Crooked Lake Results, Sat. June 22nd, 2013

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June 22nd

Result FCC 13th tournamenta of 2013


Crooked Lake
Bob's Landing
Babson Park, Fl

The deepest spring fed lake in Florida.

Secrets of catching crappie in the daytime
have been revealed @ Crooked. Gone are the myths "can only catch'em at Night,
never on full moon, lake stopped producing after the "Storm Sandy", they
go very deep during summer months and
a host of other remarks that would fill a
complete page, even some of bait shops
pushed people in other directions. This
was first Crappie Tournament ever held
on lake per Cindy & Rick Ritchison of Bob's
Landing. There were pre-fish tournament
players and locals that came away past week believing these stories and canceled
out, however,five (5) teams didn't believe
stories and were going to take this body
of water on to prove a lot of people wrong and did so in fashion.

One (1) position was paid for "Big Fish"

1st: George Parker & Tim Eberly
1 lb 0.1 oz

One (1) position paid 7 fish total
catch weight"

1st: George Parker & Tim Eberly
6 lbs. 9.5 oz

Parker & Eberly had never been on lake,
nor seen any picturess/maps or views and
no previous insight as to where to look for fish on this 5,534 acre impoundment.

They spider rigged using Wally Marshall rods, with "Just JIggin" ice jigs, minnow
tipped in colors of purple/gold glitter,
Chartreuse/gold glitter and orange/gold
glitter. working "Brush Piles" in 14 - 16 ft
water.

Parker team spent first 3 hrs just scouting lake, marking brush piles, point of intersection, grass & weed lines and off shore humps, flats related. Once they
started, they caught, culled 43 fish, nothing under 11 inces in 4 3/4 hrs of
actural fishing time.

There are fish in Crooked Lake and they
are worth catching...

Two weeks ago well known Lake Griffin,
Leesburg, Fl produced winning stringer
of 5 lbs. 12.0 oz, and had 10 teams
involved.

Based on the these findings, Crooked
Lake will be put on the FALL schedule
of FCC, date being October 26h.

Next tournament on 2013 schedule
will be July 13th, Lake Dora/BauClair
& Carlton ouf ot the Gilber Park Ramp,
Mt Dora, Florida. Anyone needing
assistance call Darryl Cole
352 516-0869