Tournament results

PIEDMONT 2-MAN TEAM BASS AND TEAM CRAPPIE

19 bass entries, July 26, Farrington boat access, Jordan Lake

TOP BASS FINISHERS: 1, Ken Wall, Asheboro, and Ben Cannon, Apex, five fish, 21.41 pounds, $730; 2, David Matthews, Creedmoor, and Bobby Matthews, Durham, four fish, 20.86, $380; 3, Lee Williams, Durham, and Dan Glosson, Durham, five fish, 19.11, $250; 4, Tim Wall, Clayton, and Smitty Benson, Clayton, four fish, 12.60, $160; big fish, Williams and Glosson, 8.14, $190

TOP CRAPPIE FINISHERS: no entries

COMING UP: Aug. 9, Falls Lake; Aug. 23, Jordan Lake; Sept. 6, Kerr Lake; Sept. 20, Falls Lake; Oct. 4, Jordan Lake; Oct. 25, Kerr Lake; Nov. 15, Falls Lake

INFORMATION: Phil McCarson (919) 471-1571, philsflags@msn.com, www.geocities.com/piedmontcrappieclassics

WAL-MART FLW STREN SERIES

170 pros, 170 co-anglers, Central Division, July 23-26, Kentucky/Barkley Lakes, Hardin, Ky.

Pro Mike Ward of Paris, Tenn., caught a five-bass limit weighing 16 pounds, 11 ounces to win the tournament with a four-day total of 20 bass weighing 78-5.

Ward earned $25,000 cash and a $40,000 198VX Ranger boat powered by Yamaha. He also earned $4,500 in Ranger Cup and Powered by Yamaha bonuses for a total of $69,500 in winnings.

"It feels good right now, but I'm sure it will feel great when it sinks in," said Ward, who has 13 top-10 finishes in FLW Outdoors events. "I live here and practiced only three days for this. I know where they live and have been fishing the ledges enough that it just boils down to figuring out where you're going to go for the tournament."

Ward said he caught seven keepers Saturday near the Paris bridge and credits a Strike King jig as the bait that won the tournament, although another bait produced the big bite on Saturday.

"Today I picked up a Norman DD 22 crankbait and caught my two best fish," Ward said. "I like to throw a crankbait a lot."

"It was one keeper every 45 minutes," Ward added. "So it's not like I sacked them up."

Ward opened the tournament in third place on Wednesday with five bass weighing 22-2. On Thursday, he added another five bass weighing 20-8 to take the lead. He caught five bass weighing 19-0 on Friday to make the top 10 cut in first place.

Finishing in the runner-up position was Michael Wooley of Collierville, Tenn., who caught a four-day total of 70 pounds, 11 ounces worth $8,917. Wooley was fishing in the New Johnsonville area, and he said he focused on grass edges.

TOP PROS: 1, Mike Ward, Paris Tenn., 20 fish, 78 pounds, 5 ounces, $25,000 plus Ranger boat, motor, trailer; 2, Michael Wooley, Collierville, Tenn., 20 fish, 70-11, $13,917; 3, Zack Bull, Lakeland, Tenn., 20 fish, 70-9, $13,026; 4, George Jeane Jr., Evans, La., 18 fish, 67-13, $7,134; 5, Sam Lashlee, Camden, Tenn., 20 fish, 66-14, $6,242; 6, Ramie Colson Jr., Cadiz, Ky., 19 fish, 66-5, $5,350; 7, Bobby McMullin, Pevely, Mo., 20 fish, 64-9, $4,905; 8, Lloyd Pickett Jr., Bartlett, Tenn., 20 fish, 64-6, $4,459; 9, Terry Bolton, Jonesboro, Ark., 17 fish, 59-12, $4,012; 10, Scott Brummett, Brentwood, Tenn., 18 fish, 57-11, $3,568

TOP N.C. ANGLER: none

TOP CO-ANGLERS: 1, Chris Darby, Mount Ida, Ark., 20 fish, 54 pounds, 10 ounces, $5,000 plus Ranger boat, motor, trailer; 2, Shawn Murphy, Nicholasville, Ky., 19 fish, 49-0, $3,659; 3, Ben Jackson, Paducah, Ky., 16 fish, 45-3, $2,973; 4, Roger Walters, Madisonville, Ky., 16 fish, 43-0, $2,287; 5, Justin Swast, Pevely, Mo., 14 fish, 38-15, $1,830; 6, Chad Kerr, Burlington, Iowa, 12 fish, 38-9, $1,738; 7, Bobby Wade, Sedalia, Ky., 14 fish, 36-5, $1,646; 8, Keith Whipple, Iuka, Miss., 13 fish, 35-2, $1,556; 9, Alan Johnson, Crestwood, Ky., 11 fish, 34-15, $1,462; 10, Andrew Thiesse, Forest Park, Ill., 11 fish, 32-12, $1,373

TOP N.C. CO-ANGLER: none

INFORMATION: (270) 252-1000, www.flwoutdoors.com

BASSMASTER ELITE SERIES

COMING UP: Today-Sunday, Empire Chase, Lake Erie/Niagara River, Buffalo, N.Y.; Aug. 7-10, Champion's Choice, Oneida Lake, Syracuse, N.Y.

INFORMATION: (407) 566-2208, www.bassmaster.com