06/20/2009 - Steve Vann wins NC B.A.S.S. Federation Nation Eastern Region Championship : Sandy Creek Bass Masters Three-Peat as the Eastern Region Club Champions

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The NC B.A.S.S. Federation Nation held its Eastern Regional Qualifier on June 19th and 30th on the ever tough Roanoke River out of Plymouth NC. The top seven anglers will advance to the NC BASS Southern Divisional host by the State of Georgia in early 2010. Steve Vann led all anglers with a two day total of 21.76 pounds, Andy Evans was second with 20.93, Eric Schell 19.34, Ed Collier 18.38, Greg Creech 17.83, Ricky Balance 17.69, and Chuck Murray 16.43. These seven anglers will represent the Eastern Region in the 2010 Southern Divisional.

The Sandy Creek Bass Masters of Louisburg, NC took home the bragging rights again as the Eastern Region champions for the third straight year with a two day catch of 80.37 pounds. Their six man team consisted of Chuck Murray, Nick Bell, Mark Robertson, Sonny Layton, Marvin Edwards and Ricky Ballance. Five County team 2 was second with 63.33 pounds, Vance Granville was 3rd with 59.53, Five County Team 1 was 4th with 52.54, and Hoke County Bass Masters was 5th with 51.73.

05/31/2009 - Rob Digh wins NC B.A.S.S. Federation Nation Western Region Championship : Hot Shot Bass Masters Take Western Region Club Crown

2009 Western Regional Event Photos                                               

The NC B.A.S.S. Federation Nation held its Western Regional Qualifier on May 30th and 31st on beautiful Lake Norman. The top seven anglers will advance to the NC BASS Southern Divisional host by the State of Georgia in early 2010. Rob Digh led all anglers weighing in 10 bass weighing a total of 25.15 pounds, Darrell Hager was second with 23.36, Scott Beattie 22.01, Roger Hoover, 21.46, Brian Anderson, 21.18, Brian Huskins 19.95, and Matt Haywood 19.88. These seven anglers will represent the Western Region in the 2010 Southern Divisional.

Hot Shot Bass Masters won the western club championship with a total of 85.28 pounds. Their six man team consisted of : Rob Digh, Jerry Goble, Bob Furstenberg, David Lynch, Scott Hamrick, and Roger Hoover. Alexis Bass Masters were second with 77.68, BASS Boyz was third with 63.90, Lucky Cast was 4th with 61.19, and Denver was 5th with 56.56.

The North Carolina’s 14 angler team is set. The NC B.A.S.S. Federation Nation Team will compete in the 2010 BASS Southern Regional (site TBA) where the top angler from each State will move on to the B.A.S.S. Federation Nation National Championship where the top fisherman from each region will advance to the world series of bass fishing, the Bassmasters Classic.

2009 2-Man Team-Tournament Trail
5/23/2009 — Chowan River, N.C. — Chowan is coming back. Chuck Murray and Randy Groves (left) took first place at the NC BASS Federation Nation Chowan River tourney on May 23rd, 2009 with 7 fish weighing 14.68 pounds, good enough to earn $580. Jeff Narron and Tim Little took home second place with a 7 fish limit as well weighing 13.83 pounds winning $350 and Danny Smith and Mike Barnes stayed hot coming in third place with 12.64.

Eric Lochner and Jim Sheehan weighed a seven fish limit as well weighing 12.80, but two dead fish kept the duo from taking third. We had 13 teams fishing the tourney, seven of them for the first time this year. Teams missing in action this tourney were Randy Broughman and Foya McLemore and Phillip Sykes and Patrick Wooten. My hat goes off to the Five County BASS Masters who fielded 5 teams for the event. Thanks for your support!!

Big Fish honors were taken by Tim Gardner and Curtis Johnson (right) with a nice 3.55 pounder taking home a few dollars and a custom rod provided by Outdoor Accessories, owned and operated by Ed Collier. Thanks again Ed!!

The next stop for the team trail is on Gaston Lake on Saturday, July 11th. Hope to see everyone there! Please note due to a conflict, the October 24th tourney on Kerr Lake has been moved up one week to October 17th due to a conflict. Please mark your calendars.

BASS Federation: 2009 Southern Divisional
4/3/2009 — Roanoke Rapids, N.C. — While carrying out plans to host the BASS Federation Nation Southern Divisional presented by Yamaha Outboards and Skeeter Boats this week, April 1-3, Chuck Murray of Louisburg, N.C., squeezed in some time to put together a winning pattern for the event as well.

After holding on to the runner-up spot for the first two days, Murray caught four bass Friday to clinch the tournament with an overall weight of 44 pounds, 11 ounces. The North Carolina BASS Federation Nation president relied on his experience on Gaston Lake to bag a final day total of 11-14.

Murray caught most of his fish with a crawfish color Bomber Fat Free Fingerling crankbait casting it along the rocky points and flats of Gaston Lake. He used the crankbait during the first two days of competition.

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2009 2-Man Team-Tournament Trail
3/23/2009 — Roanoke Rapids Lake — The 2009 team trail has opened up with a new 7 fish record  caught by Mike Barnes and Danny Smith of Roanoke Rapids. The duo weighed in an amazing catch of 45.19 pounds, doubling the field. Ricky Todd and Gary McCaroll took second place with 22.73 pounds, Randy Broughman and Foya McLemore took third place with a catch of 22.08 pounds, and Chuck Murray and Randy Groves took fourth with 19.72 pounds.

It was a great day on the water and the fish were biting. Mike and Danny also had the big fish honors with a GIANT 8.14 pounder. The big fish was good enough for $72 and a brand new AllStarRod donated by Ed Collier of Outdoor Accessories Unlimited, 106 West Second Street, Kenly NC 27542 (www.outdooracc.com). Thanks Ed!!

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2/8/2009 - Please note the dates have been set for the Western and Eastern Qualifying events. The Western tourney will be on Lake Norman (Queens Landing) on Saturday May 30th, 2009 and Sunday May 31st, 2009. The Eastern tourney will be held on the Roanoke River (Water Street Ramp - city ramp) on Friday June 19th, 2009 and Saturday June 20th, 2009.

The entry fee per team is $400.00. Please add $10.00 for each person wishing to participate in the big fish pot, and if your club is not providing a worker for the tourney, please add an additional $20.00 to your entry fee. The 2009 state team will be selected at these tourneys with 6 coming from the western and 6 coming from the eastern.

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Winning the 11 through age group was Logan Holt from Creedmoor. Logan is a member of the Sandy Creek Junior Bassmasters. His total weight was 3.41 pounds.

This was Culley’s third State level Bass fishing title of his young career. Culley was asked what the keys to his success were. He replied “patience and keeping the lure in the water.” In addition Culley has won 2 state and one national title in Casting Kids competition. The casting kids competition is a Nation wide program sponsored by the Bass Anglers Sportsman Society where youngsters compete on a casting for accuracy course.

Finishing second in the senior division was Joshua Farley from Dover with 3 bass totaling 7.39 pounds. He also won big fish honors for the event with a 4.49 pound largemouth. Third was Cody Backus from Creedmoor with 3.14 pounds.

In the junior divisions second went to Jacob Scroggins from Mooresboro with 2.82 pounds and Third went to Austin Smith from Weddington with 1.5 pounds.