As many of you know GHSA and the GHSA bass fishing program lost one of the strongest assets for the program this summer. Kevin Giddens was a pillar in the initial set up of this great sport’s program for the Georgia High School Students. Coach Giddens’ love for the sport of bass fishing made his job appear effortless. He worked daily to ensure the success of this program.
Coach Giddens will be missed as the GHSA Bass Fishing Director, as a coach and, as a friend. His efforts have helped by providing the students of Georgia with one of the strongest athletic programs in the nation.
I know Coach Giddens would want us all to persevere and keep his legacy alive by continuing this great sport for all Georgia student anglers and for the GHSA.
In honor of such an extraordinary man, The Student Angler Federation has dedicated the 2025 Georgia Bass Fishing season in memory of Coach Giddens.
Kevin, you will be missed our friend. – SAF
2024-2025 GHSA Bass Fishing Schedule
Saturday January 25, 2025 GHSA #1 Seminole, Bainbridge, GA
Saturday February 8, 2025 GHSA #2 Oconee, Buckhead, GA
Saturday March 8, 2025 GHSA #3 Clarks Hill, Appling, GA
Saturday April 5, 2025 GHSA #4 West Point, LaGrange, GA
Saturday May, 3 2025 GHSA State Finals Lanier, Gainesville, GA
Please remember schools, each GHSA bass fishing team should be actively working on your 2024/2025 membership rosters for your bass fishing teams as membership registration opens September 1st for the season. Complete your roster in the online system by adding new members, then creating an invoice in the membership update tab under the year 2025 for all existing and newly entered anglers who are participating in the upcoming season, all on one invoice. To login to your club go to highschoolfishing.org The roster management system login can be found at the top of the page in a green box.
Remember all Bass Fishing teams must have their teams and rosters established before November 1, 2024.
All GHSA Athletic Directors or Bass Fishing coaches can reference the following link:
GHSA Bass Fishing - Registration Info - Forms - Rules
Any new clubs or GHSA member schools wishing to participate in this year’s bass fishing season may contact the TBF SAF National Office at 580-765-9031 to help get started or if you have questions.
School ADs & Bass Fishing Coaches
Please remember to submit your team rosters for eligibility to the GHSA office.
- All participating students must be submitted for eligibility through the GHSA office. Each school shall enter all GHSA eligible students on the electronic roster. This roster may be revised throughout the regular season and shall serve all roster purposes in these rules.
- All member schools participating must abide by the GHSA policy requiring the HEAD COACH to be a certified employee. All Volunteers and Boat Captains are not required to be certified employees.
- For more rules, policies, and registration information, please go to ghsa.net/bass-fishing
New for 2025
PARTICIPATION & ELIGIBILITY
No regional entries will be accepted after 8 a.m. Central time the Monday prior to each GHSA regional competition. Only teams that qualify as outlined under Rule No. 16 Scoring are eligible for participation in the GHSA state championship.
The online registration deadline has been changed from Monday at 8:00am prior to the event to Monday at 5:00pm to help with any issues you have while trying to register your team. In lieu of this change No Online late entries will be permitted, No exceptions.
We have made this change based on the request of Kevin Giddens to help those teams that had issues over the previous weekend trying to register.
All registrations will be open starting in November. Please register your teams early.
Thank you all and we look forward to seeing you this coming January. Good luck to each School and their team this season.
