Bass Club
Issue: 10
Jere Jaillite
Hawg Hunter E-Board
Don Jahnke
2015
John Buck
Buddy Yates
Dave Bock
Mack Cramer
Bill Myrick
The August meeting of the Pensacola Hawg Hunters was brought to order
at
7:00 P.M on Wednesday the 19th of August by our President John Buck. We
had 25 members present which was a good night for us.
Minutes from last meeting was read and accepted.
The
treasury report was read by Buddy Yates who is back in business and
thanks us for all the support during his convalescent leave. The report
was accepted by the membership.
Booray Report: Rolled over from last month with 21 members participating. See Bill Myrick for details.
50/50 draw was conducted and won by Kevin Simmons. Remember fellas that the money collected in the 50/50 draw is what pays for our food at the weekend tournaments so don't be afraid to lose it. Think of it as a donation if you don't win.
Reservations have been made for Lake Point at Eufula and a deposit was paid. Those attending the
October Fish Off will be
charged $75 per person to cover the cost. Any money left over will be
added to the special fund for our President's steak dinner. Keep Mack
informed on any changes for your plans to attend.
Club shirts
The coveted Hawg Hunter shirt worn at each and every tournament is currently worth 12 points
for the fishing season. To
make sure you don't miss out it's only $67 plus tax for the
shirt with your name and logo on the front. The back embroidery patch
is optional and an additional $40. The club hat is only $15 and also
needs to be worn for the points. See Jeff Weaver to get yours.
Perdido Boat Ramp - it's reported that they are making a lot of progress on the new boat ramp at Perdido. Swing by and check it out sometime.
Boat Insurance - Remember in order to be drawn out
as a boater in our
club tournaments you have to have a current boat insurance policy on
file with the Assistant Tournament Director prior to the draw. Be sure
to give him a copy when it renews.
With the new season approaching and
it's time to talk about
club officers. Nominations for club officers will be accepted from the
floor at the September and October meetings. If you or anyone
you know is interested in being an active part of the club operations
for next season be sure to get your voice heard. Currently there is an
opening for the Assistant Tournament Director position as Bill Myrick
is stepping down. As of right now we've accepted the following
nominations:
President - John Buck
VP/Treasurer - Buddy Yates
Tournament Director - Mack Cramer
Asst. Tournament Director - Matt Brown
Secretary/Web Master - Dave Bock
2016 Proposed Hawg Hunter Rule Changes
Click Here
Fish Fry - Our Annual Fish Fry during the September tournament is comming up. If you've never had "deep
fried mullet backs" you don't know what
you've been missing. Best thing about them is once you are done eating
the fish there is plenty of bones to be used as tooth picks. Then there
is the Mullet it's self. Always fresh and cooked to a light golden
brown by our very own "Expert Mullet Chef" Lee Brannon. Make your plans
now to attend.
If you plan on going up on Thursday for either the September or October tournaments remember to contact our very own travel guide Mack Cramer for arrangements.
The following members need to update their boat paperwork prior to the September tournament:
Mack Cramer
John Buck
Kevin Simmons
Prior to the October Tournament:
Don Jahnke
Carlito Silviania
Your Alabama fishing license will expire on the 31st of August so remember to purchase one before our September tournament. Then can be purchased as early as August 26th from the Alabama web site.
Outdoor Alabama web site for Fishing License
Payouts were given for last month and the draw was conducted for the August Tensaw River Tournament.
Meeting adjourned at 7:50pm.
Mack Cramer's "From the Tackle Box for August" Well as summer begins to leave us the Hawgs find themselves easing into early fall and headed for the Alabama impoundments Known as Mitchell Lake and Lay Lake. First we head to Mitchell Lake out of Higgins Ferry Landing. The Hawgs have always done well here, many limits being caught and very few if any on the also fished category. My experience has always been Buzz baits and plastic worms. Colors very by individual taste but you can’t go wrong with green pumpkin. Grass is usually the key, Remember in the early fall the bait fish begin to move to the mouths of creeks and as Oct. nears they are in the creeks. When the bait fish move so do the bass, so watch your electronics and find the bait fish. We will fish Mitchell on Saturday and of course the weigh in will be at 4 pm followed by a fish fry at the Inn of Clanton. Don’t forget if you are going up Thursday let me know so I can make your room reservations. Remember there are only 7 rooms on the back side and not always are all 7 are available so if you want a room on the back side first come first serve.
