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Saturday, July 14, 2012

Upcoming <b>Fishing</b> Tournaments Around Polk

THE FISHING MISFITS will hold a club tournament on Lake Reedy Saturday out of the county ramp. Members only. For boats with 100-HP outboards and under. Call Harry at 863-660-2054 or Larry at 863-287-2864, or check http://mysite.verizon.net/resqxc7y/.

THE WEST COAST COUPLES Bass Club will compete on Johns Lake out of the public ramp Saturday. Entry fee $55, including big bass. Membership $20 per couple. 100 percent payback. Tournaments second Saturday each month. Meetings on Wednesdays before tournaments. Upcoming tournaments: Aug. 11, West Lake Toho out of Southport Park; Sept. 8-9, classic TBA. Call Chrissy Crocker at 813-927-0738 or Fred Allen at 863-676-3764.

THE PERFORMANCE BASS ANGLERS will be on Lake Ariana Saturday. Upcoming tournaments: Aug. 11, Kissimmee Chain; Sept. 8, Johns Lake; Oct. 6, Lake Toho; Nov. 3-4 TBD. Visit www.performancebassanglers.com.

THE MOSAIC BASS CLUB will compete on Lake Kissimmee out of Camp Mack Saturday. Ramp fee $5. Safe light to 2 p.m. Club for Mosaic employees only. Upcoming tournaments: July 28, Lake Marion out of Bannon's Camp. Call Richard Blair at 863-844-5037.

THE LAKELAND JUNIOR BASSMASTERS will hold a tournament on the south Winter Haven out of Lake Hartridge Saturday. For information, check www.lakelandjuniorbassmasters.com or call Martin Bozeman at 863-640-8349.

THE FLORIDA CRAPPIE CLUB will be on Lake Dora out of Gilbert Park ramp Saturday. Entry fee $50 plus $10 for biggest speck. Individuals or partners. Seven-fish limit. 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. No membership fee. Upcoming tournaments: July 28 - Lake Walk-in-the-Water; Sept. 22 - Lake Arbuckle; Oct. 27 - West Lake Toho out of Richardson's Fish Camp; Nov. 17 - Lake Tarpon; Dec. 8 - Classic on Crescent Lake. Call Darryl Cole at 352-669-0442, Mark Gilman at 863-662-4914 or Harold McGhee at 813-215-9759.

THE LAKELAND BASSMASTERS will compete on Lake Toho out of Southport Park Sunday. Club meets second and fourth Tuesday each month at the Lakeland Elks Club at 7 p.m. New members welcome. Upcoming tournaments: Aug. 19, Kissimmee Chain out of Camp Mack; Sept. 23, Lake Okeechobee out of Harney Pond Canal; Oct. 20-21, Kissimmee Chain out of Camp Mack; Nov. 11, classic, TBA. Check www.lakelandbassmasters.org or call Jim Hooven at 863-698-9772.

THE SUNDAY OPEN SERIES TOURNAMENT trail will hold the fourth of 10 tournaments to qualify for the season-ending mini-classic Sunday on Lake Marianna. Fishermen can qualify for the 11th event, the classic, by competing in at least seven events. Entry fee $30, including big bass. 100 percent payback. Safe light to 1 p.m. Call Willard Combee at 863-670-7647.

THE LAKELAND JUNIOR HAWG HUNTERS will compete on Lake McLeod in Winter Haven July 21. Call Derek Boswell at 863-513-8877.

THE BRANDON BASSMASTERS will hold a tournament on Lake Pierce July 21. Entry fee $50 per boat. New members welcome. Membership fee $20 per angler. Safe light to 2 p.m. Check www.brandonbassmasters.com.

THE LAKE WALES PO' BOYS Bass Club will compete on Lake Pierce out of Jennings Resort July 22. Club looking for new members. Safe light to 2 p.m. Check www.lakewalespoboys.com for information, or call 863-781-0736 or 863-632-1643.

THE CASTAWAYS BASS CLUB will compete on Lake Kissimmee out of Grape Hammock July 28. Trail for boats with 40-HP outboards or less, and boats 17 feet or less. Entry fees $50 per team, including big bass. Membership $15 per angler. New members welcome. Call Johnny Lockaby at 813-833-5786 or check www.castawaysbassfishing.com.

THE BHS YELLOW JACKETS BASS FISHING TEAM at Bartow High School will open the new season July 28 on the south Winter Haven chain. Contact tournament director Derek Boswell at bboswell4@yahoo.com.

THE POLK COUNTY BASS AND SNOOK CLUB will compete for snook and redfish at Pine Island July 28-29. The club is looking for new boater members. Visit www.polkcountybassandsnookclub.com or call Mike Howell at 863-646-2481.

THE ACCENT MARINE Tournament Trail will be in action July 29 on the Kissimmee Chain out of Camp Mack. Entry fee $65 per boat, including big bass. 95 percent payback (75 percent at tournament, 20 percent to classic). Six-fish limit. No late entries. Entry deadline Fridays at 5 p.m. Safe light to 2:30 p.m. Upcoming tournaments, all out of Camp Mack: Aug. 26, Sept. 30, Classic Oct. 13-14. Call 813-620-1042 or 813-620-1309 for more information.

THE CAMP MACK OPEN ONE-DAY, ONE-MAN TOURNAMENT TRAIL on the Kissimmee Chain will be in action Aug. 4 and the first Saturday each month. Call Camp Mack at 863-696-1108.

THE XTREME BASS KISSIMMEE DIVISION will be in action Aug. 5 out of Camp Mack. Entry fee $120 per team, including big bass. One-time membership fee $35 per angler. Safe light to 3 p.m. Tony Bartels is the division director. Upcoming tournaments: Sept. 9. Check www.xbseries.com.

THE BASS BANDITS will compete on John's Lake Aug. 11. Call Joe Willis, tournament director, at 813-633-6233 for more information.

THE WINTER HAVEN LUNKER LOVERS will compete on Lake Okeechobee out of Clewiston Aug. 11-12. Upcoming tournaments: Sept. 9 - Kissimmee Chain out of Camp Lester; Oct. 6-7 - Lake Istokpoga out of Trail's End; Nov. 3-4 - Classic on Kissimmee Chain out of Camp Lester. Call Jim Rose at 863-514-6582 or check online at http://lunkerlovers.com.

THE 2012 CENTRAL FLORIDA BASS OPEN series will be on the Kissimmee Chain Sept. 23 and Lake Toho Oct. 28. All catch-and-release, photo scorecard format for total combined inches. Benefit Tournaments are open to all boat sizes. Entry fee $150 for two anglers. Also one-man, coed and family fun divisions. Other tournaments: July 29, Harris Chain; Aug. 26, Lake Okeechobee. Call 863-944-2051 or e-mail BenefitTournaments@gmail.com. Check www.BenefitTournaments.com for information.

THE TAMPA PRO BASS trail will post its 2012-13 schedule in August or September. Call John or Wendy Taylor at 727-403-6861 or 727-789-0525. or check online at http://home.roadrunner.com/~tampapro.

[ Send tournament notices or results to Del Milligan, P.O. Box 408, Lakeland, Fla., 33802, or fax to 802-7812. Deadline is Wednesday noon. Include date, entry fee and phone. ]


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