Bass Club
Issue: 05
Jere Jaillite
Hawg Hunter E-Board
Don Jahnke
2015
John Buck
Buddy Yates
Dave Bock
Mack Cramer
Bill Myrick
The March meeting of the Pensacola Hawg Hunters was brought to order at
7:00 P.M by our President John Buck. We had 23 members present and one
returning guest, Warren Jaillite, brother of our 2014 defending AOY
Champion Jere Jaillite. According to some sources Warren has taught
Jere everything Jere knows.
Jeff's little humor was missing this meeting so we just
muddled through it, the meeting that is.
Minutes from last meeting was read and accepted.
The treasury report was also read and accepted by the membership.
Booray Report: Big enough to report to the IRS if won by someone at Seminole.
50/50 draw was conducted and won by Buddy Yates.
The new Perdido River Ramp is delayed....stay tuned for further updates.
Cookout sign-up reminders were given for March tournament.
If you were going to Seminole you needed to have a Georgia Fishing License....remember if you get a ticket you are disqualified.
A thank you from the President: "Club cooperation is what makes the club move forward and everybody is doing a good job."
So far so good....only 1 dead fish to prior to the meeting.
Maintenance Tips: Good idea to keep a pair of jumper cables in the boat just in case.
Payouts were given: Congrats to last months Top Four!
Meeting adjourned at 7:35pm so those of you that got home late...your busted.
From the Tackle Box for April
Boy I tell ya it’s really going to be hard to top last month’s tournament at Seminole but I have seen Jordan produce well and I mean produce, I recall a tournament there than took 25 pounds just to be in the top 6 and 20 pounds to be in the top 10, let’s hope that this will be the case for Jordan. The key to Jordan is moving water, spots love it when they are pulling water, if so rattle traps, crank baits, and yes even Alabama rigs are good. Speaking of Alabama rigs, contrary to what you might have heard I have found no evidence to show that this bait has been banned. There have been tournaments that have banned it, but the state of Alabama has not, so we will go by state law. I have also found that top water bites are good and also spinner baits, of course the ole trusted and tried worm is excellent , me I like green pumpkin, watermelon red and green pumpkin blue on a shaky head. No matter what your pleasure you can catch fish on Jordan. Find the moving water along with wood and you will do fine. Remember be safe on the water and respect where others are fishing.
Birthday Boy’s for April
1.Frank Kelly
2. Ron Bridges
3. Bob Jones
4. Cliff Armstrong
The March Tournament was a two day event held on Lake Seminole at the Seminole Lodge Landing. Turned out to be a real nice weekend as the rain held off until the drive home. See John's tournament report for more detailed weather conditions. For the tournament we had 18 club members willing to pay the expense for the two day trip in hopes of catching a Booray fish. So 18 divided by 2 = 9 boats of which everyone found fish one day or the other.
Looking through the records for Lake Seminole it apprears we had a record year for the club. For 15 out of the last 19 years the club has fished Lake Seminole mostly in March. This year we caught the most fish 127 weighing the most weight at 314.62 lbs. Our Tournament winner Buddy Yates had the heaviest 2 day total for 30.47 pounds. Collectively we caught 17 limits on fish during both days but unfornatley we managed to have 13 dead fish. Even though Buddy's stringer of 18.12 pounds was impressive....Jere's 21.84 pounds caught in 2009 still holds the record. Also Buddy's whopper of a big fish was not the biggest caught by a club member there it was Dave Dyess in 2005 with a 8.25 brute.
Click this link for a PDF file with Statistics layed out in spreadsheet format.
Okay on the Yearly standings we had 10 members advance their positions while 15 members decline. The majority of the declining members where members who didn't show up to the tournament. You can't advance if you don't participate!
Our biggest mover was Roger Helm who jumped 10 spots. (see it helps if you fish). Next was Thom Labelle who jumped up 5 spots propelled by his 4th place finish.
Our current points leader is Lee Brannon but he better watch out because his lead his decreasing from a 5 point lead to just 2 points. Lee was the only other person besides the top four to bring in double limits of fish but he was plagued by dead fish penaltys. Might want to add a spare live well pump to that list of
backup items to carry. How about a spare hub too as Lee also
spun a prop on Sunday. Before we know it we'll be bringing a
whole other boat with us as backup. They do that in NASCAR
don't they.
In second place for AOY points we see a change...Jeff drops down while Mack jumps up gaining 6 points on Lee to be just 2 points back.
Bill Myrick jumps up one place to take over 3rd. Bill was just out the money in 5th for the tournament with 9 fish weighing in at 24.53 pounds.
Cliff Armstrong also jumps up one spot to settle in at 4th just 6 points behind 3rd.
Falling from 2nd place down to 5th is Jeff Weaver. Jeff finished 13th in the tournament with 14.37 pounds anchored by a nice 6.57 pound Hawg caught on you guessed it....a black trick worm.
Rounding out the Top Six is Jere Jaillite who caught some very respectable fish just not enough of them. His 4 fish weighed 16.69 pounds for a 4.17 pound average.
Onward to the Tournament Results:
Jeff's little humor was missing this meeting so we just
muddled through it, the meeting that is.Minutes from last meeting was read and accepted.
The treasury report was also read and accepted by the membership.
Booray Report: Big enough to report to the IRS if won by someone at Seminole.
50/50 draw was conducted and won by Buddy Yates.
The new Perdido River Ramp is delayed....stay tuned for further updates.
Cookout sign-up reminders were given for March tournament.
If you were going to Seminole you needed to have a Georgia Fishing License....remember if you get a ticket you are disqualified.
A thank you from the President: "Club cooperation is what makes the club move forward and everybody is doing a good job."
So far so good....only 1 dead fish to prior to the meeting.Maintenance Tips: Good idea to keep a pair of jumper cables in the boat just in case.
Payouts were given: Congrats to last months Top Four!
Meeting adjourned at 7:35pm so those of you that got home late...your busted.
From the Tackle Box for April
Boy I tell ya it’s really going to be hard to top last month’s tournament at Seminole but I have seen Jordan produce well and I mean produce, I recall a tournament there than took 25 pounds just to be in the top 6 and 20 pounds to be in the top 10, let’s hope that this will be the case for Jordan. The key to Jordan is moving water, spots love it when they are pulling water, if so rattle traps, crank baits, and yes even Alabama rigs are good. Speaking of Alabama rigs, contrary to what you might have heard I have found no evidence to show that this bait has been banned. There have been tournaments that have banned it, but the state of Alabama has not, so we will go by state law. I have also found that top water bites are good and also spinner baits, of course the ole trusted and tried worm is excellent , me I like green pumpkin, watermelon red and green pumpkin blue on a shaky head. No matter what your pleasure you can catch fish on Jordan. Find the moving water along with wood and you will do fine. Remember be safe on the water and respect where others are fishing.
Birthday Boy’s for April
1.Frank Kelly
2. Ron Bridges
3. Bob Jones
4. Cliff Armstrong
The March Tournament was a two day event held on Lake Seminole at the Seminole Lodge Landing. Turned out to be a real nice weekend as the rain held off until the drive home. See John's tournament report for more detailed weather conditions. For the tournament we had 18 club members willing to pay the expense for the two day trip in hopes of catching a Booray fish. So 18 divided by 2 = 9 boats of which everyone found fish one day or the other.
Looking through the records for Lake Seminole it apprears we had a record year for the club. For 15 out of the last 19 years the club has fished Lake Seminole mostly in March. This year we caught the most fish 127 weighing the most weight at 314.62 lbs. Our Tournament winner Buddy Yates had the heaviest 2 day total for 30.47 pounds. Collectively we caught 17 limits on fish during both days but unfornatley we managed to have 13 dead fish. Even though Buddy's stringer of 18.12 pounds was impressive....Jere's 21.84 pounds caught in 2009 still holds the record. Also Buddy's whopper of a big fish was not the biggest caught by a club member there it was Dave Dyess in 2005 with a 8.25 brute.
Click this link for a PDF file with Statistics layed out in spreadsheet format.
Okay on the Yearly standings we had 10 members advance their positions while 15 members decline. The majority of the declining members where members who didn't show up to the tournament. You can't advance if you don't participate!
