Austin Christian Bass Club

Hi Everyone,

I hope I got it right this time and I’m sorry for yet another delay.  The file is large due to a nice picture that I included in the newsletter.  Once again, please let me know if you have any trouble with the attached file.

Have a great day and I’ll see you tomorrow,

Darryl

Austin Christian Bass Club

February Newsletter

Darryl Smith, Secretary

Tournament Overview:

Our January tournament at Lake Bastrop started out chilly, but the sun warmed things up by the middle of the day. Thirteen of 22 participants caught a limit of 5 fish. Darryl Smith and Mitch Shelton took first place with 25.85 pounds. David McClung and John Bobo took second place with 23.09 pounds and Mike Wiles and Gib Hoffman took third place with 20.74 pounds. David McClung caught the biggest bass at 21” and Darryl Smith had the largest stringer; 5 fish totaling 16.21 pounds.

Top Ten Standings for 2008:

Darryl Smith- 16.21 pounds Mitch Shelton- 9.64 pounds

Mike Wiles- 15.17 pounds Tom Clark- 8.82 pounds

David McClung- 14.77 pounds Carlton Yarbrough- 8.70 pounds

Gary Burnham- 10.88 pounds Bob Duda- 8.50 pounds

Vince Martin- 10.20 pounds John Bobo- 8.32 pounds

Officially, David McClung has the lead for Biggest Bass of the 1^st Quarter, but I know a bigger bass has been caught.

February Meeting and Tournament:

Our next meeting will be Thursday, February 21st, at 7:00 pm. Our February tournament will be on Saturday, February 23, 2008. Darryl Smith and Gary Burnham have volunteered to bring refreshments to the next meeting.

Sportsman of the Year:

Congratulations to Mitch Shelton for being selected as the recipient of the 2007 Johnny Mayes Sportsmanship Award.

Annual Dues:

Don’t forget to take care of your annual dues if you didn’t have an opportunity to pay them at the January meeting.

Fishing Report:

It’s that time of the year again when we all think about spawning bass. Several of our favorite power plant lakes have spawning activity occurring right now because of their warmer water, although it is hard to determine what percentage of the female bass population has actually spawned. It doesn’t really matter because all you want to do is catch one of those really big females during the spawn. Right? Yesterday, eight ACBC club members fished Fayette County Lake and considered it a great day to be on the water. Total fish caught- 65. Weight of best 10 fish per boat- 38.90pounds, 32.90 pounds, 28.04 pounds, and 26.09 pounds(only 7 fish). Not bad for a beautiful windy day on Fayette County Lake. I’m sure you will hear more of the details at the club meeting. See you there.

Oh, by the way, check out this nice 22.5” fish caught by Dale White at Decker Lake on February 13^th.