St Johns / Astor,Fl tournament results 4-11-15

[fishin813]

April 11th, 2015

St Johns River
Pulic Ramp
Astor, Fl

Competitors are allowed to fish Lk George
North to hwy 44 bridge, Deland south,
including Dexter & Woodruff.
At 7am, pressure 30:06 rising fast t0 30:13
by 10a, before starting down to low 30:06
by 2pm. Between 10:30 and 2 pm fishing
went extremely slow.
Winds varying from calm to reippls 5 mph
wsw to picking up to 8 mph by 1pm Heat
temp was ugly, blue bird skies, nothing
but sun 83 - 91.4 at 2:30pm
Fourteen (14) teams went out to shake
and bake to catch the "big one".

Two (2) positions paid for "Big Fish"

1st: George Parker / Tim Eberly
3 lbs. 0.1 oz 18 inches long

Spawned out female
Biggest fish ever caught in Fcc 15yr Tournament competition history

2nd: Don Collins / Rusty Booth
1 lb 14.0 oz

Three (3) positions paid "7 fish
catch weight"

1st: George Parker / Tim Eberly
13 lbs 3.2 oz

2nd: Don Collins /Rusty Booth
11 lbs 9.8 oz

3rd: Darryl & Terri Cole
10 lbs. 14.8 oz

1st Place: Parker team, Wally Marshall
10' rods, single pole jigging bottom
structure Lake George -bombing range,
targets & Jetties, usking Skippers Jigs-
"crappie bites", rellow/black & pink/white
streamers.

2nd Place: Collins team Wally Marshall
10' rods, single pole jigging old targets,
Lk George bombing range using Lake Fork
"baby shad" & Strike King "Joker jigs" -
electric chicken.

3rd Place: Cole team Wally Marshall
long poles 14 & 16', spider rigged,
minnow tipped fished Lake Woodruff in
6 - 9 inches under water with 84 water
temp running 1.0 mph using Skippers Jigs
yellew & Ron's Mylar jigs white/orange

Teams participating in St Johns event

George Parker / Tim Everly
Don Collins / Rusty Booth
Darryl & Terri Cole
Bill Fee / Wayne Loy
Scott Lawson / Dave Troester
Wendel Connor / Jim Whitt
John Peyton / Mike Herbst
Nate Smith
Tommy Kinsler / Angela Carpenter
John Young / Enoch Harris
Dave Blankenship /
Herrell Smith / Joe White
John Young / Enoch Harris
Alan sr & jr Green

Next tournament will be April 23rd,
Lake Rosalie, 10730 Camp Mack Rd,
Lake Wales, Fl. (Waters Edge Fish Camp)
4,597 acres lightly stained water,
upside down fish bowl-spring fed 4-16ft
deep. some weed lines - 2 creeks in/out
Directions: Lake Wales east 7 mi to
Boy Scout Rd, (right) to dead end -(left)
Camp Mack Rd, 2 miles to Fish Camp on
right. Bait store & sign in will be open
5:45am
Anyone needing assistance or motel
accomodations cal Harold McGhee
813 215-9759 or Darry Cole 352 516-0869

[fishin813]

Correction to Lake Rosalie tournament date.

Saturday April 25th not April 23rd....

Sorry - i was "brain dead" this am. did not proof read well.....

[fishin813]

Spoke with Parker last night - fish is already headed to Taxidermy Man.
Will be mounted with another Florida fish caught by Lady Friend (2 lb 13.5oz)
in March - they will be full view table mounts to go mantel above fireplace.

[specktacklure]

Wow, that's great for a new club record & congrats to George for his 3+lb fish

I don't think that picture really shows the size of the fish !!

[fishin813]

At beginning "tournament results"

Big Fish: George Parker / Tim Eberly
1 lbs. .01 oz 18 inches long

I personally did not see it, but was told it was a monster...............
Biggest one George has ever caught in state of Florida.

[Slab]

Wow. Now that's a fish. Great job. And thanks for sharing.