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PIEDMONT BASS CLASSICS TEAM BASS SPRING MINI TRAIL QUALIFIER #3 RESULTS
PIEDMONT BASS CLASSICS TEAM BASS SPRING MINI TRAIL QUALIFIER #3 RESULTS
Saturday March 22nd, 2014 ~ Mayo Reservoir ~ Triple Springs Wildlife Ramp
1st Place: Steve Upchurch & Jeff Hodges
The Piedmont Bass Classics Team Bass Spring Mini Trail qualifier #3 results showed that Mayo Reservoir is still a good producing lake even with the cold water conditions. 26 teams vied for the 1st place money on a right pretty day for fishing.
It was a little chilly that morning at 44 degrees but ended up being a nice and comfortable 70 degrees at weighin. The forecast was for 7 mph winds but it ended up being a pretty steady 15 gusting to 20 at times. Water temps averaged 50 degrees. The prespawn bass seemed to be in fairly shallow 3-6 foot stained water mostly near the points. Most of the fish were caught on Rat-L-Traps and crankbaits.
Jeff Hodges & Steve Upchurch caught 5 healthy bass weighing a total of 17.51 lbs. taking 1st Place. They also won 1st Place TWT for a total of $1,011 in winnings. 2nd Place went to Randy Fisher & Donnie Lowe with 5 bass weighing 15.83 lbs. They also won the Big Fish award (5.62 lbs.) and took home a total of $649. Tim Goss
won the Tow Boats US bonus of $50.
75 bass were weighed in for a total of 217 pounds. This averaged right at 3 lbs. a fish and they were nice and healthy looking. Mayo is a good small lake fishery!
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 Team Tournament Bass Trail Qualifier #3, Saturday, Mar. 29th at
Shearon Harris out of Cross Point Landing Wildlife Ramp. Coming up Saturday April 5th will be the Tobacco
Bass Invitational at Kerr Lake out of Flemingtown Landing Wildlife Ramp.
All the information on our tournaments can be found at www.piedmontbassclassics.com
Now here are the full results:
1st Place: Steve Upchurch & Jeff Hodges of Raleigh & Pittsboro…5 bass…17.51 lbs…$675
2nd Place: Randy Fisher & Donnie Lowe of Hillsborough & Mebane…5 bass…15.83 lbs…$389
3rd Place: Keith Deal & Ricky Kenworth of Holly Springs & Cary…5 bass…15.43 lbs…$270
4th Place: Lynn Fox & Wesly Ross of Gibsonville & Reidsville…5 bass…15.03 lbs…$203
5th Place: Rodney Bowen & Barney Compton of Timberlake & Leasburg…5 bass…14.93 lbs…$153
1st Place Big Fish: 2nd Place Team above…5.62 lbs…$260
1st Place TWT: 1st Place Team above: 17.51 lbs…$336
2nd Place TWT: 3rd Place Team above: 15.43 lbs…$144
Tow Boats US Award: Tim Goss of Franklinton: $50
Contact Information:
Phil McCarson…Tournament Director—922 Valetta Rd.—Durham, NC 27712
Home: 919-471-1571 Cell: 919-971-5042
email: [email protected] website: www.piedmontbassclassics.com
Dove Signs Trucking Companies as Sponsors by: Jason Sealock
Bassmaster Elite Series and Major League Select angler Kurt Dove signed Mesilla Valley Transportation and Border International Semi Truck Dealership as new associate sponsors for his 2014 fishing season.
Lake Anna Elite Series – March 22, 2014 – Results
1st Place & Big Fish
Preston Cox & George Decatur
5 Fish – 19.34 lbs / BF – 6.25 lbs
2nd Place
Tom Hicks & Keith Lupo
5 Fish – 17.10 lbs
3rd Place
Jeff Parrish & Brian Green
5 Fish – 15.86 lbs
4th Place
Brad Hurdle & Hank Dawson
5 Fish – 14.32 lbs
5th Place
Taylor McCann & Charlie Bowles
5 Fish – 14.31 lbs
6th Place
Scott Connors & Steve Rose
4 Fish – 13.79 lbs
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Final Results listed Below
Place Team Name Weight (lbs)
1 / BF Preston Cox / George Decatur 19.34 / BF – 6.25
2 Keith Lupo / Tom Hicks 17.10
3 Jeff Parrish / Brian Green 15.86
4 Brad Hurdle / Hank Dawson 14.32
5 Charlie Bowles / Taylor McCann 14.31
6 Scott Connors / Steve Rose 13.79
7 Rahim Rahimi / Eric Johnson 13.45
8 Guy Davis / Mark McGhee 13.00
9 John Dellinger / Todd Langford 12.82
10 Kris Grice / Eric Hobby 10.65
11 Trey Perrin / Alvin Carroll 7.82
12 John Doyle / Eugene Carter 7.66
13 Will Vickery 7.62
14 Ben Kendrick / Stan Cobb 6.83
15 Robert Taylor / Hunter Taylor 6.47
16 Gene Hord / Scott Aikens 5.90
17 Mark Finley / Bob Powell 4.56
18 Tommy Bailey / Jeff Bailey 2.49
19 Mark Kelly –
19 Wilson Bradley / David Chisholm –
19 Mike Wood –
19 Dave Everly / Charles Shuck –
19 Jeff St Dennis / Shane Norton –
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Route 66 – Bass Style by Fishidy
When thinking about Route 66, a highway that travels across America, people see a road that allows people to travel from one side of the country to the other. Along the way there are many towns to stop to see sights, enjoy food, and relax. This is what comes to mind when trying to understand the moving habits of big female bass making the transition from pre spawn to spawn then to post spawn.
