North Carolina's First Bass Fishing Club – Est 1970
Conditions were perfect. Finally. We finally got to fish without a cold front or some other negatively impactful force of nature. We took advantage. 28 anglers descended upon the Chowan area for our first trailer tournament of the year. By the end of the day Sunday those anglers had weighed in 445 lbs of largemouth. […]
Continue ReadingOnce again we were greeted with cold temps and bluebird skies. Mother Nature was yet again ready to shutdown the lake on our tourney day. One frustrated angler quipped “I’ve thrown everything today. I even threw up!” For a few anglers though, that was not a problem. Wunderkind Nolan was back to his “old” tricks […]
Continue ReadingAs a club Hibernia Bassmasters is poised for the future, even after 50 years of success. Despite a great combination of grizzled old vets and 30-somethings showing up for every tournament, we still must always look to the future. Over the past few years Hibernia Bassmasters has seen its membership grow from barely 10 to […]
Continue ReadingCan we get another cold front? Oh yes we can! Extreme weather forced us to postpone our tournament to Sunday, which subjected us to yet another cold front, this one quite extreme. 20 degree weather greeted the 23 anglers, and largely shutdown the fish. A few fared well, but most struggled. Phillip shrugged off the […]
Continue ReadingHibernia Bassmasters is back! Not just for 2022, but we are BACK. 23 anglers showed up for the first event of the year, setting a modern day record. 17 members, 1 lifetime member, 2 prospective members (voted in after the tourney), 2 youth member-guests and 1 guest. An excellent turnout, especially so given the weather […]
Continue ReadingWith the 2021 fishing season behind us, it was time to retreat to the inviting wine cellar at Middleburg Steakhouse in Middleburg, NC. This place is a real treat, with excellent steaks and a true steakhouse feel. We love it and we can’t get enough of it. This season posed epic challenges for all anglers. […]
Continue Reading2021 came to a conclusion on Kerr Lake as we brought back the old tradition of finishing with a 2 day tournament. Unfortunately, once again, we were thwarted in our attempts for big bags by a high pressure system. This seemingly happened every tournament this year. Nolan won day 1 with 4 fish weighing just […]
Continue ReadingHaving skipped Lake Gaston during peak pleasure boating season, we headed back in October to see what we could scrape up. As much as it rained during the day, it wouldn’t have mattered when we fished there – it would have been empty. It started raining at 7, just after blast off, and rained straight […]
Continue ReadingWe returned to Falls for the 2nd time in 2021, unfortunately with similar results. When so often Falls can produce, we once again hit it post cold front with lip-locked bass. 13 fishermen – only one limit. At least it was a beautiful day, with limited other boat traffic. 🙂 Owen comes through again on […]
Continue Reading1st place Saturday, big fish (5.5 lbs), and 1st place for the weekend Greg. 1st place Sunday, 2nd place for the weekend, Adam. Big fish Sunday, 6.5 lbs, Mike Next up is Falls!
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