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Hunter Barbrey & Noah Howard Win NC Bassmaster Junior/High School Series Event – Presented By Favorite Rods

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November 11th – 2017 (Edenton NC)

The first of four Bassmaster Junior & High School Series events (Eastern NC Division) took place over the weekend on the Albemarle Sound/Chowan River region. Sixteen teams launched from the Bayside Marina (Pembroke Creek) at 6:30 AM and returned for the afternoon weigh-in at 2:30 PM. Cold and windy conditions made the bite a bit tough and prevented several teams from traveling to their planned fishing locations, but nonetheless all teams competed until the final minute of the event doing their best to make that one last cast count.

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Representing South Granville High School, the tandem of Hunter Barbrey & Noah Howard took home the top spot in this event with their catch of 11.60 lbs, anchored by the event lunker that tipped the scales at 6.13 lbs. Each angler received a plaque signifying their win and a bait casting rod from Favorite Rods. The anglers were also awarded with a combination of Z-Man Fishing lures as their lunker prize.

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The duo of Nathan Canaday and Ayden Wood, representing South Johnston High School, filled the second position with their catch of 7.98 lbs. Each angler received a plaque signifying their accomplishment and a bait casting rod from Favorite Rods.

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Chase Stanley and Dale McGee, also representing South Johnston High School, secured the third position with their catch of 7.70 lbs. Each angler received a bait casting rod from Favorite Rods.

Rounding out the top five included the fourth place team of Trevor Lewis and Austin Braswell of South Granville High School with their catch of 6.05 lbs and the fifth place team of Justin Fried and Preston Knight of Jacksonville High School with their catch of 3.94 lbs.

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A hot meal awaited the anglers upon their return.

A special thanks goes out to all the boat captains that gave their time to fill the roles of mentors and help make this event possible for the young anglers. As a means rewarding our volunteers, each adult that assisted in this role will have their name included in an end-of-the-season random drawing for one of two $100 gift certificates from Outdoor Accessories Unlimited.

The next event for the Eastern NC division will take place December 2, 2017 on Kerr Lake out of the Flemingtown Wildlife facility. The tournament is open to all anglers, including any teams from Virginia that would like to attend this on-the-border event.

Complete Results

 

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