The Cashion Fishing Rods ‘End of Year’ Team Tournament Bass Fishing Trail Qualifier #6 at Mayo Reservoir 
this past Saturday proved again bass fishing here can be tough this time of year! 16 teams showed up to fish 
Mayo, which is tough to fish because of the deep clear water! The weather was beautiful! Air temps were about 
59 in the am and around 77 in the afternoon. The wind was pretty much calm all day. Water temps averaged 73 
degrees. The most fish were caught in 2′ to 10′ water early on. Once the sun popped out the bite slowed but 
some anglers did fool a few bass in up to 40′ of water. Believe it or not, A-Rigs seemed to be the hot baits on 
schooling bass chasing bait balls. Crankbaits, plastics, spinnerbaits and Topwater took their toll on the rest of 
the fish.

Allen Stout & Mark Sharpe needed only 4 bass weighing a total of only 12.05 lbs. but it was enough to take 1st 
Place worth $640. Right on their tails was the 2nd Place Team of Michael Thomas & Michael Jr. with 5 bass 
weighing 11.96 lbs. Bryce McClenney & Michael Christie took 3rd with 11.85 lbs. Big fish for the day was 
caught by the team of Barney Compton & Sue Gates (6.88 lbs.) winning them a total of $210. Robyn Cook won 
the Tow Boats US Member Award of $50.

35 bass were weighed in for a total of 90 pounds. This averaged a little over 2.5 lbs. a fish and they were nice 
and fat. Mayo is a great little lake and with the bass feeding heavily on shad for the winter, now is the time to 
go! Mayo also has some good Chain Pickerel fishing if the bass aren’t biting!!!I want to thank all the anglers that participated and all our sponsors that support these trails. Our next 
tournament will be the Cashion Fishing Rods ‘End of Year’ Team Tournament Bass Fishing Trail Qualifier #7, 
Saturday, October 11th at Shearon Harris out of Cross PointLanding Wildlife Ramp.
All the information on our tournaments can be found at http://piedmontbassclassics.com/

Now here are the full results:

1st Place: Allen Stout & Mark Sharpe of Graham & Crestview, FL…4 bass…12.05 lbs…$640
2nd Place: Michael & Michael Jr. Thomas of Pittsboro…5 bass…11.96 lbs…$385
3rd Place: Bryce McClenney & Michael Christie of Cary & Fuquay Varina…5 bass…11.85 lbs…$255

1st Place Big Fish: Barney Compton & Sue Gates of Roxboro & Caldwell…6.88 lbs…$210
2nd Place Big Fish: Jay Garrard & Mark Herndon of Durham & Bahama…5.67 lbs…$90

1st Place TWT: Jay Garrard & Mark Herndon of Durham & Bahama…8.82 lbs…$140
2nd Place TWT: Thomas Sheffer & Ken McNeill of Cary & Raleigh…8.31 lbs…$90

Tow Boats US Award: Robyn Cook of Raleigh: $50
 
Contact Information:
Phil McCarson…Tournament Director—922 Valetta Rd.—Durham, NC 27712
Home: 919-471-1571 Cell: 919-971-5042
email: [email protected] website: http://piedmontbassclassics.com/