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MAY 3, 2006 Newsletter

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ATTENDEES: 21

SUE STRAIT         SCOTT CARO         MITCH STRAIT 
PENNY CARO         RICHARD BALL       NGARM BALL   
JON BURKE          DANNY DELAHUNT     TERRY STEWART
TAYLOR STEWART     FELIX HUERTA       MARILYN BLACK
JIM BLACK          BOB BUCHANAN       WOODY RAY    
KAREN RAY          ANABEL REYNA       KRISTEN KLEIN
JAMES FARLEY       JOSEPH M ROSAS     JOE ROSAS    

MEETING HELD AT THE “HUNGRY HORSE” CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:30PM. PRESIDENT SCOTT CARO WELCOMED OUR GUEST, JOSEPH & JOE BROUGHT BY THE TAYLORS AND FARLEY WAS A GUEST OF THE BLACKS. FARLEY & HIS WIFE BRENDA ATTENDED OUR CHOKE CANYON TOURNAMENT LAST MONTH.

MINUTES WERE READ BY SECRETARY AND APPROVED AS READ.

TREASURER’S REPORT WAS GIVEN. BALANCE OF $1541.17. APPROVED AS GIVEN.

TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR – FELIX HUERTA GAVE REPORT FROM TOURNAMENT AT CHOKE CANYON FOR APRIL..

1ST PLACE – DANNY DELAHART WITH 30.55
2ND PLACE –JON BURKE WITH 29.93
3RD PLACE – CHARLES WITH 28.89
LADIES 1ST PLACE – NGARM BALL WITH 26.9
HUSBAND & WIFE – THE BALLS WITH 51.38
JR DIVISION – TAYLOR STEWART WITH 14.64
BIG BASS – MITCH STRAIT WITH 10.31 (HIS FIRST 10 POUNDER)
SEVERAL PATCH FISH CAUGHT – 4LBS PATCHES: JIM BLACK , NGARM BALL, FELIX, BOB BUCHANAN, JIM SIROS, WALT, SUE STRAIT. 5 LB PATCHES TO RICHARD BALL, JIM SIROS, 2 FOR DANNY DELAHART , 6LB PATCH FOR TERRY STEWART AND 10 LB PATCH MITCH STRAIT

FISHING ROUNDTABLE – BAITS INCLUDED LIZARDS, SINKO FOR AL , WORMS WATERMELON RED , IT WAS DISCUSSED THAT FISH WERE TAKING ALMOST ANY COLOR BLACK, BLUE, PURPLE, RED, SOFT PLASTICS, SPINNER BAIT. IT WAS A GOOD TOURNAMENT WITH LOTS OF FISH CAUGHT. DANNY FISHED BANKS AND SMALL BUSHES, USING ZOOM WORM WITH BLUE FLECK. TAYLOR FISHED WITH DANNY, FELIX USED POWER WORMS AND SPINNER BAIT AT SOUTH SHORE. MITCH CAUGHT HIS 10 POUNDER ON WATERMELON RED LIZARD, SCOTT WAS IN 3 FINGERS OFF BANK. NOTED LOTS OF ALLIGATORS WERE PRESENT.

CATFISH FRY WAS DISCUSSED AND MANY THANKS TO FELIX FOR JUMPING IN AND COOKING FOR US WITH SOME LATE HELP FROM DANNY. EVERYONE ENJOYED. THANKS TO SCOTT FOR CHIPS.

GUEST, JOSEPH ROSAS AND JOE ROSAS, AND JAME FARLEY AND WIFE BRENDA WOULD LIKE TO JOIN THE BASS CLUE. THEY WERE VOTED IN UNANIMOUSLY AND WE ARE HAPPY TO HAVE THEM AS NEW MEMBERS. WOODY AND KAREN RAY WERE “REINSTATED” AS MEMBERS IN GOOD STANDING AFTER PAYING THEIR DUES. WE ARE GLAD TO HAVE THEM BACK AND HOPE THEY WILL JOIN US ON OUR UPCOMING TOURNAMENTS.

TAYLOR STEWART WON HIS TOURNAMENT AND WILL NOW COMPETE IN OCTOBER AT STILLHOUSE TO MAKE HIS WAY TO BASSMASTER TOURNAMENT AGAIN THIS YEAR. HE HAD A NICE 8.18 LB BASS THAT HE CAUGHT ON JERKBAIT. BOB SENT PICTURES OUT WITH A NOTE. CONGRATULATIONS TO TAYLOR.

MAY TOURNAMNET TO BE HELD AT AMISTEAD

JUNE - FALCON

JULY – LAKE MATHIS

BOYSVILLE IS JULY 30TH

WEBSITE WAS APPROVED AT $165 FOR 2 YEARS. SHOULD BE UP AND RUNNING BY NEXT MEETING. MORE AT NEXT MEETING.

CLUB ROOSTER – NEED UPDATES. MORE AT NEXT MEETING.

NOTE TO SEE FELIX FOR TOURNAMENT $ POT.

MEETING ADJOURNED AT 8:35PM.

Sue Strait, Secretary

Attention ALL:

During or last meeting the Tournament dates for Falcon had been changed as not to conflict with Father's Day. The date posted in the May News Letter, June 10th & 11th are incorrect. The correct dates for the Falcon Tournament are June 24th & 25th. weigh-in will be at the State Park Fish Cleaning Station. Weigh-in times are Normal start on Sat with a 3:00 finish. See attached updated Tournament Schedule thru Nov.

If this error has inconvenienced anyone please except my apology.

Bob