The Piedmont Bass Classics Team Bass Spring Mini Trail final qualifier #5 was fished by 32 teams on a day 
with the water rising hard at Falls Lake.

It was unseasonably cool that morning but ended up being a nice and comfortable 70 degrees at weighin. The winds were very light that morning getting up to about 12mph in the afternoon. Water temps averaged 77 degrees. The bass showed signs of post spawn and even with the rising water bit pretty good. The water was up about 5 feet leaving some spawning fish in deeper water and the post spawn bass looking for food in the bushes and lower tree branches! Most of the fish were caught on creature jigs and senkos with others caught on spinnerbaits, chatterbaits and crankbaits in 1 to 6 feet of water.

Jay Garrard of Durham & Mark Herndon of Bahama caught 5 nice bass weighing a total of 23.90 lbs. taking 1st Place, 1st Place TWT and the Tow Boats US Member Bonus for a total of $1,157 in winnings.

2nd Place went to David Lynch & Daniel Everwine of Siler City, with 5 bass weighing 23.05 lbs., taking home a total of $436. Big fish for the day was caught by the team of Hal Abshire & Ethan Cox weighing in at 6.74 lbs and winning them $320 in prize money! Numerous bass over 6 lbs. were brought to the scales!

78 bass were weighed in for a total of 256 pounds. This averaged right at 3.28 lbs. a fish and they were nice and healthy looking. Fishing at Falls will only get better in the weeks to come!

I want to thank all the anglers that participated and all our sponsors that support these trails. Our next tournament will be the 2014 Boats Unlimited NC Team Tournament Bass Trail Final Qualifier #7, Saturday, May 31st at Jordan Lake out of Farrington Point Wildlife Ramp.

All the information on our tournaments can be found at http://piedmontbassclassics.com/

Now here are the full results:

1st Place: Jay Garrard & Mark Herndon of Durham & Bahama…5 bass…23.90 lbs…$750
2nd Place: David Lynch & Daniel Everwine of Siler City…5 bass…23.05 lbs…$436
3rd Place: Scottie Morris & Scott Anderson of Rougemont & Oxford…5 bass…20.30 lbs…$312
4th Place: Carl & Justin Johnson of Apex…5 bass…16.48 lbs…$228
5th Place: Keith Deal & Ricky Kenworth of Holly Springs & Cary…4 bass…16.46 lbs…$188
4th Place: Robyn Cook & Owen Penhollow of Raleigh & Durham…3 bass…15.60 lbs…$166

1st Place Big Fish: Hal Abshire & Ethan Cox of Cameron & West End…6.74 lbs…$320

1st Place TWT: 1st Place Team above: 23.90 lbs…$357
2nd Place TWT: 3rd Place Team above: 20.30 lbs…$153

Tow Boats US Award: Jay Garrard of Durham: $50
 
Contact Information:
Phil McCarson…Tournament Director—922 Valetta Rd.—Durham, NC 27712
Home: 919-471-1571 Cell: 919-971-5042
email: [email protected]