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SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE FISHING REPORT November 2015 DALE WILSON’S

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SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE FISHING REPORT November 2015 DALE WILSON’S

SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE FISHING REPORT
November 2015
DALE WILSON’S
SML GUIDE SERVICE
PHONE NO: 540-297-5650 / 540-874-4950
www.captaindalewilson.com

Picture: A friend with his first striper caught while fishing with Captain Dale last month.

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OVERVIEW: Fishing should be good this month! Water temperature will be in the 50’s to low 60’s. Best times will be early morning, late afternoon and overcast days. Fishing the past few weeks has been fair! All the rain has cooled the water and added oxygen making the fish become scattered. Many different patterns are working. This is a major transition time of the year. Please practice catch and release!!!

Largemouth Bass- Fishing for largemouth bass will improve this month. Best lures will be jigs, drop shot rigs, top water lures, spinner baits, Texas rigged plastic worms, crank baits and shaky heads. Most largemouth bass will be caught in coves and creeks, rock piles, brush, humps, stumps and docks. Best depths will be from the surface to 25 feet deep. Most largemouth bass will have moved to their fall patterns this month . Rocks, creeks and brush are key factors to finding bass this month. Stained water and shad movements will also be keys to catching bass this month.

Smallmouth Bass- Fishing should be good. Best areas will be humps and main channel points. Best lures will be crank baits, tubes, jigs and top water lures. Best areas will be in the mid to the lower sections of the lake. Most smallmouth bass will be suspended this month around schools of baitfish. Cloudy days with light winds are good times to try your luck! Light line and smaller lures will increase your chances to catch smallmouth bass.

Striped Bass– Fishing should be better this month. Stripers will be caught in the mid to upper sections of the lake and the large creeks. Best lures will be top water lures and Zoom flukes fished on 1/4 to 1/2 oz. lead heads. Casting to points early and late day, that have shad, can be productive. The best depths will be from the surface to 40 feet deep. Live bait fished on planner boards will work this month. Look for schools of stripers surfacing. Most fish will be suspended and will constantly be on the move. Find the largest concentration of shad.

Crappie- Fishing for crappie will be good this month. They will be found 5 to 15 ft. deep. Crappie will be suspended around docks, brush piles and fallen tree tops near creek channels. Small live minnows and 1½ to 2 inch tubes or shad shaped plastic lures fished on 1/32 to 1/6 oz. lead heads will work best to catch crappie this month.

TIP OF THE Month- You will need to try many different fishing patterns to consistently catch fish this month. Some species of fish will feed on crawfish as the water cools. Remember shad constantly move as the water temps fall. You can also hear reports about local fishing on the website: The Bass Cast Radio show. Make sure your running lights are on after dark! Make sure you wear your life jacket. You can never be too careful when boating! Remember to be courteous and obey all the boating laws. Take a kid fishing!

Oklahoma Man Wins Once-In-A-Lifetime Trip To Fish With Casey Ashley

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Oklahoma Man Wins Once-In-A-Lifetime Trip To Fish With Casey Ashley

Oct. 28, 2015

Oklahoma Man Wins Once-In-A-Lifetime Trip To Fish With Casey Ashley

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Getting the chance to meet the 2015 GEICO Bassmaster Classic winner, Casey Ashley, is a dream that became a reality for one lucky man.

James Thompson of Tahlequah, Okla., was the winner of the Fish with Casey Ashley Sweepstakes.

“I was very excited when I received the news notifying me that I had won,” Thompson said. “I hollered at my wife, Charlene, to come look — ‘you won’t believe this!’”

Fishing has been a passion of Thompson’s for many years, but due to physical limitations, he has not been able to enjoy the sport for quite some time. He said he entered this sweepstakes because he enters all B.A.S.S. Sweepstakes. After seeing many other people win, it was finally his time to shine.

Thompson will take a trip to a to-be-determined fishery in the U.S. with Ashley. The prize includes round-trip airfare for one, three nights/four days hotel accommodations, a rental car for the duration of the trip and $500 spending money.

