2014 Season

Official Newsletter

Pensacola Hawg Hunters



Volume: 17
Issue: 6

Angler Of The Year
Jere Jaillite


Hawg Hunter E-Board


Big Fish Of The Year
Don Jahnke

April
2014


President
Jeff Weaver

Vice-President/Treasure
Buddy Yates

Secretary
Dave Bock

Tournament Director
Mack Cramer

Asst. Tournament Director
Carlito Silvania



Minutes of the Meeting:

The April meeting of the Pensacola Hawg Hunters was brought to order at
7:00 P.M. April 16, 2014
at Founaris Brothers Restaurant.
Our President Jeff Weaver presided over the meeting. There were 21 members present and 1 guest present, Jason Weaver, son of our President Jeff Weaver. 


Old Business:

Reading of the Minutes from the March  Meeting was waived after listening to them last meeting.  The Treasurer's report was given and accepted.

The Booray Pot was won at Lake Seminole by Don Jahnke so we are starting over with the pot.  Each month $2 per participating member is added to the pot until someone catches the biggest fish over 5 pounds in a Hawg Hunter tournament.  That's 2 times in a row for Don at Lake Seminole.  See Bill Myrick for details. 

Trails End Lodging at Lake Seminole was discussed and everyone agreed that it was a great place to stay but due to the aging nature of our club we needed softer beds.  


New Business:

50/50 drawing was conducted and Marion Johnson had the winning ticket.  (I think with all the money Marion has been winning lately he should lose his "rookie" status.  Last month he placed 2nd place and drew the Yellow Ball, this month he caught Big fish and won the 50/50.   Don't worry Marion, the IRS using NSA already knows.)  

Remember on the 50/50 you can't win if you don't buy a ticket.  Half of the it goes to the winner and the the other half to the special fund which pays for our meals at the 2 day tournaments.

 Once again Jeff passed around a sign-up sheet for the cookout.  Thanks for all those who volunteered.  Aprils cookout was prepared by Dave Dyess and his personal chef named "Walmart".  Fried chicken, beans and potatoe salad with rolls.   Great job Dave!

From the tournament Director:

 

Reminder: if your insurance renews...please give a copy to the Asst. Tournament Director Carlito otherwise your boat may become disqualified for use during the tournament.

 Room reservations are normally made by the tournament director but this next tournament in May you are on your own because Southern Inn at Miller's Ferry pefers to have individuals make there own reservations.  If you plan on being a boater give them a call.  Their phone number is:  334-682-4148

The warmer weather is definetly coming so pay attention to your fish in the LIVE well...called that for a reason.  

March tournament results were given out and the draw was done for partners for the April Tournament at Lake Jordan.

 

The Meeting was adjourned at 7:47 pm. 

 

 

From the Tackle Box... 

Well Gentleman the month of May finds us headed to a location that the Hawgs have been going to since John Buck and I joined the club back in 1976. Ah those were some good years for Millers Ferry. They would pull the water on Saturday and it was on. Back then crank baits were the ticket. I think Millers Ferry has probably brought more pleasure to the club as a whole than any other place we have ever fished.  Putting in at Ellis Landing gives one the opportunity to go up the river or turn south towards the dam, whichever way you go can be good. This time of year in the early morning I like Chug Bugs and Buzz Baits, remember if one hits and misses throw right back with either a crank bait or spinner bait, many times this can trigger another strike. The tried and tested plastic worm has harvested many a bass on Millers Ferry; we all have our favorites but Junebug has got to be the all-time favorite of fisherman on the Ferry. Having said all of this don’t forget the white spinner bait just thought I would throw that in. (Hint Hint). Whatever you choose to do remember to respect where other fishermen are fishing.

As a reminder you are on your own if you want to go up Friday before the tournament and need a room. Also Carlito will be handling my duties at the May meeting; I will be at the tournament.

