Austin Christian Bass Club

Austin Christian Bass Club

March 2017

Tournament Results:

We had 14 teams participate in the February tournament on Lake Bastrop. Twenty-three members caught a limit of five fish, although the average weight of the fish was 1.9 pounds. David Reinarz and Collen Stuart won the tournament with 10 fish that weighed 25.54 pounds. Mike Wiles and Dale White took second place with 10 fish that weighed 23.83 pounds. Carlton Yarbrough and Gib Hoffman came in third place with 10 fish that weighed 22.09 pounds. Mike Wiles had the biggest 5 fish stringer weighing 15.39 pounds.

Tournament Standings:

Steve Moore- 26.59 pounds                                        Don Haluzan- 18.70 pounds

Mike Wiles- 24.09 pounds                                           Jim Pollard- 17.88 pounds

Ken Haulotte- 20.84 pounds                                       Jim Rumbo- 15.62 pounds

Carlton Yarbrough- 19.15 pounds                              Dave Ehrenfeld- 15.53 pounds

Mitch Shelton- 18.71 pounds                                      Darryl Smith- 14.46 pounds

March 2017 Meeting and Tournament:

Our March meeting will be on Thursday, March 16, 2017 at 7:00pm at Pok-e-Jo’s Smokehouse on Parmer Lane. Our March tournament will be on Saturday, March 18, 2017. Come early and enjoy some great BBQ and fellowship.

Club News:

There are no events planned this month, but the Amputee Fishing Day on Lake Bastrop is planned for April 29^th and the C.A.S.T. for Kids event on Lake Bastrop is May 6th.

Fishing Report:

The Couples Club fished their first tournament on March 4^th in the rain at Decker Lake. Six couples participated and Patsy and Art Cruser won the tournament with 5 fish weighing 17.57 pounds. The Retiree Club fished Fayette County on March 9th and nine teams participated. Lots of limits were caught. Jim Pollard and Tom Kelm won the tournament with 10 fish that weighed 38.96 pounds. It was a great day to be on the water.

Bring your fishing reports to share with everyone at the upcoming meeting. The weather should be great this coming Saturday. I hope to see all of you Thursday evening at the club meeting.