In addition to a fishing trip with Ashley, Thompson won a Triton 179 TrX boat with Mercury 115 Pro XS motor and MotorGuide trolling motor.

His grand prize also included one Lowrance HDS-9 Gen 3 Insight with 83/200 kHz transducer; a Costa Del Mar prize pack including three pairs of sunglasses, a mesh hat and technical pro long-sleeve shirt; a Zebco Tour reel and 7-inch medium Smoke rod; a Simms ProDry Gore-Tex jacket; assorted fishing line from Hi-Seas; a Power-Pole Micro Anchor with spike; and assorted Zoom Bait gear.

Because of those physical limitations, Thompson’s son Terry is allowed to take his place during the fishing portion of the trip to meet Ashley.

“I am looking forward to meeting Casey in person and watching my son, Terry, and Casey begin their day of fishing together.”

Fans will have another chance to win an awesome prize very soon through the Bassmaster Shopping Spree Sweepstakes. One lucky winner will take home a $5,000 gift card from Bass Pro Shops.

The Bassmaster Shopping Spree Sweepstakes runs through Oct. 30, and the winner will be selected on Nov. 2, 2015.

Craig & Jimmy Blankenship win Smith Mountain Lake Bassmasters October 17,2015 Bass Restoration Project

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Craig & Jimmy Blankenship win Smith Mountain Lake Bassmasters October 17,2015 Bass Restoration Project

Smith Mountain Lake Bassmasters would like to thank the 23 teams that participated in our open tournament to support the bass restoration project at Smith Mountain Lake Saturday, October 17, 2015. The tournament was held from 7:00am to 3:30pm out of the Captain’s Quarters. Fishing was tough as only 3 limits (5 fish) were weighed. The team of Craig and Jimmy Blankenship took home the $1,000 first prize with a limit weighing 16.94 lbs. The following teams also placed:

2nd Place – Randy & Austin Hicks – 16.21 lbs.
3rd Place – Ryan Spicer / Jake Craft – 10.81 lbs.
4th Place – Richard Oakes / Lynn Tatum – 9.39 lbs.
Smith Mountain Lake Bassmasters meets every 3rd Wednesday night at 7:00pm at the Moneta Library.

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Kevin VanDam Wins Toyota Fan Favorite, Donates Prize To St. Jude

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Kevin VanDam Wins Toyota Fan Favorite, Donates Prize To St. Jude
Bassmaster Elite Series angler Kevin VanDam of Kalamazoo, Mich., earned the 2015 Toyota Fan Favorite award and was given $5,000 to donate to the charity of his choice. VanDam chose to donate his winnings to the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn.
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Oct. 27, 2015

Kevin VanDam Wins Toyota Fan Favorite, Donates Prize To St. Jude

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year Championship was an event filled with season standouts — the Top 50 pros in the 2015 Elite Series, the Rookie of the Year Brent Ehrler, the Angler of the Year Aaron Martens and the Toyota Fan Favorite Kevin VanDam.

“A huge highlight for me at the championship was getting voted fan favorite in a sweepstakes contest sponsored by Toyota,” said VanDam in his recent column on Bassmaster.com. “It’s extremely humbling and flattering, and I take the fans’ opinion of me very seriously. It’s not something I will ever take for granted.”

Each of the 50 Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year contenders were eligible to become the fan favorite, and fans could vote once a day for their preferred angler. Along with the fan favorite title, the angler with the most votes was given $5,000 to donate to his charity of choice.

“My wife Sherry and I decided to add $5,000 of our personal money and give it to the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis,” VanDam said. “I’ve taken Make-A-Wish cancer-afflicted kids fishing, and we have friends who have been afflicted with the disease.

“My good friend Mike Auten, former Bassmaster pro, has a son Ryan getting treatment at St. Jude. I’ve visited him there along with other children and seen the amazing things that the hospital does for families and the progress they’ve made in cancer research.”

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, located in Memphis, Tenn., is one of the world’s premier pediatric cancer research centers. Its mission is to advance cures, and means of prevention, for pediatric catastrophic diseases through research and treatment.

