Austin Christian Bass Club

Hi Everyone,

The December newsletter is attached.  Our last tournament of the year is coming up next Saturday.  Don’t miss it or the meeting this coming Thursday evening.

Let me know if you have any trouble with the attached file.

Darryl

Austin Christian Bass Club

December Newsletter

Darryl Smith, Secretary

Tournament Overview:

Our November tournament at Fayette County was really great for many teams. Twenty-three of 28 participants caught a limit of 5 fish. Vince Martin and Stan Evans took first place with 37.96 pounds. Craig Mooney and Bob Duda took second place with 36.02 pounds and John Kirkland and his father, Dave, took third place with 33.22 pounds. Bob Duda caught the largest bass (23.5”) and Vince Martin had the largest stringer; 5 fish totaling 20.01 pounds. Congratulations to our winning teams.

Top Ten Standings for 2007 after 11 tournaments:

Mike Wiles- 144.24 pounds Al Lykins- 94.32 pounds

Jim Pollard- 132.64 pounds Craig Mooney- 92.98 pounds

Vince Martin- 116.31 pounds John Kirkland- 92.76 pounds

Tom Clark- 98.54 pounds Carlton Yarbrough- 85.92 pounds

Art Cruser- 95.51 pounds T.V. Minner- 75.72 pounds

T.V. Minner is still in the lead for Big Bass of the 4^th Qtr. with a 24” bass caught from Fayette County Lake on 10/20/2007.

December Meeting and Tournament:

Our next club meeting will be Thursday, November 29th, at 7:00 pm. Our December tournament will be on Saturday, December 1, 2007. Dale White and Darryl Smith have volunteered to bring refreshments to the next meeting.

Request Regarding Church Parking:

The staff at Hillcrest Baptist Church has requested that members of the ACBC park their vehicles in the gravel parking area during our club meetings. The request was made due to the limited parking close to the building that is needed by senior members of Hillcrest Baptist Church.

Officers/Directors for 2008:

We will vote on the following slate of officers/directors at our next meeting:

John Kirkland-President   Craig Mooney-Director

Brian Kitchen-Vice President   Dale White-Director

Darryl Smith-Secretary   Stan Evans-Director

Roberto Ruiz-Treasurer   Tom Morelock-Director

Johnny Mayes Sportsmanship Award:

We will vote by secret ballot for the member who best exemplifies the attitude and behavior that merit recognition by this annual award that will be presented at our annual banquet.

Fishing Report:

I know the fish are still biting at Lake Travis because Gary Burnham and I had a good day there the day before Thanksgiving Day. Gary’s first bass of the day was 19.5” and he caught it on a white spinnerbait at first light. I know several members want to go back to Fayette County because our last tournament produced so many 5 fish limits over 15 pounds. Don’t miss the meeting and bring a fishing report. The last tournament of 2007 should be a good one!