Open Team Tournament

12/2/2023

Our eleventh annual Open Bass Tournament started on Thursday night, 11/30/2023, at Lighthouse Baptist Church. Anglers, tournament staff, friends and family members gathered for a meal, door prizes, and had the opportunity to hear an inspiring message presented by “The Bass Chaplain” Chris Wells. We thank God for this inspiring presentation of the Gospel. During the meeting, the Holy Spirit moved one attendee to dedicate their life to the Lord. Thanks to Dukes Bar-b-Que for catering the meal, the bar-b-que and fixings were exceptional. We would like to thank Light House Baptist Church and Pastor Jeffrey Gibson for hosting our meeting.

Saturday ended up being a great day to fish. It was cloudy all day, but the forecasted heavy rain held off during the entire tournament. 25 teams launched at approximately 6:30 am Saturday morning after an early morning prayer in hopes of finding a big sack of fish. 21 of the 25 teams brought a five fish limit to the scales at weigh-in.

Coming in 1st was the team of Eric Cumbee and Richard Pace with 5 fish weighing 17.14 lbs. and the big fish honors with a 4.99 lb. kicker. The 2nd place team of Randy Brown and Warren Wiley weighed in 5 fish for 13.12 lbs. Third place honors went to Justin Hadden and Sterling Banks with a 5 fish limit weighing 13.01 lbs.

Thanks to all the anglers for being a part of this great event without you it would not have been a success.

Also thanks to our event sponsors: Aiken Christian Bass Anglers, Aiken Discount Tire, Academy Sports, Lighthouse Baptist Church, Number One Market Bait & Tackle, Outdoors Unlimited, Deep Creek Lures, Augusta Marine, ALX Rods, Greenfish Tackle, Carolina Wood Floors, Allstate Insurance (Robby Grandle), Palmetto Home Outlet, Hadden Outdoors, ASE Equipment, Dukes Bar-B-Que, Spro Baits, Angler’s Headquarters, and CSRA Solutions.