Lake Kissimmee Chain
Camp Mack Ramp
Lake Wales, Fl.
Tournament results 5/25/13
Due to this being Holiday Weekend,
small number of teams entered for
various reasons, some of which were
high winds predicted for "Big K", family
activities planned, company comming in
for weekend. Heat and possible rain in
forcast, etc. etc.
Five teams took to water along with all
kinds of Holiday vistors, airboats, pontoons, bass tournaments, small craft
of various discriptions all entering and
leaving Camp Mack. "What a festive event"
As the weather people predicted, winds
on Kissimmee came to pass. By 10:30 am
winds were gusting to 16 mph out of the
ESE across 34,000 acres of water, making
for dandy 4-5 ft whitecaps and rollers.
Two teams fished KIssimmee, one team
went to canoe creek lake Cypress, and
two teams fished Tiger Lake.
One (1) position paid for "Big Fish"
1st: Harold McGhee / Ron Miley
1 lb. 9.1 oz.
One (1) position paid for "7 fish
catch weight"
1st: Harold McGhee / Ron Miley
9 lbs. 3.5 oz
2nd: Kirk Whitehead / David Rideout
9 lbs. 3.0 oz
Five tenths of 1 oz separated first from
second place. Second time in history
of Florida Crappie Club that a finish has
been this close
Winning team long-lined, micro-lite rods
in 6-7 ft water, using charteuse 16th oz
jig heads, black bodies, charteuse curley
tails. Also used hot pink, orange & butter-
cup Ron's Zip Jigs, some minnow tipped others employed minature curly tails
pearl, orange, gray, speckle green
Next tournament will be June 8th, Lake
Griffin, Herlong Park Ramp, hwy 441,
Leesburg, Fl.
Nice weights, congrats Harold
The finest gift you can give to any fisherman is to put a good fish back, and who knows if the fish that you caught isn't someone else's gift to you?"