Sunday finds us moving over to Lay Lake and this time most of us will be treading into new water, we will be going out of Beeswax Landing. This landing is on the upper end of Lay Lake and will present some new challenges along with new fishing water, plus the added addition of the river. Fishing is basically the same as it is on the lower end, the one main difference is once you move into the river the water is moving making this end of the lake good for the lake fisherman and good for the river fisherman. Remember on this end of the lake there are a few channel markers pay attention to them. For those of you who have never been there way point the landing so you can find it when you return for the 1PM WEIGH IN.
Birthday Boys for Sept.
Terry Smith/Lee Brannon/Pete Potter
Just a reminder to the non-boaters who are going to Eufaula, be prepared to leave on Thursday if possible as of now we have 7 boaters leaving on Thursday.
And remember Always Respect where others are Fishing.
Minutes from last meeting was read and accepted.
The
treasury report was read by Buddy Yates who is back in business and
thanks us for all the support during his convalescent leave. The report
was accepted by the membership.Booray Report: Rolled over from last month with 21 members participating. See Bill Myrick for details.
50/50 draw was conducted and won by Kevin Simmons. Remember fellas that the money collected in the 50/50 draw is what pays for our food at the weekend tournaments so don't be afraid to lose it. Think of it as a donation if you don't win.
Reservations have been made for Lake Point at Eufula and a deposit was paid. Those attending the
October Fish Off will be
charged $75 per person to cover the cost. Any money left over will be
added to the special fund for our President's steak dinner. Keep Mack
informed on any changes for your plans to attend.Club shirts
The coveted Hawg Hunter shirt worn at each and every tournament is currently worth 12 points
for the fishing season. To
make sure you don't miss out it's only $67 plus tax for the
shirt with your name and logo on the front. The back embroidery patch
is optional and an additional $40. The club hat is only $15 and also
needs to be worn for the points. See Jeff Weaver to get yours.
Perdido Boat Ramp - it's reported that they are making a lot of progress on the new boat ramp at Perdido. Swing by and check it out sometime.
Boat Insurance - Remember in order to be drawn out
as a boater in our
club tournaments you have to have a current boat insurance policy on
file with the Assistant Tournament Director prior to the draw. Be sure
to give him a copy when it renews.
With the new season approaching and
it's time to talk about
club officers. Nominations for club officers will be accepted from the
floor at the September and October meetings. If you or anyone
you know is interested in being an active part of the club operations
for next season be sure to get your voice heard. Currently there is an
opening for the Assistant Tournament Director position as Bill Myrick
is stepping down. As of right now we've accepted the following
nominations:
President - John Buck
VP/Treasurer - Buddy Yates
Tournament Director - Mack Cramer
Asst. Tournament Director - Matt Brown
Secretary/Web Master - Dave Bock
2016 Proposed Hawg Hunter Rule Changes
Click Here
Fish Fry - Our Annual Fish Fry during the September tournament is comming up. If you've never had "deep
fried mullet backs" you don't know what
you've been missing. Best thing about them is once you are done eating
the fish there is plenty of bones to be used as tooth picks. Then there
is the Mullet it's self. Always fresh and cooked to a light golden
brown by our very own "Expert Mullet Chef" Lee Brannon. Make your plans
now to attend.If you plan on going up on Thursday for either the September or October tournaments remember to contact our very own travel guide Mack Cramer for arrangements.
The following members need to update their boat paperwork prior to the September tournament:
Mack Cramer
John Buck
Kevin Simmons
Prior to the October Tournament:
Don Jahnke
Carlito Silviania
Your Alabama fishing license will expire on the 31st of August so remember to purchase one before our September tournament. Then can be purchased as early as August 26th from the Alabama web site.
