Author Archives: Jeff Narron

Carson Orellana carries the marketing credentials of an adult pro

Photo: Adam Harbottle
By Craig Lamb
Apr 6, 2012
Unless you see B.A.S.S. tournament angler Carson Orellana, you’d never guess he’s just 16 years old. That’s because for somebody that age he carries the marketing credentials of a fully-grown adult pro.  
He’s got a cleverly appointed website (carsonorellana.com), a [...]

Cory Byrum and Cory Leonard win second event on Roanoke Rapids Lake with 21.33 lbs

On a cool windy day on Roanoke Rapids lake, Anglers were bringing big bags of bass to the scales again. Twenty-five anglers brought over 303 pounds of bass to the scales. When all the scales had settled, Cory Leonard and Cory [...]

March 28-30, 2012
Story By: Chuck Murray
NC B.A.S.S. FEDERATION NATION state team competes on Lake Okeechobee out of Clewiston Florida in the 2012 B.A.S.S. Southern Divisional. Brent Boyette of Kenly NC and from the Five County Bass Masters fishing club advances to the 2012 B.A.S.S. Federation Nation Championship!
Pictured below, Brent Boyette, will represent North Carolina at [...]

Chuck Murray and Randy Groves win first event on Gaston with 21.54 lbs

On a beautiful sunny day on lake Gaston, Anglers were bringing big bags of bass to the scales. Twenty-five anglers brought over 303 pounds of bass to the scales. When all the scales had settled, Chuck Murray and Randy Groves took the tourney [...]

During a recent NC B.A.S.S. Federation Nation annual meeting members of the NC Wildlife Resource Commission reported on the current largemouth bass status in the coastal regions of North Carolina. These areas were hit hard by hurricane Irene in 2011 resulting in massive fish kills. Kevin Dockendorf, Coastal Research Coordinator, provided a detailed presentation that [...]

Coastal Game Fish Proposal Before Special Legislative Study Committee
The 2011 North Carolina General Assembly deferred action on the Coastal Game Fish Bill (HB 353) that would have designated speckled sea trout, red drum, and striped bass as coastal game fish.  Coastal game fish status would mean that these three fish could be taken only with [...]

Recently 5 out of 6 members of the Fayetteville Bassmasters, currently in Afghanistan, got together for a photo. Left to right are Jim Sheehan, Dave Robison, Kip MC Nemar, Mike Updike and Mark MC Cowan. Not pictured is Eric Lochner. Lochner, MC Nemar, Updike and MC Cowan are members of the 3rd Special Forces [...]

New Efforts to Ban Lead in Fishing Tackle Demonstrate the Need for a Legislative Solution
Source: www.keepamericafishing.org
Last November, 43,000 anglers like you helped to defeat an attempt to ban lead in fishing tackle nationwide when the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) denied a petition to ban lead in fishing tackle under the Toxic Substances Control Act. Despite [...]

From NC BFN President Chuck Murray:
The Western Region Annual meeting will be held on February 11th at BASS Pro Shops upstairs in the meeting room from 5:30pm to 7:30pm.

From NC BFN President Chuck Murray:
We will have our meeting at Spring Hill Outfitters in Selma NC at 1:30pm. Should take about 2 hours at most. We will have a special guest, Chad Thomas, Biologist of the Eastern Part of NC. He is going to give us an update on the results of the Hurricanes [...]