OUTDOORS: Vets fish Lake Oconee in charity tournament

  • Anglers depart beneath an early morning fog hovering over Lake Oconee. CONTRIBUTED
    Anglers depart beneath an early morning fog hovering over Lake Oconee. CONTRIBUTED
  • The weigh-in inevitably tells the tale for competitors in the WJVA charity bass tournament. (L-r) Tournament winners Tommy Tarrer and. “Uncle Bob” Vandine with Mike Tarrer of Georgia Bass Trails. T. MICHAEL STONE/Staff
    The weigh-in inevitably tells the tale for competitors in the WJVA charity bass tournament. (L-r) Tournament winners Tommy Tarrer and. “Uncle Bob” Vandine with Mike Tarrer of Georgia Bass Trails. T. MICHAEL STONE/Staff
  • According to the WJVA Facebook page, the annual charity tournament on Lake Oconee helps “reconnect Veterans to the unspoken brotherhood of the military.” All Armed Services were represented from Vietnam to Afghanistan/ Iraq. CONTRIBUTED
    According to the WJVA Facebook page, the annual charity tournament on Lake Oconee helps “reconnect Veterans to the unspoken brotherhood of the military.” All Armed Services were represented from Vietnam to Afghanistan/ Iraq. CONTRIBUTED
    WILD Jaeger Veteran Adventures (WJVA) hosted a charity bass tournament on Sept. 24, in conjunction with Georgia Bass Trails at Sugar Creek Marina on Lake Oconee. The weather for the event was nothing short of spectacular, though it did warm up quite a bit into the afternoon. Anglers began to arrive in the wee hours of the morning and departed the dock at sunrise. The weigh-i...

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