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There’s nothing like a great day on the lake fishing or boating. And the Lanier Striper Club is dedicated to making sure that boaters and fishermen who use the public boat ramps around Lake Lanier have a great place to start.

Using proceeds from the group’s annual Funfest fishing tournament, held in the late summer, members of the club are improving and repairing docks at public launch ramps.

“We’ve been working with the Corps of Engineers to repair docks at launch ramps around the lake,” said Dan Saknini, past president of the Lanier Striper Club. “We’ve replaced wood, fascia boards, rub rails and even cleats.”

The club is installing special signage at each of the parks where it has done work. So far, members have worked on between 10 and 15 docks in more than a half-dozen parks.

The club has also set the date for this year’s Funfest fishing tournament. The already sold-out event – with a 60-boat limit – will be held on the third weekend of September.

“This is always a great event,” Saknini said. “We give the majority of the funds back to projects in the community, but we also have one of the deepest payouts of any tournament around, with 15-16 boats getting prizes.”

For more information about the Lanier Striper Club, visit www.lanierstriperclub.com.

Great job guys. I saw where the dock at Tidwell had been improved. I assume this is one of the docks that has been repaired.

Let me suggest the dock at Clarks Bridge. The bumper area around the edge is terrible and will screw up your boat. I know it's not important to us right now, but at the right time of year this dock is used extensively.

A big "Thank You" to the guys who repaired the Corps courtesy docks. Rub rails save my Gelcoat every day. Thanks again!


tom