Results Lake Manatee Tournament March 17th

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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.