Submitted by Speedshad10882 (ip 66.57.229.26)

Date Fished: 4/17/2010
Water Temperature: 72
Water Clarity: 2-3 feet

Piedmont Bass Classics & Team Crappie Results April 17th, 2010...Jordan Lake~Farrington Point Wildlife Ramp

Jordan Lake is starting to come back to life! Bass seem to be in the 'post-spawn' period and more quality bass are being caught. 24 teams showed up and the results were close! Most of the fish were caught in 1 to 4 feet of water around grass beds and any structure found, such as twigs, stumps and rocks. Any little thing that a bass could use for ambush purposes. Air temps ranged from 59 in the am to a pleasant 78 in the pm. Winds were light and water temps ranged from 67 to 72 degrees. Most fish were caught on jigs, plastics and spinnerbaits. 36 fish were weigh in for a total weight of 129 pounds. I really want to thank Lonestar Steakhouse & Saloon in Durham for donating $250 in gift certificates as a bonus for the 1st place team, along with Crown Honda at Southpoint in Durham, that donated $250 in cash and Castaway Fishing Supply in Smithfield who donated $250 in gift certificates. The 1st place team received an extra $750 in bonus cash and prizes! Not bad. Thank you sponsors, so much, for the support you give the anglers in this area. Anglers! Please support your sponsors! The next event is at Falls Lake, out of Ledge Rock Wildlife Ramp, this coming Saturday, April 24th. There will be a $250 bonus award for the 1st place team, compliments of Durham Refrigeration. Falls should be hot this day! Now, here are the results:

Team Bass Division 1st Place: Todd & Jeff Sumner of Southern Pines...5 fish...17.56 lbs...$810 2nd Place: Dennis Hamlett & Ed Cooke of Durham & Chapel Hill...5 fish...16.14 lbs...$440 3rd Place: Billy West & Tracy Sykes of Knightdale & New Hill...5 fish...15.60 lbs...$300 4th Place: Brian West & Ronnie Hatem of Fayetteville...4 fish...13.88 lbs...$220 5th Place: Stewart & Johnny Adams of Four Oaks & Benson...3 fish...10.71 lbs...$150

Big Fish Award...Tim Goad & Billy Womble of Chapel Hill & Sanford...6.52 lbs...$240 TWT 1st Place...1st Place team above...17.56 lbs...$195 TWT 2nd Place...2nd Place team above...16.14 lbs...$105

1st Place Team of Todd & his father, Jeff Sumner, walked away with earnings and bonus prizes amounting to $1,755. Way to go guys! Good job!

Team Crappie Division

We had 6 teams participating in the crappie division and Rod King of Durham still dominates the field.58 crappie were weighed in totaling 45 pounds. The crappie bite was good, but most of the anglers felt that the spawn was over for the most part and the bigger fish have gone deep. Jordan is still hot for crappie at this time. Most of the fish were caught in shallow water on jigs and/or minnow. Now here are the results:

1st Place: Rod King of Durham...10 fish...10.52 lbs...$156 2nd Place: Aaron & Chester Eubanks of Lillington...10 fish...9.64 lbs...$84

Big Fish Award: Henry Ward & Tommy McDougal of Durham...1.47 lbs...$30

Thanks to all of you for supporting my trail. We've got the best anglers around.

The results of the 'Henry's Kids Project Youth Bass Trail' is on the website under the link for the same. We had 7 youth anglers show up and it was great! Check it out.

Don't forget that the 3rd in a series of 2010 Henry's Kids Project Youth Fishing Tournament sponsored by DEEP CREEK LURES will be held at Kerr on the 8th of May. Call me or go to the piedmontbassclassics.com website for more information. The information is posted under the Henry's Kids Project Youth Fishing Tournament link on the website.

I hope to see all of you April 24th at Falls! Tight Lines...Phil

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