Hooked On Country Tournament Expected To Be Largest Ever Held On Clarks Hill
The Clark Hill Committee is gearing up for the second annual Kicks 99 Hooked on Country Open Bass Tournament in anticipation that it will break the Clarks Hill Lake record for entries set last year.
“We had 278 boats last year which was the largest tournament ever held on Clarks Hill,” said Barry Frazier, a tournament director for the Clark Hill Committee. “We are hoping for over 300 boats this year. Our goal is to get 325 teams.”
The inaugural tournament in 2012 drew anglers from as far away as Tennessee, Virginia, even one boat from Ohio.
If they flow in as expected, anglers can expect to tap into some of the hottest fishing of the year, Frazier said.
“It is wide open right now,” he said. “It took 25 pounds to win a tournament on the lake last weekend.
Frazier said the fish are schooling on points and some fish are still bedding. Most are being caught on topwater baits and flukes, but some are catching fish on jigs and some are throwing Alabama Rigs, he said.
Entry fee for the tournament is $125 per team, which includes the big fish pot. The guaranteed first place prize is $15,000, with $2,000 paid for big fish and $1,000 for second big fish. Proceeds will be given to the Wounded Warrior Project.
Pre-registration and drawing for boat positions was being held Tuesday at North Augusta Customs in North Augusta, S.C. Late registration will be held at Wildwood Park from 5 to 6 a.m. with a $10 late fee applied.
The tournament is sponsored by Kicks99, Milton Ruben Toyota and The Clark Hill Committee which will provide tournament officials and conduct the tournament The tournament Saturday is one of six major events conducted on Clarks Hill Lake by the committee.
The 6th tournament is being added this year, the Potash Fishback Open Team Bass Tournament June 8-9, with a guaranteed first place purse of $12,000. Proceeds will benefit the Georgia Ovarian Cancer Alliance and youth fishing teams.
More information on this tournament is available from John Hair at The Tackle Shop, 706-432-8225, PotashCorp is the world’s largest fertilizer company by capacity,
Kicks 99 Hooked on Country Open Bass Tournament
Sat, Apr 27, 2013
Clarks Hill Lake
Wildwood Park
Call Larry Gilpin 706-231-4220 or Barry Frazier 706-829-3850
Brought to you by Kicks 99 and Columbia County, GA
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