Local high school anglers place first in 2 tournaments

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Roper Putnam and Jack Story had an incredible weekend fishing on Lake Lanier.

The two anglers fish for Clarks Hill Youth Fishing Team based locally here in the CSRA.

This past Saturday, Georgia BASS Nation hosted their third tournament of the year with 138 boats ed.

Putnam and Story placed first weighing in five bass for 22.59 pounds - beating the second place finishers from Pickens County High School by 0.29 pounds.

The fishing duo kept their mojo going on Sunday fishing in the Georgia High School Bass Fishing circuit. 44 boats weighted in fish for the tournament with Putnam and Story coming in first again with five fish for 24.73 pounds - their big fish went 6.51 pounds.

Local bait company Greenfish Tackle made a post about the high school anglers and shared that they were fishing with the, “Bad Little Shad head paired with their favorite minnow”. Using live sonar - “scoping” - helped the team find the fish they needed to land two very impressive bags of spotted bass.

Putnam continues to have success after placing 3rd in the Mr. Clarks Hill Jr. tournament and receiving a $1,000 dollar scholarship.

You can follow the Clarks Hill Youth Fishing Team on facebook and instagram. The next Georgia BASS Nation event will be at Lake Seminole March 8th. The State Classic will be held at Clarks Hill June 13-14th later this year.

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