Georgia Bass Federation (GBF) Coming to Thomson, Georgia

Georgia Bass Federation (GBF) anglers for the first time in history will converge on Thomson, Georgia to compete in the 2025 Georgia State Championship Bass Tournament.  The tournament will be held on March 22-23, 2025 at Amity Recreation Area located at the Raysville bridge in Lincolnton, GA. Official practice dates are 19-21 March, 2025.

Strom Thurmond Lake, formally Clark’s Hill Lake, is the third-largest man-made lake east of the Mississippi River at 71,000 acres, bordering Georgia and South Carolina in the Savannah River Basin.   The lake is one of the Southeast’s largest and most popular public recreation lakes.  Strom Thurmond dam was built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers between 1946 and 1954, as part of a flood control, hydropower and navigation project.  Its legally authorized purposes now include recreation, water quality, water supply and fish and wildlife management.

The Georgia Bass Federation (GBF) is one of the first of 47 federations organized under the umbrella of The Bass Federation, Inc.  Founded in 1970, we remain a 100% member owned, not-for-profit corporation in Georgia.  GBF is a 100% volunteer-operated organization, serving nature loving families in Georgia for over fifty years.  GBF founding principles are angling, conservation and ongoing support for the youth of the sport with an emphasis on serving our members, caring for our shared outdoor resources and the communities we live in.

More information about The Bass Federation is available at www.bassfederation.com.

For additional local information see Thomson-McDuffie County Convention & Visitor’s Bureau at https://www.thomsonmcduffiechamber.com 

Humminbird Helix Series

Looking back to the release of the Helix 5 and the ICAST 2015 “Best of Electronics” award-winning Helix 7, it’s hard to believe that HELIXTM could be made even better.

But talk to anglers across the country and there’s an electricity in the air and on the water. From weekend anglers to pros, seems everybody’s excited about the awesome features found in Humminbird’s new Helix 9 and Helix 10 units.

It all starts with industry-best screen brightness and widescreen real estate for easy split-screen viewing of Humminbird technologies in awesome detail, so no piece of cover, interesting contour, or bottom-hugging fish goes unnoticed. Install one of the new units on the bow and you’ll be amazed how easy it is to read all the way for the console!

Plus, HELIX 9 and 10 units are packed with advanced imaging technologies and an Ethernet port for networking HELIX with other Ethernet-capable HELIX, ONIX and core units, as well technologies like Minn Kota® iPilot™ Link and Humminbird 360 Imaging™.With regards to mapping, anglers have never had it so good. No matter which HELIX 9 or 10 model you choose, you’ll be identifying fish and fish-holding contours better than ever before via powerful Humminbird SONAR and real-time mapping with AutoChart Live, which allows anglers to make their own maps in real-time, no PC, server or Cloud required. This puts an unrivalled power in your hands to navigate, study and fish both uncharted waters and dial in “spot on the spot” locations on waters that have been mapped.

Plus, dual SD card slots allow anglers to utilize new Humminbird LakeMaster PLUS map cards, which not only provide HD 1-foot contours for many lakes, LakeMaster’s three patented features of Depth Highlight, Shallow Water Highlight and Water Level Offset, but three layers of satellite aerial image overlay! Dual card slots also makes saving screenshots, sonar recordings and nearly limitless waypoints, tracks and routes a breeze.

All HELIX 9 and 10 units include a completely-redesigned cover for protection on and off the water.

Whether you choose a unit from the HELIX 9 or HELIX 10 family, we think you’ll agree … the future of fish-finding never looked brighter!