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Jeff Hodges & John Michenfelder win PBC Cashion Fishing Rods Team Bass Fishing Trail – July 29,2017 – Jordan Lake

PBC CASHION FISHING RODS ‘End of Year’ TEAM BASS FISHING TRAIL RESULTS        Saturday July 29th, 2017 ~ Jordan Lake ~ Farrington Point Wildlife Ramp

Saturday was a great day at Jordan Lake!  The weather was nice with air temps around 71 degrees in the am on up to 83 at the 2pm weighin. Water temps averaged about 80 degrees. Winds were what kept everything bearable and cooler!! Very little breeze in the am and picking up to around 8 to 10 in the pm. The turnout was great with 50 teams going for the top prize. There were a lot of bass weighed in today with many in the 4 to 7 lb. range. The bass looked well fed and very healthy for this time of year! Jordan is still one of the best fisheries in the state!!The team of Jeff Hodges and John Michenfelder won 1st Place, weighing in 5 bass at 23.50 lbs. and also won the 2nd Place Big Fish Award (7.80 lbs.) and the 1st Place Tournament within a Tournament (TWT) for a total of $2,215 in winnings. The team said most of their bass were caught off channel points in 10 to 15‘ or more of depth usingcrankbaits & Carolina rigs.

1st Place Hodges on Left..

Losing 1st place by only a 10th of a lb. was the veteran team of Mark Herndon & Jay Garrard with 5 fish weighing 23.40 lbs. & they also won 2nd Place TWT to pocket a total of $975. 3rd place team, Tony Woodard & Stewart Adams, won $520 with 5 weighing 19.55 lbs. The big fish for the day weighed 7.86 lbs. and was caught by the 5th Place Team of Rich Szczerbala & Todd Sumner bringing their total winnings for the day to $1,060 !!137 fish were weighed in for a total of 427 pounds for an average of 3.12 lbs. each. Most of the larger fish were caught on Texas rigs, Carolina rigs, Jig combos, slow rolling Spinnerbaits and Crankbaits in 10-15‘ of water off main point dropoffs and creek channels.I want to thank all the anglers that participated and all our sponsors that support this trail. The next Cashion FishingRods ‘End of Year’ Tournament Trail Qualifier will be August 12th at Falls Lake. Go to this web page for the info onthe ‘End of Year’ Trail: http://piedmontbassclassics.com/2017CashionEOYTrailMainPage.htmlAll the information on our tournaments can be found http://piedmontbassclassics.com/Now here are the full results:1st Place: John Michenfelder & Jeff Hodges of Durham & Apex…5 bass…23.50 lbs…$1,0402nd Place: Mark Herndon & Jay Garrard of Bahama & Durham...5 bass…23.40 lbs…$6003rd Place: Tony Woodard & Stewart Adams of Four Oaks…5 bass…19.55 lbs…$5204th Place: Roy & Tommy Blackwood of Pittsboro & Efland…5 bass…18.43 lbs…$4405th Place: Todd Sumner & Rich Szczerbala of Southern Pines & Apex5 bass…18.40 lbs…$3606th Place: Brian Fritts & Bo Adams of Raleigh & Pittsboro…5 bass…18.26 lbs…$2807th Place: Chuck Napier & Aaron Johnson of Garner & Dunn…5 bass…17.50 lbs…$2408th Place: Jaime Fajardo & Josh Hooks of Fuquay Varina & Apex…5 bass…16.31 lbs…$2009th Place: Jim Croce & Jeremy Pope of Cove City & Erwin4 bass…16.00 lbs…$17010th Place: Jason Godwin & Ronnie Williams of Kenly & Clayton…5 bass…15.50 lbs…$1501st Place Big Fish..5th Place Team above...7.86 lbs…$7002nd Place Big Fish..1st Place Team above…7.80 lbs…$300

         1st Place TWT..1st Place Team above…23.50 lbs…$8752nd Place TWT..2nd Place Team above…23.40 lbs…$375

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