Articles by Tony Garitta

Fishing Tournaments

Williams whips field

Tony Garitta

Clayton “Mark” Williams of Taylorsville topped the 38-man field at the April 21 Bassmaster Weekend Series tournament on High Rock Lake with a five-fish catch of 22.31 pounds that included a 6.86-pound bass, the big fish of the day. […]

Fishing Tournaments

Stone takes third in FLW

Tony Garitta

Fayetteville’s Marty Stone finished third at the March 8-11 FLW Tour event on South Carolina’s Lake Hartwell. Stone’s haul of 68 pounds, five ounces, was worth $30,000. […]

Fishing Tournaments

Tournament winners round-up

Tony Garitta

Dustin Wilks of Rocky Mount, a pro bass fisherman and columnist for North Carolina Sportsman, finished seventh in the Bassmasters Classic in late February on Louisiana’s Red River. […]

Fishing Tournaments

Three from NC are ‘Elite’

Tony Garitta

Three North Carolina fishermen have qualified for the 2012 Bassmaster Elite Series through their performances last year on the Elite Series, in Bassmaster Opens and or in the BASS Federation Nation championship. […]

Freshwater Fishing

Tight line on crappie slabs

Tony Garitta

The rod tip of the 16-foot crappie pole began quivering in the cold February air. With a sweep of the rod, Tom Sprouse of Advance quickly brought another chunky crappie aboard his boat. […]

Bass Fishing

Two pairs tops on Norman

Tony Garitta

DJ’s Lake Norman Winter trail has drawn some of the western Piedmont’s best fishermen over the past handful of years, and through the first handful of this winter’s events, two teams have been consistently cashing checks. […]

Freshwater Fishing

Beat Winter Blues

Tony Garitta

During recent years, Lake Norman, a member of the Catawba River chain of lakes and Badin Lake, a member of the Yadkin River chain of lakes, have emerged as the state’s premier reservoirs for trophy blue catfish. […]