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Minutes of the Meeting:
The
November meeting of the Pensacola Hawg Hunters was brought to order at
7:00 P.M. November 13, 2013
at Founaris Brothers Restaurant.
Our President Jeff Weaver presided over the meeting. There were 21
members.
Old Business:
Reading of the Minutes from the October meeting was waived by the membership.
The Treasurer's report was given and accepted.
Awards Banquet
Awards
banquet for 2013 season was finalized. Everyone reminded the banquet will be
at the Cock of the Walk restaurant on 9-mile road Friday December 6th, 2013 @
6:00pm. Make plans to attend and honor the hard work of our top six fishermen
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Booray
Pot currently has 19 members participating...see Bill Myrick for details.
A new
Tournament schedule voted and approved by the new e-board was handed out.
Also updated on the 2014 web page.
All meetings will be on the 3rd Wednesday of the month
EXCEPT the December 2013 and 2014 months which will be on the 2nd
Wednesday due to the Christmas Holidays.
Pay
particular attention to the April and May tournaments as they will be 1 week
later than normal.
The address
list was passed around to be updated by all members. Contact Jere Jaillite if
your information needs to be changed.
New Business:
50/50
drawing was conducted and Dave Dyess was the winner. ½ goes to Dave
and ½ goes into the special fund.
New
officers were present and welcomed for the 2014 season.
President
& Jeff Weaver
Vice
President/Treasurer - Buddy Yates
Secretary/Webmaster
- Dave Bock
Tournament
Director - Mack Cramer
Assistant
Tournament Director - Carlito Silvania
Keeping
up with lasts years Safey Culture the President assisted by Buddy Yates
discussed Hypothermia Prevention if you happen to find yourself in the
water. Everyone should keep spare
clothes and a towel in their boat so you can get the wet clothes off
IMEDIATELY.
Kudos again
to the crew who cleaned up after the President’s dinner at Apalachicola. Also to commemorate the great Job Dave
Dyess has been doing getting our food for the cookouts he was elected to the prestigious
job of “Food Coordinator”
From the tournament Director:
Kudos were also handed out to Don Jahnke for his 2 year tenure
as Tournament Director. Great Job! Our new Tournament Director Mack Cramer
wanted us to review the tournament rules he promised to enforce:
-If
your boat insurance is coming due…be sure to get the updated papers to
Carlito our new Assistant Tournament Director.
-12
inch rule for fish….mouth closed tail pinched.
-Boat running
lights must be on if you are on plane prior to Official Sunrise.
-Your
Partner must step foot on the dock prior to the weigh-in time so to not be
disqualified.
-No
wake zones shall be adhered to.
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Respect the boat.
-Scales have been calibrated for the 2014
season.
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Recommended using the acronym ICE for entering your “In Case of Emergency”
contact information.
October
tournament results were given out and the draw was done for partners for the
November Tournament at Tensaw River.
The
Meeting was adjourned at 8:05 p.m.
And
now what you all been waiting for. Insights from our Tournament Director: 
From the Tackle Box... | | Hello fellow Hawg Hunters, December finds us heading to Escambia
River out of Swamp House landing. Please make sure you pay the 5.00 launch
fee. Now fishing The Escambia. Many of you have probably fished Escambia more
than I but Let me pass on some things that could help you catch some fish. As
always fishing the grass the spinner bait and DOA can be very productive
(always call Joe Patti Seafood to find out what color local shrimp are and
adjust accordingly). Small finesse worms are good, Black/June bug/ and green
pumpkin. Mid river crank baits (crawfish colored) are good along with worms
and spinner baits. Up river (my favorite) fishing fast water, I like to throw
spinner baits and Buzz Baits. I hope some of this info will help you
have a better day on Escambia. God knows we need all the help we can get on
Escambia. Below is Rule #8 in the Tournament rules. We will discuss
this rule at the Dec. meeting. Be Safe on the Water and Always Respect Where
Your Fellow Hawg Hunter Is Fishing. | Tournament Rule #8
8. Prior to the start, partners should resolve a schedule that
permits equal time at the Trolling motor.
The contestant who is operating the Trolling motor shall have
the privilege of selecting the route to be fished. However, in the event that
one contestant elects not to operate the Trolling motor, and such election is
satisfactory with his partner,
the contestant who waived his right to operate the Trolling
motor will have the right to select areas to be fished. |
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November
Tournament:
The
November Tournament was held at Tensaw River out of Cliff’s Landing due to
Live Oak already having a tournament scheduled. We met at Food World and had a uneventful drive to the river. “Knock on Wood”. After a couple member cancelations we ended
up with 9 boats for 16 club members and one guest, Cliff Armstrong of Gulf
Breeze.
We all
started out in 1st place but only one member was able to stay in
first after the weigh-in was concluded.
None other than our new tournament director Mack Cramer.
1st Place
Mack Cramer
Mack put a good whipping on us by bring
5 fish to the scales weighing in at 9.48 pounds almost 4 pounds ahead of the
rest of us. He also caught the big
fish of the tournament a 2.79 pound beauty.
So for now…Mack is currently our Fisherman of the Year and has caught
the Big Fish of the Year. Will his
titles stay in tack? Come fish with
us to find out.
