North Carolina Tournament Results
North Carolina winners, winning weights and the average winning day by water.
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At a glance
North Carolina tournament results
North Carolina results here: 42 winners on 8 waters from the 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026 seasons, each linked to the organizer or news release that printed it.
The top winning day-average in the state is 29.69 pounds, from 2025 St. Croix Bassmaster Elite at Pasquotank River/Albemarle Sound on Pasquotank River (2025).
42results
6waters averaged
37five-bass wins
4seasons
Average winning weight
Average winning weight per day by North Carolina water
Only five-bass limits count; team, cumulative, three-bass, length, big-fish and billfish formats stay out.
- Pasquotank River26.4 lb a day across 2 results
- High Rock Lake21.9 lb a day across 9 results
- Lake Gaston18.91 lb a day across 1 result
- Lake Wylie18.53 lb a day across 2 results
- Kerr Lake17.25 lb a day across 14 results
- Lake Norman16.72 lb a day across 9 results
Every result
All published North Carolina results
| Date | Event | Water | Winner | Winning weight | Per day (lb) | Big fish | County |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | 2026 U.S. Open King Mackerel Tournament | Cape Fear Coast | Freek-A-Leek: Cody Knight (Fayetteville, NC), boat owner Mark Knight | 44.55 lb king mackerel | Brunswick County | ||
| 2026-09-26 | 2026 Phoenix Bass Fishing League North Carolina Division at Lake Gaston | Lake Gaston | Jason Barnes (Concord, N.C.) | 37 lb 13 oz | 18.91 | Halifax County | |
| 2026-09-19 | 2026 Phoenix Bass Fishing League Piedmont Division at High Rock Lake | High Rock Lake | Jackson Pleasant (Four Oaks, N.C.) | 35 lb 0 oz | 17.5 | Rowan County | |
| 2026-06-11 | 2026 Maxam Tire Bassmaster Elite at Pasquotank River/Albemarle Sound | Pasquotank River | Jason Christie (Dry Creek, Okla.) | 92 lb 7 oz, four days (19 bass) | 23.11 | Pasquotank County | |
| 2026-06-08 | 2026 Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament | Crystal Coast | MARLIN FEVER (Captain Cameron Guthrie, angler Connor Daniel, Wilson, NC) | 919.9 lb blue marlin | Carteret County | ||
| 2026-06-06 | 2026 Phoenix Bass Fishing League North Carolina Division at High Rock Lake | High Rock Lake | Jacob Smith (Newton, N.C.) | 24 lb 11 oz | 24.69 | Rowan County | |
| 2026-05-16 | 2026 Phoenix Bass Fishing League Piedmont Division at High Rock Lake | High Rock Lake | Troy Watson (Mount Airy, N.C.) | 20 lb 6 oz | 20.38 | Rowan County | |
| 2026-05-02 | 2026 Phoenix Bass Fishing League North Carolina Division at Kerr Lake | Kerr Lake | Lucas Murphy (West Columbia, S.C.) | 16 lb 14 oz | 16.88 | Vance County | |
| 2026-04-30 | 2026 Turtlebox Bassmaster Open at Lake Norman | Lake Norman | Cole Huskins (Gastonia, N.C.) | 47 lb 14 oz, three days | 15.96 | Mecklenburg County | |
| 2026-04-25 | 2026 Phoenix Bass Fishing League Piedmont Division at Kerr Lake | Kerr Lake | Christopher Decker (Dublin, Va.) | 15 lb 10 oz | 15.62 | Vance County | |
| 2026-03-28 | 2026 Phoenix Bass Fishing League Shenandoah Division at Kerr Lake | Kerr Lake | Austin Woody (Burlington, N.C.) | 20 lb 4 oz | 20.25 | Vance County | |
| 2026-03-07 | 2026 Phoenix Bass Fishing League North Carolina Division at Lake Wylie | Lake Wylie | David Winters (Rock Hill, S.C.) | 19 lb 1 oz | 19.06 | Mecklenburg County | |
| 2026-02-14 | 2026 Phoenix Bass Fishing League North Carolina Division at Lake Norman | Lake Norman | Kaden Buchmann (Troutman, N.C.) | 19 lb 8 oz | 19.5 | Mecklenburg County | |
| 2025-10-03 | 2025 Phoenix Bass Fishing League Regional at Lake Norman | Lake Norman | Carson Orellana (Mooresville, N.C.) | 31 lb 8 oz | 15.75 | Mecklenburg County | |
