Why does something strange happen at the boat ramp every time we go to Lake Cypress? No, I'm not talking about being eyeballed lovingly by peacocks. Last time someone from another club got their boat trailer stuck in a ditch and someone else from that other club forgot their boat keys and used that to their advantage to win the other tournament. This time Mr Calloway made a new friend. He exchanged pleasantries with a random older gentlemen after said gentlemen launched his boat directly into Mr Haga's boat which was beached off to the side completely out of the way and then proceeded to go into a tirade about us blocking the ramp even though the ramp was wide open as everyone from our club beached their boats on the edges of the canal completely out of the way.
Oh right, we held a fishing tournament... Our 25th season kicked off at Lake Cypress on September 29th! Bluebird skies and little wind made for tough fishing conditions for most of the competitors. The team of Jackie Barber of Cocoa and BJ Biles of Palm Bay bested the field with 5 fish for 12.24 pounds. Jimmy Blount and Jack Berry, both of Rockledge, earned 2nd place with 5 fish totaling 11.63 pounds. Fishing their first tournament with the club, Mark Burt and Jack Burt, both of Cocoa, took 3rd with 4 fish for 10.61 pounds. Dwayne Haga of Sanford caught the tournament's biggest bass at 5.41 pounds.
Air Temperature: upper 70s to upper 80s
Water Temperature: mid 80s
Wind: Calm
Conditions: mostly sunny with a cloud or three
The winners reported catching their fish using the following tricks:
- 1st Place: Yamamoto Senkos and Zoom Worms in Lake Cypress
- 2nd Place: Smithwick Devil's Horses and worms in Lake Hatchineha and Lake Kissimmee
- 3rd Place: Reaction Innovations Skinny Dippers in Lake Cypress
- Big Bass: flipping a Berkley Havoc Pit Boss in Lake Cypress
