Twelve boats launched from Overstreet's Landing at Lake Kissimmee on December 18th to compete in the LERA Bass Club's last tournament of 2011. A cold front that passed through the night before made for tough fishing on the Kissimmee Chain, but the team of Jimmy Blount and his son Ryan Blount, both of Rockledge, were not deterred by the weather conditions or battery problems with their boat. They sacked the only tournament limit of 5 fish to win the tournament with 9.82 pounds. Eric Amos and Gary Brill, both of Titusville, took second with 4 fish totaling 8.23 pounds. Alan Elder of Melbourne and Wayne Smith of Palm Bay weighed 4 fish totaling 8.10 pounds to finish a close third. Elder punctuated his effort with a 2.95 pounder that was good enough to claim the tournament's big bass prize.
Air Temperature: low 50s to low 70s
Wind: NNW 5-15
Conditions: Clear Skies (post frontal)
Water Temperature: 63 degrees
The winners reported catching their fish using the following tricks:
- 1st Place: watermelon Yamamoto Senkos
- 2nd Place: Zoom Speed Worms
- 3rd Place & Big Bass:Zoom Super Flukes, spinnerbaits, and Zoom Speed Worms