John Buck 		John's Club Report
Covering The Pensacola Hawg Hunters
2011 Season

 Email: John Buck
Founded In 1975
June Tournament
Total Fish Caught 48
Total Dead Fish 3
Total Limits 2
Big Fish 2.67
Total Fish Weight 62.05 lbs

Total Year Standings
Total Fish Caught 527
Total Dead Fish 16
Total Limits 60
Big Fish 6.96
Total Fish Weight 881.7 lbs

*** Tournament Big Fish ***
Dave Bock
2.67 lbs

Tensaw River
Cliff's Landing
*** Big Fish Of The Year ***
Ron Bridges
6.96 lbs
1st Place
Jeff Weaver
5 Fish 8.12 lbs		 2nd Place
Jim Bailey Sr
5 Fish 6.37 lbs		 3rd Place
Dave Bock
4 Fish 5.34 lbs		 4th Place
Jere Jaillite
4 Fish 5.05 lbs

Place Name Fish Weight
1. Jeff Weaver 5 8.12
2. Jim Bailey Sr 5 6.37
3. Dave Bock 3 5.34
4. Jere Jaillete 4 5.05
5. Ron Bridges 4 4.34
6. Andy Gunn 2 3.70
7. Mack Cramer 3 3.53
8. Buddy Yates 4 3.52
9. Glenn Kittrell 2 2.99

Tournament Results

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY

Place Name Fish Weight
10. John Buck 2 2.89
11. Lee Brannon 2 2.61
12. Marc Churchwell 1 2.37
13. Bob Jones 2 2.35
14. Kevin Simmons 2 2.20
15. Frank Kelly 2 2.17
16. Ken Repine 2 1.94
17. C J Scott 2 1.35
18. Bill Myrick 1 1.21

TOURNAMENT REPORT

Tensaw River
 June 18, 2011
 		Cliff's Landing

The Hog Hunters tournament was held out of Cliff's Landing on the Tensaw River. We had 18 members fishing.
The weather was hot and we had mostly clear skies for the day. We had an in-coming tide for the day and the southerly breezes really made the water come in hard and also provided some air movement to relieve the heat a bit.
Air temps reached about 95 and the water temp was 87-88 most of the day.

My partner for the day was Kevin Simmons. Kevin is a really great guy to fish with, and he is also a good fisherman.
We decided to spend our time in Mifflin Lake, where I had found some nice fish a few days prior to the tournament.
As luck would have it, they were not there on tournament day. I managed one nice keeper on a buzz bait early and then another keeper on a worm. Kevin managed 2 keepers also, both on worms. We both had numerous small fish and many, many bites.
The bite was soft mostly and you could only feel weight on the line. So many times we set the hook only to get a piece of worm back. We tried to allow them to take it longer, but even that did not always work. We tried to change the size of the worm but only got bit with consistency on trick worms, mainly in green pumpkin color. Even though we did not place, we both had plenty of bites and action to keep us on our toes all day. Only problem was that everything was "short" Oh well that's fishing.

At the weigh-in, Jeff Weaver had a very nice bag of fish to get the win with 5 fish @ 8.12 lbs. I think its beginning to sound like a broken record with Jeff. Seems he is in the top 3 every month. Great job Jeff, hope you can keep it going!
Jim Bailey Sr, (Jeff's partner) grabbed the 2nd place spot with the only other limit @ 6.57 lbs. Jim, it was good to see you back fishing again. Dave Bock took 3rd place with 3 nice fish @ 5.34 lbs, and also he had the lunker @ 2.67 lbs. Good job to you Dave.
It seems like you are on a roll too. In the 4th spot was Jere Jaillite. He had 4 fish @ 5.05 lbs. Congratulations to you!

Most of the fish were caught on a variety of soft plastics. The main colors were the usual junebug and green pumpkin.
A few guys reported a few early bites on top water lures. Those who went down found fish on grass and those who went up found fish mostly on wood…no surprise there. Overall everyone kept their fish well, and we only had 3 dead fish.
I appreciate the extra effort everyone makes to keep the fish alive and well.

Next month we fish Escambia River, and I hope that all can make the tournament.
It is close to home and also a short day (2 PM weigh-in). Please make plans to attend the meeting and fish the tournament.
See ya at the meeting!

Until next time …Keep your hooks sharp!

John