The initial stop of the Spring season for the 2021-22 North Carolina BASS High School and Junior Series was held at a windy Lake Norman. It was a cool, clear morning at blast off for the 74-boat field. The young men and women took off in search of the feisty spotted bass and heavier largemouth bass that live in Lake Norman. A steady and sometimes gusty wind made an appearance, making the normal weigh-in set up impossible. Sponsor signage and tents were taken down due to high wind gusts, but no rain interrupted a good day of fishing.
Topping the field in the Junior Division (14 teams), Chayd Freeze and Jacob Freeze from Rowan County (RoCo) Anglers with a nice five fish limit weighing 10.22 pounds. For their efforts, they went home with 1st place plaques and Academy gift cards. Finishing second were Caleb Hancock and Peyton Brozowski from the North Lincoln team. Their catch of five fish for 9.65 pounds won them Academy Gift Cards as well. Caleb and Peyton’s limit was anchored by the Big Bass of the day-a 4.86 pound largemouth!
In the High School Division, the team of Kade Sturgill and Wyatt Trexler blew away the field with their first tournament win in this series. The duo from RoCo Anglers took home the victory by weighing in an impressive 5 fish limit of 14.53 pounds! They took home the high school champions plaques, Water Wood Crankbaits, and Shimano gift certificates from Skyline Marine.
Finishing second in the 60-boat high school division, twins Hannah Roberts and Logan Roberts weighed in five bass weighing 11.44 pounds. They took home plaques, Water Wood Crankbaits, and a Shimano gift certificates from Skyline Marine. Third place by one hundredth of an ounce was our second set of twins. Connor and Christian Wolfe brought a limit of 11.43 pounds. They received plaques and Water Wood crankbaits for their solid limit.
The fourth-place plaques were won with a 5 fish limit weighing 10.58 pounds caught by the Rowan County Anglers team of Ty Lowery and Gabe Kluttz. They also received Academy gift cards. Another RoCo team secured fifth place with a five fish limit weighing 10.53 pounds. Cody Wyatt and Ben Koontz took home plaques and Academy gift cards for their limit of fish. We would like to thank everyone for fishing the Lake Norman event and encourage anglers to go ahead and sign up for the Lake Wylie tournament to be held out of the South Point Boat Access on March 19th. We’d like to thank all of our sponsors and volunteers for making this tournament possible that include but are not limited to: Todd Bare, Deanna Garmon, Randy Christy, Academy Outdoors, Skyline Marine, Shimano Fishing, Water Wood Custom Baits, Goosehead Insurance and Woods to Water Outdoor Company.