Great Job Mack!!!
2nd Place
Jere Jaillite
Jere brought in a limit of 5 fish weighing in at 5.70 pounds for
a second place finish. This means he is starting off the year consistently finishing
in top six places which was the key to his success last year in earning the
coveted AOY title.
Congratulations Jere!!!
3rd Place
Kevin Simmons
Third place went to Kevin Simmons catching a limit of fish out
of the back of Mack Cramer’s boat. His
limit weighed in at 5.65 pounds. Also putting
Kevin in the number 3 spot for AOY points.
You’ll never guess what Kevin did after catching his limit.
When you are tired of guessing, click this link. Kevin at his best
Congratulations Kevin!!!
4th Place
Frank Kelly
Frank
found himself in the last money spot with 4 fish weighing 4.76 pounds
fishing out of the back of Randy Cole's boat. We heard Randy was
a good guide. This also puts Frank in the 4th place spot for AOY
points. Can he stay there? We have a whole new year of
tournaments to find out.
Congratulations Frank!!
Tournament Results:
We had a total of 16 Hawg Hunters and 1 guest fishing the
tournament with 14 people catching fish. Big fish honors went to Mack
Cramer with a 2.79 pound lunker. We had 3 people catching limits
and to start out right for the new year....all fish were released
safely back to be caught again. In other words if you can't read
between the lines...No dead fish. Good job all. We
caught a total of 36 fish for a 2.5 fish per person average weighing
47.44 pounds for a 1.31 lb average per fish. Most of us had 12"
fish and our new Tournament Director made sure they all measured! New
Sheriff in town or old Sheriff which ever way you want to look at it. Mack was the only one with quality fish so it would stand to reason why he won the tournament. I
should also mention that during this tournament Jeff Weaver and his
partner Don Jahnke broke Jeff's winning streak of "someone in
his boat placing in the money spots." Well maybe next time!
We also had a winner of the Golf Ball Draw. Rick Howard pulled the infamous Yellow Ball to win the pot.
| Prospective New Member! | 
Cliff Armstrong | Gentelmen,
meet Cliff Armstrong of Gulf Breeze, Florida. He is a ole Hawg
Hunter from the 90's who has just recently retired and wants to get
back into chasing them little green trout again with our club. If
he looks familiar, he's currently in the Panhandle Club but would like
to join us fishing from the back seat now that he has more time on his
hands after leaving his Sheriff's patrol car. He's also an
Airforce Veteran who spent a couple years in the missle silo's
keeping us safe from anyone who would do us harm. Good thing he
never had to push "that button"
Do I dare say....Cliff is being
sponsored my Mack Cramer. (I hope that won't change your vote as
I enjoyed fishing with Cliff. I told him it wouldn't look right
him bringing in 5 fish on a guest tournament ..so he kept
shaking them off after 4!) |
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Tournament
Standings:
Tensaw River
Cliff's Landing
1st - Mack Cramer - 5 fish - 9.48 lbs
2nd - Jere Jaillite - 5 fish - 5.70 lbs 3rd - Kevin Simmons - 5 fish - 5.65 lbs
4th -Frank Kelly - 4 fish - 4.76 lbs
5th - Jeff Weaver - 3 fish - 3.51 lbs 6th - Rick Howard - 2 fish - 2.88 lbs
7th - Dave Bock - 2 fish - 2.86 lbs
8th - Bob Jones - 2 fish - 2.79 lbs
9th - Dave Dyess - 2 fish - 2.75 lbs
10th - Bill Myrick - 2 fish - 2.44 lbs
11th - Carlito Silvania - 1 fish - 1.24 lbs
12th - Randy Cole - 1 fish - 1.22 lbs
13th - Don Jahnke - 1 fish - 1.17 lbs
14th - Ron Bridges - 1 fish - 0.99 lbs.
Also Fished:
Tony Boyett, Buddy Yates
Guest: Cliff Armstrong - 4 fish 5.22 lbs.
For The
Record:
Tensaw River
Cliff’s Landing
Total Number Fished Tournament 16
Total Fish Caught 36
Total Dead Fish 0
Total Limits 3
Total Fish Weight 47.44
Big Fish: Mack Cramer 2.79 lbs
For the Year:
Total
Number Fished For Year 16
Total Fish Caught 36
Total
Dead Fish 0
Total Limits 3
Total
Fish Weight 47.44
Big
Fish 2.79
Mack Cramer
Tensaw River - November
Remember "One Week Earlier"
December
Meeting:
Location:
Founaris Bros.
December 11, 2013
Time: 7:00 pm
December Tournament
December
14, 2013
(after the 2nd
Wednesday of December)
Tournament Site:
Escambia River
Swamp House Landing
From The Daily Planner:
Full Moon:
December 17, 2013
12/14/13
Sunrise: 6:38 am
Tides:
12/14/13
High: 8:59 pm
Low: 7:43 am
Any
questions should be addressed to
Jeff Weaver
Jeffrieweaver@gmail.com
Dave
Bock
djBock2005@Gmail.com
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!
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Here's Wishing we were Fishin' but NOT ICE fishin'
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