Panhandle Bass Club Pensacola Florida 2003 Season

PANHANDLE BASS CLUB
NEWSLETTER


OCTOBER

Volume 2 Issue 12

MINUTES OF THE MEETING


The October 2003 meeting of the Panhandle Bass Club was brought to order at 6:30 p.m. on October 1, 2003.
The meeting was held at Founaris Brothers on Hwy 29 and was presided over by President Fred Raby.
There were 13 members present.
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President
Fred Raby
Treasure
Frank Kelly
Tournament Director
Chris Malena
Secretary
Rich Cornelius


OLD BUSINESS:


The October meeting was the month that newly nominated E-Board officers and the 2004 season Rule change proposals were voted on.
The 2004 season E-Board officers and their positions are as follows:

President - Fred Raby
Treasurer - Frank Kelly
Secretary - Rich Cornelius
Tournament Dir - Chris Malena
Assist Tourn Dir/Sgt @ Arms - Cliff Armstrong

New copies of the Constitution, Tournament Rules and Fish-Off Rules containing newly proposed changes for the 2004 season will be handed out at the November meeting.
"Reminder".....
Any member who would like to sponsor a prospective member to the Panhandle Bass Club should,
First:
Make known the name of the individual being sponsored to the membership at a club mtg.
Second:
Said prospective member should attend the next months mtg
and fish as a guest with the first boat drawn out not having a partner.
Third:
The member will be voted on for membership at the following meeting.
This is an S.O.P. for the Panhandle Bass Club.

NEW BUSINESS:


Any member who would like to propose a site for the 2004 Fish-off shall do so by the December meeting.
As much information as possible pertaining to the club's needs for such site should be gathered.
(Example)
Mileage, Lodging location and Cost, Travel time, Restaurants, Launch sites, Electrical outlets, Boat/Trailer parking at lodging place, etc, etc.
Mack Cramer proposed three sites for the 2004 fish-off at the October meeting, they are as follows:
Okechobee, Toledo Bin and Lake Toho/Kissimmee chain.
Congratulations to Steve Graham on being promoted to Chief Petty Officer.


October Tournament:

The October tournament/fish-off was held out of McFarland Park in Florence Alabama on Day one.
Day two the club launched from Sheffield landing due to the large tournament already scheduled for McFarland Park. The tournament was held on a Friday and Saturday instead of the usual Saturday and Sunday and also had a 4 p.m. weigh-in each day.
Pickwick Lake was new for the majority of the club, only a few had the opportunity to visit it prior to this tournament. Catching smallmouth bass was everyone's intentions and a few did just that, but it was the largemouth that dominated. The fishing was tough considering that the water level was low and the number of boats on the water, most people had to pick a number to fish a spot that looked like it would hold fish, rock jetty's, points and creek mouths were hammered. The wind was a factor especially towards the Bear creek area. Everyone enjoyed the tournament for the most part but it could have been better if the fish would have cooperated a little more.
Thats why they call it fishing. Soft plastics were the bait of choice for most, although Chris Malena faired very well with rattle traps. Troy "theres one" Beedle caught a very nice 6.21 largemouth on day one and as it turned out was the heaviest bass of the year weighed in. Troy finished second overall with 12.56 lbs for the tournament. Good job Troy. Chris Malena had big fish on day two that weighed 4.60 lbs and he also won the tournament with a total of 14.24 lbs with 8 fish caught. Frank Kelly took third place honors with 6 fish that weighed 8.85 lbs, way to go Frank. Frank was fishing from the back of the boat , YW's boat, so once again, good job Frank.

The top 10 for the fish-off were as follows:

1. Chris Malena
2. Troy Beedle
3. Frank Kelly
4. Frank Bost
5. Steve Graham
6. Walter McCartney
7. Fred Raby
8. Mack Cramer
9. Lee Brannon
10. Rich Cornelius

Regular Tournament Standings:

Fish Weight
1. Chris Malena - 8 fish - 14.24
2. Troy Beedle - 7 fish - 12.56
3. Frank Kelly - 6 fish - 8.85
4. Wayne Cox - 5 fish - 7.60
5. Frank Bost - 5 fish - 6.84
6. Steve Graham - 5 fish - 6.27
7. W. McCartney - 4 fish - 4.97
8. Fred Raby - 3 fish - 4.54
9. Mack Cramer - 3 fish - 4.26
10. Lee Brannon - 2 fish - 4.08
11. R. Cornelius - 2 fish - 3.52
12. C. Armstrong - 1 fish - 1.08
13. W. Thomley - 1 fish - 1.07

Also Fished:

Pete Potter

For The Record:

Pickwick Lake:

Total Fish Caught 52
Total Dead Fish 0
Total Fish Weight 79.88
Total Limits 0
Tournament Big Fish 6.21
(Troy Beedle)

For the Year:

Total Fish Caught 541
Total Dead Fish 20
Total Fish Weight 859.76
Total Limits 24
Big Fish 6.21
(Troy Beedle)

November Meeting:

Location: Founaris Brothers
Date: November 5th
Time: 7:00 PM

October Tournament:

November 8th

Tournament Site:

Miller's Ferry
Ellis Landing

From the Daily Planner:

Full Moon: November 9th
New Moon: November 23rd

Peak Fishing Times:

1st - Dawn/Dusk
2nd - 10:05 am - 11:29 a.m

Sunrise Sunset:

6:21 am 4:52 pm

Moonrise Moonset

7:53 pm 9:43 am

 

October
Tournament Standings
 

DISCLAIMER: All results on this page are unofficial. Although every effort has been made as to the accuracy of this page.
Official results are those held by the club secretary. Results will be updated as soon after each tournament as possible.
 

Corrections may be e-mailed to administrator@panhandlebassclub.com

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