PAC-Bass Anglers

Registration is now OPEN and runs to September 8. Just follow this link ⬇️

Registration – Providence Athletic Club

🎣 BASS CLASS IS COMING TO A SOUTH CAROLINA LAKE NEAR YOU! 🎣

We’re excited to announce the 2026–2027 Bass Class schedule! Bass Class is a fun, hands-on three-hour educational program designed for boys and girls in grades 2–12 who want to learn more about bass fishing, improve their skills, and spend time with others who share their love of fishing.

Presented by Santee Cooper Outdoors, South Carolina High School Bass Challenge, and South Carolina B.A.S.S. Nation Youth Tournament Trail, Bass Class will be traveling across South Carolina this season!

📍 2026–2027 BASS CLASS SCHEDULE
🎣 Oct. 3, 2026 — Santee Cooper Lakes
🎣 Oct. 31, 2026 — Lake Greenwood
🎣 Nov. 7, 2026 — Lake Murray
🎣 Dec. 5, 2026 — Lake Wateree
🎣 Jan. 30, 2027 — Lake Keowee
🎣 March 13, 2027 — Santee Cooper Lakes
🎣 April 24, 2027 — Lake Wateree

⚠️ Space is limited! No more than 20 Youth Anglers will be registered for each Bass Class, so be ready when registration opens.

🔗 Online registration links are coming soon!

Whether your young angler is just discovering bass fishing or already spends every chance they get on the water, Bass Class is about learning, growing, building confidence, making friends, and helping develop the next generation of South Carolina anglers.

📞 For more information, contact Whitney M. Phillips at 803-460-9379.

SAVE THE DATES, SHARE THE FLYER & GET READY TO GO FISH!

So proud of these fellas (John Andrew Moss & Ethan Dover) representing our great state of SC in the Bassmaster High School & Junior Series National Championship in Paris, TN on Kentucky Lake! Fishing tomorrow and Saturday against 115 other teams representing 35 states and Canada.

Tournament Schedule for the 2026-2027 School Year!

PAC Bass Anglers finished up their 2025-2026 season this past Saturday at Santee Cooper. We are so proud of our four teams and their boat captains who competed in all five season tournaments and the state championship this year. We are also thankful for our sponsors, family and friends that have supported us all year. All of our teams finished well in the season long points race.

Congratulations to John Andrew Moss and Ethan Dover for winning the Santee tournament on Saturday with a 3-fish limit 9.37 lbs and Big Fish Award. These boys also captured🥇the Junior Division Anglers of the Year!

We are already starting to plan for the 2026-2027 season. If you know someone interested in fishing with us, please contact Katherine or Robbie Sheppard.

📸 Charlotte F. Jennings

PAC Bass Anglers stepped onto the national youth fishing stage this past weekend at the Bassmaster High School & Junior Series tournaments at Santee Cooper. The tournament field was 400+ middle and high school anglers from all over the country. In the high school division, the Heisig brothers, Branson and Knox, finished 109th. The team of Noah W**d and Gus Jennings finished tied for 123rd.

In the Junior Series, the team of John Andrew Moss and Ethan Dover finished 5th, which qualified them for the Bassmaster Junior National Championship in July on Kentucky Lake. The team of Luke Sheppard and Tillman Jeffcoat finished 19th.

Next stop, we will be back at Santee Cooper on April 25th for our last tournament of the season!

If you are interested in joining the PAC Bass Anglers, the new season begins in August 2026. Please contact Robbie or Katherine Sheppard for more info (803)- 231-8807

The PAC Fishing Team took part in the Bassmaster South Carolina High School and Junior High School State Championship. The tournament was held March 28, 2026 on Lake Keowee in Seneca SC and included public, private, and home schools from around the state with upwards of 120 teams taking part.

Though the final standing have yet to be released, every PAC team caught at least 1 fish and took part in the weigh in at South Cove County Park. In the high school division, Gus Jennings and Noah W**d weighed in a 5 fish limit totaling 8.61 lbs. Brandon Heisig and Knox Heisig weighed in 4 fish totaling 7.23 lbs. In the middle school division, John Andrew Moss and Ethan Dover weighed in a 3 fish limit totaling 5.45 lbs. Luke Sheppard and Tillman Jeffcoat weighed in 1 fish totaling .82 lbs.

The final tournament of the season will be held on April 25 at Santee Cooper. Some of our PAC teams will be competing for the season long points race championship at this tournament.

PAC-Bass Anglers had a great day at the Phantom Open on Lake Murray today! This tournament includes all High School and Jr High School teams in SC. There were @ 150 teams total.

PAC’s Jr High Bass Anglers had a great day on the water also. Luke Sheppard and Tillman Jeffcoat caught a 7.37 lb bass that won Big Fish and 4th place overall. The team with John Andrew Moss and Ethan Dover caught a 3-fish limit that weighed 10.42 lbs which secured the 1st place spot overall!

Congrats, PAC Anglers!

PAC-Bass Anglers had a great day at the Phantom Open on Lake Murray today! This tournament includes all High School and Jr High School teams in SC. There were @ 150 teams total.

PAC’s Sr High Bass Anglers had a great day on the water. The Heisig brothers brought one fish to the scales. The team with Gus Jennings and Noah W**d weighed in a huge bag of 21.47 lbs, placing 5th in the Sr. Division.

Congrats, PAC Anglers!