Three-Pound-Plus Average Expected For Tom C.a.t.t. On Lake Wateree
Donald Hinson and Pat Clark won the Nov 2 tournament on Wateree
Carolina Anglers Team Trail director Brett Collins started the TOM C.A.T.T. Tournament series on Lake Wateree to fill in between C.A.T.T. Tournaments, but the fishing has been so good on Wateree the last few years the local anglers don’t want to miss a weekend with some good competitive fishing.
“This fall the average winning weight at Wateree has been just over 18 pounds. It took 18 to win last week’s C.A.T.T. And I would expect the same this weekend,” Collins said. The eighth of nine TOM C.A.T.T. tournaments on the schedule this year will be held Saturday on Lake Wateree.
“Quality bass are still biting,” Collins noted. “Last weekend the big fish weighed almost 7 pounds.”
Collins said that after eight tournaments Donald Hinson and Pat Clark have the Wateree points title just about wrapped up.
“They won the points in 2012. The points winners in TOM C.A.T.T. Fish the next series free,” he said.
Actually, Hinson and Clark started the year off fairly slow. They finished 6th in the first tournament Feb. 16. The originally scheduled first tournament on Feb. 2 was canceled due to bad winter weather.
Hinson and Clark finished 5th in the March 30 tournament and 7th in the April 27 tournament, but then their luck began to change. Fishing with a sub angler, Clark won the May 11 tournament and the team took over the points lead, which they have not relinquished.
Hinson and Clark finished 3rd on July 27, Clark finished 5th Sept. 7 with a substitute teammate, and then Hinson and Clark won the tournament Nov. 2 to put a hammerlock on the title. The final tournament for 2013 2ill be held Dec. 7.
Entry fee in the TOM C.A.T.T. Tournaments is $120, with no membership fee. A $25 sid3e pot is optional.
“Next year we may tweak the TOM C.A.T.T. Format a little, but only to make it better so we will have more participation,” Collins said. “So far we plan to keep the TOM C.A.T.T. on Lake Wateree, but if there are guys asking for the series on other lakes we may start it up on a new lake.”
Collins added that the only TOM C.A.T.T. in North Carolina is on Lakes Gaston/Kerr.
Lake Wateree T.O.M. CATT Series
Sat, Nov 16, 2013
Lake Wateree
Clearwater Cove Marina
Call Brett Collins 803-413-7521