The 2015 Toyota Angler of the Year Fan Favorite Sweepstakes gave bass fishing fans an opportunity to cast a vote for their favorite angler and enter for a chance to win a Toyota Tundra.

“I was so excited when I learned I had won the sweepstakes that I couldn’t sleep at night,” said Jason Rawlings of Riverside, Calif., winner of the Toyota Tundra. “I’ve never won anything before, but now, I’ve won a truck!

“It will be nice to have something that will make loading up for outdoor excursions with my kids so much easier,” Rawlings said. “And, the charity component to this sweepstakes is also great because a lot of people will be helped by this sweepstakes.”

To read more about VanDam’s Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year Fan Favorite experience and his passion for the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, see his column at Bassmaster.com/blog/kvd-humbling-moments-aoy.

About St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
St. Jude is leading the way the world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. The mission of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is to advance cures, and means of prevention, for pediatric catastrophic diseases through research and treatment. Consistent with the vision of founder Danny Thomas, no child is denied treatment based on race, religion or a family’s ability to pay.

MCCAIG WINS WALMART BASS FISHING LEAGUE REGIONAL TOURNAMENT ON NEELY HENRY LAKE PRESENTED BY RANGER BOATS

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MCCAIG WINS WALMART BASS FISHING LEAGUE REGIONAL TOURNAMENT ON NEELY HENRY LAKE PRESENTED BY RANGER BOATS
Mark McCaig of Oxford, Alabama, won the Walmart Bass Fishing League (BFL) Regional on Neely Henry Lake with a three-day total of 15 bass weighing 45 pounds, 7 ounces. McCaig earned $20,000, a new Ranger Z518C boat with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard and a berth into the 2016 BFL All-American Championship for his win. (FLW)
MCCAIG WINS WALMART BASS FISHING LEAGUE REGIONAL TOURNAMENT ON NEELY HENRY LAKE PRESENTED BY RANGER BOATS
Kilgore wins co-angler title
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GADSDEN, Ala. (Oct. 26, 2015) – Mark McCaig of Oxford, Alabama, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 13 pounds even Saturday to win the Walmart Bass Fishing League (BFL) Regional on Neely Henry Lake presented by Ranger Boats with a three-day total of 15 bass weighing 45 pounds, 7 ounces. For his win, McCaig earned $20,000, a new Ranger Z518C boat with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard and a berth into the 2016 BFL All-American Championship.

“Qualifying for the All-American has been a goal of mine for quite a while,” said McCaig, who earned his first trip to the championship event after winning his second career event. “To win this event and do so is really special. I’m truly humbled right now.