| 2025-09-13 | 2025 Phoenix Bass Fishing League North Carolina Division at Lake Norman | Lake Norman | Kaden Buchmann (Troutman, N.C.) | 29 lb 8 oz | 14.75 | Andrew Young (Clarendon, N.C.), 5 lb 9 oz (Berkley Big Bass, boater) | Mecklenburg County |
| 2025-05-10 | 2025 Phoenix Bass Fishing League Piedmont Division at High Rock Lake | High Rock Lake | Mitch Drew (Gold Hill, N.C.) | 22 lb 10 oz | 22.62 | Jason Barnes (Concord, N.C.), 6 lb 13 oz (Berkley Big Bass, boater) | Davidson County |
| 2025-05-04 | 2025 Strike King Bassmaster High School Series at Buggs Island | Kerr Lake | Ayden Rigsbee and Nolan Clark (Triangle Bass Club) | 16 lb 13 oz | Kieran Stephenson and Grady Stanley, 6-2 largemouth (Big Bass of the Day) | Mecklenburg County, Va. | |
| 2025-05-03 | 2025 Phoenix Bass Fishing League North Carolina Division at Kerr Lake | Kerr Lake | Tyler Trent (Nathalie, Va.) | 17 lb 8 oz | 17.5 | Kevin Chandler (New London, N.C.), 5 lb 2 oz (Berkley Big Bass, boater) | Vance County |
| 2025-04-30 | 2025 Strike King Bassmaster College Series at Buggs Island | Kerr Lake | Trey Marco and Jake Rowlands (King University) | 38 lb 9 oz, two days | Mecklenburg County, Va. | ||
| 2025-04-19 | 2025 Phoenix Bass Fishing League Shenandoah Division at Kerr Lake | Kerr Lake | Kaden Buchmann (Troutman, N.C.) | 17 lb 2 oz | 17.12 | Wesley Cashwell (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.), 4 lb 10 oz (Berkley Big Bass, boater) | Vance County |
| 2025-04-12 | 2025 Phoenix Bass Fishing League North Carolina Division at High Rock Lake | High Rock Lake | Austin Garland (Kernersville, N.C.) | 27 lb 1 oz | 27.06 | Chad Poteat (Mount Airy, N.C.), 7 lb (Berkley Big Bass, boater) | Davidson County |
| 2025-04-10 | 2025 St. Croix Bassmaster Elite at Pasquotank River/Albemarle Sound | Pasquotank River | Kyle Welcher | 118 lb 12 oz, four days | 29.69 | Welcher's 34-0 on Day 3 was the Monster Bag of the tournament | Pasquotank County |
| 2025-03-22 | 2025 Phoenix Bass Fishing League North Carolina Division at Lake Wylie | Lake Wylie | Chad Sims (Lancaster, S.C.) | 18 lb 0 oz | 18 | Jason Damico (Cramerton, N.C.), 5 lb 13 oz (Berkley Big Bass, boater) | Mecklenburg County |
| 2025-03-08 | 2025 Phoenix Bass Fishing League Piedmont Division at Kerr Lake | Kerr Lake | Tyler Trent (Nathalie, Va.) | 21 lb 10 oz | 21.62 | Thomas Milton (Chester, Va.), 5 lb 12 oz (Berkley Big Bass, boater) | Vance County |
| 2025-03-01 | 2025 Phoenix Bass Fishing League North Carolina Division at Lake Norman | Lake Norman | Kaden Buchmann (Troutman, N.C.) | 19 lb 6 oz | 19.38 | Kaden Buchmann, 5 lb 8 oz (Berkley Big Bass, boater) | Mecklenburg County |
| 2024-10-03 | 2024 Phoenix Bass Fishing League Regional at Kerr Lake | Kerr Lake | Jake Monti (Mooresville, N.C.) | 38 lb 12 oz | 12.92 | Jake Monti, 7 lb 1 oz (Berkley Big Bass, boater) | Vance County |
| 2024-09-28 | 2024 Phoenix Bass Fishing League North Carolina Division at Lake Norman | Lake Norman | Mark Inman (Greensboro, N.C.) | 30 lb 7 oz | 15.22 | Iredell County | |
| 2024-09-21 | 2024 Phoenix Bass Fishing League Piedmont Division at Kerr Lake | Kerr Lake | Chris Brummett (Lynch Station, Va.) | 34 lb 0 oz | 17 | Vance County | |
| 2024-06-15 | 2024 Phoenix Bass Fishing League North Carolina Division at High Rock Lake | High Rock Lake | Ronnie Smith (China Grove, N.C.) | 20 lb 5 oz | 20.31 | Ronnie Smith, 6 lb 15 oz (Berkley Big Bass, boater) | Davidson County |
| 2024-06-08 | 2024 Phoenix Bass Fishing League Piedmont Division at High Rock Lake | High Rock Lake | Ladd Whicker (Winston-Salem, N.C.) | 21 lb 3 oz | 21.19 | Mitch Drew (Gold Hill, N.C.), 7 lb (Berkley Big Bass, boater) | Davidson County |
| 2024-05-04 | 2024 Phoenix Bass Fishing League North Carolina Division at Kerr Lake | Kerr Lake | Jason Barnes (Concord, N.C.) and Wade Grooms (Bonneau, S.C.), tie | 16 lb 13 oz each per the release text (table lists 16-3) | Samuel Jones (Fuquay Varina, N.C.), 4 lb 11 oz (Berkley Big Bass, co-angler) | Vance County | |
