Austin Christian Bass Club

Spring is here and the fish are biting!  Check out the latest club news…………

Tournament Results:

We were blessed with great weather the day of our February tournament on Fayette County Lake.  Of the fourteen teams participating, 23 fishermen caught a limit of 5 fish and there were 3 stringers that weighed over 20 pounds.  Vince Martin and Perry Mouser came in first place with 10 fish weighing 44.95 pounds.  Harold Barnett and Tom Clark finished second with 38.90 pounds and Mike Wiles and Jim Rumbo took third place with 34.58 pounds.  Vince Martin caught the biggest bass of the tournament (7.50 pounds) and he also had the biggest 5 fish stringer at 27.12 pounds.

Top Ten Standings:

Vince Martin- 35.20 pounds                               Mike Wiles- 29.71 pounds
Harold Barnett- 32.65 pounds                            David McClung- 28.84 pounds
Jim Pollard- 31.96 pounds                                    Tom Clark- 23.83 pounds
Al Lykins- 30.71 pounds                                        Ron Roberts- 23.47 pounds
Shane St. Clair- 30.47 pounds                             Carlton Yarbrough- 23.46 pounds
Currently, Vince Martin officially has the lead for Big Bass of the 1st Quarter with the 24″ bass he caught during the Fayette County tournament.  Included in this newsletter are pictures of two bigger bass caught by club members (see below in Fishing Reports section).

March Meeting and Tournament:

Our March meeting will be Thursday, March 19th, at 7:00pm.  Our March tournament will be Saturday, March 21st, 2009.  I’ll be sending out an email for volunteers to bring refreshments to this meeting.

Spring Garage Sale:

It’s that time of the year again when we have a club garage sale to raise funds to help support club activities like the Amputee Fishing trip and our annual banquet.  We will discuss this more at the club meeting, but you can always help by donating items that you no longer want or need.  Our garage sale is usually held in April or May at Brian Kitchen’s home.

Fishing Reports:

I haven’t heard any really great fishing reports from club members recently.  I know Travis has been slow because the water temperature has been below 60 degrees until just recently.  This is keeping the fish in deeper water.  If you know where to find them, big fish can be caught on Lake Austin based upon last Wednesday night’s tournament on Lake Austin where the winning 5 fish stringer was around 28 pounds.  During the last cold spell they were generating at Decker Lake and some nice fish were caught near the hot water outlet including one over 7 pounds.  As the weather continues to improve and the water temperature increases, the fishing should get better.  I’m looking forward to it.  The two pictures below are of Craig Mooney and Gary Burnham.  These big girls were caught at Choke Canyon Lake.
25.5″ (9.06#) caught 3/17/09 by Gary Burnham

10+ and 7 pounder caught 2/13/09 caught by Craig Mooney
See you at the next club meeting!