Even with a forecast of rough weather coming in, the Boats Unlimited NC Team Tournament Bass Trail
qualifier #3 at Shearon Harris went off without a hitch with 69 teams competing!It was about 54 degrees that morning and around 68 that afternoon with very light winds. Water temps ranged from 50 to 55 depending on the area fished. We did have rain off an on but never a big downpour. The winds gusted a few times but were light for most of the day. In other words, we got lucky even with a little fog trying to hold things up! Actually a great day for fishing but evidently the front coming thru put a halt to a good bite!

Mark & Michael Cummings, of Pembroke, figured out enough strategy to catch 5 bass weighing 22.08 lbs.
The Cummings team won $1,280 for 1st, TWT 1st place of $1,155 and the Boats Unlimited NC 1st Place Bonus
of $750 for a grand total of $3,185.
The team of Chris & H.T. Eakins took 2nd with 5 bass weighing 20.59 lbs winning $775. Big fish for the day
was a huge 10.66 pounder caught by the team of Drew Johnson & Gill Young worth $966 and 2nd place big fish weighing 8.85 lbs. went to the team of Jesse & Josh Wise winning them $414.
110 fish were weighed in for a total of 352 pounds. Again the slot limit on bass at Harris took it’s toll on guys that caught many fish but were not able to weigh them in. This slot limit is not fair to anglers that practice and spend time and money to fish and get better. People that control the rules should at least give waivers to
tournament trails that have a good ‘Catch and Release’ program. That’s just my 2 cents. We had numerous fish over 7 lbs. and all the fish looked healthy. Hot baits for the day were shakey heads, crankbaits and jerk baits.

Big Fish Winners Drew Johnson & Gill Young – 10.66 lbs!I want to thank all the anglers that participated and all our sponsors that support this trail. The next Boats
Unlimited NC Team Tournament Bass Trail tournament will be at Falls Lake on April 12th, out of Ledge Rock
Wildlife Ramp. A Pig-Pickin’ for all participating anglers is planned for this event sponsored by ‘The Prop Doc’ www.propdocnc.com  in Zebulon (919-632-9928) one of our newest sponsors!
All the information on our tournaments can be found at www.piedmontbassclassics.com

Now here are the full results:

1st Place: Mark & Micheal Cummings of Pembroke…5 bass…22.08 lbs…$1,280
2nd Place: Chris & H.T. Eakins of Selma & Angier…5 bass…20.59 lbs…$775
3rd Place: Mike Dinterman & Timothy Snead of Oxford & Creedmoor…4 bass…18.77 lbs…$555
4th Place: Mike Stephenson & Chad Jones of Bahama & Durham…3 bass…13.80 lbs…$500
5th Place: Kevin Woodall & William Tobias of Angier…4 bass…12.63 lbs…$440
6th Place: Corey Linton & Mark Peck of Pikeville…3 bass…12.37 lbs…$388
7th Place: Michael & Chris Hinson of Creswell & Chadburn…5 bass…11.96 lbs…$331
8th Place: Jesse & Josh Wise of Erwin & Raleigh…2 bass…11.08 lbs…$270
9th Place: Drew Johnson & Gill Young of Clayton & Wendell…1 bass…10.66 lbs…$220
10th Place: Tony Fofi & Dave Murdock of Spring Lake & Sanford…3 bass…10.58 lbs…$220
11th Place: Alan Parker & Brandon McLeod of Linden & Spring Lake…3 bass…10.31 lbs…$163
12th Place: Chase & Gary Johnson of Four Oaks…2 bass…10.19 lbs…$163
12th Place: Dennis Reedy & Jeffrey Thomas of Siler City & Broadway…5 bass…10.16 lbs…$115
14th Place: Bryce McClenney & Michael Christie of Cary & Fuquay Varina…5 bass…10.01 lbs…$100

1st Place Big Fish..9th Place Team above…10.66 lbs…$966
2nd Place Big Fish..8th Place Team above…8.85 lbs…$414

1st Place TWT..1st Place Team above…22.08 lbs…$1,155
2nd Place TWT..3rd Place Team above: 18.77 lbs…$495

Boats Unlimited Skeeter Boat Owner Bonus: Dennis Reedy of Siler City…$250
Tow Boats US Award: Mike Stephenson of Bahama: $50
Boats Unlimited 1st Place Bonus: 1st Place Team Above…$750

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