Lake Monroe results May 10,2014

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Saturday, May 10th, 2014

Lake Monroe
Lake Monroe Park
Debarry, Fl

Saturday morning, temps in high 70's,
water temp in at 80, partly cloudy skies,
barametric pressure continue to be on high
side 30:15 and upward mode peaking at
30:19 by 11am. Wind continued to be factor
as it has been for past 3 days, SSE-SSW
by 11am out of South varying from 9 -17mph.

Eighteen (18) teams went after Monroe's
finest Spec's with most teams spider rigging/minnow tipped working drift patterns - Mother's arm & old river entrance being go to points.

Two (2) positions paid for "Big Fish"

1st: Wendell Connor & JB
1 lb 8.9 oz

2nd: Darryl & Terry Cole
1 lb 6.7 oz

Four (4) positions paid for "7 fish total
catch weight"

1st: Windell Connor / JB
8 lbs. 12.1 oz

2nd: Darryl & Terry Cole
8 lbs. 7.7 oz

3rd: John Peyton / Mike Herbst
7 lbs. 5.5 oz

4th: Tim Eberly / Scott B.
7 lbs. 2.4 oz

Special congrats to Connor team as this
was their FIRST WIN since joing FCC in
2010.

1st: Conor team fish with Deep-South
rods 16 & 14', using Mossican (brown)
Skipper's ice & zip jigs with hot pink &
chartause secondary colors, spider rigging,minnow tipped. Working the humps
in 4-5' water near Mother's arm area.

2nd:Cole team, Wally Marshall rods 18-16
&14', Skipper's moon ice jigs, along with
zips using colors, green - orange, zips
hot pink - Orange working 4' & less water
in smokehouse cove. Minnow tipped

3rd:Peyton team, Wally Marshall 14' rods
Ron's & Skipper's jig jigs, primary colors
Chartause / Hot Pink & Green, black collar,minnow tipped, working 3-4 contour line parallel to Mother' arm.

4th Eberyl Team, Wally Marshall 18 & 16' rods, minnow tipped using various hot
pink, orange & purple custom ice jigs


Teams participating, in No particular order were:

John Young / Darryl Little
Dave TGroester / Eric Black
Don Collins / Rusty Booth
Fred & Charles Walker
Don Egnor / Harold McGhee
Buck Spann / Mike Connor
Bill Fee / Wayne Loy
Chuck Rayburn / Tom
Scott Lawson / Ron Schuller
Mike Poczik
Danny Blankenship
Tommy Kinsler
Joe White / Herrel Smith
Nate Smith

Many thanks to all that came out to brave wind, high pressure, heat to go
after the elusive Mr. Crappie.

Next tournament will be Saturday, May 17
at a lake we haven't visited in 4 years.
22,700 acres stained water with islands,
pads, bullrush/cattail, reeds & kissimmee
grass. Dept of 3 - 12' with holes and
several brush piles.
West Lake Toho, Richardson's Fish Camp.
1550 Scottys road, Kissimmee, Fl 34744
Phone # 407 846-5540
Directions: Neptune - Kings Hwy - Pine Island road - Scotty's road.
Anyone needing assistance call
Harold McGhee 813 215-9759