Panhandle Bass Club
The Weigh-In
October,2006
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Minutes of the Meeting:
The October 2006 meeting of the Panhandle Bass Club was brought to order at 6:30 p.m. on October 3rd, 2006. The meeting was held at Founaris Brothers. It was presided over by President Fred Raby. There were 19 members present and 2 guests. Dave Rogers and Arty Dreadin.
President
Fred Raby
Treasure
Mack Cramer
Secretary
Rich Cornelius
Tournament Director
Walter McCartney
Asst. Tour Dir
Wayne Thomley
Old Business: We opened the meeting up with nominations from the floor for new E-board officers, three positions were voted in by acclamation, two positions were voted on, tournament director and assistant tournament director. The Tournament Director vote was between Walter McCartney and Chris Malena, Walter won the vote and will remain our Tournament Director, Assistant Tournament Director was between Wayne Thomley and Billy Blackwell, Billy Blackwell will be our 2007 season Assistant tournament Director.
The club would like to thank Wayne Thomley for all he did in the 2006 season, the club also thanks those who were in the running for the E-Board positions. The E-Board for the 2006/2007 seasons is as follows:
Congratulations to the 2006 E- Board for a job well done.
New Business: The Panhandle Bass Club would like to thank those who had a helping hand in getting our own Website up and running, there was a lot of time spent on getting it established and it is greatly appreciated by all the members, so we say thanks to Walter McCartney and his daughter, KimberlyDesporte, Mack Cramer, Ken Repine and Fred Raby.
Only one Proposed rule change was read and voted on for the 2006/2007 season, it was submitted by Fred Raby. It was Article 4, section 1 under the Fish-Off rules.
It was a unanimous vote. The revision will be made to the Fish-Off rules and posted on our website. It simply states that it still takes ( 8) tournaments to qualify but contributions of $12.25 will be made for each tournament less than 12 fished plus the regular tournament fee.
The E-Board will be meeting prior to the November meeting to establish a
2006/2007 season tournament schedule, any member in good standings wishing to submit a Fish-off site may do so, provide it is in writing and submitted at the November meeting, it must contain all the information pertinent to the club, lodging, mileage, site and ramp, etc;
The Fish-off site’s submitted will be voted on at the December meeting.
October Tournament:
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St.Johns River
Porky's landing & Marina
The St. Johns River was this years site for our Fish-Off. The Lodging was at Pork’s landing.
Everything the club needed was all very convenient. Everyone that brought a grill, we all thank you, we all had a good time cooking out and shooting the breeze, we all had fun.
Now, as far as catching fish goes, it turned out to be a very tough tournament, but it was a level playing field. The shrimp were in season and the locals were loading up on them, unfortunately, so were the bass, that’s what made the bite so tough. No limits were caught for the tournament. Most of the fish were caught on trick worms and top water baits, the bite was slow and a lot of water was covered to get them, and some did just that.
The “Booray” pot was finally won, on day one, Rich Cornelius had a stud that weighed 5.32, but as it turned out, it wasn’t studly enough.
On day two, Mack Cramer came in with a 5.97, once again taking the “Booray” pot. Congratulations to Mack, lucky ( ).
For the tournament payout, Lee Brannon took first place with 6 fish weighing in at 10.92 lbs,
Rich Cornelius finished second with 4 fish weighing 10.63 lbs and Fred Raby took third with 4 fish weighing 9.39 lbs.
Day one big-fish went to Rich Cornelius, with 5.32 lbs.
Day two big fish went to Mack Cramer with 5.97 lbs.
NOVEMBER MEETING:
Location: Founaris Brothers
Hwy 29
Date: November 1st
Time: 6:30 PM
NOVEMBER
TOURNAMENT:
November 4th
TOURNAMENT SITE:
From the Daily Planner:
Full Moon: November 4th
New Moon: November 20th
Peak Fishing Times:
1st – 9:52am – 12:18pm
2nd –Dawn / Dusk
Sunrise Sunset:
6:09 am 5:01 pm
Moonrise Moonset
4:19 pm 5:03 am
Tide Predictions
High tide – 12:28 am
Low tide – 11:31 am
Tournament Standings:
Fish Weight
1.L. Brannon 6 fish – 10.92
2.R. Cornelius 4 fish – 10.63
3.F. Raby 4 fish – 9.39
4.M. Cramer 3 fish – 9.10
5.T. Boyett 5 fish – 7.78
6.J. Kasic 3 fish – 7.42
7.R. Renner 4 fish – 7.22
8.M. Gardner 3 fish – 6.73
9.R. Hardy 2 fish – 5.14
10.J. Buck 3 fish – 4.92
11.F. Bost 2 fish – 4.67
12.J. Lightsey 2 fish – 3.46
13.W. Thomley 1 fish – 1.91
14.C. Malena 1 fish – 1.74
Also Fished: Billy Blackwell, Walter McCartney, Pete Potter,
Ken Repine and Doug Webb.
Donnie Wigen and Frank Kelly did not fish the tournament.
For The Record:
St. John’s River:
Total Fish Caught 43
Total Dead Fish 0
Total Fish Weight 91.03
Total Limits 0
Tournament Big Fish 5.97
(Mack Cramer )
For the Year:
Total Fish Caught 851
Total Dead Fish 10
Total Fish Weight 1258.93
Total Limits 44
Big Fish 5.97
(Mack Cramer )
Tight lines to all on the upcoming season. Good luck.