Submitted by Phil McCarson (ip 76.182.36.156)

Date Fished: 4/24/2010
Water Temperature: 71
Water Clarity: 2-3 feet

Piedmont Bass Classics & Team Crappie Results April 24, 2010...Falls Lake~Ledge Rock Wildlife Ramp

Team Bass Division....

What a day! Beautiful morning, midday and a little breezy for the afternoon weighin. The rain held off and the fish were caught! 31 teams showed up to fish Falls and the bite was on! 78 bass were weighed in for a total of 274 lbs. We had one 8 pounder, several 7's and a few 6's. The bass are in the spawn to post-spawn period and were scattered everywhere. There were lots of males in the 3 pound range caught and plenty of short fish that couldn't be brought to the scales. The fish nailed everything from buzz baits to plastics. So, I can say at this time, Falls is Hot! Fish were caught in 1 to 8 feet of water. Water temps were 69 to 71 degrees and the winds ranged from calm in the am to 20 in the pm. Air temps from 59 to 75. I really want to thank Mark Herndon of Bahama for sponsoring this tournament. His company, DURHAM REFRIGERATION, donated $250 in cash for the 1st place bonus money. If you need any commercial refrigeration products or repairs, please give Mark a call at 919-477-6377. Please do business with our sponsors! Without them our tournaments would not be as popular. The next tournament will be at Falls on May 1st out of Ledge Rock wildlife ramp. RIDGECREST BAPTIST CHURCH'S OUTDOOR MINISTRIES PROGRAM will be sponsoring this one with a $500 cash 1st prize bonus! Coffee will be served to the anglers in the morning and after the event they will put on a hot dog cookout for all the anglers and their immediate family. 2 Abu Revo reels and Falcon rod combos worth $200 each, will be given away, by drawing, to 2 lucky anglers and drawings for Zebco rod and reel combos will be given away to family members. Please attend this one! It's gonna be a great tournament and a lot of fun! Now here are the results:

1st Place: Dennis Hamlett & Ed Cooke of Durham & Chapel Hill...5 fish...23.08 lbs...$885 + bonus. 2nd Place: John Herndon of Oxford...5 fish...21.85 lbs...$525 3rd Place: Mark Herndon & Jay Garrard of Bahama & Durham...5 fish...19.36 lbs...$360 4th Place: Mike Salguero & Steve Foster of Durham...5 fish...18.82 lbs...$280 5th Place: Chuck Bolton & Troy Short of West End...5 fish...18.57 lbs...$230 6th Place: Zach Schmieglitz of Raleigh...5 fish...15.23 lbs...$200

Big Fish Award: 1st Place Team Above...8.16 lbs...$310

TWT 1st: 1st Place Team Above...23.08 lbs...$130 TWT 2nd: 3rd Place Team Above...19.36 lbs...$70

Hamlett & Cooke walked away with a total of $1,575 in prize money! Good job guys!

Team Crappie Division....There were no entries. All the crappie fishermen were at Jordan Lake fishing in the Farrell's Lakeside Crappie Classic. We heard that Rod King of Durham won that one! I hope to see the slab masters at Falls this coming weekend!

contact Phil McCarson 919-471-1571 or 919-971-5042 for more info. or visit www.piedmontbassclassics.com

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