Logan Fisher and Will Hart, of Madison County (Ga.) High School, have won the 2020 Mossy Oak Fishing Bassmaster High School Series at Lake Hartwell presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors with 10 pounds, 5 ounces.
Photo by Chris Brown/B.A.S.S.
August 30, 2020

ANDERSON, S.C. — Logan Fisher and Will Hart spent hundreds of hours on Lake Hartwell during the past five-plus months of shutdowns and social distancing, and they proved the time spent was anything but a diversion.

Fisher and Hart, who live just across the state line in Danielsville, Ga., won the Mossy Oak Fishing Bassmaster High School Series event at Lake Hartwell presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors on Sunday. Their three-bass limit of 10 pounds, 5 ounces was top in the 95-team field that made its way to Green Pond Landing for the event.

Fisher and Hart, both 15-year old sophomores at Madison County (Ga.) High School, won $1,025 for the Red Raiders’ bass fishing team with the victory. The Top 12 teams took home part of a $3,535 purse for their school squads.

Chase Hubbell and Brent May of Strawberry Crest High School in Dover, Fla., finished second with 9-11. The duo won the Big Bass Award, and a $100 prize for their high school team, with a 6-7.

This is the second year Fisher and Hart have competed together but the first time they’ve been on the water in a Bassmaster high school derby this season. The series had tournaments on Louisiana’s Toledo Bend on Jan. 26 and on Alabama’s Smith Lake on March 1 but has been on hiatus since then as COVID-19 restrictions prevented larger groups from gathering for events like the one Sunday on Lake Hartwell.

The teens said it was exhilarating to win — and on local water at that — after months of downtime.

“Fishing is just about all we’ve been able to do,” Fisher said. “This felt great.”

The teens, along with boat captain Chad Hart (Will’s dad), began their day at Hartwell Dam. After a 10-minute run and five minutes of pitching a blue fluke-type lure, a 3-pound spotted bass bit. Thirty minutes later, Logan added a 5-pound largemouth that had the anglers feeling good about their chances.

“But it died after that,” Will Hart said. “It was a struggle until about 2 o’clock when we finally caught our third.”

That bass, a spot in the 2-pound range, gave the Madison County team a limit, but they weren’t sure it was heavy enough to win the tournament.

“I thought we might be Top 10,” Fisher said, “But no way did I think we would win first place. That was a surprise.”

It also was a key into the first national championship tournament they’ll fish together. That event is scheduled for Oct. 22-24, and Hart knows from experience it’s a “tough” event. He competed in the championship last year, finishing 44th overall with previous partner Levi Seagraves.

“Hopefully this time, Will and I can win it,” Fisher said.

Sunday’s tournament, which was hosted by Visit Anderson, originally was scheduled to be held Aug. 8 on Lake St. Clair in Michigan. It was postponed and relocated, however, due to restrictions on crowd size at the time in that state.

2020 Mossy Oak Fishing Bassmaster High School Series at Lake Hartwell presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors 8/30-8/30
Lake Hartwell, Anderson SC.
(BOATER) Standings Day 1

