| Piedmont Bass Classics & Team Crappie Results March 6, 2010...Shearon Harris Lake~Holleman's Crossing Wildlife Ramp Team Bass Division: Finally! The weather broke and the fishing got better! 10 out of the 27 teams present, weighed in 24 bass Saturday at Shearon Harris. Morning temperature was about 25 and we had to put rock salt on the ramp to melt the ice so the boats could get in and out! After that, however, the sun came out and the wind was pretty pleasant at about 7 mph. The temps got up to about 57 by the time the teams came back to the ramp at 3pm. All in all, a good fishing day for the 1st part of March, after the winter we have had! Water temps were reported up to 47.5 degrees. I cannot tell you what the winning fish were caught on because they will not tell me. However, I do know that all types of lures were thrown this day and most were caught in 8 to 10 feet of water! Tournament fishing will be getting hot now, and with the 'money winnings' involved, teams will be 'tight-lipped' about what they are using. For the first time, we had a tie for the 'big fish' award. Two teams each had a bass weighing 6.99 lbs. and they decided to split the $270 pot. I don't remember that happening before in one of my bass tournaments. We also had 8 teams get in the TWT (Tournament Within a Tournament). The TWT had a payback of 2 places, 1st-$260 and 2nd-$140, for a total of $400 in extra prize money. I want to thank all the anglers that participated. I really work hard to present you with a first class tournament and hope you will continue supporting the trail. I also want to thank Corey and Joe, from Castaway Fishing Supply in Smithfield, for furnishing the $250 gift certificate for the winning team. Please give Castaways a visit and support them because they support us! You can see their ad on my website. I also thank Lane Bullock & Barry Kleinfelter for helping me with the weigh-in. I could not have done it alone! Now...Here are the results: 1st Place..Ken Wall & Ben Cannon from Asheboro & Apex..4 fish..19.21 lbs..$865 & $250 Gift Certificate. 2nd Place..Jerry Marshburn & Rick Ohlson from Sanford..4 fish..16.42 lbs..$497 3rd Place..Russell Harrelson & Joseph Sugg from Fuquay Varina..4 fish..12.31 lbs..$345 4th Place..Mike & Chris Hinsen from Chadbourn..3 fish..7.39 lbs..$259 5th Place..Todd & Jeff Sumner from Southern Pines..2 fish..7.08 lbs..$194 Big Fish Award.. Tie! 1st Place Team & 2nd Place teams above: 6.99 lbs...$270 (They split the pot and got $135 each. TWT Winners..Total pot was $400.. 1st Place went to the 1st Place team above..$260 2nd Place went to the 3rd Place team above..$140 1st Place team of Wall & Cannon walked away with $1,510 in total cash & prizes! Way to go guys! NEXT TOURNAMENT: March 13th at Falls Lake out of Ledge Rock Wildlife Ramp with $250 in bonus prizes from Boats Unlimited in Durham. Team Crappie Division: 3 Teams participated and the team of Aaron & Chester Eubanks from Lillington had 2 crappie that weighed a total of .73 lbs. They won $135. NEXT TOURNAMENT: March 13th at Falls Lake out of Ledge Rock Wildlife Ramp. |
| 1st Place Team along with JoeLangley (middle) from Castaway Fishing Supply in Smithfield |
| 2nd Place |
| 3rd Place |
| 4th Place |
| 5th Place |
| 1st Place Team Crappie |
| Weigh-in time at Shearon Harris! |