Author Archives: Van Murray

NC BASS Federation Nation Junior Angler Logan Holt was a mere 15 when he won the NC BASS Federation Nation State Junior Championship in October 2009. Then Logan went on to win the BASS Junior Southern Divisional on West Point Lake in Georgia in April 2010 qualifying him for a shot at a BASS Junior [...]

Hank Dewald, Staff Reporter
lakegastontoday.net
Beautiful Lake Gaston weather shown on Hoke County B.A.S.S. team member Joe Trinko as he swept both days of competition in the B.A.S.S. Federation Nation Eastern Regional held Friday and Saturday, and claimed the Eastern Region Championship.
While the weather was perfect, according to most contestants, the fish themselves were not; Trinko, [...]

Hank Dewald, Staff Reporter
lakegastontoday.net
An absolutely beautiful day welcomed the 98 anglers competing in the 2010 BASS Federation Nation Eastern Regional Tournament Friday on Lake Gaston and they responded by bringing over 317 pounds of Bass to the tournament scales.
On top of the leader board for the first day was Joe Trinko from the Hoke [...]

The 2010 Western Region Championship was held September 18th and 19th 2010 on beautiful Lake James inMarion NC.  Fifty-two competitors from all over the State braved Lake James as it is known for its toughness onbass fishermen in the month of September.  The event was tough as expected but Alan Foster of the Cherryville Bassmasters [...]

Randy Groves and Chuck Murray were able to clinch the 2010 NC BASS Federation Nation Team Trail Championship on the Roanoke River in Plymouth NC this past Saturday, August 14th. The team duo combined for 474 points and weighed 72.85 pounds of bass over the five events. They were able to accomplish this by posting [...]

Scott Griffin and Neil Robertson weighed 7 fish totaling 20.68 pounds on Gaston Lake Saturday 7/10 for their first win this year on the NC BASS Federation Nation Team Trail. They took home $720 for the victory. Marty Bunch and Ryan Harrell took second by weighing in 19.22 pounds, good enough for $520, They also [...]

TJ Deflice and Jerry Everly took home their first BASS Federation Nation team tourney win on 6/19 at Kerr Lake. The team brought seven bass to the scales weighing 16.45, good enough for $675. The team also had the second largest bass for an additional $70 making their total winnings $745. Not bad for an [...]

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Please note the dates have been set for the Western and Eastern Qualifying events. The Western tourney will be on Lake James on Friday September 17th and Saturday the 18th out of Black Bear Landing. The Eastern tourney will be held on the Gaston Lake out of Morning Star Marina (old Eaton’s Ferry) on Friday [...]