Brownies Marine Lake Santee Open News
Lake Santee Open Information, Regulations, Tournament Rules, and Registration
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***Please be sure to read the Important Information contained below concerning eligibility for this tournament.
October 5, 2024
On Sunday, September 22nd, ten teams took part in the final Lake Santee Bass Tournament of the 2024 season. This annual event, often referred to as the “End of Summer Tournament”, is officially the Brownie’s Marine Open and is a great opportunity for our members to not only take part in an awesome bass tournament but share a meal afterwards along with some great fellowship and a chance to trade fish stories.
In a repeat of 2023, the winners of this year’s tournament were the team of Chandler Jennings and Bryce Lower. Chandler and Bryce have been on fire recently and this day was no different as the team brought a five bass limit to the scales which totaled 20.11 pounds. Their bag included the day’s big bass, a 6.40 giant! Wow!! Finishing in second place was the team of Trey Lowder and Eric Bowser with five bass weighing 18.29 lbs. while third was captured by Brynt and Ron Tuley with five bass weighing 14.73 pounds. Great job to all our teams!
As mentioned earlier, once the tournament was concluded, there were some great eats that were provided for our anglers. Between the hotdogs, BBQ brisket, sloppy-joes, and a table full of sides and desserts, nobody left hungry.
A grateful THANK YOU once again goes to Michael Massey and all the awesome folks at Brownie’s Marine just up the road in Fairland, IN for their continued sponsorship of our tournaments. We couldn’t do all that we do without them.
As in the past dozen plus years, the next project so to speak will be the annual purchase of adult largemouth bass to be stocked in our Lake Santee. As most are aware, U.S.A. Bassin anglers donate cash at each tournament for the supplemental purchase and subsequent stocking of bass into Lake Santee. To date, our anglers have voluntarily purchased and stocked well over 2,200 adult largemouth bass into Lake Santee for everyone’s benefit. We will once again be purchasing the bass from Clear Creek Fisheries, LLC of Martinsville, IN. It should be noted that Clear Creek Fisheries meets and exceeds all the requirements in Lake Santee’s continued invasive species initiative protocols implemented by the L.S.P.O.A. board. THANK YOU to our anglers for helping improve our community by continuing to pay it forward for over the last twelve years and thank you to Clear Creek Fisheries owner Eric Hess and the entire Hess family for partnering with us to make this possible!
With the fishing season officially winding down (sorta!!), many boat owners are faced with winterization of their vessels. Indiana’s frigid temperatures can quickly destroy many of the systems on today’s computer advanced boats. Remember Brownie’s Marine offers professional and certified winterization services as well as a full line of winterization products for those owners inclined to do their own.
Until next time, please take time to introduce your children to the beautiful Hoosier outdoors by taking them fishing, hunting, or simply getting them outside to enjoy our great state for themselves… And as always, don’t forget to PLEASE PRACTICE CATCH AND RELEASE on all of Lake Santee’s bass!
God Bless,
Chip & Lisa Ayers
September 22, 2024
The results from the Lake Santee are posted. These results only include those teams who are current members of USA Bassin.
The complete standings are posted below.
1. Jennings/Lower 20.11 (6.40 BB)
2. Bowser/Lowder 18.29
3. Tuley/Tuley 14.73
4. McQueen/McQueen 14.09
5. Fuentes/Fuentes 8.77
6. Duncan/Hohenberger 5.55
7. Johnson/Hanson 4.77
8. Mcqueen/Stepp 3.92
9. Perkins/Perkins 0.00
10. Farissier/Seaver 0.00
God Bless,
Chip & Lisa Ayers
June 19, 2024
We are extremely happy to announce that Michael Massey and all the wonderful folks at Brownie's Marine in Fairland, Indiana will once again be the title sponsor for the September 2024 Lake Santee Open! Brownie's Marine be providing the Champions with beautiful one-of-a-kind plaques for being the top points earning team for the entire season as well as awards for each and every event of the 2024 season. WOW! Thank you, Michael!! These beautiful awards have been designed by Tournament Wear of Ocklawaha, Florida.
If you are in the market for a new or pre-owned boat, be sure to check out Brownies Marine just up the road in Fairland, IN. You won't be sorry! Also, REMEMBER... as one of America's Top Thirty White River Marine Dealers, Brownies' Marine has factory trained and certified service technicians on site to service all you watercraft's needs!
God Bless,
Chip & Lisa Ayers
Please be sure to read the Important Information contained below concerning eligibility for this tournament.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION CONCERNING THE USA BASSIN LAKE SANTEE OPEN
Lake Santee is a private lake managed by a home owners association, the Lake Santee Property Owner’s Association. With that being said, all rules and bylaws enacted by the homeowner’s association must take precedence, first and foremost. We have received several inquiries concerning eligibility to take part in our tournament. According to the by-laws, only boats registered to property owners who are members in good standing of the association are permitted access to the lake. In addition, one member of the tournament team must be an association member or immediate family member (spouse, child, etc.). This rule, unfortunately, does sometimes exclude participation by teams who don’t meet those rquirements.
With all that being said, THERE ARE NUMEROUS LOTS FOR SALE at Lake Santee! These lots can be purchased for very reasonable prices and, in doing so, allows the owner(s) full access to the lake and all included privileges. Interested parties may contact the Lake Santee Property Owners Association office at (812) 527-2943 six days a week to learn more about the community and obtain lists of lots for sale and local real estate agents contact information.
If you are interested in becoming a part of one of the Midwest’s best bass fishing lakes, take a few minutes and research Lake Santee. As tournament directors, our goal is to include as many anglers in our events, not exclude them. However, we must abide by the association’s bylaws to do so.
Thank you to everyone for their understanding in this matter.
God Bless,
Chip & Lisa Ayers
