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Lincoln County honors two high‑school anglers for state tournament win
Summary
The Lincoln County Board of Commissioners presented proclamations to Tripp Parks and Russell Gibson for winning the Georgia Bass Nation High School Division tournament (12/13/2025); the proclamation notes Tripp signed a scholarship to Erskine University and the pair out‑fished 136 teams with a five‑fish total of 18.46 pounds.
The Lincoln County Board of Commissioners on a January 2026 meeting presented proclamations recognizing two Lincoln County High School students, Tripp Parks and Russell Gibson, for winning the Georgia Bass Nation High School Division tournament on Clarks Hill Lake on Dec. 13, 2025.
The board’s clerk read a proclamation honoring Tripp Parks for winning the Clarks Hill 2025 Georgia Bass Championship and noted that, "as of 01/09/2026, he signed for a scholarship to attend Erskine University to be part of the fishing team," language included in the proclamation as read. The proclamation said Parks has fished all four years of high school and has previous tournament wins.
A separate proclamation read for Russell Gibson credited him and Parks with the tournament victory at Clarks Hill Lake on Dec. 12–13, 2025 and recorded that their five fish totaled 18.46 pounds in an event with 136 teams. The proclamation summarized Gibson’s prior placements, noted this was his fourth year on the Clarks Hill youth fishing team, and said the pair earned a spot to compete at the national tournament.
Commissioners at the meeting offered congratulations and praised the students and their coaches. The presiding official said the achievements bring pride to Lincoln County and acknowledged the role of family, teammates and volunteer coaches in supporting the students. A participant in the meeting asked whether the anglers offer tours or demonstrations, a question treated as a light, non‑decision item.
No formal board action, funding decision, or policy direction resulted from the recognitions; the proclamations are honorary and the clerk indicated printed proclamations and red folders would be provided to each honoree and to coaches. The proclamations were read aloud in the recognition segment and the commissioners invited honorees for photographs.
Details recorded in the proclamations: Tripp Parks signed a scholarship to Erskine University (noted as of 01/09/2026); the championship win was recorded as Dec. 12–13, 2025; Gibson and Parks’ five-fish total in the event was 18.46 pounds; the tournament field included 136 teams. The proclamations did not specify prize amounts or financial terms of the scholarship.
