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Welcome to Stop #3 of the 2027 Season, Lake Apopka! We have opened up access to be able to fish the whole chain if you desire. This is a combined tournament with FL North.

Please ensure that you have your membership before signing up. We are honored to have you!

To get your membership online click here: Fishers of Men National Tournament Trail (fomntt.com) 

• TOURNAMENTSITE: McDonald Canal Boat Ramp 24600 County Road 448A, Mt Dora, FL 32757

• TOURNAMENT HOSTS: First Baptist Church of Umatilla and Lake County Parks and Trails

• TOURNAMENT DATE: March 13th, 2027

• TOURNAMENT MEETING DATE: March 12th, 2027; Registratrions and Check-in starts at 6:00PM

• OFFICIAL PRACTICE: None, however all the tournament waters will be off limits from 5:30 pm Friday until the Saturday morning blast-off. 

• OFFICIAL ENTRY: USE THE LINK BELOW TO SIGN UP!

Pay:  Fishers of Men - Florida Central Division

• ENTRY DEADLINE: March 5th, 2027. No sign-ups at the ramp! Last chance to sign up will be at the pre-tournament meeting by 6:30pm

• PERMITTED FISHING AREAS: All public waters accessible by boat from the tournament launch site, with the exception of the area within 100 yards of the boat ramp.

• LAUNCH/WEIGH-IN SITE: McDonald Canal Boat Ramp and Park

Livewell Checks at 0530 Weigh-in at 3PM (Determined by number of entries)

Flight assignments and times will be given at the Friday Tournament meeting. 

The Pre-Tournament Meeting will be Friday night the 12th of March 2027. Location for the meeting is: First Baptist Church of Umatilla 550 Hatfield Dr, Umatilla, FL 32784 

The gracious hosts for the meeting is First Baptist Church of Umatilla! Our guest speaker for this event is TBD! The meeting is a family-friendly event and is worth 50 season points and is the central focus to what Fishers of Men is all about. There will be a free meal for you and your family, door prizes, and raffles after the inspirational speaker. We loook forward to seeing you there! God bless!

We would like to thank our local sponsors, First Baptist Church of Umatilla, First Baptist Church Tavares, MadeinUSA..com, JMS Building Corporation, River of Life Osteopathic,Tracy's Point Fish Lodge, First Baptist Church of Lake Panasoffkee, Chiller Medic, Nelson's Tents and Events, Ray's Roofing, Orange Lake Baptist Church

We would like to thank all of our national sponsors, Falcon Boats, Berkley, Abu Garcia, Mercury, Realtree Fenwick, Firefly Marine, Power-Pole, TH Marine, Fish 4:19 Performance Eyewear, Frogg Toggs

Hotel Information:

All anglers are responsible for their own hotel accomodations

Roster Information:

Apopka (lockout allowed) - 03/13/27