 

 

 

Attn: There were some comments about club members bringing their fish to scales with markers still attached. Below is the Tournament Rule 17 and 18. I have read this rule several times trying to get a clear understanding of what it say's, After consulting 4 0f the 5 E-board members I have come to this conclusion. Nothing can be attached to the fish during the weigh in process, so the following procedure will be as follows . While in line I would like for you to remove the markers from your fish so when you place them in the basket they will be ready to be weighed. Anyone attempting to remove markers when they are asked to step up to have their fish weighed will be asked to step aside and allow the next contestant to have their fish weighed. This procedure is designed to keep the process moving smoothly and quickly. All contestants are reminded that you are required to have your own bag, should you not have one ,ask someone if you can use their bag when they are done. This should eliminate the need to mark fish.
 

17. All tournaments shall be live release. Fish will be brought to the weigh master in a bag provided by the angler and given to the weigh master. Fish will be weighed and then returned to the water for release. Fish that show any sign of life will be considered live. Members may keep a lunker for mounting.

18. Nothing can be attached to a fish at the weigh in

Tournament:


The April Tournament was a two day tournament held at Lake Jordan out of Bonner's Landing.  We had 9 boats with 16 club members and an old Hawg Hunter from the past named Fred Raby. Half went up on Thursday and the other half on Friday.  The weather was great for our two day tournament with the rain holding off until after weighin on Sunday.  Everyone who left right away missed the rain but my partner Bill Myrick and I went back North to the motel and got soaked picking up his wife and boat.

Tournament Results:

1st Place 

Kevin Simmons


Kevin had a two day total of 10 fish weighing in at 26.16 pounds.  Lake Jordan is full of spotted bass and Kevin found a bunch of nice ones.  This is Kevin's first win this year to go along with 2 other 3rd place finishes.  This jump's him up into the top six from 13th place last month in the AOY standings.   Great Job!

 Congrats Kevin!




2nd Place
Bill Myrick 

Bill's double limits of fish weighed in at 24.96 just shy of 25 pounds.  That also means he had a 2.5 pound average for his 10 fish.  I got to witness first hand his fish catching technique.  To put it bluntly....he waxed my butt.  Bill had limits of fish  by 7:15am both days of the tournament and caught enough fish that if we would of been fishing a team tournment I was just along for the ride.

Great Job Bill!



3rd Place
Jeff Weaver 

Third place went to Jeff who also had double limits of spotted bass.  His fish weighed in at 23.04 pounds for a 2.3 pound average.   Not bad for fishing around the ramp as Jeff's big motor didn't start all weekend.  This 3rd place win moves Jeff up a notch to 2nd place in the AOY standings.  Actually he's tied with Jere points wise but Jere has more fish weighed in per our rules to put Jere in First Place for AOY.

Congrats Jeff!


4th Place
John Buck


Rounding out the top four we find John Buck back in the money for his second time this year.  His 9 fish weighed in at 19.92 pounds.  John moves up 3 places in the standings with his 4th place finish.

Congratulations John!







May Birthday's


Dave Bock

Come celebrate Dave's Birthday with a steak dinner and sleepover.

Location:   Miller's Ferry Southern Inn Motel and the Steakhouse just down the road.

When:  Friday May 30, 2014

Bass Tournament to Follow!







Tournament Results:

Wow!  Lake Jordan turned out to be a great tournament for most of us.  In fact on Day one we as a club almost had our limit.  We were just 5 fish short of having 16 members and 1 guest all having their limits.  On Saturday those 17  fishermen brought 80 out of a possible 85 fish to the scales weighing in at 173.36 pounds.  That  means we had a 4.7 fish per person average with each fish averaging 2.16 pounds.
On Sunday the weather changed and some of us struggled including me to bring fish to the scales.  Sundays total fish count was 62 weighing  116.92 pounds for a 3.6 fish per person average with a 1.88 pound per fish.  Big fish on Saturday went to Marion Johnson with a 4.36 whopper and Sunday Dave Dyess took the honors with a 3.51 beauty.



