The series will be fished out of Camp Lester on the third Sunday of each month until the final in May which will be held on Saturday and Sunday, Cosce said.

“Right now we are looking at 30-plus boats for the first tournament. The weigh-in will be provided by John and Wendy Taylor with the Tampa Pro Bass Series. They will conduct the weigh-in and do the payout.”

Cosce said the entry fee is $70 per team, which includes big bass. The payback is 100 percent, 50-30-20. Anglers can weigh in up to five bass, 14 inches or longer and only one per contestant can be over 22 inches, he said.

“We had a small club tournament out of the camp on Sunday and it took a 3-pound average, almost 16 pounds, to win with five fish. We had water temperature at 61 degrees, so that is promising for this coming weekend.”

However, he noted there is another cold front coming this week with temperatures down in the 40s early in the week, then a gradual warming until the weekend.

“Hopefully by Sunday it will be back in the mid-60s and the anglers will find some shallow water bass,” he said. “Most of the fish will be caught on plastics. I think a lot of fish are begin caught on trick worms and swimbaits. Spinnerbaits would be good if it’s windy and topwater might be good on a calm morning.”

 

Camp Lester Team Tournament

Sun, Jan 19, 2014

Kissimmee Chain

Camp Lester

Call Leo Cosce (863) 696-1123 or John Taylor (727) 403-6862