MARCH 2008

The Austin Bass Club was founded in September 1960.

President: Keith Nichols Vice President: Mike Shields

Treasurer: Jake Jakubowsky Secretary: Brian Koraska

Tournament Director: Jeff Woodard

March Tournament

DATE 3/29/2008		LAKE:	Buchanan

FISHERMAN	WEIGHT	# OF FISH	BIG BASS	TEAM WT
Wesley Sanders	11.74	5		24.06
Ray Cedar	12.32	3	5.81
Dale Langston	10.52	4	5.37	23.93
Dwayne Langston	13.41	5
Mike Shields	9.12	5		23.57
Jeff Woodard	14.45	5
M Jake Jakubowsky	18.03	5	7.36	30.55	2nd
John Givens	12.52	5
Denis Parish	15.01	5		28.04	3rd
Bobby Landes	13.03	5
Keith Nichols	10.83	3	5.63	21.68
Aaron Glynn	10.85	4
Jim Sparks	18.06	5	4.79	33.39	lst
Ronnie Scott	15.33	5
Don Cosner	1.8	1		12.64
David Cosner	10.84	4
Darryl Hanson	12.78	5		18.98
Brian Koraska	6.2	3
Mike Shitten	10.25	5		16.80
Billy Vinson	6.55	2

April Tournament

When: April 19th Saturday
Where: Lake Stillhouse
Weigh-in: River Bend Park
Hours: 6:30am to 4:00pm

May Tournament

When: May 3rd and/or 4th
Where: TBA
Weigh-in: TBA
Hours: TBA

Meeting 4Mar08 7:00pm

Guest (s): Billy Vinson

- Billy Vinson was voted in as a new member unanimously. Welcome aboard Billy!

February Tournament Results Read:

TEAM #	FISHERMAN	WEIGHT	# OF FISH	BIG BASS	TEAM WT
1	Wesley Sanders	46.84	10	8.18	89.57
	Ray Ceder	42.73	10
2	Daryl Hanson	33.69	10		63.47
	Brian Koraska	29.78	7
3	John Givens	35.63	10		58.14
	Don Cosner	22.51	7
4	Mike Shields	35.26	10		57.17
	Jeff Woodard	21.91	6	8.13

Much discussion on how the fish were caught. Rocks & docks, flats & bluffs, creeks, main lake, crank baits, spinner baits, worms, lizards, brush hogs, did I miss anything haha........bottom line, just go fishing.

New Business:

- Reminder: Club dues are now late. Pay Up!

- Fish Care Discussion:

A) The longer we keep the fish in the livewell, the better off they are at weigh-in. Jeff will number the weigh-in slips and call out, " Teams 1 and 2 come to the scales", i.e. meaning teams 3 and 4 need to start getting their fish ready in a minute or two, and everyone else leave their fish in the live well. After Jeff gets close to finishing up he will call the next two teams, etc,.....

B) Load the fish into the weigh-in bag gently, lay them on top of each other, don't just drop them in. This will reduce the amount of stress, not to mention leaving the fish slime on the fish.

- Weigh in Bags Reminder: We need to all have our own weigh bags.

Ø This is a conservation issue, please be responsible and always bring your own weigh bags to all ABC Tournaments.

- Scales report - Jeff reported that he fixed them.

Austin Bass Club’s Current Standings:

MEMBER	MAR	#	TOT.	NO	PL
Ray Cedar	12.32	3	77.85	18	1
Wesley Sanders	11.74	5	67.05	18	2
Mike Shields	9.12	5	65.84	20	3
M. Jakubowsky	18.03	5	65.64	20	4
Keith Nichols	10.83	3	61.85	18	5
Darryl Hanson	12.78	5	58.43	20	6
Bobby Landes	13.03	5	53.54	19	7
John Givens	12.52	5	52.85	19	8
Jeff Woodard	14.45	5	50.43	16	9
Dale Langston	10.52	4	48.81	15	10
Brian Koraska	6.2	3	43.92	15	11
Denis Parish	15.01	5	41.93	14	12
Ronnie Scott	15.33	5	41.32	16	13
Jim Sparks	18.06	5	39.08	10	14
David Cosner	10.84	4	32.57	13	15
Don Cosner	1.8	1	30.48	9	16
Aaryon Glynn	10.85	4	28.41	9	17
Mike Campasso			20.73	7	18
Dwayne Langston	13.41	5	13.41	5	19
Mike Witten	10.25	5	12.49	6	20

Austin Bass Club’s Big Bass of the Year Update:

Wesley Sanders 8.18 lbs Lake Falcon 23 Feb. 08
Jeff Woodard 8.13 lbs Lake Falcon 24 Feb. 08
Dale Langston 7.51 lbs Lake Falcon 24 Feb. 08
Jake Jakubowsky 7.36 lbs. Lake Buchanan 29 Mar. 08
Mike Shields 6.94 lbs. Lake LBJ 01/27/08.

Please send questions to info@austinbassclub.com