Our biggest mover was Roger Helm who jumped 10 spots. (see it helps if you fish). Next was Thom Labelle who jumped up 5 spots propelled by his 4th place finish.
Our current points leader is Lee Brannon but he better watch out because his lead his decreasing from a 5 point lead to just 2 points. Lee was the only other person besides the top four to bring in double limits of fish but he was plagued by dead fish penaltys. Might want to add a spare live well pump to that list of
backup items to carry. How about a spare hub too as Lee also
spun a prop on Sunday. Before we know it we'll be bringing a
whole other boat with us as backup. They do that in NASCAR
don't they. In second place for AOY points we see a change...Jeff drops down while Mack jumps up gaining 6 points on Lee to be just 2 points back.
Bill Myrick jumps up one place to take over 3rd. Bill was just out the money in 5th for the tournament with 9 fish weighing in at 24.53 pounds.
Cliff Armstrong also jumps up one spot to settle in at 4th just 6 points behind 3rd.
Falling from 2nd place down to 5th is Jeff Weaver. Jeff finished 13th in the tournament with 14.37 pounds anchored by a nice 6.57 pound Hawg caught on you guessed it....a black trick worm.
Rounding out the Top Six is Jere Jaillite who caught some very respectable fish just not enough of them. His 4 fish weighed 16.69 pounds for a 4.17 pound average.
Onward to the Tournament Results:
Buddy Yates found some real nice fish during both days of the
tournament. On Saturday he weighed in a limit of fish
weighing 12.35 pounds then went out on Sunday and wacked them with a
limit of 18.12 pounds. His 10 fish total toppled the scales
at 30.47 pounds! His kicker fish on Sunday was a whopping
7.85 pounds! Rumor has it his fish on Sunday were all caught
before 7:30am. If so...good job keeping them fish alive for
the 1pm weigh in. He probably spent all day looking at them
in
his live well. 
Great Job!
Congrats Buddy!
Mack had two solid days of fishing also. He brought in limits
both days. Combining 14.34 pounds on Saturday with 13.53
pounds on Sunday his total weight was 27.87 pounds. That
means his 10 fish weighed an average of 2.787 pounds each and looking
in the basket...they sure were pretty!
Great Job!
Congratulations Mack
Roger made his presence known that he is still our
brother from another mother. He also caught limits
both days with 15.54 pounds on Saturday to lead the club into Sunday
where he picked up another 11.86 pounds to settle into 3rd place.
Roger's total weight was 27.40 pounds even after a .4 pound
penalty for 2 dead fish. Rumor has it that Mack invited him
to fish his spot with him in which Roger almost beat him.
Talk about sportsmanship! Roger real nice to see
you again and good luck on the house building.
Great Job!
Congratulations Roger!
Rounding
out the top 4 is Thom who also had double limits. His 5 fish
on Saturday went 14.05 pounds combined with 5 fish on Sunday of 13.05
pounds totaled 27.10 pounds. Wow you had to catch 27 pounds
to make it in the Top Four! Thom's average was 2.71 pounds
per fish!
Great Job!
Congratulations Thom!
On the Co-Angler of the Year side we still have Matt Brown leading the
pack of non-boaters maintaining his Gold position. Matt put
in a good showing this tournament with 9 fish weighing in at 18.26
pounds for a 2.02 pound average. Matt's just 2 points shy of
the Top Six sitting in 7th overall but has a 14 point lead over the
Silver Co-Angler.Taking over the Silver position is Carlito Silvania who finished 9th place with 8 fish weighing 18.96 pounds after penaltys. He fished with Lee and his broken live well.
Now holding the Bronze position is Dave Dyess who jumps up ahead of Jim Bailey and Frank Kelly in the non-boater category. Dave finished 7th with 8 fish weighing 19.82 pounds. His stringer was anchored on Sunday with a whopper 6.18 pound Hawg.
For the "Second month in a Row" Dave Bock has managed to pull the Yellow Ball out of the bag.
Gentlemen we have a winner! We all new that Lake Seminole is
known for big fish and we had 6 fish caught by 5 guys that went over 5
pounds. These are definitely worth mentioning so here they
are:
(Jere had TWO in ONE Day!)
