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PIEDMONT 2-MAN BASS & CRAPPIE
22 bass entries, Aug. 9, Ledgerock access, Falls Lake
TOP BASS FINISHERS: 1, John Cross, Mebane, and Brian Fritts, Apex, four bass, 18.14 pounds, $800; 2, Greg Riggs, Durham, and George Pearce, Durham, five fish, 18.6, $460; 3, William Small, Creedmoor, and Jules Cameron, Wendell, five fish, 17.87, $300; 4, Jeff Clifton, Rolesville, and Thomas Clifton, Rolesville, five fish, 16.48, $200; big fish, Cross and Fitts, 7.62, $220
TOP CRAPPIE FINISHERS: no entries
SCHEDULE: Piedmont 2-Man Team Bass Classics and Piedmont Team Crappie Tournaments, Saturday, 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
AMERICAN TEAM BASS
15 teams, July 13, Chowan River, Pembroke Creek access, Edenton
TOP FINISHERS: 1, Wayne Yates, Garner, and Jeff McQuillan, Garner, five bass, 11.48 pounds, $475; 2, Ronnie Britt, St. Pauls, five fish, 10.74, $285; 3, Tracy King, Godwin, and Tim Askew, Henderson, five fish, 8.2, $195; big fish, Bill McCall and Dave Hunt, 4.87, $196
INFORMATION: Derek Clifton (919) 669-5901, Ronnie Britt (910) 734-4626.
WAL-MART BASS FISHING LEAGUE
103 boaters, 101 co-anglers, Northeast Division, Aug. 9, Chesapeake Bay, North East, Md.
TOP BOATERS: 1, Bryan Schmitt, Deale, Md., five bass, 17 pounds, 13 ounces, $3,297; 2, Mark Schafer, Williamstown, N.J., five fish, 16-3, $1,940; 3, Dennis Deahl, Owings Mills, Md., five fish, 14-1, $1,293; 4, Steve Wisniewski, Smithfield, N.C., five fish, 13-0, $905; 5, Daniel Nicholas, Sellersville, Pa., five fish, 12-11, $776; big fish, Jerry Gerlach, LIncoln University, Pa., 4-14, $515
TOP CO-ANGLERS: 1, Ryan Smith, Galloway, N.J., five bass, 10 pounds, 8 ounces, $1,902; 2, J.R. Robertson, Darlington, Md., four fish, 9-8, $951; 3, Ronald Zich, Springfield, Va., four fish, 9-3, $634; 4, David Hanson, Welcome, Md., four fish, 9-1, $444; 5, William Higgins Jr., Monroe Township, N.J., five fish, 8-8, $380; big fish, James Donaldson, Wilmington, Del., 5-5, $252
SCHEDULE: North Carolina Division, Sept. 13-14, Lake Norman, Blythe Landing. Shenandoah Division, Sept. 13-14, Potomac River, Leesylvania State Park, Woodbridge, Va.
INFORMATION: (270) 252-1000, www.flwoutdoors.com
BASSMASTER ELITE SERIES
BASSMASTER OPENS COMING UP (qualifying series): Southern Open Division, Oct. 16-18, Lake Guntersville, Guntersville, Ala. Central Open Division, Sept. 25-27, Kentucky Lake, Paris, Tenn.; Oct. 30-Nov. 1, Lake Texoma, Denison, Texas
2010 ELITE SERIES: March 11-14, Duel in the Delta, California Delta, Stockton, Calif.; March 18-21, Golden State Shootout, Clear Lake, Lakeport, Calif.; April 15-18, Battle on the Border, Lake Amistad, Del Rio, Texas; April 29-May 2, Alabama Charge, Pickwick Lake, Florence, Ala.; May 6-9, Southern Challenge, Lake Guntersville, Guntersville, Ala.; May 20-23, Pride of Georgia, Clarks Hill Lake, Evans, Ga.; June 9-12, Tennessee Triumph, Kentucky Lake, Paris, Tenn.; June 17-20, Sooner Run, Arkansas River, Muskogee, Okla.; July 21-24, Empire Chase, Lake Champlain, Plattsburgh, N.Y.; July 29- Aug. 1, Champion's Choice, Lake Erie, Buffalo, N.Y.; Aug. 12-15, Blue Ridge Brawl, Smith Mountain Lake, Moneta, Va.
INFORMATION: (407) 566-2208, www.bassmaster.com
WOMEN'S BASSMASTER TOUR
COMING UP: Sept. 18-20, Clarks Hill Lake, Evans, Ga.
INFORMATION: BASS (407) 566-2208, www.bassmaster.com
FLW OUTDOORS STREN SERIES
COMING UP: Northern Division, Wednesday-Saturday, Thousand Islands, Clayton, N.Y.; Sept. 17-20, Kerr Lake, Henderson; Oct. 15-18, Potomac River, Charles County, Md.; season finale, $1 million Stren Series Championship, Nov. 5-8, Table Rock Lake, Branson, Mo.
INFORMATION: FLW Outdoors (270) 252-1000, www.flwoutdoors.com
EASTERN N.C. CATFISH TOURNAMENT TRAIL
COMING UP: Sept. 20-21, night tournament, 3 p.m.-9:30 a.m., Cape Fear River, Riverside landing, Fayetteville, $100
INFORMATION: Gary Holmes (919) 422-3040, catfishgary1@yahoo.com
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