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Jeff Coble, of Manson, N.C., won the inaugural ESPN Outdoors Bassmasters Series Championship and secured the final spot in the 2006 CITGO Bassmaster Classic.

Teamwork Pays Off for Coble; Wins Bassmaster Series Championship and Final Classic Berth

KISSIMMEE, Fla.— Though Jeff Coble of Manson, N.C. was the clear-cut winner of the inaugural ESPN Outdoors Bassmaster Series Championship on Saturday, he’s thanking another competitor for helping him clinch the win. […]

Coble Wins Bassmaster Series Championship and Final Classic Berth; S.C. Anglers Finish Ninth Overall, plus Second and Fifth Non-boater

From News Reports

KISSIMMEE, Fla.— Though Jeff Coble of Manson, N.C. was the clear-cut winner of the inaugural ESPN Outdoors Bassmaster Series Championship on Saturday, he’s thanking another competitor for helping him clinch the win.
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This 84-inch, 308-pound bluefin tuna, caught by Capt. John Quattlebaum and the crew of the QB's Sea Witch, was the first bluefin tuna ever sold in Brunswick County.

Bluefin Tunas Move South; Strong Showing at Frying Pan Shoals

Jerry Dilsaver

There had been talk, rumors and rumblings of bluefin tuna around Frying Pan Shoals and Cape Fear for a while, but when Capt. John “QB” Quattlebaum and his crew on QB’s Sea Witch brought an 84-inch, 308 pounder to the dock on January 16, all the speculation quickly turned to fact. […]

David Hiebert (L) and Capt. David Bronson with Hiebert's new N.C. state record 62 pound striper, caught December 30 on Bronson's boat Triple Crown.

New N.C. Record Striper Landed on Dec. 30, 2005

Jerry Dilsaver

When he turned south after passing through Oregon Inlet on December 30, 2005, Capt. David Bronson made a fateful decision he and longtime friend David Hiebert, plus many members of their families, will remember for a long time. […]

Chris Nichols takes his catfish rigs to the major creeks south of the N.C. 150 bridge at Lake Norman during winter to find big blue catfish.

Lake Norman blue catfish are great winter targets

Dan Kibler

There are fishermen at Lake Norman who blame the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission for everything they perceive that’s lacking in the lake.

The stripers and the bass aren’t big enough; there isn’t enough bait; the WRC isn’t doing anything to help. It’s their version of the “Lake Norman Blues.”
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