UINavigationController not pushing - objective-c

Question

I have two UITableViews embedded in a UINavigationController. The selection of a cell in the first table viewcontroller should trigger a push segue to the second. This segue is not being performed.
FirstTableVC
- (void)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView didSelectRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
// getting called as planned
if (indexPath.row == 0 && reload == YES) {
// working
[self pushedRefresh:self];
reload = NO;
return;
}
NSLog(#"past return"); // logged as planned
// NOT performing!
[self performSegueWithIdentifier:#"more" sender:[self.tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:indexPath]];
}
What I've done/noticed
SecondTblVC's viewDidLoad: method is not being called. However, if I use non-push segues, the VC is presented correctly.
I've tried using nil and self in the sender parameter for performSegueWithIdentifier: with the same results.
I've converted the second view controller into a vanilla UIViewController with the same results.
The "more" segue is correctly labeled and connected as push
There's no crash, just lack of segue.
I've deleted the entire UINavigationController setup in storyboard and replaced it with the same results.
I do not have a separate .h/.m for the UINavigationController
Table view delegates/data source links are working as planned.
There is a destinationViewController (learned from logging in performSegue method).
Please let me know if more code and screenshots would help.
Thank you.
Edit
Here's my cellForRowAtIndexPath implementation:
- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
static NSString *simpleTableIdentifier = #"ReuseCell";
UITableViewCell *cell = [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:simpleTableIdentifier];
cell.textLabel.text = [clubNames objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
cell.detailTextLabel.text = [times objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
if (cell == nil)
{
cell = [[UITableViewCell alloc] initWithStyle:UITableViewCellStyleSubtitle reuseIdentifier:simpleTableIdentifier];
}
[cell setAccessoryType:UITableViewCellAccessoryDisclosureIndicator];
return cell;
}

Answer 1

Try using table view controller instead of table view
In your storyboard, create a storyboard ID for each of the UITableViewControllers, i.e.: vc1 and vc2
In your vc1 function, lookup the storyboard ID for the second table view controller,
which is :
UITableViewController *vc2 = [self.storyboard
instantiateViewControllerWithIdentifier:#"vc2"];
[self.navigationController pushViewController:vc2 animated:YES];