The 2023 Phantom Outdoors Classic will be moved to Beatty’s Ford Access both days Dec 1 & 2!
2022 Phantom Winners took home $14,000.00!
A list of the teams that have fished the 2023 Lake Norman CATT events is posted under the Lake Norman Division page! Looks 85 or more team just from Norman are eligible to enter! KEEP IN MIND this is open to all CATT Trails so it’s not only Lake Norman Teams but teams from SC. NC & VA coming!
Remember guys you can be eligible to enter the 2023 Phantom Outdoors Classic on Lake Norman December 1-2. 2023 and we are guaranteeing $10,000.00 to 1st Place! (With 100 Teams entered) Not only will Lake Norman teams be fishing but teams from SC, NC & VA CATT Trails are coming! 2022 Phantom Winners took home $14,000.00! See pic below! Tap this link for more info! 2023 Phantom Outdoors Classic – Carolina Anglers Team Trail (cattteamtrail.com)
I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving!
Below are the results for the CATT Open Black Friday tourney held yesterday on Lake Norman. We had a great field of 41 boats show up with 28 brining a bag to the scales. It started off a little slow but definitely picked up with our top three teams weighing in 15+ pounds. Here we go…
Our 5th place winner brought in 5 fish weighing a total of 12.82 LBS earning them a check for $75.00. Congratulations to Shane Lehew and Alton Rocket for their efforts.
In 4th place, bringing in 5 fish with a total weight of 12.96 LBS was the team of Mike Seawright and Jason Eaker bring them a check for $100.00 for the day. Good work to you both!
In 3rd place, we had the dynamic duo of Roger Hoover and Scott Hamrick running into the top three with our first 15 pound bag totaling 15.02 LBS. This turn in got them a award of $200.00 for the 3rd place finish PLUS another $200.00 for winning the 3rd place, $50 side pot for a total of $400.00. Way to go gentlemen!
Our second-place winner was a solo fisherman who brought in a very nice bag full of fish weighing in at 15.56 LBS which included our BIG FISH of the day weighing 5.42 LBS. The second-place win earning a $400.00 payout PLUS the BIG FISH payout of $150.00; PLUS, the 2nd place, $50 side pot of another $400.00 PLUS he won the 2nd place, $25 side pot of $225.00 for a total day’s earnings of $1,175.00 in cash along with a $25.00 Academy Sports gift card. This fisherman…@Terry Wike Fishing had a very good day! Great day on the water Terry!
In first place (please hold your applause 
) was the team of Matt McBee and Matt Haywood . Running out of spot 19, they ran the lake to collect their limit! These two had an awesome day on the water bringing us in 5-ALIVE for a total weight of 15.85 LBS!!! Why would you spend 8 hours on the water chasing little fishes??? Tater and Matt won, for their first-place efforts, a check for $750.00 PLUS, they won 1st place in the $50 side pot for another check for $750.00, PLUS, they won the first-place spot in the $25 side pot for an additional check for $550.00 for a one-day GRAND TOTAL of $2,050.00 along with a $25.00 Academy gift card for a $2,075.00 day’s winnings. That is $259.00 PER HOUR!
Huge congratulations to Matt and Matt on the win! You two had a spectacular day on the water!
Bonnie Holt and I would like to thank EVERYONE who came out and fished with us in 2023 on Norman. We appreciate each and every one of you and we hope that, if we do not see you at the Phantom Tourney next weekend, you have an AMAZING Christmas holiday season. You all are a special group of people that we are PROUD to be a part of. Thank you again to all!
1st Place Matt Haywood & Matt McBee with 5 bass weighing 15.85 lbs worth $2,075.00!
Terry Wike 2nd Place with 15.56 lbs and the Academy BF at 5.42 lbs!
Roger Hoover & Scott Hamrick 3rd with 15.02 lbs!
Mike Seawright & Jason Eaker 4th 12.96 lbs!
Shane Lehew & Alton Rocket 5th 12.82 lbs!
| TEAM | BF | WEIGHT | WINNINGS |
| MATT MCBEE & MATT HAYWOOD | 3.71 | 15.85 | $2,075.00 |
| TERRY WIKE | 5.42 | 15.56 | $1,175.00 |
| ROGER HOOVER & SCOTT HAMRICK | 4.28 | 15.02 | $200.00 |
| MIKE SEAWRIGHT & JASON EAKER | 2.90 | 12.96 | $100.00 |
| SHANE LEHEW & ALTON ROCKETT | 0.00 | 12.82 | $75.00 |
| MIKE KISER | 0.00 | 12.73 | |
| SHANE LINEBERGER & JASON GIBSON | 3.71 | 12.42 | |
| DANNY GIBSON | 3.18 | 11.62 | |
| HANK CHERRY & NORM LOWE | 0.00 | 11.57 | |
| NICK WILLIAMS & COREY STONE | 0.00 | 10.83 | |
| AARON JORDAN & ADAM LOCKLER | 3.03 | 10.80 | |
| ARIC DWYER & ROBBY ANDERSON | 2.62 | 10.29 | |
| DAHLEN LEONARD & CHRIS LEONARD | 0.00 | 10.15 | |
| TIM WARD & TITUS WARD | 3.13 | 9.83 | |
| DONALD POTEAT & ZACHARY SMITH | 2.76 | 9.78 | |
| STEVE ADDINGTON & SCOTT BEATTIE | 3.33 | 9.66 | |
| JASON PADGETT & BRAYDEN PADGETT | 0.00 | 9.64 | |
| CHARLIE SIPE & CHARLES SIPE | 0.00 | 9.44 | |
| MIKE GITTINGS & MIKE GITTINGS | 0.00 | 9.41 | |
| CHRIS MATHES & RILEY MATHES | 0.00 | 9.37 | |
| BEN ROBERTSON & LANDON WHICKER | 0.00 | 9.29 | |
| TRAYDUN FREEZE & CHAYD FREEZE | 3.08 | 9.23 | |
| JOSH PRESSLEY | 3.05 | 8.63 | |
| LARRY FLEEMAN | 0.00 | 8.56 | |
| WILL JOHNSON & RUSSELL MCLEAN | 0.00 | 7.34 | |
| JOHN HARRIS & DOUG GRAF | 0.00 | 6.14 | |
| KEITH INMAN & TAYLOR INMAN | 2.31 | 6.06 | |
| MIKE SPAH | 0.00 | 5.73 | |
| BRENT BUFFINGTON & COREY BUFFINGTON | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| NICK HAMPTON | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| DARREN MARLOW | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| BILL WEST & EVA ZDEPSKI | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| MATT LEWIS | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| BRIAN WHITWORTH & JASON GILFILLAN | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| ZACH PRINGLE & PHILIP MCCLUNG | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| TIM WADDELL | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| MARC MORRISON & RONEY LAMBERT | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| SPENCER TAYLOR | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| BRYAN LEFEVER | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| CHRISTIAN JOHNSON | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| ALFRED KIESLING & MIKE CROLSTER | 0.00 | 0.00 |
