John Buck | John's
Club Report Covering The Pensacola Hawg Hunters 2012 Season Email: John Buck |
Founded In 1975 |
February Tournament Total Fish Caught 51 Total Dead Fish 0 Total Limits 4 Big Fish 6.18 Total Fish Weight 77.12 lbs |
Total Year Standings |
Mack Cramer 6.18 lbs |
Fish River
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Mack Cramer 6.18 lbs |
1st
Place Mack Cramer 5 Fish 13.86 lbs |
2nd
Place John Buck 5 Fish 8.40 lbs |
3rd
Place Buddy Yates 5 Fish 7.59 lbs |
4th
Place Lee Brannon 4 Fish 5.85 lbs |
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Tournament Results Also Fished: Dan Nash
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TOURNAMENT
REPORT
Fish River |
February 18, 2011 |
Hwy. 98 Bridge Landing |
My partner for the day was Don Jahnke. Don and I had not fished together in over 10
years and I was really looking forward to fishing with him again. We started out early in the lower delta on
main river sawgrass banks. Don managed
one small bass on a buzz bait, and I never got a bite. We moved up river to a creek and neither of
us found even a nibble. Then, we ran up
river a shore ways to a deeper bank that I have found fish on the previous
week. Immediately I hooked up with a
nice red fish, then and nice speckled trout, then a crab, and then a
flounder. While I am catching the
saltwater stuff, Don put 2 nice keeper bass in the boat. We then moved up to a small cove, and Don put
another keeper in the boat. We then
fished several banks before returning to the deep bank. Finally at 11:45 I got my first “for sure”
bite and boated a keeper. We continued
to fish that bank and a couple of other banks nearby for the rest of the day,
and I managed to find a small limit but Don could not get another keeper. All
of our keepers came on red shad worms near the drop ledge usually in about 4
feet dropping to 7-20 feet. I really
enjoyed fishing in Don’s boat it was very roomy and comfortable and Don is a
great partner. He is one of the best
guys to fish with for sure. I really had
a fun day sharing tales on the water and even caught a few fish. At he weigh-in time the skies decided it was time to turn
loose, and we had a downpour of flood proportions. The wind gusted over 25 mph, and even under a
bridge it was difficult to stay dry. At
least the fishing day was over and the severe weather held off long enough for
us to end the tournament. We had a lot of fish, and a lot of rain soaked
fishermen at the weigh-in. Mack Cramer
took first place with a great bag weighing 13.86 lbs. Mack also reclaimed his former title of “Mr.
Booray” by bringing a beautiful 6.18 lb hawg to the scales for the lunker. I took 2nd place with 5 fish @
8.40 lbs. 3rd place went to
Buddy Yates with 5 fish @ 7.59 lbs. 4th
place was Lee Brannon with 4 fish @ 5.85 lbs.
Most fish were caught on worms in junebug watermelon seed, green
pumpkin, or red shad colors. Mack Cramer
said he got most of his on a buzz bait early in the day. There were no major mishaps except that Tony had some
battery problems and could not make it back in time for the weigh –in. Even though Tony and his partner did not make
it back for the weigh-in we are thankful that they were safe and returned
before the severe weather hit. Next month our tournament is a 2 day tournament. It will be at John |