John and JT Denton Take 1st Place on Kerr Lake
April 8, 2024
CHOWAN RIVER
MAY 25
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The Bass Challenge is scheduled to make our 5th stop on our schedule this year in Edenton, NC on the Chowan River. The Albemarle Sound and its tributaries have proven over the years to be one of the best fisheries in the state. We’re looking forward to seeing some big bags of bass weighed in this weekend!
Anglers can obtain all information needed for this event in these pre-tournament notes.
PLEASE NOTE: THERE IS A $5 BOAT RAMP FEE AT THIS LOCATION. ANGLERS WILL NEED TO PAY THIS FEE IN CASH WHEN CHECKING IN.
Location: Chowan River
City: Edenton, NC
Launch Ramp: Pembroke Creek – Google Maps Link
Fish Limit: 5 fish, all fish must be 14 inches or greater
There are no off-limits for this event. Feel free to practice as much as you’d like.
Our crew will be on-site at 4:45 am to handle onsite angler check-in for the event. All anglers must check in with our staff and receive a boat number slip before our tournament begins. We will also check your live-well before you launch your vessel. Blast off will begin at safe light. We always blast our anglers off as early as possible to maximize fishing time. We anticipate blasting off for this event at approximately 6:00 am.
Onsite Angler Check-in: 4:45 am
Blast Off: Safe Light – Approximately 6:00 am
Check-In: Weigh-in begins at 3:00 pm but you may weigh in as early as 1:30 pm if you’d like.
Anglers will be able to park in the grassy parking area at the Pembroke Creek Boat Launch. There is ample parking at this location. See the below map.
You may use other surrounding ramps. However, you are still required to check-in with us and have your live-well checked and obtain your boat number slip.
PLEASE READ – When you launch your boat into the water, please clear the ramp so others may have ample space to launch as well. After you launch please idle out of the canal and towards the Queen Street bridge. We will call boat numbers from the Queen Street bridge. After your boat number is called you may idle under the bridge out of the no-wake zone and get on plane. Finally, be courteous at the boat ramp, dim your lights when launching your boat, and be safe. Please see the below map.
During registration, teams are assigned boat numbers. We blast off boats in order based on these numbers. Every 25 boats will begin a new flight. The first flight is due back in at 3:00 and every proceeding flight after that is due back in 10 minutes later. Boat numbers are visible on the homepage of this website.
All fees and costs for this event may be paid online or in person the morning of the tournament.
Entry Fee: $105 – Purchase Online
Membership Fee: $25 per angler (One-time fee) – Purchase Online
With a minimum of 60 boats competing in this tournament, we are guaranteeing $2,000 to our 1st-place winners. Payouts for this event are based on participation and will be announced before the blastoff. We will be paying out 1 place for every 6 teams competing in this event.
1st Place Prize: $2,000 + 2 commemorative trophies
Greenville Toyota Big Fish Prize: $400
Payouts: 1 place for every 6 boats competing
We’re so happy to offer our anglers several incentives and contingency prizes this year. Our events in 2023 will be officially sanctioned events for the following contingencies:
Ranger Cup, Triton Gold, Nitro Tournament Rewards
All anglers competing in an Eastern NC Bass Challenge Tournament are subject to a Polygraph.
During the weigh-in, anglers will be able to view their results and current standings on our Live Leaderboard. We will also be live-streaming the weigh-in on our Instagram account so family and friends can watch online. Make sure you’re following us on our official Instagram and Facebook accounts. Please note – our live streaming will be contingent on our wireless signal
Thank you all for fishing with the Eastern NC Bass Challenge. We’re looking forward to a great tournament. If you have additional questions or need assistance with anything tournament related please contact Jeffrey Davis at 252.661.5454.
