Toombs County Takes 3rd in GA Bassmaster Nation

Courtesy of TCHS

AJ Bagby, 11th Grader, and Lane Bagby, 8th Grader, finished 3rd with 19.87 pounds in the GA Bass Nation fishing tournament on Saturday, March 21. They competed against 128 other Georgia High School teams.

“The conditions were changing hourly on the lake during the tournament. The bass were spawning before the cold front brought temps in the 30’s for several nights. The fish pushed off the banks, and we found them deep in creek channels and river channels. We had to scramble all day and make adjustments on the fly to find active fish,” said AJ Bagby.

“We caught a lot of fish today and had a blast. AJ caught a key 4.68 pound spotted bass on a jighead minnow that got our day turned around. We caught fish on Neko rigs, jighead worms, jighead minnows and several other baits,” said Lane Bagby.

This 3rd place finish will push the Lake Dawgs into the Top 5 for the Angler of the Year race.

TCHS would like to thank their sponsors for their support, Gordy Tire & Brake, McLendon Enterprises, Greenline Distribution, Altamaha Bank and Trust, Altamaha EMC and Fiber, and Lassaster Tractor.