1st Place Team (Chad Emory on Left..Father, Tim, on right.)
Bobby Matthews with big fish of 9.30lbs!
Finally got a beautiful Saturday for the Boats Unlimited NC Team Tournament Bass Trail qualifier #4 at
Falls Lake. 89 teams enjoyed the beautiful weather, a fair day of catching bass and the best BBQ meal ever,
compliments of Andy Barnhart, owner of The Prop Doc in Zebulon!
It was about 60 degrees that morning with
very little wind and around 79 that afternoon with 10 mph winds. Water temps ranged from 61 to 64 depending
on the area fished. Actually a great day for fishing but maybe bass bedding & the weak cold front coming thru
put a halt to a good bite!
The Father/Son duo of Tim & Chad Emory, flipped their way to the winners circle catching 5 bass weighing
26.83 lbs. The Emory team won $1,470 for 1st, TWT 1st place of $1,400 and the Boats Unlimited NC 1st Place
Bonus of $750 for a grand total of $3,620.
Another Father/Son team of Randy & Josh Brown took 2nd with 5 bass weighing 22.90 lbs winning $860. Big
fish for the day was a nice 9.30 pounder caught by the 5th place team of Bobby & David Matthews worth
$1,232 bringing their total winnings to $1,752.
Only 161 fish were weighed in for a total of 527 pounds for an average of a little over 3 lbs. each. We had
numerous fish over 5 lbs. and all the fish looked very healthy. Hot baits for the day were flipping jigs, c-rigs,
shakey heads, spinnerbaits and jerk baits.
I want to thank all the anglers that participated and all our sponsors that support this trail. The next Boats Unlimited NC Team Tournament Bass Trail tournament will be at Kerr Lake on April 26th,
out of Flemingtown Landing Wildlife Ramp.
All the information on our tournaments can be found at http://piedmontbassclassics.
Now here are the full results:
1st Place: Tim & Chad Emory of Creedmoor & Durham…5 bass…26.83 lbs…$1,470
2nd Place: Randy & Josh Brown of Seven Springs & LaGrange…5 bass…22.90 lbs…$860
3rd Place: Jim Nichols & Jeremy Martin of Chapel Hill & Rougemont…5 bass…21.26 lbs…$680
4th Place: Jay Garrard & Mark Herndon of Durham & Bahama…5 bass…21.19 lbs…$600
5th Place: Bobby & David Matthews of Durham…5 bass…20.22 lbs…$520
6th Place: Kevin Woodall & William Tobias of Angier…5 bass…17.27 lbs…$465
7th Place: Roger Clary & Justin Rhew of Butner & Durham…5 bass…17.22 lbs…$395
8th Place: Jared Thaxton of Creedmoor…5 bass…16.73 lbs…$320
9th Place: Tim Goad & Mark Williams of Pittsboro & Wilmington…5 bass…15.68 lbs…$285
10th Place: Chris & H.T. Eakins of Selma & Angier…4 bass…15.01 lbs…$250
11th Place: Hooks & Fajardo of Apex & Fuquay Varina…5 bass…13.81 lbs…$215
12th Place: Lonnie Renfro & Luke Smith of Franklinton…4 bass…13.65 lbs…$215
13th Place: Alan Parker & Brandon McLeod of Linden & Spring Lake…4 bass…12.06 lbs…$215
14th Place: Tie: Michael & Steve Hatley of Pittsboro & Chapel Hill…5 bass…11.55 lbs…$140
14th Place: Tie: Bud Whitt & Spencer Moody of Staley & Siler City…4 bass…11.55 lbs…$140
16th Place: Howard & Justin Bohannon of Durham…3 bass…11.11 lbs…$140
17th Place: Bill Recher & Roger McLamb of Henderson & Stem…4 bass…10.97 lbs…$110
18th Place: James Williams & Jerek Fowler of Raeford & Aberdeen…5 bass…10.85 lbs…$100
1st Place Big Fish..5th Place Team above…9.30 lbs…$1,232
2nd Place Big Fish..Johnny Wilder & Mike Harris of Butner & Oxford…7.74 lbs…$528
1st Place TWT..1st Place Team above…26.83 lbs…$1,400
2nd Place TWT..4th Place Team above: 21.19 lbs…$600
Boats Unlimited Skeeter Boat Owner Bonus: Phillip Johnson of Durham…$250
Tow Boats US Award: Jay Garrard of Durham: $50
Boats Unlimited 1st Place Bonus: 1st Place Team Above…$750
Phil McCarson…Tournament Director—922 Valetta Rd.—Durham, NC 27712
Home: 919-471-1571 Cell: 919-971-5042
email: philsflags@msn.com website: www.piedmontbassclassics.com
