The LERA Bass Club held its December tournament at the Alligator Chain on the 19th. The post-frontal conditions made the fishing tough, but Jimmy Blount of Rockledge and Richard Boogaerts of Cocoa were not dismayed. They brought two fish to the scales that weighed a total of 5.88 pounds to win the tournament. With this victory, Blount/Boogaerts have taken over the points lead for the Bassmaster's title. Blount's 4.58 pounder was the tournament's big bass and the 3rd biggest fish of all time to be weighed at a LERA Bass Club tournament at the Alligator Chain. Alan Elder of Melbourne and Wayne Smith of Palm Bay took second place with 2 fish weighing a total of 4.11 pounds. Third place went to Larry Cruce of Titusville and Tim Iler of Port St. John with 1 fish weighing 2.25 pounds.
The winners reported catching their fish using the following tricks: