Twelve teams competed in the LERA Bass Club's May 27th tournament at Lake Kissimmee. Tournament participants had an extra variable to deal with as Tropical Storm Beryl was about 200 miles north of the event. The storm produced a windy afternoon with 2-4 foot swells on the lake and passing showers around weigh-in time. The team of Jimmy Blount of Rockledge and his son Ryan Blount of Cocoa were not dismayed or thrown off their game. They sacked a tournament limit of 5 fish that weighed a total of 13.90 pounds to win the event. Larry Cruce of Titusville caught his own 5 fish limit weighing a total of 11.38 pounds to earn a second place finish without a partner. Mike Calloway of Titusville and Cliff Semonski of Oak Hill weighed 4 fish for a total of 10.77 pounds to finish third. Raymond Taylor of Palm Bay caught a 5.75 pounder earning him Big Bass honors with the tournament's biggest fish.
Air Temperature: lower 70s to upper 80s
Water Temperature: mid to upper 70s
Wind: N 5-10 shifting to W 15-25
Conditions: mostly sunny skies with a passing afternoon shower
Tropical Storm Beryl was about 200 miles north of the tournament site and moving westward throughout the day.
The winners reported catching their fish using the following tricks:
- 1st Place: Watermelon colored Senkos and 10" Swimming Worms
- 2nd Place: Swimming Worms
- 3rd Place: Zoom Speed Worms and Zoom Super Flukes
- Big Bass: black and blue jig