Austin Christian Bass Club

Cooler weather has finally arrived and it’s time to go fishing.  Check out what’s going on this month…………………………..

Tournament Results:

Our September tournament on Decker Lake was tough.  Ten teams participated, and only 2 members caught a limit of 5 fish.  No team caught a limit of 10 fish.  Dennis Worley and Tom Clark won the tournament with 9 fish weighing 19.33 pounds.  Mike Wiles and Stan Evans came in second place with 6 fish weighing 17.01 pounds.  Carlton Yarbrough and Bill Bratton finished 3rd with 4 fish weighing 8.63 pounds.  Mike Wiles and Darryl Smith tied for Big Bass of the Tournament, each catching a 21” bass (5.0 pounds).  Mike Wiles had the biggest stringer, 5 fish weighing 15.70 pounds.

Top Ten Standings:

Mike Wiles- 88.50 pounds                  Gib Hoffman- 59.63 pounds
Al Lykins- 73.82 pounds                      Roger Growden- 56.10 pounds
Jim Pollard- 71.77 pounds                  Carlton Yarbrough- 52.82 pounds
Tom Clark- 70.24 pounds                   Mitch Shelton- 51.67 pounds
Darryl Smith- 64.73 pounds              Brooks Griffith- 43.75 pounds
Darryl Smith won Big Bass of the 3rd Quarter with an 11.62 pound bass he caught on 7/5/2010 while fishing at Choke Canyon Reservoir.

October Meeting and Tournaments:

We have two club tournaments scheduled for October.  The regular monthly club meeting is Thursday, October 14th, at 7:00pm.  The regular monthly club tournament is Saturday, 10/16/2010.  We also have a make up tournament scheduled for Saturday, October 30th.  We will choose the lakes, times, and partners for each of these tournaments at the upcoming meeting.  Mike Wiles and Dale White have volunteered to bring refreshments to the meeting.

Club News:

The club garage sale planned for October 9th had to be rescheduled due to Brian Kitchen’s busy schedule.  It is now planned for the second weekend in November, which is November 13th.  There is still plenty of time to donate items for the garage sale which will be held at Brian Kitchen’s home in central Austin.

Fishing Reports:

The water is cooling off and fishing is improving.  Art Cruser has informed me that he had several good trips to Lake Travis recently where he caught lots of fish using a shad color crankbait.  Mike Wiles used a shallow running crankbait to catch fish on a recent trip to Stillhouse Hollow Lake.  Other reports I have read on various fishing forums indicate the cooler weather is improving the fishing and catching.  FYI, the club has fished these lakes this year in this order: Bastrop, Fayette County, O.H. Ivie, Decker, Travis, LBJ, Travis, and Decker.  I’ll see you Thursday at the club meeting.