Santa already making deliveries in NC!! Be on the look out. At first couldn’t tell if I was getting presents or getting robbed.

Merry Christmas Gang!

Just wanted to give you all something for your fridge to stand out next to all of your other basic greeting cards from the rest of your family and friends!

Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays SUF Family!

Currently on the phone with DNR to report a new species. This explains all the popped floats and paddle boards reported by local lake residents.

Don’t sleep on merthiolate in the fall/winter.

2024 was a good Year on the water. 8 Tourneys later I was fortunate enough to earn AOY in our local Club. It’s not easy fishing against local legends, but it feels good to beat them on ocassion.

The wifey isn’t too happy with the 🏆 being on the Mantle.

Cheers to everyone elder’s accomplishments.

If you live in NC we kick off the new season in January. We would love to have you as a boater or CO.

Boater Application:

I would also like to be considered for the opportunity to represent SUF School with a 2025 BFL Sponsorship. I am not in need of the financial part. I am more in need of mentoring and coaching that would potentially be available. I also love to mentor and teach when possible and find the most joy in taking others out fishing who don’t get to do so often.

If not selected I still plan to recruit new members and rep SUF to the fullest in all of the events. Just let me know what you need from me and I’m down to help. So maybe can I get at least 1/2 scholarship? (Sponsorship)

Good luck to everyone Boaters and COs in 2025. I’m not that eloquent with words and there are some much better applications here already

Accolades:
2024 ACBM Angler of Year (Boater)
2023 BFL CO-Angler Regional qualifier (Top 45)
2022-ABA North Carolina Co-Angler of the year.

Brian Barde

As Promised here is the first fish on the Workhorse today. Caught four in total from the back of my buddy’s boat. Rod looks & feels great, (Even though gloves were a must all day.) Could feel the bites well and the bottom. Can’t complain when your first fish on a new rod is 2lbs and some change.

Thanks again sir for building it! Will get another when I have another one break. Send thanks again to your wife again in the shipping department.

Brian Barde Thank you sir! Stay tuned for first catch hopefully on Monday. #Workhorse

NC & SUF Fam,

I made our clubs annual open house flyer last night and wanted to share here. If you live in or around the piedmont triad feel free to stop by for our open house or find us on FB. New Boaters and Co-Anglers are welcome.

Our Pro-Am style tournaments run Jan-June.
Our open Team series will start in fall.

Regardless if you are from N.C. or not. Look into your local clubs, and get on the water as much as you can in 2025.

Squad,

We had our club meeting last night and Locked in our 2025 schedule. Our PRO am style tornaments kicks back off in January. If any of you live in NC and it’s not to far for you, we always welcome new members. (Boaters & COs)

Membership 40$ - (Helps buy our shirts & Special Event cost/Trophies)
Annual Big Fish -$25 Optional (Biggest Fish of year)
Each Tounament 30$ Entry, 10$ Optional Big Fish
If you are interested or have questions just comment below.

These do not overlap any of the NC Region BFLs. And you can get some practice in on Norman for The BFLs and the SUF classic.

Also if you’ve never fished on Jordan it’s full of 🐖s

Regardless hope to see you all on the water somewhere soon.

Jan18 Belews Creek
Feb15 Lake Norman
Mar15 Falls Lake
Apr19 Jordan
May17 Badin
Jun21 Kerr (Biggs Island)

Hope you all had a Happy Thanksgiving! I spent it back home in South Carolina fishing one of my favorite ponds in Bamberg County loaded with cypress trees and grass. Was rewarded with a few on a chattebait and also put one of my daughters on one…. she was locked in….❤️….

Is anyone else having issues with the live?