Eleven teams ventured onto the Kissimmee Chain to compete in the LERA Bass Club's June 26th tournament out of Whaley's Landing on Lake Tohopekaliga. Larry Cruce of Titusville and Tim Iler of Port St. John continued their hot streak in dominating fashion weighing a 5 fish limit that totaled 22.46 pounds to win the event. They had 2 fish over 6 pounds and one in the five pound class. This marks the fourth win out of the last five tournaments for the team and all but seals up their third seasonal points championship with the club.
Eric Amos and Gary Brill, both from Titusville, weighed a five fish limit of 16.49 pounds to finish second. Mike Calloway of Titusville and Jim Folks of Melbourne took third with 15.52 pounds.
The tournament saw eight of the eleven competing teams catch five fish limits. Six fish over five pounds were brought to the scales including three over six pounds. The biggest of which, a 6.37 pound giant caught by Larry Cruce, took big bass honors and anchored the winning bag.
Weather Conditions: Cloudy Skies, SSW Wind 5-15, high in the low 90s
The winners reported catching their fish using the following tricks:
- 1st Place & Big Bass: an assortment of topwater baits in West Lake Tohopekaliga
- 2nd Place: spinnerbait, flipping, 10" worms, speed worm, and probably other things too the guys couldn't seem to reach consensus on what they caught them on, but they went to Lake Kissimmee and caught some in West Lake Tohopekaliga too
- 3rd Place: Zoom Horny Toads and june bug colored Culprit worms in West Lake Tohopekaliga
