The Space Coast Bass Finatics took their monthly tournament series to the Miami-Garcia Impoundment on November 17. Tim Iler of Port St. John and Larry Cruce of Titusville weighed 5 fish for 18.72 pounds to win the tournament. The father and son team of Clyde and Raymond Taylor of Palm Bay caught 5 fish weighing 16.87 pounds to earn a second place finish. Third place went to Mike Calloway of Titusville and Cliff Semonski of Oak Hill with 5 fish for 16.70 pounds. Their catch included an 8.67 pound giant by Calloway that was the tournament's biggest fish.
I sucked bad enough to earn a bonus prize at this tournament! Mr Calloway graciously donated one of his Last Cast Products rod sleeves to the person that sucked the most at this tournament and that happened to be me. You can get rod sleeves, spinnerbait/jig/flipping skirts with or without rattles, and some other things from Mike at one of our tournaments where he offers a discount to club members or you can pick up some of his products at Strike Zone.
This time, Garcia only damaged two boats. My boat has an extra notch in the skeg which amounts to superficial damage, but the Taylor's ended the day with a buckled prop. I don't know what happened to the Taylor's prop, but I know there's something else in the south running channel to/from the boat ramp near the part where you have to veer to the north to avoid the tree stump that is visible. Somewhere in the middle of that channel near the stump there is something else that you can't see. Mr Elder tells me it's a fence post.
Air Temperature: lower 60s to mid 80s
Water Temperature: lower 70s
Wind: ESE 5-10
Conditions: cloudy in the morning clearing to partly cloudy
The winners reported catching their fish using the following tricks:
- 1st Place: top water and jerk baits
- 2nd Place: flipping creature baits and 10" worms
- 3rd Place & Big Bass: flipping and Zoom Speed Worms
