"I am pleased with how I did," Bradley said. "I finished only a couple pounds out of the money so that was exciting. I moved up eight places and qualified for the regional championship. I'm looking forward to my first time fishing, let alone even seeing in person, one of the Great Lakes."

Carr finished 15th in Division 21 with 1,319 points after a 38th-place finish on the Potomac. He caught 19.14 pounds of fish in the two-day event. This marks the Carr's fifth consecutive time that Carr has qualified for the regional event.

"Even though you're sitting pretty good in the points, the No. 1 goal is to catch enough fish to get in the regional," Carr said. "We did that."

Conditions on the Potomac were difficult as the river has been inundated with rain from recent tropical storms and their remnants. Bradley caught 10.91 pounds on Saturday's first day, then followed with 8.84 pounds Sunday. She reached her five-fish limit both days.