Carolina Bassers
Lake Norman Tournament October 22, 2005

Tourney Rundown
The final Carolina Bassers tourney held on Lake Norman shaped up to be quite a shootout for anglers vying for the “Angler of the Year” title and the 12 coveted spots for the regional next April.  Lake Norman and its growing population of healthy spotted bass did not disappoint, with most anglers weighing fish.  Frontal and post frontal conditions added to the challenge to find quality bites.  Gerald “Pizza Guy” Rhodes was up to the challenge, winning day one with a respectable limit of fish weighing 10.71 lbs.  Angler of the Year (AOY) candidate Ron Johnson finished second with a solid limit weighing 8.48 lbs, closing the gap on front runner Ricky Mozingo who finished with 6.49 lbs.  Day two was definitely shaping up to be a slugfest between the 2 AOY hopefuls!

Report By Dave Haraway

Weather Conditions
Overcast/foggy - Air temps ranged from a low in the low to mid 40’s  to a high in the low 70’s.
Winds – Light and Variable with breezy conditions by weigh-in.
Water temp - Averaged upper 50’s in the river to mid 80’s in the discharge areas.

Tournament Data
Participants: 29
Youth Participants:  9
Participants catching fish: 27
Fished weighed:  84
Limits:  6
Fish weighing over 5 pounds:  0

Tournament Results                                                 Youth Results

Place	Angler	Bass	Weight		Place	Angler	Bass	Weight
1st	Gerald Rhodes	5	10.71		1st	Nick Bell	5	8.39
2nd	Ron Johnson	5	8.48		2nd	Tyler Teer	5	6.88
3rd	Jim Crews	5	8.02		3rd	Garett Rhodes	1	3.78
4th	Eddie Staggers	4	7.72		4th	Wesley Riddle	2	2.64
5th	Storm Rutcho	5	7.26		5th	Dean Mason	2	1.88
Honorable Mention
Todd Parker		5	6.54
Big Fish		Weight			Big Fish		Weight
Gerald Rhodes		3.41			Garett Rhodes		3.78

 

Top Five Right to Left
Youth
Gerald Rhodes 1st Place and Big Fish	Nick Bell 1st Place Youth
Garett Rhodes Big Fish