Polk County Bass Team members Tanner Osborn, left, and Banks Barber (photo courtesy Chauncey Barber)
Polk County Bass Team members Tanner Osborn, left, and Banks Barber (photo courtesy Chauncey Barber)
Polk County Bass Fishing

Polk bass team scores ninth in season-opening event

By Staff Reports 1 min read

A pair of Polk County High School bass fishing teams kicked off the 2024-25 season with a solid showing at Lake Hartwell in Fair Play, S.C.

Competing in a Palmetto Boat Center High School Tournament Trail event, Polk’s team of Banks Barber and Tanner Osborn finished ninth overall. The duo landed five fish with a total weight of 12.34 pounds, marking the biggest catch recorded by a Polk team on Lake Hartwell.

Polk’s second team of Konner Huskey and Wyatt Highsmith tied for 91st in the field of more than 100 boats.

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The Polk teams will next be on the water in October, taking part in a competition at Lake Russell.

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