Austin Christian Bass Club

I’m thankful for all the recent rains in Central Texas but it’s still hot and humid.  Check out what has been happening……………………..

Tournament Results:

Our June tournament on Lake Travis was tough fishing for all 10 teams.  No team caught more than 8 fish and the largest fish caught was 19” long.  Mike Wiles and Roger Growden took first place with 13.77 pounds.  Second place went to Jim Rumbo and Brooks Griffith who weighed in 11.01 pounds.  Taking third place was Mitch Shelton and Bob Smith with 9.75 pounds.  Mike Wiles had the biggest stringer, 5 fish weighing 10.33 pounds.

Top Ten Standings:

Mike Wiles- 63.66 pounds                              Mitch Shelton- 46.55 pounds
Al Lykins- 57.24 pounds                                  Tom Clark- 43.66 pounds
Jim Pollard- 54.75 pounds                              Craig Mooney- 39.11 pounds
Gib Hoffman- 51.19 pounds                            Roger Growden- 36.41 pounds
Darryl Smith- 46.98 pounds                           Brooks Griffith- 34.93 pounds
Ron Roberts caught the Big Bass of the 2nd Quarter.  While fishing on Lake Travis on 5/23/10, he caught a 25” bass (8.50#) from under a dock near the mouth of Cypress Creek.
Ron Roberts with his 25” bass

July Meeting and Tournament:

The July meeting will be held July 15th at 7:00pm.  Our July tournament will be Saturday, July 17, 2010.  John Bobo and Roberto Ruiz have volunteered to bring refreshments to the meeting.

Club News:

The club decided to have the fall garage sale on October 9, 2010. 

Magellan fishing shirts and club T-shirts will be available to purchase at the next meeting. 

Fishing Reports:

Good fishing reports have been scarce.  Finding a report for Choke Canyon has been tough, but I have been interested in any report for Choke ever since we found out that the TABC state tournament would be held there.  One comment that I read was any bite on Choke Canyon could result in a fish of a lifetime.  Well, that happened to me last Monday afternoon while fishing with Steve Martinez, Gary Burnham and his son, Sean.  We launched just before 5:00pm and headed for Four Fingers.  It was somewhat windy and I started fishing a point, but soon headed for the protected water beyond the point.  There was a good grass line and on my 3rd or 4th cast I got a bite.  I set the hook and the bass pulled hard, momentarily hanging up in the grass.  When I got her to the surface the first time, I told Steve she was a big fish and that he needed to get the net.  Once she was in the boat, she looked huge.  She measured 28” long when held up vertically and later on she weighed 11 pounds and 10 ounces on Gary’s digital scale.  If you can catch her next spring, you will have a Sharelunker!
Choke Canyon, 7/5/10, 11 pounds 10 oz. and my “fish of a lifetime”.  I hope to see you all at the club meeting.