American Fishing Tour 2023 Championship Lake Hartwell
Friday, February 3, 2023, Athens, AL. The American Fishing 2023 Championship online registration will begin on Monday, July 10, 2023, at 8 am. This year’s championship will be on Lake Hartwell in Anderson, SC Launching out of Green Pond Landing located at 470 Green Pond Rd, Anderson, SC 29625, on October 11, 12, and 13.
The event is hosted by Visit Anderson.
The event is seven days long, with Official Practice starting on Saturday, October 7, and continuing Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday. After Practice, there are three days of competition beginning Wednesday, October 11, and concluding on Friday. Weigh-ins at Green Pond Landing will be held at 3 pm on Wednesday and Thursday and beginning at 2 pm on Friday, the final day.
The entry fee for the event is $170, and there are a couple of optional payout funds available. Big bass is $10 per day, and the big bass each day will win a 100% payout of the big bass pot. Anglers can create a 4-man team and enter the team competition where teams combined weights are to determine the top team at the event. First, Second and third place are awarded cash payout from this pool.
HOTELS
There are a lot of great places to stay in Anderson and Visit Anderson as a great list of these locations at this LINK
The 2023 Champion will receive a Caymas/Mercury Boat package valued at over $60,000. The angler of the year will also a Caymas/Mercury Boat package valued at over $60,000. An angler cannot win more than one boat at this event, so if the AOY and the Champion are the same person second place will win the Caymas/Mercury Boat package, and first place would receive second place payout.
A cash payout will go through 15% of the field as well as the individual awards of the 2023 Hall of Fame, Service Team Awards, and Draw Prizes, which will be given away.
Off-limits for this event begins September 10, 2023, at sunset and will continue through Saturday, October 7 at safe daylight. During this off-limits period, Practice, and competition days, other than using publicly available information (e.g., newspaper, periodical, and Internet reports) competitors cannot solicit, receive or gather any information via phone, electronic devices or any other means about locating or catching fish on tournament waters.
Onsite Check in and Safety Briefing:
Anderson Convention Center
Address: 3027 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Anderson, SC 29625
Check-in In Time: Tuesday, October 10, 2023, 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Dinner and Safety Briefing immediately following.
Entry Fee: $170 all registration should be completed online -
Late Fee: All entries must be postmarked, completed an online entry, or called in before 5 pm, September 22th, 2023. All entries received after this date will be assessed a $25 late fee. Entries for this event will cease at 12 noon Tuesday, October 10th, 2023
Big Bass Optional: $10 Per Day (Collected onsite)
Four Angler Team Competition Optional: $80 per four angler team (Collected onsite)
Off-Limits: September 10, 2023, at sunset through Saturday, October 7, 2023, at safe daylight
During the off-limits periods, Practice, and competition days, other than using publicly available information (e.g., newspaper, periodical, and Internet reports) competitors cannot solicit, receive, or gather any information via phone, electronic devices, or any other means about locating or catching fish on tournament waters. THERE SHALL BE NO EXCEPTIONS. No contestant may enter the tournament water for the purpose of catching or locating possible fishing locations after this meeting or after each day's weigh-in.
Practice Period: Saturday, October 7 at safe daylight through Tuesday at 3 pm
During official practice, contestants may only pre-fish alone, with a member of his/her immediate family, another contestant of the tournament, a national sponsor of American Bass Anglers, or a member of American Bass Anglers staff.
Tournament: Wednesday, October 11, Thursday, October 12, Friday, October 13
Launch and Weigh-Ins: Green Pond Landing is located at 470 Green Pond Rd, Anderson, SC 29625.
Registration Requirements - Contestants must have fished a minimum of four (4) one day tournaments to be eligible to compete in a 2-day Divisional Championship. To qualify for the National Championship anglers must have fished four (4) one-day tournaments and one (1) two-day tournament.
American Bass Anglers is sponsored by Caymas Boats, Mercury Marine, T-H Marine, Power Pole, RT Outdoors, Optima Batteries, Hotel Planner.com, and LurePartsOnline.com.
About American Bass Anglers: American Bass Anglers is committed to providing low-cost, close-to-home tournaments for the weekend angler and, at the same time, offering each competitor an upward path for individual angler progression.
For more information about American Bass Anglers, the Open Series, the American Fishing Tour, the American Couples Series, the annual Military Team Bass Tournament, and the Top 150 Solo Tour, all presented by Caymas Boats, visit www.americanbassanglers.com or call (256) 232-0406.
