A big thank you to each and every one of you that came out to fish with us this year. It has been a pleasure hosting you guys and gas and I look forward to an awesome, even better 2024 season.
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A HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to the team of Steve “The Stick” Addington and his teammate Scott “Beat ’em Down” Beattie for their big win. Good work gentlemen!!
Our 1ST PLACE WINNERS…who were in 6th place after day one with a total of 13.14 LBS and sitting 1.26 LBS out of first place. They came into day two blasting off in the second half of our inverted field. After putting in their 8 hours of work, the brought to the scales on day second day total of five fish weighing an even 14.00 LBS which proved to be just enough (0.68 LBS) to be crowned CHAMPIONS of the 2023 Phantom Outdoor Classic on Lake Norman. Oh yeah, their winnings…
They only participated in the $50 side pot… 1st Place: $3,500.00 1st Place / $50 side pot: $575.00 GRAND TOTAL: $4,075.00
In 2nd place, bringing to the scale a two-day GRAND TOTAL of 26.69 LBS was the dynamic duo of Anthony Johnson and Chris Dover. On day one the weighed in a 5 fish limit weighing 11.43 LBS placing them in 13th position. That must have been a lucky number as on day two they brought in 5-alive weighing 15.30 LBS which was the BIG BAG of day two!
TOTAL WINNINGS:
2nd Place: $2,000.00 1st Place / $100 side pot: $1,050.00 1st Place / $25 side pot: $455.00 2nd Place / $50 side pot: $345.00 GRAND TOTAL: $3,850.00
Way to go gentlemen! Perseverance pays off!
In 3rd place, we had Team Digh (Aaron Digh / Rob Digh Outdoors) representing with a two-day total of 10 fish weighing 26.09 LBS. Their third-place finish afforded them a check in the amount of $1,000.00…PLUS they also won 3rd Place / $50 side pot ($230.00) PLUS the 2nd place / $25 side pot ($195.00) PLUS the 2nd Place / $100 side pot ($630.00) for a GRAND TOTAL, TWO-DAY WIINING of $2,055.00. Congratulations on two-days hard work guys!!!
Our 4th place winners were Nick Miller and Brandon Brickweg who had a total of five fish each day for a total weight of 25.75 LBS. They walk away with a check for $700.00 for the 4th place finish and they also won the 3RD PLACE – $100 side pot for another check in the amount of $420.00 for a grand total of $1,120.00. Good job gentlemen.
In 5th Place, our first money position, was the team of Reid McGinn and Maurice Barnett who brought to the scales a two-day total of 24.85 LBS winning them a check for $300.00.
Our 6th Place winner of two $100.00 Lews / Strike King Gift cards was the team of Chase Wodzinski and Kaden Buchman with a two-day total weight of 24.63 LBS.
Our 7th Place winner of two – $50.00 Lews / Strike King Gift cards was the team of Tim Ward and Titus Ward with a two-day total weight of 24.40 LBS. Tim and Titus were ALSO the winners of our 2nd Place BIG FISH weighing in at 4.32 LBS winning them a check to go with the gift cads in the amount of $150.00.
| Team | Day 1 BF | Weight | Day 2 BF | Weght | Total | Winnings |
| Steve Addington – Scott Beattie | 3.53 | 13.14 | 3.37 | 14.23 | 27.37 | $4,075.00 |
| Anthony Johnson – Chris Dover | 4.11 | 11.43 | 3.93 | 15.26 | 26.69 | $3,850.00 |
| Aaron Digh – Rob Digh | 2.82 | 13.01 | 3.31 | 13.08 | 26.09 | $2,055.00 |
| Nick Miller – Brandon Brickweg | 4.09 | 14.01 | 3.12 | 11.74 | 25.75 | $1,120.00 |
| Reid McGinn – Maurice Barnett | 0.00 | 11.30 | 3.41 | 13.55 | 24.85 | $300.00 |
| Chase Wodzinski – Kayeden Buchman | 0.00 | 12.49 | 3.96 | 12.14 | 24.63 | |
| Tim & Titus Ward pd 2 memberships | 4.32 | 13.44 | 0.00 | 10.96 | 24.40 | |
| Matt McBee – Matt Haywood | 0.00 | 14.40 | 0.00 | 9.00 | 23.40 | |
| Jeff Queen – KJ Queen | 3.24 | 13.39 | 0.00 | 9.79 | 23.18 | |
| Shane Lehew – Alton Rockett | 0.00 | 12.33 | 0.00 | 10.80 | 23.13 | |
| Chuck Douthit – Patrick Tierney | 3.13 | 11.00 | 0.00 | 11.07 | 22.07 | |
| Kenny Seagle – Thomas Jones | 0.00 | 10.43 | 0.00 | 11.15 | 21.58 | |
| Shane Sharpe – Will Mitchell | 3.22 | 10.77 | 2.98 | 10.72 | 21.49 | |
| Tom Bramhall – Luke Bramhall | 3.54 | 11.93 | 0.00 | 9.50 | 21.43 | |
| Craig Chambers – Derek Cummings | 0.00 | 10.08 | 3.49 | 11.00 | 21.08 | |
| David Farmer – Matt Deese | 0.00 | 12.18 | 2.03 | 7.99 | 20.17 | |
| Shannon Breedon – Ricky Bomar | 3.05 | 10.45 | 0.00 | 9.63 | 20.08 | |
| Mark Morrison – Rodney Lambert | 0.00 | 9.40 | 0.00 | 10.42 | 19.82 | |
| Jarrett Freeze – Chayd Freeze | 0.00 | 10.73 | 0.00 | 8.26 | 18.99 | |
| Barry Buford – Camron Lineback | 0.00 | 6.37 | 3.68 | 12.37 | 18.74 | |
| Mitch Garner – Ralph McLean | 4.88 | 13.43 | 0.00 | 4.91 | 18.34 | |
| Chris Passmore – Mike Gualdin | 0.00 | 12.25 | 0.00 | 5.33 | 17.58 | |
| Michael Toney – Robert Rice | 0.00 | 9.46 | 1.96 | 7.41 | 16.87 | |
| Mark Leech – Zach Leech | 0.00 | 7.46 | 1.85 | 7.31 | 14.77 | |
| Dakota Harvey – Kevin Stowewell Sr | 0.00 | 4.94 | 0.00 | 9.11 | 14.05 | |
| Travis Knight – Wayne Gerould | 3.76 | 10.35 | 0.00 | 3.03 | 13.38 | |
| Gary Freeze | 3.09 | 11.04 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 11.04 | |
| Don Poteat – Chris Tinsley | 0.00 | 10.54 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.54 | |
| Todd Anders – Wendall Ireland | 0.00 | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 | |
| Scott Hamrick – Roger Hoover | 0.00 | 9.86 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.86 | |
| Darren Marlow – Chris Marlow | 0.00 | 9.08 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.08 | |
| Josh Pressley | 0.00 | 8.92 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.92 | |
| Tim Waddell | 1.92 | 8.42 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.42 | |
| Dale Phillips | 2.74 | 8.08 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.08 | |
| R M Parker – Brandon Gibson | 0.00 | 7.98 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.98 | |
| Matt Lewis – Dan Weber | 0.00 | 7.66 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.66 | |
| Keith Inman – Taylor Inman | 0.00 | 6.13 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.13 | |
| Jason Dew – Mark Fairfax | 0.00 | 4.63 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.63 | |
| John Buffington | 0.00 | 3.15 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.15 | |
| Brian Whitworth – Jason Gilfillan | 0.00 | 1.95 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.95 | |
| Jacob Smith | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
