ANDERSON, SOUTH CAROLINA - The FLW Bass Fishing League is headed to Lake Hartwell May 8 for the third of five stops in the Savannah River Division series. As many as 400 boaters and co-anglers will be competing for top awards of up to $8,000 and $3,000, respectively.
“This will be predominantly a post-spawn tournament,” said Chevy pro Anthony Gagliardi of Prosperity, S.C., who has won more than $1 million in FLW Outdoors competition. “The post-spawn bite is really good on that lake and they’ll be biting baits such as (Zoom) Flukes or topwater baits. They could be anywhere from on points to schooling in open water. A lot of them haven’t moved out to the deeper water yet, so I’d check spawning grounds first.”
Takeoff and weigh-in will be at Portman Marina located at 1629 Marina Rd. in Anderson, S.C. Takeoff is scheduled for 7 a.m. while weigh-in will begin at 3 p.m. Takeoffs and weigh-ins are free and open to the public.
Bass Fishing League competition is a 24-division league circuit devoted to weekend anglers that offers even bigger prizes to qualifiers of the regional championship and those who make it to one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing - the BFL All-American presented by Chevy. Top winners in the BFL can move up to the American Fishing Series or even the FLW Tour.
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