Austin Christian Bass Club

Hi Everyone,

Next Thursday is our club meeting.  Don’t miss it!  The newsletter is attached.  I hope you enjoy it and please let me know if you have any trouble with the file.

Darryl Smith

Secretary, ACBC

Austin Christian Bass Club

September Newsletter

Darryl Smith, Secretary

Tournament Overview:

Our August tournament at Lake Austin was as challenging as the June make-up tournament held there two weeks prior to our August tournament. Two teams caught a limit of 10 fish and the first and second place teams had only 9 fish to weigh in. Mike Wiles caught the largest bass (24”) and the largest stringer; 5 fish totaling 17.27 pounds.

Top Ten Standings for 2007:

Mike Wiles- 102.51 pounds Craig Mooney- 64.83 pounds

Jim Pollard- 100.98 pounds Art Cruser- 63.72 pounds

Vince Martin- 78.28 pounds Carlton Yarbrough- 59.94 pounds

Tom Clark- 75.32 pounds David McClung- 59.17 pounds

Al Lykins- 70.73 pounds John Kirkland- 55.91 pounds

Jim Pollard and Mike Wiles currently are tied for Big Bass of the 3^rd Quarter with a 24” bass caught from Lake Austin.

September Meeting and Tournament:

Our next club meeting will be Thursday, September 13th, at 7:00 pm. Our September tournament will be on Saturday, September 15, 2007. Al Lykins and T.V. Minner have volunteered to bring refreshments to the next meeting.

October Travel Tournament:

Don’t forget that we will be pairing up for our October 13th travel tournament to Lake Amistad at this meeting. It looks like we will have 12 teams participating and I’m sure there will be some big fish caught. Also, we will not have an October meeting.

Fishing Report:

I haven’t gotten to fish the local lakes much since our last tournament, but I have had a chance to fish Falcon Reservoir with Mike Wiles. We didn’t catch any giants, but we did learn a lot and found a couple of places that may help our Top 8 team later this month during the TABC Top 8 Tournament. I also got a chance to fish Lake Amistad with Carl Wengenroth and I thought I would share a few things with you. First and foremost, the big fish in Lake Amistad live in and around the hydrilla/brush. While Carl and I competed in a tournament on Saturday, he had a big fish hit his topwater lure and when he set the hook his 20 pound braided line broke. I know braid is not suppose to break, but the message I’m trying to convey is you better have braid or one of the big fish that swims in Lake Amistad is going to break you off. Do you think that mono or fluorocarbon line is going to pull a big bass up to the surface when the bass has wrapped you around some hydrilla or a bush? Don’t count on your luck if you want to get the really big fish in the boat. Secondly, the hydrilla is not everywhere like it was last year. It is not hard to find, but there are areas of the lake that don’t have any hydrilla. One example is the area above the Rough Canyon ramp on the Devil’s River arm of the lake. You will find hydrilla and pond weed in both Evans Creek and the San Pedro arm of the lake. Lastly, even if the fishing is tough, your next bite may be from a giant. Last Saturday, Carl and I weighed in 5 fish that totaled 18.95 pounds, biggest one was 6.32 pounds. We probably caught around 15 keepers, mostly on topwater baits or swim baits thrown to schooling bass. I hope you look forward to catching a fish or two like the 24” bass Mike Wiles caught during our last tournament on Lake Austin. See you all at the upcome meeting.