BFL North Carolina Division to host Lake Norman event
Two-day Super Tournament will take place Sept. 18-19
HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. – The FLW Bass Fishing League is headed to Lake Norman Sept. 18-19 for the final stop in the North Carolina Division for a two day super tournament. As many as 400 boaters and co-anglers will be competing for top awards of up to $11,000 and $4,500, respectively.
“A lot of fish will be caught using topwater baits and jigs,” said FLW Tour pro Bryan Thrift of Shelby, N.C., who won the 2010 FLW Tour event on Lake Norman. “I would concentrate in the backs of creeks and around docks.
“The great thing about Norman is that you can throw anything you want and still catch fish.”
Thrift added that the cooler mornings should make the early bite better; the fish will be schooling and coming up shallow. He believes that it will take 12 to 13 pounds a day to win this tournament.
Takeoff and weigh-in will be at Blythe Landing located at 15901 Highway 73 in Huntersville, N.C. Takeoff is scheduled for 7 a.m. while weigh-in will begin at 3 p.m. Takeoffs and weigh-ins are free and open to the public.
The Lake Norman BFL tournament is being hosted by Visit Lake Norman.
The BFL is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, offering bigger prizes to those who qualify for regional championships and those who make it to one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the BFL All-American presented by Chevy. Top winners in the BFL can move up to the American Fishing Series or even the FLW Tour.
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