| 2024-04-13 | 2024 Phoenix Bass Fishing League North Carolina Division at Kerr Lake | Kerr Lake | Tyler Purcell (Townsville, N.C.) | 16 lb 11 oz | 16.69 | Shawn Hammack (Gasburg, Va.), 6 lb 6 oz (Berkley Big Bass, boater) | Vance County |
| 2024-02-24 | 2024 Phoenix Bass Fishing League North Carolina Division at Lake Norman | Lake Norman | Will Hammond (Huntersville, N.C.) | 16 lb 13 oz | 16.81 | Scott Beattie (Sherrills Ford, N.C.), 4 lb 9 oz (Berkley Big Bass, boater) | Mecklenburg County |
| 2023-09-23 | 2023 Phoenix Bass Fishing League North Carolina Division at Lake Norman | Lake Norman | Cody Hoyle (Rutherfordton, N.C.) | 29 lb 9 oz | 14.78 | Aaron Digh (Denver, N.C.), 4 lb 11 oz (Berkley Big Bass, boater) | Iredell County |
| 2023-09-09 | 2023 Phoenix Bass Fishing League Piedmont Division at Kerr Lake | Kerr Lake | Derik Hudson (Concord, Va.) | 31 lb 10 oz | 15.81 | Vance County | |
| 2023-06-17 | 2023 Phoenix Bass Fishing League Piedmont Division at High Rock Lake | High Rock Lake | Rodney Bell (Salisbury, N.C.) | 21 lb 1 oz | 21.06 | Rodney Bell, 6 lb 15 oz (Berkley Big Bass of the day) | Davidson County |
| 2023-05-13 | 2023 Phoenix Bass Fishing League Piedmont Division at Kerr Lake | Kerr Lake | Danny Haire (Yadkinville, N.C.) | 16 lb 15 oz | 16.94 | Ron Rousseau III (Raleigh, N.C.), 5 lb 9 oz (Berkley Big Bass, boater) | Vance County |
| 2023-05-06 | 2023 Phoenix Bass Fishing League North Carolina Division at Kerr Lake | Kerr Lake | Travis Donaldson (Cleveland, N.C.) | 19 lb 0 oz | 19 | John Wiese (Charlotte, N.C.), 5 lb 11 oz (Berkley Big Bass, boater) | Vance County |
| 2023-05-03 | 2023 St. Croix Bassmaster Open at Buggs Island | Kerr Lake | Powell Kemp (Scotland Neck, N.C.) | 48 lb 13 oz, three days | 16.27 | Clarksville, Va. | |
| 2023-03-25 | 2023 Phoenix Bass Fishing League North Carolina Division at High Rock Lake | High Rock Lake | Todd Harris (Lexington, N.C.) | 22 lb 5 oz | 22.31 | Joseph Floyd (Charlotte, N.C.), 7 lb 11 oz (Berkley Big Bass, boater) | Davidson County |
| 2023-03-18 | 2023 Phoenix Bass Fishing League Shenandoah Division at Kerr Lake | Kerr Lake | Bryson Peed (Clarksville, Va.) | 17 lb 14 oz | 17.88 | Bryson Peed, 5 lb 9 oz (Berkley Big Bass, boater) | Vance County |
| 2023-02-25 | 2023 Phoenix Bass Fishing League North Carolina Division at Lake Norman | Lake Norman | Michael Stephens (Gastonia, N.C.) | 18 lb 5 oz | 18.31 | Michael Stephens, 4 lb 14 oz (Berkley Big Bass, boater) | Iredell County |
Results from organizer and news pages only, each linked; undated ones stay out.
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Answers
North Carolina results, asked and answered
Which North Carolina lake takes the most weight to win?
Pasquotank River, at 26.4 pounds a day on average.
How many results does the North Carolina list hold?
42 results covering 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026.
How is the North Carolina winning average figured?
Each winning five-bass total is split over its days, then averaged for each water.
Why do some North Carolina formats stay out of the average?
Cumulative, team, big-fish and billfish formats score differently and would distort a five-bass figure.
What is the heaviest winning day in North Carolina?
29.69 pounds a day, 2025 St. Croix Bassmaster Elite at Pasquotank River/Albemarle Sound.
Where are the North Carolina results from?
Anglers Channel releases, organizer results pages and tournament sites, each row linked.
How often do North Carolina results get added?
Each week, once organizers post them.
Can I send in a North Carolina result?
Send the link to the published result on the contact page.
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