“We averaged close to 50 boats per tournament this year and we have 62 individuals who have qualified for the championship,” said tournament director Jeff Narron.

Narron said the series will continue for the championship a tradition enjoyed by the anglers at every tournament during the season.

“As we have for all our events, during the weigh-in on Sunday we will feed everyone again,” he said. “That tends to go over very well with the anglers. It gives them a chance to socialize with each other, keeps them around and creates a little better atmosphere rather than just weighing in and going home.”

A highlight of the weekend, in addition to crowning the 2014 championship winner, will be awarding the points championship prizes, Narron said.

Steve Vann and Richard “Skippy” Lewis finalized their win in the Optional Points Competition with a 9th place finish in the final regular season tournament on the Roanoke River Aug. 2. Tommy and Wilburn Rutledge finished second in the points while Ronald and Ronnie were third.

“In our second season we introduced the Optional Points Competition,” Narron said. “It was not mandatory because we did not want to force anyone to pay if they were not going to fish all the tournaments. You could pay $20 per boat for each event for the Big Fish Pot.”

Narron said Ranger Boats and Collins Marine have added $5,000 to the pot, so the winners are going to receive a pretty hefty payout when the awards are made Sunday afternoon.

“It’s going to catch a lot of folks by surprise and they are going to be interested in participating in the points competition next year,” he said.

Entry fee for the championship will be $100. Additional money withheld from the payout at the regular season tournaments will be added to the championship entry to provide a bigger payout on Sunday. The series began March 1 on Shearon Harris, followed by tournaments April 5, Pembroke Creek; May 3, Kerr Lake; June 28, Lake Gaston; July 12, Falls Lake; and August 2, Roanoke River.

Fishing this weekend is expected to be slow on Shearon Harris because September bass fishing on North Carolina lakes is traditionally “as tough a month as there is,” Narron said.

“The bites will probably be few and the slot limit on Shearon Harris will be their biggest nemesis. They can’t keep fish between 16 and 20 inches.”

 

Collins Marine Bass for Cash Championship

Sep 6-7, 2014

Shearon Harris Lake

Cross Point Landing

Contact Jeff Narron at [email protected]

Call 919-934-3143

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