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	Lincolnton 'royalty' wins CATT Classic on Kerr Lake May 23 at 9:31 pm Mike and Josh Queen of Lincolnton combined an opening-round catch of 15.09 pounds with a closing catch of 12.84 pounds to win at the May 18-19 CATT Classic on Kerr Lake.

	Big king mackerel wins Oak Island Pier Tournament May 22 at 2:25 pm Monty Robinson’s 27-pound king mackerel won the May 18 Oak Island Open Pier Tournament on Oak Island and Ocean Crest Piers.

	Lexington pair tames High Rocks 'bush bass' for tournament win May 15 at 1:48 pm While most teams got bushwhacked in the buttonwood bushes at the May 11 Yadkin Team Tournament at High Rock Lake, Sam and Michael Smith of Lexington probed the vegetation for 19.21 pounds to take the first-place prize of $386.

	Smith, Padrick win N.C. Spring Redfish Shootout May 14 at 9:13 pm Dwayne Smith and Lee Padrick won the N.C. Spring Redfish Shootout on May 11 out of Sneads Ferry with a pair of redfish that weighed 11.89 pounds.

	Davidson County team scores big in Badin FOM tourney May 08 at 1:29 pm Robert Mixon of Lexington and Robert Lambert of Denton took advantage of high winds to capture the May 4 Fishers of Men Piedmont Division tournament at Badin Lake, their second victory on the circuit.

	Lexington pair win big May 06 at 9:00 am Chris Brown and Jason Thomas of Lexington won the March 23 Carolina Bass Challenge on Jordan Lake with a 5-fish limit that weighed an impressive 27.81 pounds and was worth $9,000.

	Threadgill brothers win CATT event on Badin May 01 at 7:44 pm Scott Threadgill of Troy and Jason Threadgill of Norwood topped a field of 22 teams to win the April 27 Carolina Anglers Team Trail Yadkin Division tournament on Badin Lake

	Maiden fishermen win at Falls of Neuse with heavy bag. April 24 at 4:11 pm The 99 teams in the April 20 Carolinas Bass Challenge N.C. Division tournament knew they would need a stringer of 20 pounds or more if they wanted to take the top prize at Falls of the Neuse Lake. For the past two weeks, 20-pound stringers have been brought to the scales with startling frequency in other tournaments on the Raleigh-Durham area lake. Four teams wound up reaching the coveted 20-pound mark, despite a cold front and high winds. Gerald Williams and David Williams of Maiden topped the field with 21.62 pounds, a haul anchored with a 6.42-pound bass. The two anglers received $8,000.

	Thomasville couple wins Adam & Eve tourney on Badin April 16 at 8:10 pm For those with superstitious leanings, April 13 might be a day of misgivings, but for Neil and Pat McDonald of Thomasville, the date marked the couple’s first victory on the Adam & Eve Trail. The McDonalds topped a field of 23 teams at Badin Lake with a 5-fish catch totaling 16 pounds, 3 ounces that was anchored with a 4-pound, 7-ounce bass. They caught their fish with plastic worms fishing rocky structure in four to five feet of water. Their victory paid $287. “We had our limit soon after taking off from the Lakemont Landing,” said Pat. “We’ve had second- and third-place finishes on the trail, but this is the first time we’ve won a tournament.”

	Mt. Pleasant angler 'bridges' his problem, wins at High Rock April 10 at 7:59 am Mt. Pleasant’s Steve Dyer resorted to “sinking his bass boat” and to negotiate his way to victory at the April 6 Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Weekend Series N.C. Division tournament at High Rock Lake. Dyer wanted to fish in Flat Swamp Creek, but with High Rock experiencing high water, the railroad bridge across the mouth of the creek is normally too close to the water to allow the passage of any boats. “I had to fill my boat with water to weigh it down and lean low to sneak under the Flat Swamp Bridge,” said Dyer, who pulled the drain plug to allow enough water into the hull to lower the boat’s profile enough to get it under the bridge. The strategy paid off with a 5-fish catch of 19.57 pounds taken by fishing rocky structure in 10 feet of water with Zoom Super Hog creature baits and True South jigs in the Dyer-special green pumpkin color. His biggest bass weighed 6.14 pounds.

	Rocky Mount duo conquer Gaston for March 30 CATT win April 03 at 11:04 am Even though there was a lull in bass tournament activity over the Easter weekend, some circuits kept fishermen busy looking for bass rather than Easter eggs. In some instances, Easter eggs were easier to locate. Fishermen at the March 30 Carolina Anglers Team Trail T.O.M. CATT event at Lake Gaston experienced a special treat; they got to enjoy sunshine and warm temperatures instead of the cold, wet and windy weather that has plagued tournament competitors throughout most of March. Justis Bobbitt of Edenton and Bob Williams of Rocky Mount topped the 25-team field with a 5-fish catch of 20.45 pounds, which got them $1,309.

	Wilson, Logan win CBC April 01 at 7:00 am Jason Wilson of Bessemer City and Kelly Logan of Morganton topped an impressive field of 168 teams and a cold, winter blast to win the Feb. 16 Carolinas Bass Challenge at Lake Norman. The two anglers had a 5-fish limit weighing 15.44 pounds to capture the first-place award of $10,000, plus a bonus of $5,000 from Skeeter.