Angler Club/School Pts

1. Logan Fisher – Will Hart Madison County High School 0
Day 1: 3 10-05 Total: 3 10-05
2. Chase Hubble – Brent May Strawberry Crest High School 0
Day 1: 3 09-11 Total: 3 09-11
3. Dawson Hudson – Peyton Sorrow GREENWOOD 0
Day 1: 3 09-07 Total: 3 09-07
4. Dawson Carden – Griffin Milford Hart County High School 0
Day 1: 3 09-03 Total: 3 09-03
5. Cody Abbott – Mitchell Robinson Byrnes Rebels 0
Day 1: 3 08-13 Total: 3 08-13
6. Marshall Robinson – Mason Fulmer Byrnes High School 0
Day 1: 3 08-10 Total: 3 08-10
7. Ross Webster – Nick Fox Harris County High School 0
Day 1: 3 08-00 Total: 3 08-00
8. BJ Collins – Owen Jenkins Chatuge Anglers 0
Day 1: 3 07-15 Total: 3 07-15
8. Brandon Martin – Caleb Tanner North Hall Fishing Club 0
Day 1: 3 07-15 Total: 3 07-15
10. Owen Moss – Jackson Moss Pickens Bass Fishing 0
Day 1: 3 07-11 Total: 3 07-11
11. Tyler Starkley – Jacob Hodge Greenbrier High School 0
Day 1: 3 07-04 Total: 3 07-04
12. Trey McKinney – Jayden Snyder Southern Illinois Future Anglers 0
Day 1: 3 06-11 Total: 3 06-11
12. Gage Starks – Sawyer Williams Henry County High School 0
Day 1: 3 06-11 Total: 3 06-11
12. Evan Upchurch – Bradley Childers Gaffney High School 0
Day 1: 3 06-11 Total: 3 06-11
15. Jack Alexander – Mountain Brook High School 0
Day 1: 3 06-03 Total: 3 06-03
16. Landon Surrett – Eli Allison Ninety Six High School 0
Day 1: 3 06-01 Total: 3 06-01
17. Will Johnson – Isaac Westmoreland Gaffney 0
Day 1: 3 05-15 Total: 3 05-15
18. Evan Gonsalves – Brayden Batchelor Clarks Hill Youth Fishing Team 0
Day 1: 3 05-14 Total: 3 05-14
19. Vernon Reynolds – Chase Rogers North Augusta Fishing Team 0
Day 1: 2 05-13 Total: 2 05-13
20. Shamar Pierre – Khristian Rousseve WEST ST JOHN HIGH 0
Day 1: 3 05-12 Total: 3 05-12
21. Brent Key – Hunter Canova Lenoir City High School 0
Day 1: 3 05-07 Total: 3 05-07
22. Anna Kay – Lane Clark Crescent High School 0
Day 1: 3 05-06 Total: 3 05-06
23. Eli Chambers – Connor Handley Vinemont High School 0
Day 1: 3 05-05 Total: 3 05-05
24. Ben Hester – Mason Caldwell Rhea County High School 0
Day 1: 3 04-15 Total: 3 04-15
24. Kayson McDaniel – Gaffney High School 0
Day 1: 3 04-15 Total: 3 04-15
26. Andon Goins – Blake Wheat Rhea County High School 0
Day 1: 3 04-14 Total: 3 04-14
27. Chad Salyer III – Lofton Livingston York County High School Anglers 0
Day 1: 3 04-13 Total: 3 04-13
27. Levi Seagraves – Blake Hooper Madison County High School 0
Day 1: 3 04-13 Total: 3 04-13
29. Alexis Grandstaff – James Quinlivan Headland Bass Team 0
Day 1: 3 04-12 Total: 3 04-12
29. Andrew Hanley – Carter Burgess Belton-Honea Path High School 0
Day 1: 3 04-12 Total: 3 04-12
31. Ethan Gilbert – Carson Aarup Downeast Fishing Club 0
Day 1: 1 04-10 Total: 1 04-10
32. Nicholas Boggs – Brady Howard Louisa Bass Club 0
Day 1: 3 04-09 Total: 3 04-09
32. Andrew Bradstreet – Kamden Bradstreet Bradstreet Homeschool 0
Day 1: 3 04-09 Total: 3 04-09
34. Andrew Davis – Cal McInnis Headland High School 0
Day 1: 3 04-09 Total: 3 04-09
35. Lake Adler – Owen Blanton Gaffney High School Fishing Team 0
Day 1: 3 04-05 Total: 3 04-05
36. Garrett White – Tanner Mcclain Rhea County Eagle Anglers 0
Day 1: 3 04-04 Total: 3 04-04
37. Lane Tooley – Jackson Kulijof Muhlenberg County High School 0
Day 1: 3 04-03 Total: 3 04-03
38. Will Carnes – Conner Hutti Lincoln County High School 0
Day 1: 1 04-03 Total: 1 04-03
39. Austin Roberts – Jake Krauth Franklin County High School 0
Day 1: 3 03-14 Total: 3 03-14
39. Cole Taylor – Clay Taylor Woodruff High 0
Day 1: 3 03-14 Total: 3 03-14
41. Wayland Adkisson – Daniel Summers BGA 0
Day 1: 3 03-13 Total: 3 03-13
42. Jason Ledford – Cole Hunsucker York County Anglers 0
Day 1: 3 03-08 Total: 3 03-08
43. Adam Lawson – Doyle Godfrey South Spartanburg 0
Day 1: 2 03-02 Total: 2 03-02
43. Colton Parten – Colton Teffer Rhea County High School 0
Day 1: 2 03-02 Total: 2 03-02
45. Avery Shoemaker – Samuel Shoemaker Buford High School 0
Day 1: 3 02-15 Total: 3 02-15
46. Lane Lassiter – Aiden Grissom Warren County High School 0
Day 1: 2 02-15 Total: 2 02-15
46. Zane O’Domirok – John Thompson Lenoir City High School 0
Day 1: 2 02-15 Total: 2 02-15
48. Macarter Williams – Rowan Kennedy FRANKLIN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLS 0
Day 1: 2 02-11 Total: 2 02-11
49. Jacob Stone – Carver Griffin north augusta fishing team 0
Day 1: 2 02-10 Total: 2 02-10
50. Luke Compton – Jamison Bagwell Boiling Springs High School 0
Day 1: 2 02-08 Total: 2 02-08
51. Zach McCraw – Hunter Vinesett Gaffney High School 0
