High School Basemaster fishing tournament

The nation’s best teenage anglers have traveled to Lake Hartwell to compete in the 2022 Abu Garcia Bassmaster Highschool National Championship.  Featuring eight members of the Bassmaster High School All-American Fishing Team presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors and 23 All-State anglers, a field of 315 boats will compete for a chance to win the trophy, according to organizers.  The tournament is scheduled  through Aug. 13 with the full field competing for the first two days and the top 10 competing on Championship Saturday.  Teams will launch from Green Pond Landing and Event Center in Anderson County at 6:20 a.m. and return for weigh-in starting at 2:20 p.m.