| Piedmont Bass Classics & Team Crappie Results April 10th, 2010...Falls Lake~Ledge Rock Wildlife Ramp The bass are asleep at Falls! That's right! They are on the bed! Pretty soon, baby bass will be everywhere. Bass fishing was bad if you were trying to catch female lunkers, but there were enough males around to make things interesting. A few females were weighed in, full of eggs with not much signs of tail wear. So the bedding season has just started. 18 teams showed up with air temps at 38 degrees in the am and rising to about 68 at weighin. Only 22 keepers were weighed in for a total weight of a little over 72 pounds. Water temps were reported at up to 69 degrees. Bass are still in 1 to 4 feet of water. From what I heard, most of the fish bit on spinnerbaits, buzz baits, jigs and a few plastics. I want to thank our sponsors for this tournament...Carolina Game and Fish & Dual Supply in Hillsborough along with Crown Honda Southpoint in Durham for donating bonus prizes for the 1st place team. Carolina Game and Fish gave a $250 gift certificate and Crown Honda Southpoint kicked in $250 in cash for at bonus 1st place prize of $500 in value. Thanks so much for the sponsorship and support!! Next Tournament is April 17th at Jordan Lake out of Farrington Point wildlife ramp. Weather permitting, that should be a great tournament. Crown Honda at Southpoint in Durham is again donating $250 in cash, Castaway Fishing Supply in Smithfield is again donating a $250 gift certificate and Lonestar Steakhouse & Saloon in Durham is donating $250 in gift certificates, giving the 1st place team in that event a total $750 bonus!! Thanks so much for your sponsorship.....PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS! Now, here are the results: Team Bass Division 1st Place: Wilbert Thornton & Jimmy Holland of Fayetteville...2 bass...10.83 lbs...$700 2nd Place: Eric Christian & Jennifer Newby of Burlington...3 bass...10.34 lbs...$390 3rd Place: Dennis Hamlett & Ed Cooke of Durham and Chapel Hill...4 bass...8.93 lbs...$250 4th Place: Curtis Vaugh & Billy West of Rougemont and Hillsborough...3 bass...8.61 lbs...$100 Big Fish Award...1st Place Team above...6.96 lbs...$180 TWT 1st Place...3rd Place Team above...8.93 lbs...$130 TWT 2nd Place...Jay Garrard & Mark Herndon of Durham and Bahama...8.38 lbs...$70 1st Place Team of Thornton & Holland walked away with earnings and bonus prizes amounting to $1,380. Way to go guys! Good job! Team Crappie Division There were no entries for the Team Crappie Division. Next tournament, Jordan Lake April 17th. Thanks to all of you for supporting my trail. We've got the best anglers around. Don't forget that the 2nd in a series of 2010 Henry's Kids Project Youth Fishing Tournament sponsored by DEEP CREEK LURES will be held at Jordan on the 17th of April. Call me or go to the piedmontbassclassics.com website for more information. The information is posted under the Henry's Kids Project Youth Fishing Tournament link on the website. I hope to see all of you April 17th at Jordan! Tight Lines...Phil |
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| 1st Place & Big Fish |
| 2nd Place |
| 3rd Place & 1st Place TWT |
| 4th Place |
| 2nd Place TWT |
| Another nice bag! |
| Eric Christian & Jennifer Newby land a nice 2 1/2 pounder on a spinnerbait! |