47 teams showed up for the 6th qualifying tournament of the 2013 Boats Unlimited NC Team Tournament Bass Trail. Weather was pretty good except for the 20 mph sustained winds we had all day! 57 degrees in the morning, getting up to about 75 in the pm.Randy Fisher & Donnie Lowe, seasoned veterans of the Piedmont Bass Classics, took 1st place honors with 5 bass weighing 16.52 lbs. They won the 1st place money and the BOATS UNLIMITED NC 1st place $1,000 bonus for a grand total of $2,030.

Billy Bledsoe & Brian MacDonald won 2nd place (15.83 lbs.) plus 1st place TWT and 1st Place Big Fish (6.00 lbs.) taking home $1,850 !!

Only 63 fish were weighed in for a total weight of 192 pounds. Big fish for the day was 6.00 lbs. Most fish were caught from 2 to 8 feet of water on a variety of baits including crankbaits, spinnerbaits, jigs and plastics for the most part. Water temps were around 70 degrees. The fish really looked healthy but the bite was slow!

Those fishing the tournament mentioned that there were shad everywhere and that might have had something to do with the slow bite. I want to thank all the anglers that participated and that support this trail.

Our next tournament will be the CBS QUALITY CARS Final Qualifier #5, May 18th at Shearon Harris out of Hollaman’s Crossing Wildlife Ramp.

All the information on our tournaments can be found at: www.piedmontbassclassics.com

Now here are the full results:

1st Place: Randy Fisher & Donnie Lowe of Hillsborough & Mebane…5 bass…16.52 lbs…$2,030

2nd Place: Billy Bledsoe & Brian MacDonald of Fayetteville…4 bass…15.83 lbs…$590

3rd Place: Curtis & Charles Vaughn of Rougemont & Timberlake…5 bass…14.75 lbs…$510

4th Place: Bubba Haywood & Steve Goodwin of Roxboro & Durham…3 bass…12.05 lbs…$430

5th Place: William Small & Lee Williams of Wake Forest & Durham…4 bass…11.52 lbs…$350

6th Place: Mark Herndon & Jay Garrard of Bahama & Durham…4 bass…10.19 lbs…$250 (Tie)

6th Place: Mike Miller & Vladimir Tirado of Pittsboro & Raleigh…3 fish…10.19 lbs…$250 (Tie)

8th Place: Vinston Nettles & Jimmie Spencer of Pittsboro & Asheboro…5 bass…9.99 lbs…$200

9th Place: Ean Davis & Matt Czerepak of Southern Pines…5 bass…9.96 lbs…$150

1st Place Big Fish..2nd Place Team above…6.00 lbs…$630

2nd Place Big Fish..Bobby Matthews & David Overcash of Durham…5.24 lbs…$270

1st Place TWT..2nd Place Team above…15.83 lbs…$630

2nd Place TWT..3rd Place Team above: 14.75 lbs…$270

2nd Place team Billy Bledsoe & Brian MacDonald came to the scales with 4 bass that weighed 15.83 lbsFor all our Tournament Information:

Phil McCarson … Tournament Director

919-471-1571 or 919-971-5042

email: [email protected]

web: www.piedmontbassclassics.com