17 teams showed up for the 6th in a series of Spring Open Tournaments. The weather was great! 59
degrees in the am and 78 or so at weighin with 15mph winds & sunny conditions.

38 fish were weighed in for a good total weight of 148 pounds. The bass were caught at just about every
place you think one would be! Many fish caught were in the slot and had to be returned to the lake. All of
your most favorite lures were used but the better fish were caught on 10″ Deep Creek Lures plastic
worms. Water temps were around the 80 degree area. The bass are showing signs of going to the
pre-summer patterns and were caught in 1 to 20 feet of water. All in all, the bite was real good and the
bass looked very healthy! There are some great HAWGS at Harris!

Jaime Fajardo & Scott Woodson of Fuquay-Varina, won the event and collected $680 for 1st, $280 for 1st
place TWT, $224 for the 1st place Big Fish Award & 2 G-Loomis rods, compliments of Overton’s in
Raleigh, worth $650 at retail, for a total of $1,834 in cash and prizes! Additionally, Fajardo was fishing in a
Stratos bass boat and is qualified to double the teams winnings since they are part of the Stratos 2X
program!

I really want to thank Kevin Paramore and the crew at OVERTON’S in Raleigh for sponsoring 3 of the
Spring Open tournaments. Overton’s made a lot of our participants very happy in winning! Please visit
their store located off the I-440 Beltline at Exit 10 in Raleigh inside the Holly Park Shopping Center.
That’s 3062 Wake Forest Road! Overton’s carries so much I can’t even begin to tell you what they stock!
Everything from Tackle to Wake Boards!

Our next ‘Spring Open’ will be at Jordan Lake, Saturday June 16th, and will be sponsored by
SPRINGHILL OUTFITTERS in Selma!

Our next and final, ‘Boats Unlimited $10,000 Spring Bass Trail’ qualifying event will be
Saturday, June 9th, at Falls Lake!

All the information on our tournaments can be found at: www.piedmontbassclassics.com
Now here are the full ‘OVERTON’S of RALEIGH OPEN’ results:

1st Place: Jaime Fajardo & Scott Woodson of Fuquay-Varina…5 bass…31.68 lbs…$1,834
2nd Place: Hal Abshire & Ethan Cox of Cameron & West End…5 bass…25.81 lbs…$408
3rd Place: Russell Harrelson & Michael Staszewski of Fuquay-Varina…5 bass…16.71 lbs…$272

1st Place Big Fish..1st Place Team above…8.82 lbs…$224
2nd Place Big Fish..2nd Place Team above: 7.90 lbs…$96

1st Place TWT..1st Place Team above: 31.68 lbs…$280
2nd Place TWT..3rd Place Team above: 16.71 lbs…$120

I want to thank OVERTON’S and all of you that support our tournaments! If you would like to be a sponsor, we would love to help grow your business! Sponsorship doesn’t cost much, so give me a call if you are interested.

The weather looks great for Saturday. See ya’ll then !! Later……………….

Phil McCarson~Tournament Director     919-471-1571…….919-971-5042
www.piedmontbassclassics.com  or email me at: [email protected]

Hal Abshire & Ethan Cox finished in 2nd Place with 5 bass that weighed 25.81 lbs