SALISBURY, N.C. (July 15, 2013) – Jeff Jennings of Rock Hill, S.C., weighed a five-bass limit totaling 21 pounds, 12 ounces Saturday to win the Walmart Bass Fishing League Piedmont Division event on High Rock Lake. For his victory, Jennings earned $3,545.

“The day started a little hard for me, but I just kept trying. I didn’t have a fish by 10:00,” said Jennings. “Then I went to one place and caught three good fish in an hour. In practice the same thing happened. I’d have a hard morning and then catch good fish in the afternoon.”

Jennings said he pitched a beaver-style bait to docks and wood cover in up to 10 feet of water. “You could go and hit 25 places without a bite and then catch two or three off the same dock or in the same little stretch.”

Even though Jennings won by more than 2 pounds, he didn’t think he’d have enough to win. “I had a 14-inch fish in my limit and I thought I had 18 or 19 pounds. I thought that 14-inch fish would cost me the tournament”

Rounding out the top 10 pros were:

2nd:   Randy Childers, Anderson, S.C., five bass, 19-8, $1,773

3rd:   Kevin Chandler, New London, N.C., five bass, 18-8, $1,004

4th:    Scott Threadgill, Troy, N.C., five bass, 18-1, $1,004

5th:    Jarrett Freeze, Rockwell, S.C., five bass, 17-10, $709

6th:    Steve Sink, Winston-Salem, N.C., five bass, 17-6, $650

7th:    Scott Guyot, Wagram, N.C., five bass, 17-4, $591

8th:    Ray Griffin, Henderson, N.C., five bass, 17-3, $532

9th:    Eric Moser, Salisbury, N.C., five bass, 16-9, $473

10th: Jeff Queen, Catawba, N.C., five bass, 16-3, $414

Complete results can be found at FLWOutdoors.com.

Marty Daniel of Butler, N.C., weighed a five-bass limit totaling 12 pounds, 15 ounces Saturday to win $1,773 in the co-angler division.

Rounding out the top 10 co-anglers were:

2nd:   Greg Deal, China Grove, N.C., five bass, 12-13, $886

3rd:   Robert Barrett, Youngsville, N.C., five bass, 11-15, $591

4th:    Arthur Ferguson, Lexington, N.C., five bass, 11-14, $414

5th:    Wayne Smelser, Rural Retreat, Va., five bass, 11-1, $355

6th:    Bradley Chandler, New London, N.C., four bass, 10-10, $325

7th:    Anthony Rife, Woodlawn, Va., five bass, 9-10, $295

8th:    Chuck Morton, Danville, Va., four bass, 9-6, $266

9th:    Wayne Austin, High Point, N.C., three bass, 9-2, $236

10th: Dennis Middleton, Madison Heights, Va., four bass, 8-8, $207

 

The next BFL Piedmont Division tournament is scheduled for September 28-29 on Lake Gaston in Bracey, Va. After the last divisional tournament is complete, the top 40 boaters and 40 co-anglers based on point standings will qualify for the Oct.17-19 Regional Championship on Lake Hartwell in Lavonia, Ga. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518 with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard and a Chevy Silverado, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518 with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard.