2014 Season

Official Newsletter

Pensacola Hawg Hunters



Volume: 17
Issue: 10

Angler Of The Year
Jere Jaillite


Hawg Hunter E-Board


Big Fish Of The Year
Don Jahnke

August
2014


President
Jeff Weaver

Vice-President/Treasure
Buddy Yates

Secretary
Dave Bock

Tournament Director
Mack Cramer

Asst. Tournament Director
Bill Myrick



Minutes of the Meeting:

The August meeting of the Pensacola Hawg Hunters was brought to order at
7:00 P.M. August 20, 2014
at Founaris Brothers Restaurant.
Our President Jeff Weaver presided over the meeting. There were 23 members present and 1 prospective member Michael Johnson.

Old Business:

Jeff our Club Presidnet started out the meeting with a little humor.   (I think I heard that one before).  Jeff did mention he was running out of jokes after starting the meeting the same way for the past 2 years.   If you have any ideas or new ones....step up and get yourself nominated to take over the office of President. 

The club has officially grown by 1 as Michael Johnson was unanimously voted into the general membership. 

Reading of the Minutes was conducted and accepted as read.  The Treasurer's report was given and accepted.

The Booray Pot has rolled over again from last month so the pot is getting bigger.  See Bill Myrick for details. 

Frank Dodge still has some Pfluger reels for sale...contact him if you are interested.

New Business:

50/50 drawing was conducted and Dave Bock was the lucky winner.


Our Asst. Tournament Director position opened up for personal reasons so Mack Cramer nominated Bill Myrick to the position for the rest of the 2014 season.  The nomination was seconded and then voted for unanimously by the general membership.

Asst. Tournament Director 

Bill Myrick

Proposals for changes have been submitted.  Per our Constitution they are published here in the newsletter to be discussed at the September meeting then voted on at the October meeting.  So far we have 15 members eligible to vote with a couple more members close to the 6 tournament voting requirement.


Help Wanted


    Are you motivated?  Do you want to get involved?  Do you excell in leadership positions.  Then you may be who we are looking for!  We need a new President to lead us through the 2015 bass fishing season.  Not that the old one hasn't done a great job...but he is getting older and needs a break after 2 consecutive years in office.  Tell someone on the E-board and we'll get you in the running for the office of the president.  No politics necessary. 


With the end of the August Tournament we say goodbye to the 2pm weigh-ins until next June when the 2015 summer heats up again.  Now we can look forward to cooler temps and longer days on the water with our Saturday 4:00 pm weigh-ins.  Remember Sunday weigh-ins have always been 1:00 pm.

Jere Jaillite our very own Leader in the AOY points race gave a small presentation on Live Oak Landing over at Tensaw.  He's says it has been completely renovated and looks great so we might want to consider using the ramp next year.  

July tournament results were given out and the draw was done for partners for the August Tournament at Tensaw River.

 

The Meeting was adjourned at 7:39 pm.

From the tournament Director:

Although it rained last month Mack once again brought up at the meeting the importance of watching your partner for signs of heat stress and heat stroke.  The August tournament should be a hot one this time.  No rain in the forecast for Tournament Day.

 

From the Tackle Box... 



Finally we are off the 2 pm weigh in time and back on the 4 pm and that means we are at Lake Mitchell for the month of Sept. Our rooms are ready, but I would appreciate it if you plan on going to the tournament send me and email or call me (356-3222) so I can give the Inn of Clanton a better idea of how many rooms we need. If you are planning to go up Thursday you will have to call (205-280-0306) to get a room however Friday and Saturday are already taken care of. DON’T CALL FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY IT’S DONE!!!!! 

Now let’s talk fishing: As you know Mitchell is basically a small lake but it packs a punch with the spots. I have found that generally they like clean water and bait’s that have a green or chartreuse color to them. They do hit other colors like june bug watermelon red, chartreuse and pepper and key lime. I have done well with spinner baits both white and chartreuse and white with gold and silver blades. The citrus crank baits do well also. Top water can be productive, Jeff and Lee like the chug bug and of course you know me the black buzz bait. I also like the horny toad watermelon red.

As most of you know we will be having our fish fry at the September tournament, I overheard Lee talking about the Mullet backs along with the fillets. Mmmmmmm Good can’t wait. Don’t forget to sign the help sheet at the meeting let’s all get involved.


Remember be safe on the water and respect where others are fishing




Tournament:


The August Tournament was a one day tournament held at Tensaw River out of Hubbard's landing.   We had 17 members fishing out of 8 boats.  The day started out hot and only got hotter as it got time for weigh in.   Temps shot up to the mid 90's with a heat index in the 100's.

Tournament Results:

1st Place 

Jeff Weaver


Jeff Weaver once again finds himself in first place with a nice limit of fish.  His fish weighed in at 7.45 pounds,  This is Jeff's 4th time in the winner's circle this year!  He's on fire!  I'm sure it helped with his good luck charm (Brenda) waiting on the bank for him  as Jeff and Brenda were camped out overnight in the campgrounds at the landing.  Jeff is really closing the gap on the AOY standings going from 7 points behind 2nd place to just 1 point.


Great Job Jeff!

Congrats Jeff!




2nd Place
Kevin Simmons 

Kevin weighed in 4 beauties that tipped the scales at 6.47 including the big fish of the tournament at 2.48 pounds!  This Second place finish is Kevin's 4 time up in the money slots this year.  Way to go!  Looking at the pairings....seems Jeff and Kevin fished out of the same boat.  I'm sure they had a great day of catching as shown to us at the weigh-in,

Congrats Kevin!