Outdoor Alabama web site for Fishing License
Payouts were given for last month and the draw was conducted for the August Tensaw River Tournament.
Meeting adjourned at 7:50pm.
Mack Cramer's "From the Tackle Box for August" Well as summer begins to leave us the Hawgs find themselves easing into early fall and headed for the Alabama impoundments Known as Mitchell Lake and Lay Lake. First we head to Mitchell Lake out of Higgins Ferry Landing. The Hawgs have always done well here, many limits being caught and very few if any on the also fished category. My experience has always been Buzz baits and plastic worms. Colors very by individual taste but you can’t go wrong with green pumpkin. Grass is usually the key, Remember in the early fall the bait fish begin to move to the mouths of creeks and as Oct. nears they are in the creeks. When the bait fish move so do the bass, so watch your electronics and find the bait fish. We will fish Mitchell on Saturday and of course the weigh in will be at 4 pm followed by a fish fry at the Inn of Clanton. Don’t forget if you are going up Thursday let me know so I can make your room reservations. Remember there are only 7 rooms on the back side and not always are all 7 are available so if you want a room on the back side first come first serve.
Sunday finds us moving over to Lay Lake and this time most of us will be treading into new water, we will be going out of Beeswax Landing. This landing is on the upper end of Lay Lake and will present some new challenges along with new fishing water, plus the added addition of the river. Fishing is basically the same as it is on the lower end, the one main difference is once you move into the river the water is moving making this end of the lake good for the lake fisherman and good for the river fisherman. Remember on this end of the lake there are a few channel markers pay attention to them. For those of you who have never been there way point the landing so you can find it when you return for the 1PM WEIGH IN.
Birthday Boys for Sept.
Terry Smith/Lee Brannon/Pete Potter
Just a reminder to the non-boaters who are going to Eufaula, be prepared to leave on Thursday if possible as of now we have 7 boaters leaving on Thursday.
And remember Always Respect where others are Fishing.
The
August Tournament was held on the Tensaw River out of
Hubbard's Landing.
We caravaned from the Publix on 9 mile road with 11
boats carrying 21
fishermen. We managed to take the long way there this time as
there was a low level fog obscuring the turn to the landing.
See Slammer nomination #1 below for details.
Since it was a August tournament the weigh-in was
conducted at
2 pm. Temperatures at weigh-in was mid 90's with no wind.
The fog didn't lift until around 9am which made the day a little more
pleasant to begin with..
S
Mack win's another! This is his 3rd win this season.
He also has 2 second places this year. Mack was the
only one to bring in a limit of 5 fish. His total weight was
7.62 pounds. Mack was trailing in the AOY points but with
this win he nows commands the lead by 5 points with only two
tournaments left. Can he do it?
Great Job!
Congrats Mack!
Bob caught 3 fish to weigh in at 7.59 pounds just .03 lbs short of 1st
place. But look at that whopper! His
kicker fish tipped the scales at 4.56 pounds. Biggest one of
the tournament to earn him big fish money. This is Bob's 2nd time
this year in the money slots!
Great Job!
Congratulations Bob!
Jeff was one short of a limit but still managed to earn a paycheck.
His 4 fish tipped the scales at 5.64 pounds. By
catching fish this tournment he jumped up and over two
guys that didn't, (John and Bill) to put him in 3rd for the
yearly standings. This is Jeff's 4th time in the money
slots....he previously has 2- 2nds and now 2 - 3rd place
finishes this season. He has yet to win a tournament this
season whereas last season we saw him 5 of them. Are we
getting better or is he slowing down?
Great Job!
Congratulations Jeff!
Dave rounds out our top 4 with 2 fish pressing the scales down to
5.17 pounds. He had the second biggest fish of the tournament
at 3.39 pounds. This is Dave's second 4th place finish this
year and keeps him in the Silver 2nd position for Co-Angler of the Year standings.