“I pretty much junk-fished my way through the tournament in mid-lake areas between the Highway 77 bridge and Canoe Creek,” McCaig continued. “During the first two days of the tournament I’d see shallow cover like brush and grass and then check my electronics to make sure that there was deep water within 30 to 40 yards of it. Once I found those two together, I was able to trigger bites.”
McCaig said his primary bait throughout the event was an All-Terrain Tackle Skip-N’-Jig rigged with a green-pumpkin and orange-colored skirt and twin-tailed grub trailer. He said that he also used a white Z-Man ChatterBait and shad-colored Lucky Craft and Zoom WEC square-billed crankbaits to try and trigger fish off of the ends of the cover.
“After fishing the outer edges, I would move a little shallower and make long casts and pitches to any visible cover I could,” said McCaig.
On the final day of the event, McCaig said he returned to his mid-lake areas and used the Skip-N’-Jig near any grass, brush or docks that he had missed during the competition.
“Staying off of the cover was crucial to getting bites,” said McCaig. “My 13 Fishing rods and reels were also a key factor in my success. They helped me put the lure right where it needed to be without spooking the fish.”
The top six boaters that qualified for the 2016 BFL All-American were:
               1st:          Mark McCaig, Oxford, Ala., 15 bass, 45-7, $20,000 + Ranger Z518C w/ 200-horsepower outboard
               2nd:         Daniel Langton, Haubstadt, Ind., 15 bass, 40-9, $5,000
               3rd:          Drew Boggs, Lebanon, Tenn., 15 bass, 39-5, $4,000
               4th:          Landon Lomax, Owens Cross Roads, Ala., 15 bass, 38-4, $3,000
               5th:          Ronny Webb, Dyersburg, Tenn., 15 bass, 35-7, $2,000
               6th:          Kyle Dorsett, Odenville, Ala., 15 bass, 34-6, $1,800
Rounding out the top-10 boaters were:
               7th:          Freddy Palmer, Estill Springs, Tenn., 15 bass, 34-5, $1,600
               8th:          Tyler Kiker, Alexandria, Ala., 14 bass, 34-0, $1,400
               9th:          Wendell Grantham, Macon, Ga., 15 bass, 31-12, $1,200
               10th:        Adam Wagner, Cookeville, Tenn., 15 bass, 30-6, $1,000
Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.
Wayne Kilgore of Attalla, Alabama, won the co-angler division and a Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower outboard with a three-day total of 15 bass weighing 30 pounds, 14 ounces.
The top six co-angers that qualified for the 2016 BFL All-American were:
               1st:          Wayne Kilgore, Attalla, Ala., 15 bass, 30-14, Ranger Z518C w/ 200-horespower outboard
               2nd:         Steve Hall, Mableton, Ga., 14 bass, 29-11, $2,500
               3rd:          Mike Allen, Crystal Springs, Miss., 15 bass, 29-10, $2,000
               4th:          Ray Arning Jr., Walnut Hill, Ill., 14 bass, 26-6, $1,500
               5th:          Charles Knowles, Canton, Miss., 12 bass, 25-9, $1,000
               6th:          Charles Hardin, Evansville, Ind., 12 bass, 24-12, $900
Rounding out the top-10 co-anglers were:
               7th:          David Perron, Dayton, Tenn., 15 bass, 23-15, $800
               8th:          Justin Thomas, Braxton, Miss., 13 bass, 23-12, $700
               9th:          James Davis, Decatur, Tenn., 14 bass, 22-11, $600
               10th:        Michael Wilder, Macon, Ga., 13 bass, 22-4, $500
The BFL is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 120 tournaments throughout the season, five in each division. The top 50 boaters and co-anglers from each division qualify for a regional tournament and are competing to finish in the top six, which then qualifies them for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the Walmart BFL All-American. Top winners in the BFL can move up to the Rayovac FLW Series or even the Walmart FLW Tour.
For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the BFL on Facebook at Facebook.com/FLWFishing and on Twitter at Twitter.com/FLWFishing.

GOODWIN WINS WALMART BASS FISHING LEAGUE REGIONAL TOURNAMENT ON LAKE OF THE OZARKS PRESENTED BY MERCURY

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GOODWIN WINS WALMART BASS FISHING LEAGUE REGIONAL TOURNAMENT ON LAKE OF THE OZARKS PRESENTED BY MERCURY
Shonn Goodwin of Moore, Oklahoma, won the Walmart Bass Fishing League Regional on Lake of the Ozarks presented by Mercury with a three-day total of 14 bass weighing 43 pounds, 13 ounces. Goodwin earned $20,000, a new Ranger Z518C boat with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard and a berth into the 2016 BFL All-American Championship for his win. (FLW)
GOODWIN WINS WALMART BASS FISHING LEAGUE REGIONAL TOURNAMENT ON LAKE OF THE OZARKS PRESENTED BY MERCURY
Barnard wins co-angler title
OSAGE BEACH, Mo. (Oct. 26, 2015) – Shonn Goodwin of Moore, Oklahoma, weighed four bass totaling 8 pounds, 11 ounces Saturday to win the Walmart Bass Fishing League (BFL) Regional on Lake of the Ozarks presented by Mercury with a three-day total of 14 bass weighing 43 pounds, 13 ounces. For his win, Goodwin earned $20,000, a new Ranger Z518C boat with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard and a berth into the 2016 BFL All-American Championship.

