7-19-2008
Walter Fink weighed in a five fish limit to
win the tournament with a total of twelve pound three ounce. Half of his catch
was composed of this six pound four ounce lunker Trout. Walt caught all his fish
on a blue Bass Assassin or a miro-lure while fishing from Galvez Landing.
7-19-2008
Michael
Gaines also weighed in a total of five fish weighing a total of eleven pounds
twelve ounces to place second.
6-7-2008
Sam Wolfe caught four Specks with a total
weight of six pounds, twelve ounces. Which was large enough to place first in
the tournament. For once the weather was picture perfect. The day started off
with no wind and as the morning warmed the wind increased keeping everyone
comfortable.
6-7-2008
Ken Cube is d'man, He won all the cash
prizes with these two fish. The red on his right weighed four pounds, four
ounces and the Speck three pounds fourteen ounces.
05-10-2008
Galvez landing produced a bumper crop of
Specks this tournament. Kurt weighed in a five fish limit weighing a total of
ten pounds fourteen ounces. A little math and each trout averaged more than two
pounds. An impressive catch for Kurt.
05-10-2008
Tom Rogers strikes again with a four pound
eight ounce speck. Numerous fish were caught that weighed up to four pounds, but
Tom's fish was the largest.
05-10-2008
Although a small fish, the smile on Dale
Johnfore's face is a record. The Spanish Mackerel were not up to standards, so
it only took a fish weighing one pound two ounces to win the side pot. The
club also caught Flounder and Redfish this day.
04-19-2008
The club President, Tom Rogers,
displayed the proper technique in winning a tournament. Notice the strain on his
face from holding his catch for the photo. Fishing out of Shoreline Park, Tom
weighed in a five trout limit of eight pounds two ounces.
04-19-2008
Tom Rogers and Dave Frazier shared the big
fish pot by entering a set of cloned Specks which weighed a total of three
pounds five ounces each.
11-11-2006
Kurt Hammerschmidt dominated the tournament
with a five fish limit weighing a total of nine pounds eight ounces. Included
was the big fish of the day, a two pound twelve ounce Speck. Kurt caught all his
fish using Mirrolure's Catch 2000 jr.
10-14-2006
For the first time in the history of the
club, three members won the tournament, Tom Rogers, Yale Coleman, and Ed
Frazier each weighed in two fish with an identical total weight of two
pounds and seven ounces. It was suggested that one shirt be imprinted with their
names and then rotated between them as winners of the tournament.
For some reason this did not sit well with them.
10-14-2006
Greg Hall continues his streak of winning
either the side pot or in this case the large trout bet. His two pound three
ounce Speck was the largest boated during the tournament. Greg caught the Speck
using a Gulp lure.
Bayou Texar Landing 9-16-2006
Mike Gaines weighed in four Trout for a
total weight of five pounds eleven ounces. Mike caught all his trout with Gulp
lures. He stated that the Trout were so aggressive in attacking them that he
went through five packs. Wal-Mart sent their personal thanks to Mike for his
patronage. Second place went to "always a brides maid" Yale
Coleman.
Bayou Texar Landing 9-16-2006
Mike Gaines and Kurt Hammerschmidt each
weighed in an identical one pound thirteen ounce Speck to split the big fish
pot. The Flounder side bet went unclaimed.
Midway Landing 8-19-2006
Mike Smith weighed in three fish to take the
tournament. His total was only four pounds and six ounces which is indicative of
the poor quality of fishing this year. The heat index was in the 100 degree area
by ten in the morning and only got worse the closer it got to noon. Cooler temperatures
are in the forecast for September and hopefully the fishing will improve,
although Mike says it is great right now.
Midway Landing 8-19-2006
Tom Rogers boated a six pound six ounce Red
to take the side bet pot. Tom stayed in one spot all morning, within sight of
the ramp, and caught both Reds and Trout. Who says you need a 100HP motor and
go-fast boat to win. Alex Gaines , a guest of his uncle Mike, weighed in a two
pound thirteen ounces Speck. Mike gave Alex his favorite lure and Alex returned
the favor by catching all the Trout.
