Bass Club
Issue: 01
Jeff Weaver
Hawg Hunter E-Board
Don Jahnke
2016
John Buck
Jere Jaillite
Dave Bock
Mack Cramer
Matt Brown
The November meeting of the Pensacola Hawg Hunters
was brought to order at 7:00 P.M on Wednesday the 16th of November at Founaris Bros. Greek Restaurant by our President John Buck. We had 22 members present.
The minutes from the last meeting were waived by the membership in order to speed things along.
The treasury report was read and accepted.
Booray Report: The pot was won last month by Dave Dyess so we start over again. This time we are looking for a 5.5 pound fish. See Buddy for details.
The 50/50 was won by Brian Nall.
Remember guys the money collected from the 50/50 goes towards feeding us on our 2 day tournaments since we voted not make everyone pay $20 up front.
It's really for a good cause.
Looks like everyone who wanted to be a member in good standing paid their dues so we are off to start a new year with new hopes and dreams to be the Angler of the Year just like Jeff was last year. Currently everyone is in First Place. But there's those pesky tournaments to come to see who really claims the First Place Title.
Don't forget we made a change to adopt the Co-Angler of the Year into our rules so we will be crowning a Co-Angler of the Year again this year. Will it be you?
If you went to the meeting it probably looked like a whole lot of change taking place in the E-board but really the only one replaced was Buddy Yates after serving the last 6 years as Treasurer. Thanks Buddy for your service to our great club.
Jere is the new money grabber now...I mean Treasurer. Three of our e-board members couldn't make it to the meeting so Jeff and Dave Nason filled in. Thanks guys for stepping up.
The 2017 Officers are as follows:
President: John Buck
VP / Treasurer: Jere Jaillite
Secretary: Dave Bock
Tournament Director: Mack Cramer
Asst. Tournament Director: Matt Brown
(Head Cook: Dave Nason)
The 2016 Awards Banquet is set.
We
are going to Sonny's Barbecue. Same great place we went to
last year. Hope to see you there on Friday night December 2nd
at 6:00pm. The price will be $16 a person for a buffet style
menu of 3 meats & sides. Drinks will be extra.
Hopefully you paid your money already to Jere...but don't
worry you can still get involved. They always need
dishwashers....I mean you can still pay at the door to Jere.
Be sure to come out and honor our Top Six anglers.
They worked hard all year....or just got lucky
Seems as our club gets older we are having more and more of our members
battling medical issues. This month we keep Ron Bridges, Dave Dyess and
Mack Cramer in our thoughts and prayers.
We as a club need to return to the way it was when it comes to
caravaning to the lakes we fish. With everyone's hetic schedules it's
getting more difficult to travel as a group. We all need to sacafrice
some of our time so that we may travel in packs. You've heard the term
"Safety in Numbers". Well that holds true for us too as anything can
happen to anyone out there on the road. Some of us are getting too old
to even change a tire and by caravaning we can help each other.
As we get older we also get more stubborn too...but please
guys lets look after each other.
Payouts were given for the October tournament. Congrats to all those
who received a payout!
The draw was conducted for the November tournament.
The meeting was adjourned sometime around 8:00pm.
was brought to order at 7:00 P.M on Wednesday the 16th of November at Founaris Bros. Greek Restaurant by our President John Buck. We had 22 members present.
The minutes from the last meeting were waived by the membership in order to speed things along.
The treasury report was read and accepted.
Booray Report: The pot was won last month by Dave Dyess so we start over again. This time we are looking for a 5.5 pound fish. See Buddy for details.
The 50/50 was won by Brian Nall.
Remember guys the money collected from the 50/50 goes towards feeding us on our 2 day tournaments since we voted not make everyone pay $20 up front.
It's really for a good cause.
Looks like everyone who wanted to be a member in good standing paid their dues so we are off to start a new year with new hopes and dreams to be the Angler of the Year just like Jeff was last year. Currently everyone is in First Place. But there's those pesky tournaments to come to see who really claims the First Place Title.
Don't forget we made a change to adopt the Co-Angler of the Year into our rules so we will be crowning a Co-Angler of the Year again this year. Will it be you?
If you went to the meeting it probably looked like a whole lot of change taking place in the E-board but really the only one replaced was Buddy Yates after serving the last 6 years as Treasurer. Thanks Buddy for your service to our great club.
Jere is the new money grabber now...I mean Treasurer. Three of our e-board members couldn't make it to the meeting so Jeff and Dave Nason filled in. Thanks guys for stepping up.
The 2017 Officers are as follows:
President: John Buck
VP / Treasurer: Jere Jaillite
Secretary: Dave Bock
Tournament Director: Mack Cramer
Asst. Tournament Director: Matt Brown
(Head Cook: Dave Nason)
The 2016 Awards Banquet is set.
We
are going to Sonny's Barbecue. Same great place we went to
last year. Hope to see you there on Friday night December 2nd
at 6:00pm. The price will be $16 a person for a buffet style
menu of 3 meats & sides. Drinks will be extra.
Hopefully you paid your money already to Jere...but don't
worry you can still get involved. They always need
dishwashers....I mean you can still pay at the door to Jere.
Be sure to come out and honor our Top Six anglers.
They worked hard all year....or just got lucky
Seems as our club gets older we are having more and more of our members
battling medical issues. This month we keep Ron Bridges, Dave Dyess and
Mack Cramer in our thoughts and prayers.
