Harold, thanks for your fine efforts and the warm welcome. Very much enjoyed myself
Florida Crappie Club - 6th Tournament of 2012
Lake Manatee, Manatee State Park
Bradenton, Fl
(10) Teams entered sixth event 0f 2012
(2) Positions paid for "Big Fish"
1st: Team Benjamin & Harwood
1 lb 4.9 oz
2nd: 2 - Teams tied for big fish
1st: 2a. Team Jordon & & Jordon
2nd: 2b.Team Stewart Levine
(2) Two positions paid for "7 fish total
catch weight"
1st: Team Benjamin & Harwood
8 lbs. 0.00 oz
2nd: Team Irle & Hartsock
6 lbs. 11.0 oz
Just about every form of fishing was in use looking for ole Mr. Spec.
Long-lining, spider rigging, jigging, drifting and old fashioned bobber
pitching to holes under brush canopies
1st:place Benjamin & Harwood used 10' BnM rods, pflueger reels
with 2 lb flouracarbon - long-lining with 32nd & 48th oz jigs -
dark colors/chart tails in 4- 7' stained water at .8 to 1.2 mph.
2nd place Irle & Hartsock team "spider rigging" minnows tipped,
with 12-14' Deep-South rods, using Irle's custom made jigs
(primarly dark colors with flashbow streamer) in 20 - 22' water
-fishing 17 - 19' down ..
Next tournament will be March 31st, Lake Istokpoga, Istokpoga
Park rd, off highway 98. Lake Placid area.
Harold, thanks for your fine efforts and the warm welcome. Very much enjoyed myself
"Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after".
-Henry David Thoreau-
More than welcome my friend. Hope you continue to fish with us on
tournament trail.................We enjoyed having you