Goodwin won the tournament by targeting main-lake points on the lower third of the lake. He said he caught his stringers each day using only two baits – a black buzzbait and a River2Sea Whopper Plopper.

“I never put the topwaters down,” said Goodwin, who was the 2007 BFL All-American Champion. “I wanted to imitate the large gizzard shad that were eating moss off of the rocks. The bass were trapping them between there and the bank for an easy meal.”
Goodwin said he targeted nearly 100 points each day and would sometimes go more than three hours without a bite.
“The water temperature is still a bit warm for this pattern to work well so I had to cover a lot of points to get five good bites,” said Goodwin. “I’d spend two to five minutes dissecting a point and then move on. The timing had to be right.”
Goodwin went on to say that sticking with this pattern for the entire duration of the tournament was crucial to his success.
“Once those bass commit to the shad, they stay up near the bank,” said Goodwin. “I was confident with my lures and love to move fast. The strategy ended up paying off.”
The top six boaters that qualified for the 2016 BFL All-American were:
               1st:          Shonn Goodwin, Moore, Okla., 14 bass, 43-13, $20,000 + Ranger Z518C w/ 200-horsepower outboard
               2nd:         Roger Fitzpatrick, Eldon, Mo., 12 bass, 41-13, $5,000
               3rd:          Leroy McDuffie, McLeansboro, Ill., 13 bass, 39-3, $4,000
               4th:          Derek Jenkel, Pinckneyville, Ill., 13 bass, 38-4, $3,000
               5th:          Chris McCall, Brookeland, Texas, 15 bass, 37-6, $2,000
               6th:          Andre Dickneite, Freeburg, Mo., 13 bass, 37-5, $1,800
Rounding out the top-10 boaters were:
               7th:          Josh Wray, Harrison, Ark., 15 bass, 34-4, $1,600
               8th:          Marcus Sykora, Osage Beach, Mo., 11 bass, 33-14, $1,400
               9th:          Jeremy Lawyer, Sarcoxie, Mo., 13 bass, 33-10, $1,200
               10th:        Shawn Gordon, Russellville, Ark., 14 bass, 30-2, $1,000
Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.
Bryan Barnard of Harrison, Arkansas, won the co-angler division and a Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower outboard with a three-day total of 10 bass weighing 22 pounds, 15 ounces.
The top six co-angers that qualified for the 2016 BFL All-American were:
               1st:          Bryan Barnard, Harrison, Ark., 10 bass, 22-15, Ranger Z518C w/ 200-horsepower outboard
               2nd:         Jamie Eynard, Holts Summit, Mo., 10 bass, 22-10, $2,500
               3rd:          Matt Duvall, Atkins, Ark., nine bass, 22-8, $2,000
               4th:          Steven Dowty, Claremore, Okla., nine bass, 22-5, $1,500
               5th:          Cody Glaze, Bald Knob, Ark., 11 bass, 21-5, $1,000
               6th:          Randy Pewthers, Pearland, Texas, eight bass, 20-10, $900
Rounding out the top-10 co-anglers were:
               7th:          Damon Duncan, Kansas, Okla., nine bass, 19-12, $800
               8th:          Scott Parsons, Bentonville, Ark., eight bass, 19-5, $700
               9th:          Beau Govreau, Cedar Hill, Mo., 12 bass, 17-9, $600
               10th:        Brian Somrek, Calvert City, Ky., seven bass, 15-2, $500
The BFL is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 120 tournaments throughout the season, five in each division. The top 50 boaters and co-anglers from each division qualify for a regional tournament and are competing to finish in the top six, which then qualifies them for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the Walmart BFL All-American. Top winners in the BFL can move up to the Rayovac FLW Series or even the Walmart FLW Tour.
For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the BFL on Facebook at Facebook.com/FLWFishing and on Twitter at Twitter.com/FLWFishing.

