The Space Coast Bass Finatics concluded the 2013/2014 regular season on July 27 at Lake Washington. The weather was hot and so was the bite. Don Hinman and his son Matt Hinman of Palm Bay caught a whopping 23.33 pound 5 fish limit to win the event. Tim Iler of Port St. John and Larry Cruce of Titusville weren't far behind with 5 fish for 22.81 to earn second place. Mike Calloway of Titusville and Cliff Semonski of Oak Hill weighed 5 fish for 21.72 to finish third. Calloway's 7.24 pound lunker was the tournament's biggest fish and the new all-time club record for biggest fish at Lake Washington. All of the top 3 teams surpassed the old all-time club record of 20.96 pounds for heaviest 5 fish stringer at Lake Washington set back in September of 2006 by Barnette/Haga.
In case you are wondering why you aren't looking at the Hinmans or Curce/Iler holding up some fish, the answer is simple. There aren't any photographs. Calloway is the only one who made a point to take a photo. We need an official club photographer. Volunteers welcome.
Air Temperature: lower 80s to lower 90s
Water Temperature: mid 80s
Conditions: calm and sunny first thing in the morning becoming mostly sunny with a hint of a SW wind at times
The winners reported catching their fish using the following tricks:
- 1st Place: flipping something somewhere
- 2nd Place: mysterious topwater baits
- 3rd Place & Big Bass: flipping Reaction Innovations Kinky Beavers
That's Mike Calloway holding up his 7.24 pound big bass and another nice one at Lake Washington on July 27, 2014. He reported catching it flipping a Reaction Innovations Kinky Beaver. (Photo by Cliff Semonski)