Bassmaster Tournament returns to Lake Hartwell

One of the biggest annual events in the world of professional bass sport fishing is coming to the Upstate of South Carolina next week. The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) announces that the Bassmaster Classic fishing tournament returns to Lake Hartwell for a weekend of high-stakes professional bass fishing. The 2018 Bassmaster Classic professional bass fishing tournament, which will kick off just after sunrise at Lake Hartwell’s Green Pond Landing near Anderson on March 16. Competition and takeoff will begin each day at 7:30am at the Green Pond Landing in Anderson, which is located at 470 Green Pond Road. Weigh-ins will be held daily March 16-18, at 3:15pm in the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in downtown Greenville at 650 North Academy Street.