The Bassmaster Elite Series stop in northeastern North Carolina is a wrap.

A huge thanks to BASS photographer Siego Saito for the picture of this year’s winner.

Jason Christie made a tough confession.

And the Dry Creek, Okla., professional angler decided to unleash it all in front of the crowd at Elizabeth City’s Waterside Park.

“In the last three times my wife didn’t show up, I’ve won,” Christie jokingly said with a wry smile. “I’m going to have to figure out how to keep her at home next time.”

Without his wife in the crowd, Christie on Sunday captured the title at the Bassmaster Elite Series stop on the Pasquotank River and Albemarle Sound.

Holding the lead as the 10 finalists headed into the final round, Christie managed to finish with a four-day, 19-fish bag that weighed a combined 92 pounds, 7 ounces.

He – and the little lady – pocketed $100,000 and the Big Blue Trophy.

It was Christie’s second win of the year in the series and his 10th overall. The one-time Bassmaster Classic winner also has 10 other tour-level titles in his 15-year career.

But his wife isn’t the only one he owes the victory to.

“Mullins (Tennessee pro David Mullins) told me I should try this dock and it turned out to be the best dock I’ve ever fished in my life,” Christie said. “I wasn’t catching anything, so I went there early this morning and caught three.”

Christie admitted the event – held on the region’s tannin-colored, wind-tide waters – was one of his toughest. He said on the weigh-in stage that he only had five bites Saturday and five during the finale.

“This is the least expected trophy I’ve ever won,” he said. “A crazy, crazy week this week.”

Christie brought in 26 pounds on Sunday – including a 7-11 fish that was the day’s second largest – to edge runner-up Fisher Anaya of Alabama. Anaya’s big fish went 9-9 and his four-day total was 87-1.

The remaining top 10 – including their five-fish-a-day limit and total weight were:

Tennessee’s Hunter Shylock (20) 86-10; Missouri’s Cody Huff (20) 85-0;Georgia’s Drew Cook (20) 82-4; Arkansas’ Stetson Blaylock (19) 78-3; Texas’ Chris Zaldain (20) 77-9; Alabama’s Wesley Gore (30) 76-8; New York’s Dale Patrick (20) 71-15; and Missouri’s Tyler Williams (20) 67-5.

Last year’s Elizabeth City winner – Kyle Welcher of Alabama – finished inch 14 and didn’t make the top 10 cut needed to fish Sunday. Welcher broke BASS records – including margin of victory over second place – in last year’s event.