Shoreline Park 7-22-06
Sam Wolfe continues his winning streak by
weighing in a five fish limit of seven pounds thirteen ounces.
Shoreline Park 7-22-06
Matt Davenport who was a guest of Dale
Johnfore, boated this fine Spanish to take the side pot.
Shoreline Park 7-22-06
Sam Wolfe and Tom Rogers teamed up to sweep
the "Team Tournament" competition. Together the weighed in five fish
each which totaled fourteen pounds eleven ounces.
Galvez Landing 6-10-06
Sam Wolfe won the tournament and the big
fish pot with an impressive four fish stringer which weighed a total of eight
pounds fourteen ounces. His largest Speck weighed three pounds and nine ounces.
Sam caught all his fish on the High Roller lure, while fishing in deep water at
the edge of the grass flats
Galvez Landing 6-10-06
Greg Hall boated a four pound eleven ounce
Red Fish that was the side bet and had rolled over from last tournament. He had
already released a undersized one and caught them both using an Exude plastic
lure , Greg was casting to schools of Mullet and allowed the lure to sink below
them.
Shoreline Park 5-13-2006
Ed Frazier won the tournament with the help
of his grandson Sam Frazier. He weighed in three Trout which weighed a total of
seven pounds twelve ounces. Dave Frazier, who was also fishing with Ed, boated
the big fish weighing three pounds ten ounces. The Redfish side bet went
unclaimed and will roll over to the next tournament.
Galvez Landing 5-6-2006
Dale Johnfore filled out his bag limit with a total
weight of 10.35 pounds. Dale said he caught all his fish early in the tournament
and was fishing in eight to ten feet of water.
There was a loud discussion concerning a
"Honorable Mention Award" for Don Suarez for cleaning fish
even though he did not fish in the tournament. It was decided that the
thrill of being in contact with real fishermen was award enough.
Galvez Landing 5-6-2006
Sam wolfe also had a five fish limit with this one
being the large fish of the tournament. The Speck weighed 3.95 pounds.
Galvez Landing 5-6-2006
Gregor Rorison won the side bet with a 2.3
pound Flounder. Gregor used a soft plastic lure to catch this fine Flounder.
Midway Landing 3-18-2006
Dave Frazier boated a five fish limit weighing a
total of 8.8 lbs. Dave found the fish in a hole near the EPA station while
fishing with Ed Frazier. All of their fish were caught using live shrimp.
Midway Landing 3-18-2006
This 3.4 lb speck was all Kurt needed to take the big
fish award. Live Shrimp was the bait of choice.
Midway Landing 3-18-2006
Jason Morris took the Redfish side-bet with this 6.12
lb keeper.
Bagdad Yacht Club
11-19-2005
The morning started cold but soon warmed up for Ken
Cube. He won the tournament with a five fish limit weighing a total of nine
pounds fifteen ounces. His largest fish (2# 13oz) was enough to take the
big fish pot. This was the last tournament for 2005 and Sam Wolfe has now
cinched the club's first place position .
Bagdad Yacht Club
11-19-2005
Mike Gaines boated this keeper size Redfish and decidedly
swept the side bet contest. Maybe next time someone else will enter some
competition.
Bagdad Yacht Club
11-19-2005
Wendell Hood and Ken Cube boated a total of nine fish
weighing eighteen pounds four ounces. This was enough to take the team
tournament prize.
Mulatto Bayou 10-29-05
After a delay of one week due to inclement weather,
Sam Wolfe displayed his fishing talent by boating a limit of five trout weighing
eight pounds even. Sam caught all his fish using live shrimp fished on the
bottom. He was fishing in his secret spot within spitting distance of the ramp
that no one knows (wink-wink).
Mulatto Bayou 10-29-05
Yale Coleman is happily displaying a three pound
speck which easily took the big fish pot. Although he is displaying a can of
"Sprite", there is no truth to the rumor that he has been signed by a
major sponsor for the tournaments.
