Austin Christian Bass Club

2009 is almost over and the weather has been wonderful.  Check out what has been happening since September…………..

September/October Tournament Results:

Our September tournament was held at Decker Lake and the bite was tough.  Out of 10 teams, no team caught a limit of ten fish and only 4 members caught their limit of 5 fish.  Craig Mooney and Stan Evans took first place with 17.20 pounds.  Second place went to Mike Wiles and Jim Rumbo with 12.08 pounds.  Carlton Yarbrough and Gib Hoffman finished in third place with 12.02 pounds.  Nobody caught a bass over 5 pounds.

Our travel tournament in October was held at Choke Canyon Reservoir.  The bite was fair and the northerly wind was moderate so numerous small fish were caught.  Out of 12 teams participating, only 3 teams caught a limit of 10 fish.  Gib Hoffman and Ron Roberts won the tournament with 18.21 pounds.  Vince Martin and his guest, Jerry Price, came in second place with 17.26 pounds.  Al Lykins and Tom Clark took third place with 16.96 pounds.  Mike Wiles caught the biggest bass which was 22.5″ (6.06 pounds).

Top Ten Standings:

Mike Wiles- 130.38 pounds                      Al Lykins- 93.11 pounds
Carlton Yarbrough- 117.58 pounds       Harold Barnett- 89.49 pounds
Vince Martin- 116.49 pounds                   Gib Hoffman- 85.06 pounds
Jim Pollard- 108.95 pounds                      Art Cruser- 75.45 pounds
Tom Clark- 103.63 pounds                        Gary Burnham- 73.65 pounds
Mike Wiles currently leads for Biggest Bass of the 4th Qtr. with his 22.5″ bass caught during the October tournament at Choke Canyon Reservoir.

November Meeting and Tournament:

Our November meeting will be next Thursday, November 19th, at 7:00pm.  The November tournament will be Saturday, November 21, 2009.  Mike Wiles and Dale White have volunteered to bring refreshments to the next meeting.

Club News:

Don’t forget our last meeting of the year is December 3rd and our December tournament is on Saturday, December 5th.  We will elect a new slate of officers and directors during our last meeting of the year.

Couples Club Tournament Results:

The Couples Club held their last tournament for the year at Lake Bastrop on November 7, 2009.  Four couples participated and Melba and Ken Haulotte won the tournament with 5 fish weighing 11.45 pounds.  Melba caught a 21.5″ bass and tied her record so she caught the two biggest bass of the year.  The final results are shown below:

Fishing Reports:

I wish I had a great fishing report to share but I’ve been busy with other things and haven’t gone fishing since last month.  I know several club members have been to Fayette County and caught some fish.  Their results indicate it is hard to catch the big ones, but most of them are in the 2 to 3 pound range.  I’ll see you at the club meeting and hopefully the wind will not be howling on tournament day.