1st – Buddy Yates - 10 fish – 30.47 lbs
2nd – Mack Cramer - 10 fish – 27.87 lbs
3rd – Roger Helm - 10 fish – 27.40 lbs
4th – Thom Labelle - 10 fish – 27.10 lbs
5th – Bill Myrick - 9 fish – 24.53 lbs
6th – Cliff Armstrong - 9 fish – 22.36 lbs
7th – Dave Dyess - 8 fish – 19.82 lbs
8th –Lee Brannon - 10 fish – 19.66 lbs
9th - Carlito Silvania - 8 fish – 18.96 lbs
10th - Matt Brown - 9 fish - 18.26 lbs
11th - Jere Jaillite - 4 fish - 16.69 lbs
12th - John Buck - 8 fish - 15.47 lbs
13th - Jeff Weaver - 7 fish - 14.37 lbs
14th - Marion Johnson - 5 fish - 11.08 lbs
15th - Dave Bock - 4 fish - 9.89 lbs
16th - Ron Bridges - 3 fish - 4.39 lbs
17th - Bob Jones - 1 fish - 3.92 lbs
18th - Don Jahnke - 2 fish - 2.38 lbs
Hooyah! Everyone caught fish one day or the other!
Smallest Fish of the Year Dave Dyess still holds the Smallest Fish Weighed in @ .96 pounds.
Total Number Fished Tournament 18
Total Fish Caught 127
Total Dead Fish 13
Total Limits 17
Total Fish Weight 314.62 lbs
Big Fish: Buddy Yates 7.85 lbs
Total Number Fished For Year 90
Total Fish Caught 267
Total Dead Fish 14
Total Limits 25
Total Fish Weight 515.05
Big Fish 7.85
Buddy Yates
Lake Seminole - March
Location: Founaris Bros.
April 15, 2015
Time: 7:00 pm April 18/19, 2015 Lake Jordan
Bonner's Landing 4/4/15 Sunrise: 6:19am High: NA
Low: NA
Any questions should be addressed to:
Dave Bock
E-Mail the Secretary
(Jere had TWO in ONE Day!)
1st – Buddy Yates - 10 fish – 30.47 lbs
2nd – Mack Cramer - 10 fish – 27.87 lbs
3rd – Roger Helm - 10 fish – 27.40 lbs
4th – Thom Labelle - 10 fish – 27.10 lbs
5th – Bill Myrick - 9 fish – 24.53 lbs
6th – Cliff Armstrong - 9 fish – 22.36 lbs
7th – Dave Dyess - 8 fish – 19.82 lbs
8th –Lee Brannon - 10 fish – 19.66 lbs
9th - Carlito Silvania - 8 fish – 18.96 lbs
10th - Matt Brown - 9 fish - 18.26 lbs
11th - Jere Jaillite - 4 fish - 16.69 lbs
12th - John Buck - 8 fish - 15.47 lbs
13th - Jeff Weaver - 7 fish - 14.37 lbs
14th - Marion Johnson - 5 fish - 11.08 lbs
15th - Dave Bock - 4 fish - 9.89 lbs
16th - Ron Bridges - 3 fish - 4.39 lbs
17th - Bob Jones - 1 fish - 3.92 lbs
18th - Don Jahnke - 2 fish - 2.38 lbs
Hooyah! Everyone caught fish one day or the other!
Smallest Fish of the Year Dave Dyess still holds the Smallest Fish Weighed in @ .96 pounds.
Total Number Fished Tournament 18
Total Fish Caught 127
Total Dead Fish 13
Total Limits 17
Total Fish Weight 314.62 lbs
Big Fish: Buddy Yates 7.85 lbs
Total Number Fished For Year 90
Total Fish Caught 267
Total Dead Fish 14
Total Limits 25
Total Fish Weight 515.05
Big Fish 7.85
Buddy Yates
Lake Seminole - March
Location: Founaris Bros.
April 15, 2015
Time: 7:00 pm April 18/19, 2015 Lake Jordan
Bonner's Landing 4/4/15 Sunrise: 6:19am High: NA
Low: NA
Any questions should be addressed to:
Dave Bock
E-Mail the Secretary