CHARLOTTE – North Carolina ’ s Lake Norman will host Bass Pro Shops REDCREST IV March 8-12 , rewarding one of the Bass Pro Tour ’ s 40 best anglers with only the fourth-ever REDCREST trophy and a cool $ 300,000 payday .

Located less than 45 minutes due north of downtown Charlotte on I-77 , this 32,000-acre impoundment of the Catawba River is very well known in regional bass fishing circles , but it ’ s been several years since Norman has served as the playing field for a toplevel national bass tournament .

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CHARLOTTE – North Carolina ’ s Lake Norman will host Bass Pro Shops REDCREST IV March 8-12 , rewarding one of the Bass Pro Tour ’ s 40 best anglers with only the fourth-ever REDCREST trophy and a cool $ 300,000 payday .