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Major fishing tournament coming to the triangle region
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Major fishing tournament coming to the triangle region

CARY, N.C. (BVM) — The triangle region of North Carolina has been getting some love lately, as the NCAA announced it would be hosting the men’s and women’s soccer championships there, and now Major League Fishing has announced that it’ll be hosting a tournament amongst its lakes as well.

From April 9-14, the second-annual General Tire Heavy Hitters tournament presented by Bass Pro Shops will be taking place on nearby Falls Lake and Jordan Lake. More than $535,000 will be up for grabs, with first place netting $100,000.

Part of that prize money will be available by winning different challenges throughout the course of the event. During the qualifying, knockout and championship rounds, the biggest bass recorded will earn $25,000, $50,000 and $100,000, respectively. 

The event was actually held in North Carolina in 2019, but it’ll look different than it did two years ago. When the event was in Raleigh a couple years back, anglers went back and forth between two lakes all five days leading up to the championship round. This time, however, the fishermen will be put into different groups. One group will focus its efforts on Falls Lake, while the other will fish on Jordan Lake. 

The benefit is that fishers will be able to identify fish patterns on the lake that they will be fishing on when it counts. With 40 fishermen competing in the event, each group will be assigned 20 people. 

As part of the tournament, there’ll also be an eco-friendly component included. On Lake MackIntosh, there’ll be a habitat restoration project taking place. With help from the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, Major League Fishing and five local high school anglers will construct MossBack habitats and drop them into the lake at various locations to promote bass growth throughout the lake.