In standard 5 Alive Team Trail fashion we opened up the 2024 – ALTEC TRAIL season with a good old fashion COLD FRONT
. I’ve come to expect it by now.
With rain falling from the start of the tournament all the way through the end of the tournament the lake gave way to some good bags. We had 48 boats show up on Saturday to kick of the new season. It was at that point that I realized that there are alot of people just as crazy as I am! I mean you have to be crazy to know it’s going to rain all day and you still go fishing.
At the end of the day it was the Father /Son team of Ross Oliver & Ethan Larabee that took home the WIN. ( Side note! They are also the reigning 2023 – 5 Alive Team Trail & 2023 Caswell Glass Heritage Trail Points Champions. ) They picked up rite where they left off from last year. They had a 5 fish limit weighing 20.72 pounds. That earned them a total of $1750.00. I must mention tho that they missed out on an extra $500.00 by not getting in the TWT
. Just a little needling there!
They were followed closely by another Father / Son team of William Jones & Scott Jones. They had a 5 fish limit weighing 20.48 pounds. That earned them a total of $525.00 Yep I’ve got more needling to do!! They missed out on and extra $550.00 by not getting in on the TWT
Either way both of these teams deserve a big round of applause for those BIG CATCHES! Well deserved and Congratulations!
Big Fish for the tournament was won by the team of Kennon & Kennon with a bass weighing 6.98 pounds. That fish earned them $480.00 Congrats to those guys!
The NC MARINE / CAYMAS Cash Winners was Jeff & Logan Staton . They was the top finishing Caymas for the tournament.They won $300.00 for that. Congrats to those guys.
The winner of the Nasty jerkbait ( A new sponsor for the Trail this year) was Keith Patterson. If you haven’t checked out one of these jerkbaits yet by Mr. K.C.CHOOSAKUL you need to!!
To wrap all of this up I want to say THANK YOU to everyone of yall that came out and fished on Saturday! To do that in those conditions shows Heart and Determination and we really appreciate all of yall!
The next 5 Alive/ ALTEC Qualifer will be at Gaston Lake on 3/30/2024 – Salmons Landing ramp.
We have 21 pre registered for that one so far. If you want to pre register for any tournament in all 5 trails you may do so at anytime. Just contact me Kevin Sheppard at 336-264-8416 and we can make it happen.
Reminder that the next 5 Alive/ NC MARINE HYCO TRAIL Tournament is this weekend 3/16/2024
Blast off at 7:30
Weigh in at 3:30
Thanks again and see you at the next one!
Money Winners.
1st. Oliver & Larabee – 20.72 pounds- $1750.00 TWT
2nd. Jones & Jones – 20.48 pounds- $ 525.00
3rd. Hall & Carter – 18.15 pounds- $1150.00 TWT
4th. Wall & Wall – 18.12 pounds- $ 700.00 TWT
5th. Cook & Slaughter – 17.76 pounds- $210.00
6th. Kennon & Kennon – 16.10 pounds- $670.00 Big
7th. Brown & Wimbish – 15.98 pounds- $110.00
Big fish.
Kennon & Kennon – 6.98 pounds – $ 480.00
NC MARINE/ CAYMAS Cash Winners
Jeff & Logan Staton- $300.00
