Anglers planning to fish Lake Norman Saturday will be looking to weigh in some outstanding catches, according to Brett Collins, founder and tournament director for the CBC.

“Fishing has been outstanding at Norman lately. A 20-pound limit of spotted bass won a tournament on the lake last week. Some 5-pound spots have been showing up recently, plus some very nice largemouths.”

Collins said the Alabama Rig and jerkbaits are key tactics on main lake humps and points and around docks.

“Lake Norman is clear and down 4 feet or more. The water temperatures have been running 45 to 50 degrees,” Collins said. “The very cold weather should bunch them up and if you fish the right size you can load the boat. I look for at least 17 pounds to win it.”

The CBC North Carolina Division kicks off Saturday on Lake Norman, then moves to Lake Wylie March 21, Jordan Lake April 4, Lake Hickory May 9 and then to High Rock Lake for a double-points tournament June 20. The North Carolina State Championship will be held Oct. 10, with the CBC Classic Oct. 23-24 on Clarks Hill Lake out of Wildwood Park.

The CBC operates a full tournament schedule in South Carolina and North Carolina with outstanding payback and rewards. First place in every CBC tournament is guaranteed a minimum of $8,000, more depending on the number of entries, Collins said. The big fish winner in each tournament earns a check for $1,000 and there is a $5,000 Skeeter Bonus for each tournament for registered owners of Skeeter Boats.

“The Skeeter Bonus is split three ways, $2,500 for the highest finishing Skeeter, $1,500 for the second highest finishing Skeeter and $1,000 for the third highest finishing Skeeter,” Collins said.

Skeeter Boats, Yamaha Outboards, Foothills Marine Center in Morganton, N.C., Marshall’s Marine Center in Lake City, S.C., and Palmetto Marine Center in Greenville, S.C., teamed up to support the 2015 Carolinas Bass Challenge.

The top teams of the 2015 South Carolina and North Carolina State Championships will both win a Skeeter TZX190/150 with a Yamaha 150. A ZX200/200 Yamaha SHO will be awarded to the winning team in the 2014 CBC Classic.

The big payouts in both the state qualifying tournaments, the state championships and the CBC Classic are drawing a lot of attention from anglers all over, Collins said.

“We have a lot of teams signed up from Georgia and others from West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina and even Ohio,” he said.

 

Carolinas Bass Challenge – North Carolina Division

Sat, Feb 14, 2015

Lake Norman

Blythe Landing

Call Brett Collins 803-413-7521

www.carolinasbasschallenge.com