Our January 15th Qualifier #1 was rescheduled to Sunday, March 16th at Shearon Harris because of the snow storm and we almost thought this one was going to be postponed, but the rain and sleet never showed up and we got it done sending 21 teams to the frigid waters on Jordan!

It was very cold that morning at 31 degrees and it didn’t warm up until after noon and then got up to about 49
degrees. The wind never got up at all which did our angler some good. Water temps averaged from 47 to 50.
The prespawn bass seemed to be in fairly shallow 4-6 foot water and about to bust with roe. You had to find the
warmer water and spray it with Shad Raps, Jigs & Spinnerbaits to get a hit. All the lakes around here are
getting ready to explode…we just need more warm weather to get it going!

Keith Deal & Ricky Kenworthy caught 5 beautiful bass weighing a total of 27.80 lbs taking 1st Place. They also
won 1st Place TWT for a total of $804 in winnings. Their kicker was a big 9.37 lb. bass, not bad, but they got
beat out of 1st place Big Fish by the team of Jesse Wise and Dennis Alexander (subbing for Terry Hobbs) with
a Piedmont Bass Classics record bass of 11.32 lbs. which earned them $210! 2nd Place Team went to the
Father/Son team of Tim and Tyler Goss with 4 bass weighing 17.70 lbs. They also won the 2nd Place TWT and
took home a total of $449.
35 bass were weighed in for a total of 157 pounds. This averaged over 4 lbs. a fish and they were nice and
healthy looking. Jordan is doing just fine!

I want to thank all the anglers that participated and all our sponsors that support these trails. Our next tournament will be the 2014 Boats Unlimited Team Tournament Bass Trail Qualifier #2, Saturday, Mar. 8th at Jordan Lake out of Farrington Point Wildlife Ramp (Right Side). Coming up Saturday March 15th will be the Hyco Lake Open and Sunday March 16th will be the make-up Mini Trail Qualifier #1 at Shearon Harris.

All the information on our tournaments can be found at yahoo and bing search or
http://piedmontbassclassics.com/

Now here are the full results:

1st Place: Keith Deal & Ricky Kenworth of Holly Springs & Cary…5 bass…27.80 lbs…$615
2nd Place: Tim & Tyler Goss of Franklinton…4 bass…17.70 lbs…$368
3rd Place: Scott Smith & Tony Woodard of Apex & Four Oaks…5 bass…17.22 lbs…$232
4th Place: Randy Fisher & Donnie Lowe of Hillsborough & Mebane…4 bass…15.38 lbs…$150

1st Place Big Fish: Jesse Wise & Dennis Alexander of Erwin…11.32 lbs…$210

1st Place TWT: 1st Place Team above: 27.80 lbs…$189
2nd Place TWT: 2nd Place Team above: 17.70 lbs…$81

Tow Boats US Award: Tim Goss of Franklinton: $50

Jesse Wise & Dennis Alexander caught the Big Fish – 11.32 lbs!!

Contact Information:
Phil McCarson…Tournament Director—922 Valetta Rd.—Durham, NC 27712
Home: 919-471-1571 Cell: 919-971-5042
email: [email protected] website: www.piedmontbassclassics.com