Irene threw us a curve ball Saturday, so we decided to go to Sunday to have the event. The Summer Trail Championship was a great success at Jordan! 12 qualified teams vied for the $2,640 1st place prize. 36 bass were weighed in for a total of 109 pounds. Water temps averaged 80 and air temps ranged from 70 to 88 with winds ranging from light to 10 mph during the day.

Big fish for the day was 6.16 pounds landed by the team of Todd & Jeff Sumner. All anglers received a free meal from the Q-Shack in Durham.

Ken McNeill & Thomas Sheffer took top honors. They won with 5 bass weighing 19.83 lbs! The hurricane stirred up the water at Jordan, adding oxygen to the water and dropping the surface temps by almost 10 degrees. Ken & Thomas caught only 1 fish deep and the rest came from 1 to 2 feet of water! One was even caught on a buzzbait. The rest were caught on T-rigs, crankbaits and spinnerbaits. Ken & Thomas also won the TWT and added another $245 to their winnings for a combined total of $2,885 !! Great job for a team that has worked so hard to get better at the great sport of bass fishing!

The 2011 $5,000 Piedmont Bass Classics Fall Trail will begin Sunday, September 11th, at Falls Lake out of Ledge Rock Wildlife Ramp.
All the information on the Fall Trail can be seen on our website: www.piedmontbassclassics.com

Now here are the August 28th Championship results:

1st Place..Ken McNeill & Thomas Sheffer of Raleigh & Cary…5 bass…19.83 lbs…$2,640
2nd Place..Tony Woodard & Scott Smith of Four Oaks & Apex…5 bass…15.20 lbs…$560
3rd Place..Ken Wall & Ben Cannon of Asheboro & Apex…5 bass…14.82 lbs…$300

1st Place Big Fish..Todd & Jeff Sumner of Southern Pines…6.16 lbs…$168
2nd Place Big Fish..Scott Gatton & Chad Miller of Cary…5.07 lbs…$72

1st Place TWT..1st Place Team above…19.83 lbs…$245
2nd Place TWT..2nd Place Team above…15.20 lbs…$105

For all the information about Piedmont Bass Classics contact:
Phil McCarson   919-471-1571 or 919-971-5042
email: [email protected]

or visit:
www.piedmontbassclassics.com