FLW ANNOUNCES 2016 WALMART BASS FISHING LEAGUE SCHEDULE, RULES

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FLW ANNOUNCES 2016 WALMART BASS FISHING LEAGUE SCHEDULE, RULES

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MINNEAPOLIS (Oct. 27, 2015) – FLW announced today the schedule, rules and payouts for the 2016 Walmart Bass Fishing League, which includes 128 tournaments in 24 divisions offering nearly $8 million in awards, including as much as $120,000 to the winning boater and $60,000 to the winning co-angler in the nationally-televised All-American, plus advancement to the Forrest Wood Cup for a shot at winning the biggest payday in bass fishing.

Among the key changes for 2016 are enhanced payouts for the no-entry-fee regional tournaments that double the second and third place awards to $10,000 for boaters and $5,000 for co-anglers finishing second and $5,000 for boaters and $2,500 for co-anglers finishing third. Top awards in each regional remain a Ranger Z518C and $20,000 for boaters and a Ranger Z518C for co-anglers. All regional championship payouts are guaranteed.

Entry fees have increased slightly from $220 to $230 per qualifier for boaters and from $110 to $115 per qualifier for co-anglers. Super Tournament entry fees increased from $330 to $345 for boaters and from $165 to $175 for co-anglers.

For the complete 2016 BFL schedule, visit FLWFishing.com.

The BFL is the nation’s largest and most popular weekend bass-fishing circuit. The top 50 boaters and co-anglers from each division receive priority entry into the 2017 Rayovac FLW Series while All-American champions may advance directly to the Walmart FLW Tour, the world’s top professional bass-fishing circuit.

Anglers can register for the 2016 season at FLWFishing.com or by calling 270.252.1000 on the dates listed below:

  • December 7, 2015 – Hoosier, Michigan, Music City and Volunteer
  • December 8, 2015 – Bulldog, Cowboy, Great Lakes, Illini and Mississippi
  • December 9, 2015 – Bama, Buckeye, Choo Choo, Gator and Mountain
  • December 10, 2015 – Arkie, LBL, North Carolina, Northeast and Okie
  • December 11, 2015 – Ozark, Piedmont, Savannah River, Shenandoah and South Carolina

 

For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow us on Facebook at Facebook.com/FLWFishing and on Twitter at Twitter.com/FLWFishing.

Jerry Marshburn & Rick Ohlson Win Cashion Fishing Rods ‘END OF YEAR’ TEAM TOURNAMENT BASS FISHING TRAIL’ Saturday October 24th, 2015

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Jerry Marshburn & Rick Ohlson Win Cashion Fishing Rods ‘END OF YEAR’ TEAM TOURNAMENT BASS FISHING TRAIL’ Saturday October 24th, 2015

CASHION FISHING RODS ‘END OF YEAR’ TEAM TOURNAMENT BASS FISHING
TRAIL QUALIFIER #8 RESULTS
Saturday October 24th, 2015 ~ Shearon Harris ~ Cross Point Landing Ramp

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The Cashion Fishing Rods ‘End of Year’ Team Tournament Bass Fishing Trail Final Qualifier #8 at Shearon  Harris was tough again for our 35 teams attending. The weather was great!! The winds ranged from 0 to 10, the  air temps ranged from 59 to 72 and the water level was about normal. Surface water temps averaged 64. Most  of the teams caught a few fish and only one team brought in a limit. Fish are not schooled up at this time and it makes it tough to catch ‘above slot’ fish. Typical Fall fishing !!!
Jerry Marshburn & Rick Ohlson (subbing for Marshburn’s regular partner Tim Parker) had the only limit  brought in, 5 bass weighing 17.26 lbs and it was enough to take 1st Place & 1st Place TWT for a total of
$1,407!  2nd Place team was Erik Ross & Les Walters with 4 bass weighing 12.04 lbs. netting them $532. The
3rd Place team of Mike Eggers & Randy Carr had only 2 bass weighing 9.93 lbs. but the fish won them $420!
The team of Todd Sumner & Mike Dinterman could only bring one fish to the scales and it was the big fish for
the day weighing 7.39 lbs. winning them 6th place and the Big Fish Award totalling $672 !!

