The 2018 Ram Trucks American Fishing Tour Championship, presented by American Bass Anglers, will be hosted by the Anderson Convention & Visitors Bureau Oct. 21-26, 2018, at Green Pond Landing and Event Center on Harwell Lake. The onsite registration and dinner os scheduled for Oct. 23, 2018.
Since opening in December 2014, Green Pond Landing has hosted the ABA Ray Scott Championship, the ABA American Fishing Tour National Championship, the GEICO Bassmaster Classic as well as the Wal-Mart FLW Tour. Anderson provides a multitude of lodging and dining options close to Green Pond Landing for the competitors, as well as many activities for the families and participating anglers. The competitors will fish the 56,000-acre lake along the Savannah and Tugaloo Rivers, which spans part of the South Carolina-Georgia border.
“We are extremely excited about the opportunity to have the ABA AFT Championship back in Anderson County, Green Pond Landing and Lake Hartwell after hosting such a memorable championship in October 2015, where a local angler won the championship in a borrowed truck and boat," said Neil Paul, Executive Director of Visit Anderson. "The AFT Championship was the first ABA event that we hosted at Green Pond Landing. In hosting the AFT Championship, we found the participants made a significant economic impact to our community in addition to being able to enjoy our great facilities and our championship lake. Since that successful event in 2015, we have been very grateful of the relationship we have with the great team at ABA. Our community continues to be very supportive of fishing and with the commitment that Anderson County has made to improving Green Pond Landing, we expect to raise the bar on the service that our guests experience each time they visit Anderson County.”
The event is open to anglers that are in the top 500 points standings nationally. There will be three new Triton Boats with Mercury Outboards, Garmin electronics, T-H Marine products, and Carlisle Tires included as prizes for winning anglers from the more than 30 states expected to qualify for this event.
“Returning to Lake Hartwell is always a pleasure and our anglers love the fishing and the community support," said Morris Sheehan, President of American Bass Anglers. "Anderson County is the most angler friendly of any host community we have been associated with, their support for the fishermen is second to none.”
For Anderson County area information, call the Anderson County Convention & Visitors Bureau at (864) 716-3660 or visit www.andersoncountysc.org . For more information on this tournament, call ABA at 256-232-0406 or see www.AmericanBassAnglers.com.