Day 1: 2 02-06 Total: 2 02-06
52. Hunter Keller – Daniel Brackett Freedom high 0
Day 1: 2 02-05 Total: 2 02-05
52. Harrison McCall – Carson Palmer Salisbury Academy 0
Day 1: 2 02-05 Total: 2 02-05
54. Zachary Taylor – Ethan Thompson Walker Valley High School 0
Day 1: 1 02-05 Total: 1 02-05
55. Niles Hendrix – Luke Willis Greenwave Bassmasters 0
Day 1: 2 02-04 Total: 2 02-04
56. Devrin Harper – Rochelle August West St John High 0
Day 1: 1 02-03 Total: 1 02-03
56. Hayden Marshall – Chris Fallon Gardendale High School 0
Day 1: 1 02-03 Total: 1 02-03
58. Luke Lafortune – Reese Bowden Harris County High School 0
Day 1: 1 02-00 Total: 1 02-00
59. Cabe Mackey – Benjamin Grey EAST LINCOLN HS 0
Day 1: 1 01-15 Total: 1 01-15
59. Nathan Reynolds – Jimmy Oguin Backwoods Bassin 0
Day 1: 1 01-15 Total: 1 01-15
61. Henry Garett – Ryan Ingalls Greenbrier High School 0
Day 1: 2 01-13 Total: 2 01-13
62. Connor Chenault – Hudson Montgomery George Rogers Clark High School 0
Day 1: 2 01-12 Total: 2 01-12
63. Gavin Blanton – Bo Bratton Gaffney High School Fishing Team 0
Day 1: 1 01-09 Total: 1 01-09
63. Hunter Dill – Cole Sanders Travelers Rest HS Devildog Angle 0
Day 1: 1 01-09 Total: 1 01-09
65. Todd Dawson – Joel Smith Byrnes Rebels 0
Day 1: 1 01-03 Total: 1 01-03
65. Brandon Sales – Noah Ward Lenoir City High School 0
Day 1: 1 01-03 Total: 1 01-03
67. Nathanael Black – Jace Fortenberry Woodruff High 0
Day 1: 1 01-02 Total: 1 01-02
68. Joseph Wilson – Landen Scruggs chapman pathers 0
Day 1: 1 00-15 Total: 1 00-15
69. Chase Carey – Dylan Akins Buford High School 0
Day 1: 1 00-07 Total: 1 00-07
70. Jackson Riddle – Jarod Riddle Oconee County High School 0
Day 1: 2 00-00 Total: 2 00-00
71. Chandler Baumgardner – Anthony Petltti Woodruff High School 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
71. Andrew Blanton – Landon Scruggs Chesnee High school 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
71. Jacob Butts – Kaleb Butts CRESCENT HIGH SCHOOL 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
71. Riley Christensen – Jeffrey Lotierzo Riley’s Catch 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
71. Storm Cline – Chase Mccarter Anderson county high school 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
71. Kaleb Dehart – Matthew Giordano Travelers Rest High School 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
71. Briar Dove – Rylan Tamplin Franklin County High School 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
71. Hunter Knutson – Gauge Toole Greenbrier High School 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
71. Carter Koza – Tanner Hadden Mount Paran Christian School 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
71. Ethan Martin – Tyler Leachman Bullitt East 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
71. Jemmy Mcdonald – Bryson Wilson North Augusta Fishing Team 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
71. Daniel Moon – Zachary Helton Karns Jr. High 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
71. Westin Moss – Drake Hemby Whitwell High School 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
71. Kyler Murray – Bryson Holland Midland Valley 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
71. Andy Napier – Dalton Coale Spencer County High School 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
71. Hunter Pinho – Jake Childress Patterson High School 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
71. Laindree Richardson – Lucas Wielt Benton High School 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
71. Gage Sellars – Brock Lewis Bainbridge High School 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
71. Mason Snider – Colton Moore Mount Juliet Fishing 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
71. Brayden Sprinkle – Weston Tennyson Chesnee High School 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
71. Hunter Thomas – Lane Lipscomb Chesnee middle school 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
71. Carson Tomac – Parker Leiter Greenbrier High School 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
71. Austin Tucker – Jace Yarbough Dorman High 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
71. Johnathan Walls – Jacob Frizzell Warren County High School 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
71. Peter West – Zach Knight Gallatin High School 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
71. Konner West – Brice Williams Chapman High School 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00