Fishing Tournaments Archives - Page 52 of 60

May 2, 2026

Davy Hite of Ninety Six shows off two of the Lake Murray bass that helped him finish fourth in the BASS Elite Carolina Clash in mid-May.

Hite has big May in BASS events

The book on pro bass fisherman Davy Hite is that he typically gets a second wind in May of each year — just before his birthday — and this year has been no exception. […]

The Charleston-based crew of the Artemis captured the week-long Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament’s top prize with this 640-pound fish, landed June 9, the event’s first day.

Artemis Wins 50th Big Rock in Morehead City, N.C.

From News Reports

After five days of waiting, the Artemis crew won the 50th Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament on June 14, earning $708,400 from the event’s $1,854,575 purse. […]

The S.C.-based crew of the Artemis captured the week-long Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament’s top prize with this 640-pound fish, landed June 9, the event’s first day.

Artemis Wins 50th Big Rock

From News Reports

After five days of waiting, the Artemis crew won the 50th Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament on June 14, earning $708,400 from the event’s $1,854,575 purse.
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Lexington’s Rick McCrary, holding his two biggest largemouth bass, won the April 12 American Bass Association tournament at Tuckertown Lake with 25.01 pounds.

Travis wins Wylie BASS tourney

Tony Garitta

Brian Travis of Conover won the March 29 Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Weekend Series tournament at Lake Wylie with 18.74 pounds and earned $5,000. […]

Wyman Brannon (left) and Jacky Singleton of Chapin won the Kyle Page benefit tournament on Lake Murray.

Bass tournament ups and downs

Pat Robertson

Adam Williamson of Ridgeway is only 21, but he has already spent enough time fishing bass tournaments to know that you can be high one day and low the next. […]

Michael Jacobs (pictured) and Bobby Jacobs, both of South Hill, Va., won the March 1 Southern Crappie Association tournament at High Rock Lake with 15.50 pounds.

Ledbetter/Jimmy V field was huge

Tony Garitta

A huge field of 270 teams from six states turned out to support the March 8 Jim Ledbetter Memorial/Jimmy V Foundation Charity Bass Tournament at Lake Norman.

The benefit event raised more than $40,000. […]

Sean Anderson and George Berry weighed in more than 20 pounds of bass to win the CATT tournament on Lake Murray March 1.

Big fish pay off in CATT events

Pat Robertson

The Carolina Anglers Team Trail, in its 10th year of offering excellent bass-fishing competition on three South Carolina lakes — Wylie, Wateree and Murray — kicked off its spring schedule Feb. 16 on Lake Wylie, with the top three teams averaging more than three pounds per bass. […]

Lexington’s James Blankenship won the Feb. 9 Bassmaster Weekend Series tournament at Lake Norman with 13.09 pounds to earn $5,000.

Lexington angler wins at Norman

Tony Garitta

James Blankenship of Lexington won the first-place prize of $5,000 at the Feb. 9 Bassmaster Weekend Series North Carolina Division event at Lake Norman with a five-fish tournament limit weighing 13.09 pounds. […]