Dyer is coming off a solid win in the first tournament of the North Carolina Division on High Rock Lake and he has done extremely well on Kerr in the past.

Dyer won the High Rock tournament April 6 with a limit of five bass that weighed 19.57 pounds, including the fourth biggest bass of the tournament at 6.14 pounds, giving him a solid start towards a second straight division points title. The division points champion receives an automatic slot in the Championship, regardless of his finish in the regional qualifier, is invited to a special awards dinner at the 2013 Championship and will receive a special ODYSSEY Battery award.

Dyer ended the 2012 NC Division BWS with all top 15 finishes, including two second places – one on High Rock and the other on Kerr. His second place finish at High Rock last August boosted him into a tie for the 2012 N.C. Division points championship.

And he’d love noting more than to better that 2012 second place on Kerr with a win Saturday like he did at High Rock in April. He came close last June 2, weighing in a limit at 12.19 pounds, just .40 behind the winner, Joshua R. Sanders of Morganton, N.C.

That tournament was just two weeks later than the 2013 tournament, but it has been a late spring so the fish could in about the same phase. However, recent heavy rains across the East Coast have water levels relatively high at 305 feet, but the Corps of Engineers is expected to be pulling water to bring the lake level back down some. Floating debris is a concern for the anglers this weekend, with muddy water rolling down the rivers. The Nutbush arm is somewhat clearer, according to reports.

The high water, however, can be a boon to anglers, flooding a lot of bushes and timber to create good fishing locations. Online reports indicate there has been a good bite recently on plastics in the flooded bushes.

After Saturday the North Carolina Division will have two regular season tournaments remaining – out of Midway Marina on Lake Norman June 29 and out of Ebenezer Park on Lake Wylie July 27. The division championship will be held out of Tamarac Marina on High Rock Lake Sept. 14-15.

“Anglers are competing for a spot in the Northeast Regional at the James/Chickahominy Rivers in October and then a chance to compete in the National Championship at Tennessee’s Lake Hickory in November,” said Gary Conner, East Coast Tournament Manager for The Bassmaster Weekend Series.

Bassmaster Weekend Series – North Carolina Division

Sat, May 25, 2013

Kerr / Buggs Island Lake

Nutbush Access – Kerr Lake State Recreation

Call Gary Conner 256-230-5627

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