Cody Shuffer & Chuck Ward Win Piedmont Bass Classics 115 Team Bass Shootout Results..Jordan Lake..May 6th

Well, the weatherman kinda missed it for the morning checkin and blastoff for our fishing boats with 11 horsepower or less, but the day ended nicely! 20 teams fought the early cold wind and rain and around 10am it got better even though the wind still blew steady at about 10 mph. Jordan had been drawn down to about 220, so it was a little high but good for fishing this time of year. Surface temps ranged from

68 to 73 and air temps topped out at about 69. A right nice day all in all. Cody Shuffler (on left) & Chuck Ward took top honors with 5 bass weighing 17.86 lbs. The also won the
Tournament Within A Tournament (TWT) and caught the big bass for the day (6.43 lbs.) for a winning total of
$1,210 !!

1st..Shuffler on left…

Second Place went to Josh Hooks and T.J. Smith. They caught 5 bass weighing 16.23 lbs. and got $430 for their
work! Jesse Wise, fishing alone, took 3rd place with 15.38 lbs. and took home $275 in cash. 4th Place was won
by Manny Lenau, also fishing alone, with 5 at 14.72 lbs. and he won $175.

52 fish were weighed in for a total of 156 pounds for an average of 3.00 lbs. each. Most of the fish were caught
flipping worm rigs or Creature Bait Jig Combos or casting chatterbaits and swimbaits in anywhere from 2 to 10
feet of water in cove pockets around cover. It was tough fishing due to the weather situation, dropping water
and plenty of regular food for the bass due to the shad spawn. Some bass are still on the bed, so it’s still tough
fishing right now.

I want to thank all the anglers that participated and all our sponsors that support this trail. Our next tournament
is Saturday May 13th,  the Piedmont Bass Classics $10,000 Spring Team Bass Trail Qualifier #5,  at Falls Lake
out of Ledge Rock Wildlife Ramp. Following that will be the Piedmont Bass Classics $10,000 Spring Team Bass
Trail Qualifier #6, Saturday May 20th also at Falls Lake. All the info can be found at this link:
http://piedmontbassclassics.com/2017PBC10KSpringTrailMainPage.html
Information on all of our tournaments can be found http://piedmontbassclassics.com/

Now here are the full results:

1st Place: ……Cody Shuffer & Chuck Ward of Apex & Raleigh..5 bass…17.86 lbs…$720
2nd Place: ……Josh Hooks & T.J. Smith of Apex & Fayetteville..5 bass…16.23 lbs…$430
3rd Place: ……Jesse Wise of Ervin…5 bass…15.38 lbs…$275
4th Place: ……Manny Lenau of Vass...5 bass…14.72 lbs…$175

1st Place Big Fish..1st Place Team above…6.43 lbs…$190

1st Place TWT..1st Place Team above…17.86 lbs…$300