Austin Christian Bass Club

Hi Everyone,

Well, the week you have been waiting for this month has arrived!  That’s right, this coming Thursday evening is our next meeting and we will have one or more special guests.  The newsletter is attached and includes several special photos that I thought everyone would enjoy seeing.  I look forward to seeing you at the upcoming meeting and please let me know if you cannot read the attachment.

Darryl

Austin Christian Bass Club

November Newsletter

Darryl Smith, Secretary

Tournament Overviews:

Our September tournament at Lake Travis was challenging for many teams because the bite really slowed down after the sun came up. Two teams caught a limit of 10 fish and they came in first and second place. Mike Wiles caught the largest bass (22”) and the largest stringer; 5 fish totaling 12.38 pounds. Our October travel tournament to Lake Amistad challenged every team because of the windy conditions. No team caught a limit of 10 fish and nobody caught a bass 21” or larger. Once again, Mike Wiles had the largest 5 fish stringer and it weighed 12.46 pounds.

Top Ten Standings for 2007 after 10 tournaments:

Mike Wiles- 127.35 pounds Art Cruser- 80.37 pounds

Jim Pollard- 113.75 pounds John Kirkland- 74.87 pounds

Vince Martin- 96.30 pounds Craig Mooney- 73.47 pounds

Tom Clark- 85.89 pounds Carlton Yarbrough- 70.65 pounds

Al Lykins- 82.42 pounds Darryl Smith- 63.20 pounds

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

November Meeting and Tournament:

Our next club meeting will be Thursday, November 15th, at 7:00 pm. Our November tournament will be on Saturday, November 17, 2007. Mike Wiles and Tom Morelock 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:

Mike Wiles and/or Jim Pollard will present the proposed slate of officers/directors for 2008. We will vote on them at our final meeting of the year on November 29^th.

Couples Tournament Results:

The ACBC Couples Club has held three tournaments since our last club meeting in September. On Oct. 6^th the couples club fished Lake Travis. Four couples participated and Bob and Peggy won this tournament with 4 fish weighing 6.89 pounds. On Oct. 20^th the couples club fished Lake Buchanan. Ken and Melba Haulotte won this tournament with 5 fish weighing 9.87 pounds; all caught on redbug finesse worms. The final tournament of the year was held on Nov. 3^rd at Fayette County Lake. Four couples fished this tournament and traveled to the lake on Friday for some early action. Patsy was unable to make this tournament so Art fished with his sister, Linda. All four couples caught a limit of five fish because the bite was on. Jim and Nita won the tournament with 15.77 pounds and they also had the biggest bass, a nice 23 incher. The tournament was concluded with weigh-in and lunch at the Fishes and Loaves restaurant on Hwy. 159. Jim reports it’s a great little place to have lunch. The following table reflects the results of the last tournament and the final totals for this year. Nita Pollard caught the biggest fish of the year. It was a 7.50 pound bass caught at Decker Lake.

Team # Fish Weight Total Weight/Year Standings/Year

Nita & Jim 5 15.77 68.57 1

Patsy & Art 5 13.40 22.70 5

Melba & Ken  5 9.07 38.16 2

Peggy & Bob 5 8.52 37.81 3

Phyllis & Gib 26.29 4

Suzanna & Ron 15.39 6

Fishing Report:

Fishing has been really good lately. Several club members have recently had good catches on Fayette County Lake and Lake Bastrop. The grass is in excellent shape around Lake Bastrop and the water temperature is in the mid-70s. Closer to home, Lake Travis has been good for numbers, but many of the fish are 10 to 13” with some going 15 or 16”. The fish are biting so don’t miss the upcoming meeting. You may catch a fish of a lifetime like the ones shown below:

Carlton holding his 10.32 pound monster from Falcon Reservoir. This is the biggest bass caught during the 2007 TABC Top 8 Tournament.

Al with his 8.89 pound bass from Falcon Reservoir. The biggest bass Al has ever caught, and he has caught a bunch of bass.