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Volume: 17 |
Angler Of The Year |
Hawg Hunter E-Board |
Big Fish Of The Year |
December |
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President |
Vice-President/Treasure |
Secretary |
Tournament Director |
Asst. Tournament Director |
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Minutes of the Meeting:
Cliff
Armstrong was voted into the club by a unanimous vote. Welcome back Cliff! Booray
Pot now has 20 members participating and hasn’t been won since March of last
year...see Bill Myrick for details. Brenda
Weaver sent us a Thank you note for the Plaque she received at the
banquet. Well we say “Thank you back
for all the brownies you make for us on our weekend trips.” Kudo’s went
out to all those involved in putting on a highly successful year end banquet at
the Cock of the Walk. Name
Plaques were made up for the weigh-in tub and installed at the tournament…..to
note Jere Jaillite now has his name on both sides of the tub. Fisherman of the Year and a Big Fish of the
Year. Good Job Jere! New
Phone lists were e-mailed out. If your
info changes be sure to let the secretary or Jere know
so it can be updated. Do yourself a
favor….CHANGE OUT the one in your wallet NOW.
New Business: Turns
out we had a Guest Speaker in our ranks.
“The Bob Jones” stepped up and discussed First Aid for Fishermen with
us. Here’s
some of his recommendations: 1. Have a First Aid Kit in your boat. 2. Know where it is! 3. Check the Dates on the items
in the kit. 4. Throw away the out of date
stuff! 5. Check the ointments to make
sure they are not petrified. 6. Get some stretchy tape like
the kind they use at the clinic’s when you get a shot. It’s a great way to use direct pressure to
stop the flow of blood. 7. Include a pair of side cutters
or “dikes” capable of cutting a hook. 8. Learn the hook removal snatch
technique before you fish with Bob. As our
club gets older we are more prone to mishaps…..like Bill Myrick losing his
hearing aid at the weigh-in. “What did you say?” Frank
Kelly brought some items in to auction off….thanks Frank.
From the tournament Director: A reminder
that in order to get Hat/Shirt points at the weigh-in: You have to be there AND actually be
wearing BOTH the hat and the shirt. Show
some respect for other peoples boats while we are standing around the
weigh-in. Don’t leave your trash in
them. In the event we have Dead fish….(none so
far this year)…don’t throw them back for the turtles….take them home or
utilize the “unwanted item bin receptacles found near the landings” Remember at the weigh-in’s decked out in
our fancy Hat and Shirts we are on display to the public and what we do
reflects on us as a Club. Mack
invited us over to his house for the Annual Super Bowl Gala Event he sponsors
every year to be held February 2nd. See Mack to make your intentions know for
attending this fun filled event and for directions to his house. If you
need to cancel out your participation in an upcoming tournament see the rules…but
above all “Contact the Tournament Director!” The
golden rule on the tournament tub is the official ruler…if you want to you
can have yours calibrate to it….just bring it over to Mack’s shop for fine
tuning… November tournament results were given out and the draw was done for partners for the December Tournament at Escambia River. The
Meeting was adjourned at 7:43 p.m.
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December
Tournament:
The
weather started out pleasant for December then rained a little because it WAS
a scheduled event for the Hawg Hunters.
Air temps in the 60’s with the
water temp at 55.
 1st Place Jeff Weaver
Jeff showed us that even though he got himself a new boat it
didn’t detract him from catching fish.
His 3 keepers weighed in at 6.26 pounds with a kicker fish weighing
3.71 pounds. That fish now happens to
be big fish of the year for the 2014 tournament season. Great Job Jeff!!!
Mack brought in our only limit of fish caught during the
tournament. His 5 fish tipped the
scales at 6.16 pounds…just .1 pound behind 1st place. Mack is now the only person in the club who
maintains a 100% fish caught rating after 2 tournaments. 10/10 fish. Congratulations Mack!!! 
Third place went to Jere Jaillite who was drawn out as a
non-boater this time. Funny how Randy’s
boat looks just like yours. Jere’s 3
fish weighed in at 3.31 pounds. Jere is
starting out once again this season with 2 tournaments placed in Top Six just
like last season which led to his AOY title. Congratulations Jere!!!
 
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Tournament Results:
We had a total of 17 Hawg Hunters with no guests fishing the tournament with only
12 people catching fish. Could have been 13 except one of our members went
home early. Big fish honors went to Jeff
Weaver and the money was handed to his Wife.
See what happens when your spouse comes to the weigh-in…. Jeff’s 3.71 pound largemouth was a thing of
beauty. Dwarfed all the other 12”
fish caught. We had 1 limit and no
dead fish. The club caught 26 fish for
a 1.5 fish per person average weighing 32.85 total pounds. This means the average weight of a fish was
1.26 pounds.
No one pulled the yellow ball during the golf ball draw so it
rolls over to next tournament….will it be you? It’s really easy to win….all you have to
do is catch a fish in the tournament and draw the yellow ball out of its
resting place next to the 20 other white golf balls. Simple!
In technical terms it’s a “Logical AND gate”. Both statements must be true and in a
specific order to get a true output. Catch a fish first AND then draw the Yellow Ball = winning the pot.
Tournament
Standings: 3rd – Jere Jaillite - 3 fish – 3.31 lbs 6th – Bill Myrick - 2 fish – 2.59 lbs  For The
Record:
January
Meeting:
Tides: High: 3:51 am
Any
questions should be addressed to
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