Bass spend their winters mainly in deep water, and then as the spring approaches and the water warms up they will work their way slowly into shallower areas to spawn. Then after a few days they will then leave the bed and slowly work their way back into deeper water. Finding bass from pre spawn to post spawn is all about finding what road these bass will take to and from their spawning flats.
When looking for this road you have to consider two things. First, bass will look for routes where deep water meets the shallower areas the quickest, whether the difference in depth is 10 inches or 5 feet. Second, the areas that will have structure that connect deep to shallow. Structure can vary from heavy weeds, rock or wood.
The map below shows an example of an area on Lake St. Clair where the water depth starting around 13 feet connects to a shallow spawning area of 2 feet. This area is connected by different areas of heavy weeds.
Carolina Anglers Team Trail LLC Old North Kerr March 22, 2014 – Results
Howard and Thomas Bohonnon took 1st Place
Click Here To See Full Results
Remember guys you have to enter 3 Old North Qualifiers as a team to be eligible to enter the Old North Final May 24th at Kerr…and by only entering 1 NC CATT event you will be eligible to enter the 2014 CATT NC Championship on Kerr June 21. Last year we had 115 teams enter the Kerr event so make plans to come out. 1st Place last year at Kerr took home over $13,500.00!
Also the Gaston/Kerr CATT Trail kicks off this coming Saturday March 29 at Eaton Ferry! If you paid a 2014 Spring Old North membership you’re covered if you want to venture up to Gaston. Since Gaston is new this year we require you to only fish 2 Gaston/Kerr Qualifiers to be eligible to enter the Gaston/Kerr Final in July on Lake Gaston.
Howard and Thomas Bohonnon took 1st Place at Kerr this past Saturday with a fat bag of bass weighing up at 20.15 lbs! Kick in the 1st BONUS $ and they took home a total of $1,988.00!
Alan Darden and Chip Canady finished 2nd with another good limit weighing 18.61 lbs. They weighed in the 1st BF at 6.51 lbs. Add in the 2nd BONUS $ and they took home $1,183.00.
Dan Jackson and Jon Yager were 3rd with 5 bass weighing 17.11 lbs and received $400.00.
Bubba Haywood and Steve Goodman claimed 4th with 5 bass weighing 16.61 lbs. They weighed a 5.81 lb bass good enough for 2nd BF and took home $374.00.
Eric Schell and Steve Vann weighed in a limit at 16.45 lbs and collected $200.00 for 5th.
6th and the last money paying place went to Mark Winn and Mike Nichols with 5 bass weighing 15.85 lbs. They collected $145.00.
Next up on the Old North schedule is April 5th at Falls blasting out of Ledgerock.
Brett Collins
Carolina Anglers Team Trail LLC
Carolina Anglers Team Trail LLC Old North Kerr March 22, 2014 – Results
Howard and Thomas Bohonnon took 1st Place
Click Here To See Full Results
Remember guys you have to enter 3 Old North Qualifiers as a team to be eligible to enter the Old North Final May 24th at Kerr…and by only entering 1 NC CATT event you will be eligible to enter the 2014 CATT NC Championship on Kerr June 21. Last year we had 115 teams enter the Kerr event so make plans to come out. 1st Place last year at Kerr took home over $13,500.00!
Also the Gaston/Kerr CATT Trail kicks off this coming Saturday March 29 at Eaton Ferry! If you paid a 2014 Spring Old North membership you’re covered if you want to venture up to Gaston. Since Gaston is new this year we require you to only fish 2 Gaston/Kerr Qualifiers to be eligible to enter the Gaston/Kerr Final in July on Lake Gaston.
Howard and Thomas Bohonnon took 1st Place at Kerr this past Saturday with a fat bag of bass weighing up at 20.15 lbs! Kick in the 1st BONUS $ and they took home a total of $1,988.00!
Alan Darden and Chip Canady finished 2nd with another good limit weighing 18.61 lbs. They weighed in the 1st BF at 6.51 lbs. Add in the 2nd BONUS $ and they took home $1,183.00.
Dan Jackson and Jon Yager were 3rd with 5 bass weighing 17.11 lbs and received $400.00.
Bubba Haywood and Steve Goodman claimed 4th with 5 bass weighing 16.61 lbs. They weighed a 5.81 lb bass good enough for 2nd BF and took home $374.00.
Eric Schell and Steve Vann weighed in a limit at 16.45 lbs and collected $200.00 for 5th.
6th and the last money paying place went to Mark Winn and Mike Nichols with 5 bass weighing 15.85 lbs. They collected $145.00.
Next up on the Old North schedule is April 5th at Falls blasting out of Ledgerock.
Brett Collins
Carolina Anglers Team Trail LLC
FLW Launches New Website, New Tagline by: admin
FLW Launches New Website, New Tagline
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Colley Wins ABT on Pickwick Fishing Alone by: Jason Sealock
Kris Colley didn’t want fish by himself, but when his regular tournament partner Adam Bain couldn’t make the trip to Florence, he decided to go it alone at the Alabama Bass Trail tournament on Pickwick Lake and landed 25.11 pounds of bass to win the $10,000 first place prize of which he said he was going to split with his absent partner.
“We’re a team,” Colley said. “Adam wanted to be here, but he has had a prior engagement for 3 months. He wanted to come fish half of the day but the rules wouldn’t allow it.
Colley caught his bass flipping a green pumpkin LC’s jig around wood on mud banks within a mile of the takeoff site at McFarland Park. His limit was anchored by a 6.59-pound bass.