Austin Christian Bass Club

“Never give up, never give up!”  Mike Iconelli lives by this mantra and I’m beginning to understand why.  Check out why…………

Tournament Results:

Many participants would say the fishing during our April travel tournament to O.H. Ivie was tough.  I wish I could have fished one more day because I think I figured out a pattern and I didn’t want to give up.  Ten teams fished the tournament and only one team caught a limit of 10 fish.  Al Lykins and Jim Pollard won the tournament with 25.76 pounds.  On Al’s last cast of the tournament he caught a 7 pound bass.  Never give up!  Art Cruser and Tom Clark came in second place with 9 fish weighing 23.90 pounds.  Twenty minutes before the end of the tournament, Tom Clark decides to cast away from the bank into deeper water and he hooks up with his 4th fish of the day.  He catches a 7.5 pound bass that is the biggest fish of the tournament.  Never give up!  Mike Wiles and James Beck came in third place with 7 fish weighing 15.39 pounds.  I hope I never have to give up fishing.

Top Ten Standings:

Al Lykins- 46.17 pounds                                              Gib Hoffman- 34.60 pounds
Mike Wiles- 39.93 pounds                                           Darryl Smith- 33.78 pounds
Tom Clark- 35.03 pounds                                            Craig Mooney- 32.98 pounds
Jim Pollard- 34.79 pounds                                           Mitch Shelton- 30.85 pounds
Carlton Yarbrough- 34.74 pounds                            Stan Evans- 23.42 pounds
Tom Clark is leading the race for Biggest Bass of the 2nd Quarter with his 7.5 pound bass caught during the April tournament at O.H. Ivie.

May Meeting and Tournament:

Our May club meeting will be next Thursday, May 13th, at 7:00pm.  Our May tournament will be Saturday, May 15, 2010.  Gary Burnham and Jim Pollard have volunteered to bring refreshments to the next meeting.

Constitution Change:

In the club constitution in the By-Laws section, under Roman Numeral II, Annual Awards, section II.3 states “The top six of these men will receive trophies or plaques and may represent the ACBC in “Top Six” competition.”  It has been proposed that the word ” or Eight” be added to this sentence because the club is affiliated with TABC and their annual tournament is designed for the top eight fishermen in the club.  If this constitutional change is approved, section II.3 of the constitution would read “The top six of these men will receive trophies or plaques and may represent the ACBC in the “Top Six or Eight” competition.”

Couples Club:

Since the last newsletter, the couples club has fished two tournaments, the latest one on Lake Travis.  Four couples fished both tournaments and the results below will summarize both tournaments.

Fishing Reports:

It’s spring and the fishing should be good but I haven’t heard any good fishing reports.  Bring your fishing reports to the upcoming meeting and let’s pick a lake where we can all catch a limit.