We as a club need to return to the way it was when it comes to
caravaning to the lakes we fish. With everyone's hetic schedules it's
getting more difficult to travel as a group. We all need to sacafrice
some of our time so that we may travel in packs. You've heard the term
"Safety in Numbers". Well that holds true for us too as anything can
happen to anyone out there on the road. Some of us are getting too old
to even change a tire and by caravaning we can help each other.
As we get older we also get more stubborn too...but please
guys lets look after each other.
Payouts were given for the October tournament. Congrats to all those
who received a payout!The draw was conducted for the November tournament.
The meeting was adjourned sometime around 8:00pm.
The November Tournament started out with 18 Hawg Hunter all tied for first place as this was the start of the 2017 fishing season. High expectations were had by all....yea right. The wind was blowing, it was colder than usual with a cold front passing through, most of us haven't been there in years...and the list goes on.
Anyway we met at Publix on 9 mile road to start the caravan. The trip to the lake was uneventful execpt for the occassional bathroom stop for those of us who can't hold it very long anymore.
The ramp at Holley creek was pitch dark with hardly any boat dock to speak of. We got there a little early but while we were waiting an hour for the darkness to recede another club showed up so it got real busy.
So after a tough day of fishing someone had to make it in the top 4 and here they are.....
Dave joined the club in the middle of last season and starts off this season with his first 1st place win of the club! Dave was the only Hawg Hunter to bring in a limit of fish. His 5 fish limit tipped the scales 7.05 pounds.
Great Job!
Congrats Dave!
Tony brought in 4 fish to the scales weighing 6.97 pounds. I
understand from his non-boater he ran a long ways to find
them. He might even be thawed out by now.... We
even managed to get Tony to pose for a picture he was so proud of the
fish he caught. He should be as most of us struggled all day.Great Job!
Congratulations Tony!
Jere only caught 2 fish but one of them was the big fish of
the tournament at 2.60 pounds. Jere's total weight
was 4.69 pounds. His boat also won the Heavy Boat
Stringer honors as he fished with Dave Nason. Jere's total
boat weight was 11.74 pounds. Way to find the fish Jere.Great Job!
Congratulations Jere!
Sliding into 4th was Pete Potter with his 2 fish he managed to catch
with out using his big motor. Hopefully it was just bad gas
that he thought. I'm sure he's real thankful to
Randy Cole for towing him back to the ramp. Just as Matt
Brown was towed back by Dave Bock. Anyway Pete's 2 fish
weighed 2.72 pounds good enough for a 4th place finish.Great Job!
Congratulations Pete!
Alright we have a new race started this season. Lots of time to get involved or catch a fish for that matter but don't get left behind. The points add up fast. Starting off this year in first place after 1 tournamnet is our very own Dave Nason who by the way is also a Non-boater!
Tied for 2nd place is Tony and Jere since Tony didn't wear the club hat/shirt combo to gain the extra point.
In 4th is Pete Potter followed by Brain Nall another non-boater in 5th place and rounding out the Top Six is Mack Cramer.
It's a new season for the Co-Angler of the Year award too and so far we still technically have 27 members eligible. 7 boaters have dropped out of the running since they elected to take their boats. 2 more, Dave Bock and Matt Brown took their boats so we wouldn't have any non-boaters sitting on the bank. But really this award is not about boaters leaving their boats behind is about the non-boaters participating throughout the year. Some thing being a non-boater is a disavantage because they don't get to fish as much...but sometimes being in the back of the boat elimates the distractions of running the trolling motor and worrying about boat position.
Starting off this year in the top slot is Dave Nason who fishing out of the back of Jere's boat put a whipping on us. In second/Silver is Brian Nall and Bob Jones claims the third/Bronze spot.
Great Job Guys!
This month we have Randy Cole and Dave Bock who each had to give up some of their fishing time to tow other club members back to the ramp. Dave even went as far as jump starting Matt Brown only to struggle getting his boat started later when he tried to run to a different spot. Appears he loosened a battery connection on his boat during the jump start process of Matt's boat. I can still here him cussing.....
1st – Dave Nason - 5 fish – 7.05 lbs
2nd – Tony Boyett - 4 fish – 6.97 lbs
3rd – Jere Jaillite - 2 fish – 4.69 lbs
4th – Pete Potter - 2 fish – 2.72 lbs
5th – Brain Nall - 2 fish – 2.59 lbs
6th – Mack Cramer - 2 fish – 2.55 lbs
7th - Lee Brannon - 2 fish - 2.51 lbs
8th – Bob Jones - 2 fish – 2.44 lbs
9th – Cliff Armstrong - 2 fish – 2.05 lbs
10th - Frank Kelly - 2 fish - 2.00 lbs
11th - Dave Bock -2 fish - 1.96 lbs
12th - Thom Labelle - 1 fish - 1.48 lbs
Matt Brown, Marc Churchwell, Randy Cole, Frank Dodge, Don Jahnke, & Terry Smith
Total Number Fished Tournament 18
Total Fish Caught 28
Total Dead Fish 0
Total Limits 1
Total Fish Weight 39.01 lbs
Big Fish: Jere Jaillite 2.60 lbs
Total Number Fished For Year 18
Total Fish Caught 28
Total Dead Fish 0
Total Limits 1
Total Fish Weight 39.01 lbs
Big Fish 2.60 lbs
Jere Jaillite
Alabama River - November
Location: Founaris Bros.
December 14, 2016
Time: 7:00 pm December 17, 2016
Escambia River
Swamphouse Landing Sunrise: 6:40am
High: 12:41 am
Low: 12:16 pm
Any questions should be addressed to:
Dave Bock
E-Mail the Secretary