Our final event of 2024 will take place on October 25-26 on Kerr Lake where our winners will take home a top 1st place prize of $20,000! This event is a 2-day tournament that will take place on Friday and Saturday. All anglers will need to read these pre-tournament notes so they understand off-limits rules for this event.

PLEASE NOTE: ONLY ELIGIBLE ANGLERS ARE ALLOWED TO COMPETE IN THIS EVENT. YOU MUST HAVE COMPETED IN 4 REGULAR SEASON TOURNAMENTS TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS TOURNAMENT.

If you have questions about your eligibility please contact us.

Tournament Information

Location: Kerr Lake
City: Henderson, NC
Launch Ramp: Flemingtown Boat Ramp
Fish Limit: 5 fish, all fish must be 14 inches or greater.

Tournament Registration Deadline

All entry fee payments must be made online! The deadline for tournament entry is Wednesday, October 23 at noon. No entry fee payments are accepted in person on the morning of the tournament.

Off Limits – Please Read

The Collins Bass for Cash has official off-limits days for each of our events. For this tournament, the off-limits period will be from 1 hour after official sundown on Sunday, October 20 until 1 hour before sunrise on Thursday, October 24. During this off-limits period, you may not be on tournament waters for any reason. Anglers must be off the water on Thursday 1 hour after official sunset.

• The official sunset time on Sunday, October 20 is 6:30 pm
• The official sunrise time on Thursday, October 24 is 7:29 am.

Tournament Times

Our crew will be on-site at 5:30 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. Blast off will begin at safelight. We always blast our anglers off as early as possible to maximize fishing time. We anticipate blasting off for this event at approximately 7:20 am.

Onsite Angler Check-in: 5:30 am
Blast Off: Safe Light – Approximately 7:20 am
Weigh-in: 3:30 pm
Early Weigh-in: All anglers may begin weighing in at 1:30 pm if needed.

Tournament Blast Off

PLEASE READ – After you launch your boat, please clear the ramp and stage in the no-wake zone in front of the boat ramp.  Live well checks will be performed before blast-off as you launch your vessel. Life jackets and kill switches are required. After your boat number is called, idle out of the no wake zone before you get on plane to begin your day. Finally, be courteous at the boat ramp, dim your lights when launching your boat, and be safe.

Boat Numbers and Flights

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 3:30 and every proceeding flight after that is due back in 10 minutes later. Boat numbers are visible on the homepage of this website.

Fees and Costs

All fees and costs for this event MUST BE PAID ONLINE. No entry fee payments will be accepted in person during the event (No exceptions).

The deadline to enter this tournament is Wednesday, October 23 at noon. No entry fees will be accepted after this time.

Entry Fee: $160-$180 (with big fish side pot) – Purchase Online

Truck/Trailer Parking

Anglers may park in the parking lot at the ramp. If the parking lot fills up, you may park on the side of the road that enters the launch ramp.

Payouts, Incentives, & Contingency Prizes

The Top Prize for this event is $20,000! Additional prizes will be announced before blast off.

Our big fish sidepot will pay 2 places (1st big fish and second big fish). Anglers must sign up for the big fish option to be eligible to win.

Our events in 2024 will be officially sanctioned events for the following contingencies:

Ranger Cup
Triton Gold
Nitro Tournament Rewards
Caymas Cash
Skeeter Reel Money
Phoenix First Flight
Vexus RevRewards

View Angler Incentives

Polygraphs

All anglers are subject to a Polygraph test.

Live Leaderboard & Live Streaming

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 Facebook/Instagram accounts 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 Collins Bass for Cash. 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.