @ 1:00 PM. This meeting will be held virtually. This meeting is to discuss the upcoming season and is intended for those who have submitted registration info. An Email was sent out on Friday, January 22nd to all that are currently on the meeting invite. Official invite to the Virtual Meeting will be sent out Sunday Morning, January 24, 2021. If you did not receive an email and want to attend the meeting please Contact Us. Please make sure to keep an eye on our Tournaments page and also our EventRead More →
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 →
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 →
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 →
I apologize that this post is a bit tardy. The Hartley’s Hawgs had members competing in tournaments over the weekend of September 12-13, 2020 with two different organizations. Still plenty of time yet this fall to enjoy some fishing. Be on the lookout for upcoming Hartley’s Hawgs events! Three Hawgs teams competed in the Ohio Fishers of Men High School Championship held on Caesars Creek on September 12, 2020. Below are some pictures of our three teams. Click on the image for a full size view. Way to go boys. Below is a post about the event from the Tournament Director: Two members of theRead More →