THE FISHING MISFITS will hold a club tournament on the south Winter Haven chain out of Lake Cannon Saturday. 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 West Lake Toho out of Southport Park 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: Sept. 8-9, classic on Lake Istokpoga out of public ramp on U.S. 98. Call Chrissy Crocker at 813-927-0738 or Fred Allen at 863-676-3764.
THE DIXIE COUNTRY BASS CLUB will compete on Lake Istokpoga out of Windy Point on Saturday. For members only.
THE PERFORMANCE BASS ANGLERS will be on the Kissimmee Chain Saturday. Upcoming tournaments: Sept. 8, Johns Lake; Oct. 6, Lake Toho; Nov. 3-4 TBD. Visit www.performancebassanglers.com.
THE BASS BANDITS will compete on John's Lake Saturday. Call Joe Willis, tournament director, at 813-633-6233.
THE MOSAIC BASS CLUB will hold its classic Saturday at a lake to be chosen at noon on Friday. For qualifiers only. Call Richard Blair at 863-844-5037.
THE WINTER HAVEN LUNKER LOVERS will compete on Lake Okeechobee out of Clewiston Saturday and Sunday. 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 SUNDAY OPEN SERIES TOURNAMENT trail will hold a tournament on Eagle Lake on Sunday. 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 the south Winter Haven chain out of Lake Hartridge Aug. 18. Call Derek Boswell at 863-513-8877.
THE LAKELAND BASSMASTERS will compete on the Kissimmee Chain out of Camp Mack Aug. 19. Club meets second and fourth Tuesday each month at the Lakeland Elks Club at 7 p.m. New members welcome. Upcoming tournaments: 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 CASTAWAYS BASS CLUB will compete on Crooked Lake out of Bob's Landing Aug. 25. 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.
THE BASS ATTACK TRAIL will hold a tournament on Johns Lake at Clermont Aug. 25. Entry fee $50 plus $10 for big bass. Membership $25. Check www.bassattacktrail.net or call 352-728-2217.
THE ACCENT MARINE Tournament Trail will be in action Aug. 26 on the Kissimmee Chain out of Camp Mack. Entry fee $65 per boat, including big bass. 95 percent payback. Six-fish limit. Entry deadline Fridays at 5 p.m. Safe light to 2:30 p.m. Upcoming tournaments, all out of Camp Mack: Sept. 30, Classic Oct. 13-14. Call 813-620-1042 or 813-620-1309.
THE LAKE WALES PO' BOYS Bass Club will compete on Lake Arbuckle Aug. 26 out of the county park. Club looking for new members. Safe light to 2 p.m. Check www.lakewalespoboys.com or call 863-781-0736 or 863-632-1643.
THE CAMP MACK OPEN ONE-DAY, ONE-MAN TOURNAMENT TRAIL on the Kissimmee Chain will be in action Sept. 1 and the first Saturday each month. Call Camp Mack at 863-696-1108.
THE LAKELAND JUNIOR BASSMASTERS will hold a tournament on Lake Toho Sept. 8. Interested volunteer boat captains can call Martin Bozeman at 863-640-8349. For information, check www.lakelandjuniorbassmasters.com.
THE FLORIDA CRAPPIE CLUB will be on Lake Harris and Little Lake Harris out of Venetian Gardens at Leesburg Sept. 8. 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. Call Darryl Cole at 352-669-0442, Mark Gilman at 863-662-4914 or Harold McGhee at 813-215-9759.
THE XTREME BASS KISSIMMEE DIVISION will be in action Sept. 9 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. Check www.xbseries.com.
THE BHS YELLOW JACKETS BASS FISHING TEAM at Bartow High School will compete on Lake Reedy Sept. 22. Contact tournament director Derek Boswell at 863-513-8877 or check www.ihigh.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: Aug. 26, Lake Okeechobee. Call 863-944-2051 or e-mail BenefitTournaments@gmail.com. Check www.BenefitTournaments.com.
THE REEL 'EM IN FOR ROTARY CHARITY BASS TOURNAMENT is Nov. 17 on the Kissimmee Chain out of Camp Mack. Safe light to 3 p.m. The ninth annual event sponsored by the Lake Wales Breakfast Rotary club benefits youth in the local community. Entry fee $95 per boat day of event, or $80 to pre-register. There is a $5 ramp fee. First place guaranteed $1,500, with $750 for second, $500 for third and $250 for fourth. The big-fish pot will be a 75-25 percent allotment. There will be a drawing for $100 for those who pre-register. The grand raffle prize is a stainless steel grill from the Lake Wales Home Depot. Call Nigel Hill at 863-224-4081 or e-mail nigel.hill@wattsac.com.
[ 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. ]
