Tournament #2 – 1/25/2025
The NC MARINE HYCO TRAIL had its 2nd tournament of the 2025 season last Saturday. It’s was technically on the schedule to be the 3rd tournament of the season but due to having to reschedule tournament #2 it moved up a slot.
We had 30 boats show up last Saturday. The temps at blast off was around 19 degrees
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and that was at 9:00am. As I told everyone at the end of the tournament “Yall boys are CRAZY”
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When it was all said and done and the scales closed it was 2 BIG sacks that stood at the top.Taking home the WIN
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all by himself was Ross Oliver. He throwed a bag on the scales weighing 20.27 pounds and he didn’t even have Big Fish for the day.
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All very solid fish. He continued rite on where he left off last year in the Spring at Hyco. He has a Spring time pattern going on that he better keep to himself because it’s bringing him home the money. All that being said I get to needle
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him some more due to him not getting in the TWT. That’s not his 1st time either. Either way what a GREAT WIN! That WIN earned him
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$700.00
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in pocket change for the day. Awesome Job Ross!!!!
Now on to 2nd place for the day.
The team of Kyle Gilbert & Larry Gilbert ( who also was the winners of the 1st Tournament of the NC MARINE HYCO TRAIL this year) came in 2nd place with a Big Bag weighing 19.52 pounds. That bag was anchored by the Big Fish of the day weighing 6.52 pounds.
There has not been many people that can say they came to the scales at Hyco Lake with a bag like that and got beat.
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They may not have won the tournament but they ran the board on everything else they could and the pay day showed it. Yall check this out!
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They finished 2nd place earning them $475.00
They Won 1st place TWT worth $300.00
They Won Big Fish worth $300.00
They Won 1st place NC MARINE/CAYMAS Money worth $300.00 =All totaling up to
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$1375.00
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for finishing 2nd!
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Great Job guys!
BIG CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE WHO PLACED IN THE MONEY!!
The make up Tournament for the original 2nd tournament is this Saturday 1/1/2025. Looks like they’re weather is going to be pretty good. Let’s hope it stays on that track.
Remember you have to be pre registered by Thursday night at midnight before each tournament this year!!
If you want to pre register or have any questions contact me Kevin Sheppard at 336-264-8416
Thanks!
Results.
1st. Ross Oliver – 20.27 pounds- $700.00
2nd. Gilbert & Gilbert – 19.52 pounds- $1375.00 TWT
3rd. Wilder & Harris – 14.49 pounds- $575.00 TWT
4th. Gee & Gunter – 13.91 pounds- $425.00 TWT
5th. Tuttle & Wyatt – 12.77 pounds- $200.00
6th. Denton & Denton – 12.60 pounds- $110.00
8th. T. Staton & P. Staton – 12.36 pounds
9th. C. Mullins & J. Mullins – 11.56 pounds
10th. Wolf & Wolf – 11.48 pounds
Big Fish.
Gilbert & Gilbert – 6.52 pounds- $300.00
NC MARINE/CAYMAS Money Winners.
1st. Gilbert & Gilbert – $300.00
2nd. Fox & Oakley – $200.00