The $5,000 Summer Trail qualifier #4 at Falls showed that the heat is taking its toll with only 14 boats showing up to qualify for the Championship scheduled for August 27th at Jordan Lake. It was a beautiful day! The heat was setting in. Only 45 bass were weighed in for a total of 132 pounds. The anglers did a great job keeping their fish alive with the latter day heat being close to 95 degrees!  Water temps averaged 93 and air temps ranged from 75 to 95 with winds ranging from light to 10 mph in the afternoon. Big fish for the day was 8.12 pounds. All in all, it was a tough day and it’s getting tougher.

Ben Cannon & Ken Wall won with 5 bass weighing 20.55 lbs! They used mostly crankbaits & worm rigs to make up their creel. Most fish were caught on Texas and Carolina Rigs along with crankbaits in 8 to 14 feet of water.

The $5,000 Summer Trail qualifier #5 will be Saturday, August 6th at Falls Lake out of Ledge Rock Wildlife Ramp. Teams must fish 4 of the 7 qualifiers to fish the Championship August 27th, so those that have fished only 1 event still have a chance to fish the Championship if they fish the last 3 as a team.
All the information on the Summer Trail can be seen on our website: www.piedmontbassclassics.com

Now here are the July 23rd results:

1st Place..Ben Cannon & Ken Wall of Apex & Asheboro…5 bass…20.55 lbs…$560
2nd Place..Jay Garrard & Trey Nichols of Durham…5 bass…16.13 lbs…$390
3rd Place..Chris King & Waymond Whitsett of Reidsville & Gibsonville…4 bass…15.67 lbs…$170

1st Place Big Fish..3rd Place Team above…8.12 lbs…$196
2nd Place Big Fish..1st Place Team above…5.79 lbs…$84

1st Place TWT..1st Place Team above…20.55 lbs…$245
2nd Place TWT..2nd Place Team above…16.13 lbs…$105

For all the information on the tournaments contact….
Phil McCarson~Tournament Director
919-471-1571…….919-971-5042
www.piedmontbassclassics.com
or email at…[email protected]