Paul Ann Bass Club Standings

We have 28 guys in the PABC mix with the below registering their weight.

1. Morris, Jeff 30.77
2. Dorman, Bryan 25.26
3. Palko, Chip 24.26
4. Snyder, David 23.32
5. Whitt, Bob 23.03
6. Lucas, Jesse 20.07
7. Cavaness, Roy 18.81
8. Leeper, Jay 15.93
9. McAlpin, Thomas 14.92
10. Watkins, Bandy 10.36
11. Day, Garrett 9.02
12. Dorman, Mike 8.75
13. Gagliano, Scott 6.81
14. Miner, Scott 6.44
15. Day, Jim 5.33
16. Carter, Randy 5.31
17. Lucas, Travis 4.81
18. Hall, Jason 4.34
19. Brumley, Justin 3.57
20. Elloitt, Carl 3.06
21. Rutledge, David 3.00
22. Strange, Cameron 1.25

Roy Cavaness won the Weight Ticket Tourney with a 6.50 pound bass. Nice catch, Roy!

The PABC will be conducting a Weight Ticket tourney for the month of November and December. This means we will be recording the top 3 legal bass we catch for the month as a tourney and adding this to our standings. Our single biggest fish also gets added seperately if we participate in our Big Bass Weight Ticket tourney.

Big shout out to the guys participating in this!

Catch and Release Tips

I was approached last week by Sawyer Warwick, a senior at Central, who is completing a project for an Environmental Science class he is taking. His project was to, in his area of interest, "make a difference in the environment." Sawyer chose to research Catch and Release Tips and try to get a fishing blog to post them. You can imagine that I was a hard sell! ;-P

Thanks, Sawyer, for the info. Hope it helps our fishing community!

Catch and Release Tips

1. While fishing with artificial lures, consider replacing treble hooks with single hooks. Single hooks are quicker and easier to remove, which causes less tear and damage to the fishes mouth. By pinching the barb on your hooks, fish can still be caught without a chance of losing them and are less harmed during release.
2. Plan your release strategy. Decide whether to keep or release any fish prior to angling or at least before removing the fish from the water. Familiarize yourself with any regulations in effect for the species targeted, and gather any items that will facilitate handling and releasing the fish.
3. When a fish is hooked, use a steady retrieval technique. This can reduce the amount of stress a hooked fish undergoes when pulled up from the depths too quickly, or when physically exhausted from an overly slow retrieve. Stress causes lactic buildup in muscle tissues which removes oxygen from the fishes muscle and often result in death.
4. Once you have decided on releasing the fish, avoid netting or even removing it from the water if possible. Use needle-nosed pliers to pry the hook from the fish while it is still in the water. Fish that can be lifted by the line can easily be removed by a "dehooker" end of the fishing line to the lure or hook – can easily be released over the rail using a "dehooker." If live bait or a lure is deeply embedded in the fish’s gill, cut the leader close to the fish’s mouth and let the fish keep the hook. Studies have shown that fish can get rid of the hook up to 120 days later.
5. When landing the fish, it is important to minimize out-of-water time and any fish contact with surrounding surfaces or objects.
• Avoid using landing nets if possible. If a landing net must be used, one with a neoprene bag rather than natural twine should be used. Neoprene removes less of the fish’s mucous coat.
• Keep hands moistened. This helps prevent removal of the fish’s natural protective mucous layer, and reduces the chance of subsequent infections in the fish’s skin.
• Minimize handling, particularly of the gills and soft underbelly. Gently prevent the fish from battering itself on surrounding hard surfaces.
6. Return the fish to the water headfirst. In most cases, it is best to point the fish’s head straight down and allow the fish to plunge down into the water.

Thanks again to Sawyer!

PABC November Tourney

Man, its been a while!

The November PABC Tourney was held 11-21-09.

We had a special stipulation allowing for 10 legal crappie to be caught. It had a significant effect on the outcome. It was an interesting tourney!

Many thanks to the participants of the tourney.

December and January will be weigh ticket tourneys which means that the guys catching their top 3 bass will turn in the weight. We figure that if you need to cheat a small church fishing group ...

I'm looking forward to the next tips and hopefully bringing you some new webisodes. Also, I am hoping to introduce you to some local fishermen posting on this blog so keep checking back.

Take care and remember, "Cast straight, cast often, and keep your wake small for the guys in the plastic boats!"

Blog Update!

Hi folks!

Sorry for the down time. I will be posting a few webisodes here soon and results from the Paul Ann Baptist Bass Club soon. Please check back!

PABC Standings

The PABC current standings after 10-5-09 are posted below.

1. Whitt, Bob 23.03
2. Morris, Jeff 19.38
3. Lucas, Jesse 17.32
4. Dorman, Bryan 17.26
5. Palko, Chip 15.26
6. Leeper, Jay 13.50
7. Snyder, David 13.13
8. Day, Garrett 9.02
9. Cavaness, Roy 8.78
10. Gagliano, Scott 6.81
11. Miner, Scott 6.44
12. Day, Jim 5.33
13. Carter, Randy 5.31
14. Lucas, Travis 4.81
15. Brumley, Justin 3.57
16. Watkins, Bandy 3.00
17. Dorman, Mike 2.69
18. Strange, Cameron 1.25

The PABC will be sponsoring their next tournament 10-17-09 at Lake Ivie. Start time is 7:30. We will meet at Concho Park. If you are interested in attending, we allow non-club members to fish twice a season (we are currently in the Fall Season).

Our Novembr Tournament will take place on 11-21-09 on Lake Nasworthy tentatively set for 7 AM to 1:30.

Hope to see you there.

PABC Tourney Results 9/26/09

The PABC held its September tourney at Twin Buttes. It was an interesting tourney with some interesting results!

Leeper, Jay 8.81
Snyder, David 6.88
Dorman, Bryan 6.88
Whitt, Bob 5.31
Day, Jim 4.19
Morris, Jeff 4.00
Gagliano, Scott 4.00
Palko, Chip 3.56
Watkins, Bandy 3.00
Lucas, Jesse 1.88
Brumley, Justin 1.38
Strange, Cameron 1.25
Cavaness, Roy 0.00
Cavaness, Stephen 0.00
Dorman, Mike 0.00
Miner, Scott 0.00
Lucas, Travis 0.00
Day, Garrett 0.00
Carter, Randy 0.00
Moseley, Cody 0.00
Knight, Andy 0.00
White, Steve 0.00
Albright, James 0.00
McAlpin, Thomas 0

The big fish was caught by your's truely and it was 5.50.

If anything, this proves that anyone can get lucky!

Twin Buttes: Month of September

It's been a rough month. I have been out twice to Twin Buttes and once to OC Fisher. On Labor Day, Jaime Robinson fished an area over by the old boat ramp on Buttes and Jaime caught a bunch of whites, a 2.14 and 3.7. We had so many whites popping around us that it looked like a jacuzzi. They love crank baits, BTW. I manages a couple of dinks and some whites, but it tickled me pink that Jaime caught a couple of nice fish. Scott Gagliano and I decided t ogo out to OC Fisher Sunday the 20th. This was a memorable trip not so much because of the fish we caught (me=0, Scot=1 fingerling channel cat), but because of the battery on my little plastic boat finally dying (**insert Taps here**). With its last dying cell, it got us back to the ramp from the penninsula (no longer 3 islands). We thought we had found some big bass jumping on the sheltered side of the island, but we discovered that it was carp. Big ones, too! I didn't know they jump like that. The PABC had it's September tournament Saturday, the 26th. Wait until you see the yo-yo who won that one. He's a real dufas! Stay tuned for more.