Twelve boats launched onto the pea soup colored waters of the Harris Chain's Lake Eustis to compete in LERA Bass Club's March 25th tournament. As often happens on this chain of lakes, it was feast or famine for the competitors. It appeared as though Mr Calloway and Mr Semonski got tired of second place, a place they've found themselves in 4 times this season. Determined to not let that happen again, Titusville's Mike Calloway and Oak Hill's Cliff Semonski reigned supreme with a 5 fish limit weighing a whopping 20.44 pounds. Alan Elder of Melbourne and Daville Williams of Palm Bay earned second place with 4 fish totaling 15.94 pounds. Their total was punctuated by Elder's 7.03 pound bucket mouth which was the biggest fish weighed at the event. Eric Amos and Gary Brill both of Titusville took third with 5 fish totaling 12.68 pounds.
If you weren't fishing Lake Dora, you weren't competitive in this event.
Air Temperature: low 60s to mid 80s
Wind: WNW shifting to WSW 5-15
Conditions: Mostly Sunny Skies
Water Temperature: 72 degrees
The winners reported catching their fish using the following tricks:
- 1st Place: Okeechobee Craw colored Zoom UV Speed Craws and Yum Dingers in Lake Dora
- 2nd Place: Zoom Super Flukes, spinnerbaits, and Heddon Swim'n Image crankbaits in Lake Dora
- 3rd Place: Junebug colored Zoom UV Speed Craws and spinnerbaits in Lake Dora
- Big Bass: Zoom Super Fluke in Lake Dora
Mike Calloway (left) and Cliff Semonski (right) with 20.44 pounds they hauled out of the Harris Chain. The biggest was a 5.69 but they all seem to be in the 4 pound range. They reported catching them on Okeechobee Craw colored Zoom UV Speed Craws and Yum Dingers in Lake Dora.