Only 30 bass were brought to the scales for a total of 93 pounds averaging 3.07 lbs. each. Fish were caught at  all depths using anything from jigging spoons, plastic worm rigs to creature baits! Many more fish were caught
in the 3 to 5 lb. range but could not be weighed in due the the outdated (my opinion) slot limit imposed on Harris.

I want to thank Cashion Fishing Rods and all the anglers that participated. Our next tournament will be the  2015 Cashion Fishing Rods ‘End of Year’ Team Tournament Bass Fishing Trail Championship for qualified
teams only, Saturday November 7th at Kerr Lake of out Flemingtown Landing Wildlife Ramp. All the  information on our tournaments can be found http://piedmontbassclassics.com/
Now here are the full results:
1st Place: Jerry Marshburn & Rick Ohlson (sub) of Sanford & Garner…5 bass…17.26 lbs…$952
2nd Place: Erik Ross & Les Walters of Fayetteville…4 bass…12.04 lbs…$532
3rd Place: Mike Eggers & Randy Carr of Garner & Raleigh…2 bass…9.26 lbs…$420
4th Place: Seth Ellis & Kevin Woodall of Lillington & Angier…3 bass…8.98 lbs…$308
5th Place: Ken McNeill & Craig Leff (sub) of Raleigh & Cummings, GA…2 bass…8.89 lbs…$224
6th Place: Todd Sumner & Mike Dinterman of Southern Pines & Oxford…1 bass…7.39 lbs…$196
7th Place: Ricky Kenworthy & Ron Szaro (sub) of Cary…1 bass…6.64 lbs…$168
1st Place Big Fish: 6th Place Team above…7.39 lbs…$476
2nd Place Big Fish: 7th Place Team above…6.64 lbs…$204
1st Place TWT: 1st Place Team above: 17.26 lbs…$455
2nd Place TWT: 4th Place Team above: 8.98 lbs…$195
Contact Information:
Phil McCarson…Tournament Director—922 Valetta Rd.—Durham, NC 27712
Home: 919-471-1571 Cell: 919-971-5042
email: [email protected] website: http://piedmontbassclassics.com/

Funk & Jack win Castaway OPEN – Smith Mt. – October 24, 2015

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Funk & Jack win Castaway OPEN – Smith Mt. – October 24, 2015
Hey Everybody,
We had a good turn out this past Saturday, with 23 boats participating. It was a tough day with Funk/Jack finishing first with 16.26 lbs. Lucadamo/Grovsner finished second with 13.34 lbs and Burnette/Black took third with 11.80 lbs, Bever/Martin took big fish with a 4.22 lb large mouth. It was a nice day and we hope to have another great day when we have out William Campbell Band fundraiser tournament on November 7, 2015. It will be 7 to 4PM out of the state park at Smith Mt. Lake. Hope to see everybody there. Thanks.
Jimmy
Castaway OPEN – Smith Mt. – October 24, 2015
Funk/Jack                     – 16.26 lbs
Lucadamo/Grovsner    – 13.34 lbs
Burnnette/Black           – 11.80 lbs
Witmer/Kincanon        – 10.68 lbs
Fochtman/Fochtman    – 10.54 lbs
Bever/Martin                – 9.84 lbs     Big Fish – 4.22 lbs
Witt                              – 9.48 lbs
Blankenship                 – 9.12 lbs
Troyer                          – 6.54 lbs
Tyree                           – 5.86 lbs
Harris/Wood               – 3.32 lbs

Trevis & Danny Towe Win Bass Cast Fall Trail SML 10/25/15

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Trevis & Danny Towe Win Bass Cast Fall Trail SML 10/25/15

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1st Place Trevis & Danny Towe with five fish weighing 16.21lbs.

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2nd Place Tony Axt & Roger Dolin with five fish weighing 15.95lbs.

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3rd Place Bryant Copley & Steve Woodroof with five fish weighing 12.17lbs.

CLICK HERE TO SEE RESULTS

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If you see any errors in results or points please email me at [email protected] thank you to everyone that fish with the Bass Cast see you all November the 8th.

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