Overall I would say we had a very successful tournament but we did end up with a couple Slammer Nominees.   No not with guys being late like last year......but we did have a man induced wreck.....or accident....or hit and run....what ever you want to call it.   You see our very own Dan Nash was driving his boat looking out ahead of him to see where he was going....only problem was he had the boat in REVERSE and ran into John Buck's boat with his motor just minutes before blast off.  Our other slammer nominee goes to Tony Boyett who at the weighin on Sunday decided he didn't want to keep his fish markers any more so he threw them in the water while emptying the contents of his weighin bag.   He must of known Mack was going to say something about fish markers.



We survived Jordan but some of the fish didn't survive us.  We brought 9 dead fish up to the scales more than doubling our dead fish year to date number.   Guys we need to do a better job at this.   Get them livewells checked...or set the hook before they swallow it.  If you have to cut the line and leave the hook it won't add any weight to them and it will rust out with not a lot of harm to the fish.   The weather is only gonna get hotter and more stressful on fish in the livewells.



AOY Analysis

Our AOY Race is at the halfway point with Jere and Jeff tied points wise for the coveted AOY title.  Jere according to our rules would win if the season stopped now because he has brought more fish to the scales then Jeff.  Jere has 32 while Jeff has 28.  Mack has dropped down a little bit to 3rd but he is only 5 points away.   4th place Bill Myrick is closing on the gap and gaining on the leaders with him being only 4 points behind 3rd as compared to 10 points last month.   Good job Bill!  Sitting in 5th place is still Dave....only Dave Dyess this time as Dave Bock drops down to 9th.  Rounding out the top 6 this month is Kevin Simmons fresh of his win at Lake Jordan  He jumps from 13th to 6th with all the fishing points he added this month.  Great job Kevin!  This month we had 9 advance with 10 decline with Kevin making the biggest jump up 7 places.   5th though 10th place only has an 8 points spread which makes every participant point count.  So make your plans to attend every event and you could find yourself in the top Six!

Tournament Standings:

Lake Jordan
Bonner's Landing


1st – Kevin Simmons - 10 fish – 26..16 lbs
2nd – Bill Myrick - 10 fish – 24.96 lbs

3rd – Jeff Weaver - 10 fish – 23.04 lbs
4th – John Buck - 9 fish – 19.92 lbs
5th – Jere Jaillite - 10 fish – 19.32 lbs

6th – Dave Dyess - 10 fish – 19.27 lbs
7th – Tony Boyett - 10 fish – 18.55 lbs
8th – Jeremy Burkart - 8 fish – 18.39 lbs
9th - Bob Jones - 10 fish – 18.39 lbs

10th – Mack Cramer - 10 fish – 17.10 lbs
11th – Lee Brannon - 9 fish – 114.73 lbs

12th – Marion Johnson - 7 fish – 14.39 lbs
13th – Ron Bridges - 7 fish – 13.33 lbs
14th – Cliff Armstrong - 8 fish – 12.02 lbs

15th – Dave Bock - 4 fish – 7.87 lbs
16th – Dan Nash - 4 fish – 6.51 lbs

Guest: Fred Raby - 7 fish - 12.75 lbs




Also Fished: 

 Hooyah!   Everyone Caught Fish!


For The Record:

Lake Jordan
Bonner's Landing

Total Number Fished Tournament 16

Total Fish Caught 135
Total Dead Fish 9
Total Limits 20
Total Fish Weight 274.05 lbs
Big Fish: Marion Johnson 4.36 lbs 

Honorable Mention:

Dave Dyess - Sundays Big Fish - 3.51 lbs

For the Year:

Total Number Fished For Year 107
Total Fish Caught 345

Total Dead Fish 13
Total Limits 33

Total Fish Weight 638.66
Big Fish 5.91
Don Jahnke
Lake Seminole - March




May Meeting:

Location: Founaris Bros.
May 21, 2014
Time: 7:00 pm


May Tournament

May 31, 2014

(Remember tournament will be one week later due to Memorial Day)


Tournament Site:

Miller's Ferry
Ellis Landing

From The Daily Planner:

Full Moon:
May 14, 2014

5/31/14
Sunrise: 5:47 am

 

Tides:

05/31/14

High: NA
Low:
 
NA

Any questions should be addressed to

Jeff Weaver
Jeffrieweaver@gmail.com


Dave Bock
djBock2005@Gmail.com