Tournament Reports
« Previous EntriesCape Fear Riverwatch Striper Tournament
Thursday, March 11th, 2010
Despite water temperatures in the 30’s at the beginning of the day, and muted expectations for the bite during the event, the nine boats participating in the 2nd Annual Cape Fear Riverwatch Striped Bass Tournament managed to land and release 26 stripers over the course of the day on January 16, and every fish swam [...]
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Chasin Tails Outdoors Speckled Trout Challenge
Thursday, March 11th, 2010
After being knocked out of first place a few short days after he took the lead, Carteret County’s Tom Holland came back big, weighing in an 8.32 lb. gator trout that held the top spot on the board for the next month and earned him first place in the second annual Chasin’ Tails Outdoors Speckled [...]
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Johnnie Mercer’s Pier Dogfish Tournament
Thursday, March 11th, 2010
For most saltwater anglers in the region, winter is a time to sit back, reflect on the season past, and prepare for the one upcoming. Sure, there are stripers biting off the Outer Banks, wahoo in the Gulf Stream, and maybe a bluefin tuna if you’re a gambling type with a lot of time and [...]
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OIFC Thanksgiving Inshore Classic
Thursday, December 10th, 2009
If speckled trout near Ocean Isle Beach don’t know the name “Bone Crusher,” they ought to. Brandon Sauls and the aforementioned 18’ Bone Boat represent one of the biggest threats to their safety and well-being around, and they proved it yet again by taking home the top honors at Capt. Kyle’s Thanksgiving Inshore Classic, hauling [...]
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SKA Nationals
Thursday, December 10th, 2009
North Carolina anglers formed the backbone of the Southern Kingfish Association when it got its start in 1990, and, unsurprisingly, fishermen from the state have proven fierce competitors throughout the tournament trail’s 20 year history, regardless of whether the venue is the oil rigs of the northern Gulf Coast, the coral outcroppings west of the [...]