Great Job!
Congratulations Dave!
This month we had 9 members advance their positions while 8 declined. Not a lot of big moves as the season is almost over. Most of the moves were people who caught fish jumping over those that didn't.
With Mack's first place finish and Lee's 11th place finish we have a lead change in the AOY standings. Mack now leads by 5 points over Lee with only 2 tournaments to go before we crown a new champion. Last year at Lake Mitchell Lee finished 6th to Mack's 11th place then in October Mack finished 5th to Lee's 7th. At this point it's still too early to call. All I can say is come to the next two tournaments to witness first hand who earns the coveted Angler of the Year title. These two guys have been swapping back and forth all season in the number one position and since they are 31 points ahead of 3rd place I think it will just be between Lee and Mack.
Jumping up to the 3rd slot is Jeff Weaver who caught fish while the others didn't. But it's still anybody's guess as to who will end up 3rd. There is only 3 points separating 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th positions. This is going to be a close one and it will probably go all the way to the end before we know how this one plays out.
Dropping down one slot to 4th place is John Buck with just a half point lead over 5th place Bill Myrick who also dropped one slot. The August tournament was tough on these guys as they both showed up to the scales empty handed.
Jere Jaillite maintains his 6th place ranking but with this tournament he's really closed the gap to within one point. It really helps when you catch fish. Hooyah!
S
Mack win's another! This is his 3rd win this season.
He also has 2 second places this year. Mack was the
only one to bring in a limit of 5 fish. His total weight was
7.62 pounds. Mack was trailing in the AOY points but with
this win he nows commands the lead by 5 points with only two
tournaments left. Can he do it?Great Job!
Congrats Mack!
Bob caught 3 fish to weigh in at 7.59 pounds just .03 lbs short of 1st
place. But look at that whopper! His
kicker fish tipped the scales at 4.56 pounds. Biggest one of
the tournament to earn him big fish money. This is Bob's 2nd time
this year in the money slots!Great Job!
Congratulations Bob!
Jeff was one short of a limit but still managed to earn a paycheck.
His 4 fish tipped the scales at 5.64 pounds. By
catching fish this tournment he jumped up and over two
guys that didn't, (John and Bill) to put him in 3rd for the
yearly standings. This is Jeff's 4th time in the money
slots....he previously has 2- 2nds and now 2 - 3rd place
finishes this season. He has yet to win a tournament this
season whereas last season we saw him 5 of them. Are we
getting better or is he slowing down?Great Job!
Congratulations Jeff!
Dave rounds out our top 4 with 2 fish pressing the scales down to
5.17 pounds. He had the second biggest fish of the tournament
at 3.39 pounds. This is Dave's second 4th place finish this
year and keeps him in the Silver 2nd position for Co-Angler of the Year standings.Great Job!
Congratulations Dave!
This month we had 9 members advance their positions while 8 declined. Not a lot of big moves as the season is almost over. Most of the moves were people who caught fish jumping over those that didn't.
With Mack's first place finish and Lee's 11th place finish we have a lead change in the AOY standings. Mack now leads by 5 points over Lee with only 2 tournaments to go before we crown a new champion. Last year at Lake Mitchell Lee finished 6th to Mack's 11th place then in October Mack finished 5th to Lee's 7th. At this point it's still too early to call. All I can say is come to the next two tournaments to witness first hand who earns the coveted Angler of the Year title. These two guys have been swapping back and forth all season in the number one position and since they are 31 points ahead of 3rd place I think it will just be between Lee and Mack.
Jumping up to the 3rd slot is Jeff Weaver who caught fish while the others didn't. But it's still anybody's guess as to who will end up 3rd. There is only 3 points separating 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th positions. This is going to be a close one and it will probably go all the way to the end before we know how this one plays out.
Dropping down one slot to 4th place is John Buck with just a half point lead over 5th place Bill Myrick who also dropped one slot. The August tournament was tough on these guys as they both showed up to the scales empty handed.
