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April Newsletter

April 14th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized

It’s going to be a short one this month!

Tournament Results:

Our March tournament was held on Lake Bastrop and 19 out of 33 fishermen caught a limit of 5 fish.  Harold Barnett and Paul Barger came in first place with 10 fish weighing 28.20 pounds.  Vince Martin and James Snow finished second with 25.98 pounds and John Kirkland and Travis Rehberg took third place with 21.77 pounds.  Mike Wiles caught the biggest bass of the tournament (6.50 pounds) and Harold Barnett had the biggest 5 fish stringer at 17.07 pounds.

Top Ten Standings:

Harold Barnett- 49.72 pounds           Jim Pollard- 41.17 pounds
Vince Martin- 49.35 pounds               Carlton Yarbrough- 37.17 pounds
Mike Wiles- 45.98 pounds                   Gib Hoffman- 33.30 pounds
Al Lykins- 43.73 pounds                       John Kirkland- 33.28 pounds
David McClung- 41.80 pounds           Tom Clark- 32.97 pounds
Gary Burnham won Big Bass of the 1st Quarter with a 25.5″ bass (9.06#) he caught at Choke Canyon on 3/17/09.

April Meeting and Tournament:

Our April meeting will be Thursday, April 16th, at 7:00pm.  Our April tournament will be Saturday, April 18, 2009.  Mitch Shelton and Stan Evans have volunteered to bring refreshments to this meeting.

Reminders:

Need to select a date for the Spring Garage Sale.

The Amputee Fishing Trip to Lake Bastrop is May 23, 2009.

Couples Club Results:

The Couples Club held their first tournament at Fayette County Lake on March 7th.  Four couples participated and the results are shown below:

Name No. of Fish Weight (#s) Standings
Ken & Melba 5 18.30 1
Art & Patsy 5 11.88 2
Jim & Nita 5 9.57 3
Bob & Peggy 2 5.51 4

 

Fishing Reports:

Haven’t heard many good reports due to the inconsistent weather we are having this spring.  My success has been limited.  Plan on sharing your fishing reports at the meeting this Thursday evening.   See you there.

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