Open Team
Tournament
11/11/2017
Our eighth annual Open Bass Tournament started on Thursday night,
11/9/2017, at Lighthouse Baptist Church. Anglers, tournament staff, friends and
family members gathered for a meal, door prizes, and had the opportunity to hear
a message presented by professional angler Bryan Thrift. During the meeting,
the Holy Spirit moved one attendee to accept Christ as their Savior and four
rededications. Thanks to everyone who helped prepare the meal, the steak dinner and fixings were exceptional. Special thanks go to Julian
Thigpen on his grilling expertise. We would like to thank Light
House Baptist Church and Pastor Tim Bush for hosting our meeting.
Then came Saturday, which turned out to be a bit windy and cool in
the morning, but ending up to be an absolutely beautiful day on Clarks Hill
Lake. 52 boats blasted off at approximately 7:00 am Saturday morning after an
early morning prayer in hopes of finding a big sack of fish. 38 of the 52 teams
brought a five-fish limit to the scales at weigh-in.
Coming in 1st was the team of Shannon Jordan and Shawn
Jordan with
5 fish weighing 16.42 lbs. The 2nd place team of Speedy Gambrell and
Bart Blackburn weighed in 5 fish for 14.67 lbs. Third place
honors went to Chad Hamm and Bobby Hamm with a 5 fish
limit weighing 13.11 lbs. The team of Jason Hadden and Justin Hadden caught the
big bass of the tournament weighing in at 5.45 lbs.
We want to thank Chick-fil-A of Augusta for providing
chicken sandwiches for all the fishermen following the tournament.
Aiken Christian Bass Anglers would like to thank the following
sponsors. Without them, this tournament
would not be possible.
Aiken Christian Bass
Anglers, Unitech Corporation, Aiken Discount Tire, Academy Sports, Lighthouse Baptist Church, Ring Power Crane,
Feaster’s Foods, Chick-fil-A of Aiken / Augusta, Number One Market Bait &
Tackle, Specs Vision Center, State Farm Insurance (Collette Ball), Outdoors
Unlimited, Broadway Bait & Tackle, Fred Campbell Racing Engines, Deep Creek
Lures, Augusta Marine, ALX Rods, Greenfish Tackle, SC Baptist Convention, Jim
Satcher Motors, Gold Ivy Realty, Aiken Electric Cooperative, JFS Trucking,
Southern Rose Landscapes, and CSRA Solutions.
First Place
Shannon Jordan / Shawn
Jordan
Second Place Third Place
Bart Blackburn / Speedy Gambrell Bobby Hamm / Chad Hamm
Fourth Place Fifth
Place
Chris Rose / Brad Smith Hans
Cansler / Jon Holsenback
Sixth Place Seventh
Place
Jason Hadden / Justin Hadden Raymon
Heath / Dennis Ott
Eighth Place Ninth
Place
Wade Boyce / Forrest Boyce Dale
Farrer / Tyler Farrer
Tenth Place
Johnnie Bates / George
Raborn
First Big Fish Second Big Fish
Jason Hadden / Justin Hadden Chad Hamm / Bobby Hamm