Jere Jaillite maintains his 6th place ranking but with this tournament he's really closed the gap to within one point. It really helps when you catch fish. Hooyah!
Matt Brown is still leading the pack of Co-Anglers with another good
showing at the tournament. He finished 7th to
maintain his top spot in the Co-Angler race. Still has a good
21 point lead on Silver place finisher Dave Dyess. In the
Bronze position Bob Jones jumps in just 3 points behind Dave.
Gonna be tough to catch Matt in the Gold postition but Silver
and Bronze are up for grabs in the next two tournaments.
Click on the links to see videos taken by Dave Bock with his GoPro camera during the tournment.
Running on Tensaw
Click on the links to see videos taken by Dave Bock with his GoPro camera during the tournment.
Running on Tensaw
1st – Mack Cramer - 5 fish – 7.62 lbs
2nd – Bob Jones - 3 fish – 7.59 lbs
3rd – Jeff Weaver - 4 fish – 5.64 lbs
4th – Dave Dyess - 2 fish – 5.17 lbs
5th – Dave Bock - 3 fish – 4.08 lbs
6th – Jere Jaillite - 2 fish – 4.04 lbs
7th – Matt Brown - 3 fish – 4.00 lbs
8th – Jim Bailey Sr. - 2 fish – 3.41 lbs
9th - Tony Boyett - 3 fish – 3.04 lbs
10th - Pete Potter - 1 fish - 2.57 lbs
11th - Lee Brannon - 1 fish - 2.17 lbs
12th - Randy Cole - 1 fish - 1.90 lbs
13th - Frank Kelly - 1 fish - 1.69 lbs
14th - Don Jahnke - 1 fish - 1.25 lbs
Cliff Armstrong, Ron Bridges, John Buck, Michael Johnson, Bill Myrick, Carlito Silvania, Terry Smith
The after tournament Hot Dog Weenie Roast was a great
success!
Thanks to all those it made it great. Special Thanks to
Don and his beautiful bride for setting it up and doing the cooking
along with Mack for doing the paying. Also Jere and Jeff for
keeping us hydrated while we devoured those great weenie's smothered in
chili, kraut, and onions. This month we have 2 slammer nominations to share.
The first nomination
goes out to the
leader of the caravan who took us on a 14 mile sightseeing
trip. Would of been great except it was dark and
foggy out so we couldn't see nothing. Which is probably why
the leader of the pack missed the turn in the first place. Since most
of us get about 13 miles to the gallon I think Mack owes us
all a gallon of gas. Our second nomination this month goes Mr. Ron Bridges. Seems he waited until everyone else had their boats in the water. With the eyes of the club on him, Ron signals for Dave Dyess to back down the trailer. Everything was
looking good.
The trailer entered the water and when the water was at
the proper depth the boat started to float. Then
with all the grace he could muster Ron started backing the boat
off......until he reached the end of the tie down strap he failed to
remove. So now Dave gets out of the truck to wade into the
water to catch the bow and strap it back on the trailer.
Pulling Ron and his boat out of the water they
unhook the strap on the transom and proceed to try it again.
This time the boat gets hung up on the bow strap. Was it
still hooked or just hung up? Ask Ron and Dave about that.
All I know is that after the boat finally came off the
trailer they received a standing ovation from the club who all
beared witness to this early morning folly. Total Number Fished Tournament 21
Total Fish Caught 32
Total Dead Fish 0
Total Limits 1
Total Fish Weight 54.17 lbs
Big Fish: Bob Jones 4.56 lbs
Total Number Fished For Year 177
Total Fish Caught 566
Total Dead Fish 21
Total Limits 59
Total Fish Weight 1063.36
Big Fish 7.85
Buddy Yates
Lake Seminole - March
Location: Founaris Bros.
September 16, 2015
Time: 7:00 pm September 19 & 20, 2015 Lake Mitchell/Lay Lake
Higgins Ferry/Beeswax 9/27/15 Sunrise: 6:35am High: NA
Low: NA
Any questions should be addressed to:
Dave Bock
E-Mail the Secretary