The $5,000 Summer Trail qualifier #5 at Falls gave the anglers a little hot weather break and 17 boats showed up to qualify for the Championship scheduled for August 27th at Jordan Lake. It was a beautiful day with the exception of a little cool rain in the morning! 47 bass were weighed in for a total of 161 pounds which was a little better than the last tournament. Water temps averaged 86 and air temps ranged from 70 to 88 with winds ranging from light to 7 mph in the afternoon. That was a nice break from the heat we’ve been having! Big fish for the day was 7.84 pounds landed by 14 year old Thomas Clifton, from Rolesville, on a C-rig. Pretty good day at Falls.

Ben Cannon & Ken Wall are on a tournament winning roll. They won with 5 bass weighing 20.05 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 10 feet of water.

The $5,000 Summer Trail qualifier #6 will be Saturday, August 13th at Jordan Lake out of Farrington Point Wildlife Ramp. Teams must fish 4 of the 7 qualifiers to fish the Championship August 27th, so those that have fished only 2 events still have a chance to fish the Championship if they fish the last 2 as a team. All the information on the Summer Trail can be seen on our website: www.piedmontbassclassics.com

Now here are the August 6th results:

1st Place..Ben Cannon & Ken Wall of Apex & Asheboro…5 bass…20.05 lbs…$680
2nd Place..Dennis & Keith Allen of Four Oaks…5 bass…19.63 lbs…$408
3rd Place..David Hall & Dane Sallinger of Raleigh & Wake Forest…5 bass…18.02…$272

1st Place Big Fish..Thomas & Jeff Clifton of Rolesville…7.84 lbs…$224
2nd Place Big Fish..Doug Stallings & Mike Riggs of Stem & Timberlake…6.36 lbs…$96

1st Place TWT..1st Place Team above…20.05 lbs…$245
2nd Place TWT..Lee Williams & Drew Smith of Durham…15.93 lbs…$105

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

Thomas and Jeff Clifton won Big Fish with this 7.84 lb largemouth