Bass Weekend Series 2-Day NC Divisional on High Rock Lake Recap

Finished runner-up for the second year in a row on High Rock Lake in the Bass Weekend Series 2-Day Divisional Finale. Just couldn't get the bigger fish to bite like they did on day one.  All my fish we caught on a Truesouth Custom Lures New "Fat Head" Jig (Dyer Special and a new color  "High Rock Craw") tipped with JAK's Custom Baits Twin Tail Grub and a Baby Beast. I flipped both jigs on a 7'4" "Dragger" by ALX Rods.

High Rock Craw

I did win the NC Division points title and was the only angler to go 30 for 30 weighing a 5 fish limit in every event of the series.

Would like to like to thank Joel Ketcham, John Martin at Truesouth Custom Lures, ALX Rods and Jeff Konopka at JAK's Custom Baits for all the support and help on HR this past week.

Congratz to Stump Morrison on his nice catch both days.

Morrison earns victory on High Rock Lake

ATHENS, Ala. – Robert L. “Stump” Morrison edged out his competition to win the Toyota Bassmaster Weekend Series, operated by American Bass Anglers, North Carolina Division 5 two-day divisional championship, held Sept. 14-15, 2013, on High Rock Lake.

Running out of Tamarac Marina in Salisbury, N.C., to fish the 15,180-acre lake, the Winston Salem, N.C., angler finished with a two-day total of 10 bass weighing 34.85 pounds. He anchored his bag with a 5.22-pound kicker. On the first day, Morrison tied for the lead with Steve Dyer of Mount Pleasant, N.C. On Day 1, each of them caught 17.56 pounds. Morrison anchored his bag with a 4.79-pound kicker.

“This is my home lake,” said Morrison, a retired U.S. Army veteran. “I practiced one day for the tournament. On the first day, I went up the river and threw a blue and white spinnerbait. I caught seven fish. I had a limit at 9:20 a.m. At 11 a.m., I went looking for bigger fish. On the second day, I caught eight fish off a Strike King KVD Redeye Shad.”

On the second day, Morrison eased ahead of Dyer with a 17.29-pound bag. Dyer brought in a 13.85-pound bag, dropping to second place. Dyer finished with a two-day total of 10 bass for 31.41 pounds. For the Boater Division victory, Morrison took home a check for $2,017.

Slightly behind Dyer, Paul G. Tsiolkas of Winston Salem, N.C., finished third among the boaters with two consecutive five-bass tournament daily limits going 31.14 pounds. On the first day, Tsiolkas brought in 16.36 pounds for sixth place, but set the tournament big bass standard with a 5.81-pounder. On Day 2, he landed a 14.78-pound bag to earn $100 for the big bass.

Clayton Williams of Taylorsville, N.C., finished fourth among the boaters with a two-day limit of 10 bass going 29.34 pounds including a 4.45-pound kicker. On the first day, Williams brought in 13.08 pounds to hold seventh place. He jumped three spots on the last day with a 16.29-pound bag.

In fifth for the boaters, Derek Cummings of Clayton, N.C., rounded out the top five boaters with 10 bass at 29.30 pounds. He held fourth place on Day 1 with 16.67 pounds, but dropped a notch on Day 2 after a 12.63-pound effort.