3rd Place
Jere Jaillite 

Our current AOY points leader Jere is showing us there is no letting up.  Jere takes brought in a limit of fish weighing 5.49 pounds to take 3rd place honors.  Looking through the records this is Jere's 7th time this year in the money slots. 

  

We might have to let the IRS know about him.

   Great Job!

Congrats Jere!


4th Place
Don Jahnke


Rounding out the top 4 we have Don Jahnke who brought up 3 nice fish weighing in at 4.42 pounds.  This is only the second time this year Don's been in the money. But, he is our current leader on the Big Fish board with a whopper 5.91 pound fish.  To top it off he is also the current leader of the Little Fish board with last month's .81 pound bass.

Great Job!

Congratulations Don!








Check your alabama license...it expires August 31, 2014.  Time to get a new one before we go to Lake Mitchell.





September Birthdays

We only have one birthday boy for the month of September.

Terry Smith
Tournament Results:

Tensaw River was a Hot one.  Not fish catching hot...but temperature Hot!  We had 14 out of 17 anglers catch 33 fish for a 1.9 fish per person average.  Those 33 fish weighed 47.59 pounds making a 1.4 pound per fish average.  Big fish honors went to Kevin Simmons with a 2.48 pound bucket mouth.



After the weigh-in we had a Hot dog eating contest sponsored by Don Jahnke, Mack Cramer and Lee Brannon.  Don and his wife who were also camped out on the riverbank used their motorhome to cook all the fixin's..  Marion Johnson and his wife more than likely had a hand in it too along with Jeff & Brenda.   The food was great and so well appreciated after a tough day of fishing we sort of forgot who won the contest.   Maybe someone at the next meeting will fess up as to how many they ate.   All I know is that it was a great spread of food fit for a king!

Hooyah!
   Thanks to all who had a part in the preparations!



AOY Analysis

This month our Top 6 anglers stayed in their same spots as last year they just moved the mumbers around a bit.  Jere our AOY points leader added a couple of points to put him now 9 points ahead of 2nd.  A tough feat with the quality of fishermen we have in the top 6.  Mack currently in Second place is slipping a little as he now is only 1 point ahead of 3rd with Jeff charging up on him.  Jeff in 3rd place has raised the spread behind him to 20 points make it almost impossible for 4th place Bill Myrick to advance.   5th place Kevin Simmons is moving up...now only 17 points behind 4th.  Rounding out our top 6 is Ron Bridges just 16 points behind 5th place.

Looking a little farther down the standings there is going to be quite a battle for that 6th place spot as 4 other anglers are close behind with only 2 more tournaments to go.  The 2 Dave's are just 2 points out while Tony and John are 6 and 13 points out.


This month once again we had 6 people advance their standing while 7 people declined.  Biggest mover was Thom Labelle jumping 4 places.  Remember you can't improve your standings if you don't fish.  

The race is really heating up with only 2 more tournments to go this season.  It's looking like the top 3 could change around next month.  Jere has been consistent but is that enough to stay on top?  Will Jeff's momentum continue into the next tourment?  Will we have a new name for 6th place? All these questions will be answered as long as you show up and fish the next tournment.  Our next one is a two day tournament up at Lake Mitchell.   Make your plans now to attend.  It promises to be a great time.

Hooyah!

Tournament Standings:

Tensaw River
Hubbard's Landing


1st – Jeff Weaver - 5 fish – 7.45 lbs
2nd – Kevin Simmons - 4 fish – 6.47 lbs

3rd – Jere Jaillite - 5 fish – 5.49 lbs
4th – Don Jahnke - 3 fish – 4.42 lbs
5th – Tony Boyett - 2 fish – 4.29 lbs

6th – Bill Myrick - 2 fish – 3.63 lbs
7th – Mack Cramer - 3 fish – 3.10 lbs
8th –Jim Bailey - 2 fish – 3.01 lbs
9th - Thom Labelle - 2 fish – 2.53 lbs

10th - Dave Dyess - 1 fish - 1.81 lbs

11th - Cliff Armstrong - 1 fish - 1.64 lbs

12th - Michael Johnson - 1 fish - 1.60 lbs

13th - Buddy Yates - 1 fish - 1.26 lbs

14th - John Buck - 1 fish - 0.89 lbs


Also Fished: 

Dave Bock, Ron Bridges, Glenn Kittrell



For The Record:

Tensaw River
Hubbard's Landing

Total Number Fished Tournament 17

Total Fish Caught 33
Total Dead Fish 1
Total Limits 2
Total Fish Weight 47.59 lbs
Big Fish: Kevin Simmons 2.48 lbs 


For the Year:

Total Number Fished For Year 173
Total Fish Caught 477

Total Dead Fish 21
Total Limits 41

Total Fish Weight 838.42
Big Fish 5.91
Don Jahnke
Lake Seminole - March




September Meeting:

Location: Founaris Bros.
September 17, 2014
Time: 7:00 pm


September Tournament

September 20 & 21, 2014


Tournament Site:

Lake Mitchell
Higgins Ferry

From The Daily Planner:

Full Moon:
September 8, 2014

8/23/14
Sunrise: 6:37 am

 

Tides:

09/20/14 - 09/21/14

High:  NA
Low:
NA

Any questions should be addressed to

Jeff Weaver
Jeffrieweaver@gmail.com


Dave Bock
djBock2005@gmail.com