40 teams showed up for the 4th qualifying tournament of the 2013 CBS Quality Cars NC Triangle Area Team Bass Spring Mini Trail.

It was a cool morning at blastoff with temps of 46 and wind at 10. It almost felt like it was a cold January day!! The wind kept blowing all day and gusting up to 20 at times! Highs for the day were in the mid 60’s.

Jesse Wise & Terry Hobbs took 1st place honors with 5 bass weighing a whopping 27.39 lbs. They won 1st place money of $975 and $385 for 1st place TWT for a grand total of $1,360. Jerry Woodard & Tommy Dailey (21.61 lbs.) won 2nd place, 2nd place TWT & 1st place big fish for a total of $975. Their big fish weighed in at 7.18 lbs. and the team of Aaron Rockwell & Josh Allen took 2nd place big fish with a nice 7.05 lb. hawg.

153 fish were weighed in for a total weight of 460 pounds. Most fish were caught in shallow water (2-10′) mainly flipping plastics & jigs and some were caught on spinnerbaits. Water temps ranged from 63 to 68 degrees. The bass that were weighed in looked healthy! All the females looked to be in the post spawn period with worn tails and some sore spots. The bass at Falls are hungry now that the spawn is ending, so the fishing should be great for a while! I want to thank all the anglers that participated and that support this trail.

Jerry Woodard & Tommy Dailey finished 2nd with 21.61 lbs. They also won 1st Big Fish with this 7.18 lb bass!Our next trail tournament will be the Boats Unlimited NC Team Tournament Bass Trail Qualifier #6 at Jordan Lake, Saturday May 11th, out of Farrington Point Wildlife Ramp. This is also an Open tournament for those that just want to fish.We only have 2 qualifiers left, so teams that have fished only 2 qualifiers need to fish these last 2 to be eligible to fish the Championship at Falls Lake, June 22nd..

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

Now here are the full results:

1st Place: Jesse Wise & Terry Hobbs of Erwin & McGee’s Crossroads…5 bass…27.39 lbs…$975

2nd Place: Jerry Woodard & Tommy Dailey of Pikeville & Seven Springs…5 bass…21.61 lbs…$530

3rd Place: James Poirrier & Rich Sczcerbala of Broadway & New Hill…5 bass…19.81 lbs…$415

4th Place: Tim Penhollow & Greg Cima of Mebane & Raleigh…5 bass…19.56 lbs…$330

5th Place: Billy Bledsoe & Brian MacDonald of Fayetteville…5 bass…19.52 lbs…$250

6th Place: David & Bobby Matthews of Durham…5 bass…19.25 lbs…$210

7th Place: Ron & Sara White of West End…5 bass…17.68 lbs…$180

8th Place: Michael & Steve Hatley of Chapel Hill…5 bass…16.69 lbs…$110

1st Place Big Fish..2nd Place Team above: 7.18 lbs…$280

2nd Place Big Fish..Aaron Rockwell & Josh Allen of Raleigh & Wake Forest: 7.05 lbs…$120

1st Place TWT..1st Place Team above: 27.39 lbs…$385

2nd Place TWT..2nd Place Team above: 21.61 lbs…$165

For all our tournament information:

Phil McCarson … Tournament Director

919-471-1571 or 919-971-5042

email: [email protected]

web: www.piedmontbassclassics.com