ABOUT US

 Who We Are?

The Savannah Sport Fishing Club is an organization whose principal objectives are founded on the beliefs that the sport of gamefish angling is an important recreational, economic and social activity which its members should pursue in a manner consistent with sound sports and conversation practices.

The objectives of the club are many: To promote offshore gamefish angling by holding regularly scheduled tournaments and maintaining records to recognize anglers and skippers; To promote fair angling regulations and compile and maintain Club record data for fish caught according to these regulations; To keep its members informed through various activities such as educational programs, newsletter, annual handbook and subscriptions to sportfishing magazines; To support the gamefish tagging program to aid scientific and educational institutions; To promote safety among it's members and to provide social activities for the sharing of ideas and experiences.

The Savannah Sport Fishing Club was begun in 1966 by enthusiastic and ambitious group of sportfishermen whose main objectives were to have organized tournaments and promote safety among its members. Members of the newly formed Club had been fishing offshore for many years. However, organized tournaments were not seriously considered until a severe storm caught six boats fishing offshore in 1966. A disaster was averted, but the incident provided the stimulus for the foundation of organized activities. Neil Mingledorff was instrumental in organizing the Club, and served as its first president in 1967.