Mulatto Bayou 10-29-05
For the second tournament in a row Greg Hall won the
redfish side bet. Angry mumblings are circulating that if Greg wins the side bet
in November, he will be banned from competing in any more tournaments this
year. The November tournament will be held at the Bagdad Yacht Club and is
the last tournament for the season. See you there.
Mulatto Bayou 10-01-05
Kurt Hammerschmidt boated five specks and won the
tournament his total catch weighed ten pounds and four ounces.
Mulatto Bayou 10-01-05
It took this three pound and fourteen ounce Speck to
wrap up the big fish pot for Tony Blanton.
Mulatto Bayou 10-01-05
As you can see by the teeth (Greg's) this was one happy fisherman. Greg
Hall weighed in the largest Founder caught (okay the only Flounder caught)
during the tournament to win the side bet.
Mulatto Bayou 10-01-05
Kevin Ryan caught the Sheepshead on a mirolure while fishing for Trout.
Although he pled his case very well, the club still voted that this was not a
"Sheepstrout" and could not be weighed in.
Shoreline Park 8-20-2005
Ken Cube needed a net to display his catch of five
Trout. He weighed in a total of ten pounds two ounces to lock up first place in
the tournament.
Shoreline Park 8-20-2005
Believe it or not this 12 ounce Flounder was the only
Flounder caught in the last two tournaments. Although it was small, it was big
enough to win the side bet which had rolled over from the July tournament.
Shoreline Park 8-20-2005
Billy Fowler took the big fish bet with this nice three pound ten ounce
speck.
Galvez Landing 7-23-2005
Yale Coleman displays a two pound eight ounce speck
that he boated during the Saturday heat wave. Although not a great size it was
the biggest Trout caught that day and took the big fish pot.
Galvez Landing 7-23-2005
Although the temperature neared one hundred degrees,
Walt still managed to boat a limit of five fish. The catch weighed seven pounds
even and were all caught using Storm lures.
Midway Landing 6-25-2005
Jarrod Rainey won the junior division with two specks weighing a total
of three pounds fifteen ounces.
Midway Landing 6-25-2005
Greg Hall Had a stringer of five fish which weigh a total of eight
pounds six ounces. This was enough for Greg to win his first tournament ever in
the club.
Midway Landing 6-25-2005
Greg Hall and Walt Fink took the team tournament with a total of ten
fish.
Midway Landing 6-25-2005
Kurt Hammerschmidt and his two pound seven ounce Redfish. He won the
Redfish side bet since he was the only one in the club to boat a Red.
Galvez Landing 5-14-2005
Tod Esselburn Won the tournament with a total of five fish which tipped
the scales at nine pounds seven ounces
5-14-2005
Dale Johnfore boated the large fish of the tournament weighing four pounds nine
ounces.
5-14-2005
Kurt Hammerschmidt landed two Spanish Mackerel although he only needed one to
take the side bet. One of the fish weighed one pound eleven ounces.
Shoreline Park March 19
2005
Ed Frazier boated nine trout weighing a total of nine pounds three ounces. Ed
used live shrimp to catch his limit of five fish.
Shoreline Park March 19
2005
It only takes two fish to win both the big trout and largest Redfish side bet
and Kurt Hammerschmidt proceeded to do just that. His two and a half pound Trout
and four and a half pound Redfish swept the money during the tournament.
Archie Glover Landing
November 2004
Mike Gaines swept the tournament with five Trout weighing 8 pounds even. He also
had the big fish of the day which weighed two pounds two ounces.
Archie Glover Landing
November 2004
Kurt Hammerschmidt fished with Mike and boated four fish weighing slightly more
than six pounds which placed second in the tournament.
Archie Glover Landing
November 2004
Cal Kingry weighed in this six pound ten ounce red to take the redfish side bet.
After numerous rollovers the prize money was more than Cal got for his
birthday.
Shoreline Park 9-11-2004
Gerald Buckner Won the big fish pot with a two pound twelve ounce speck. His
combined catch was enough to win the tournament
Galvez Landing 8-14-2004
Sam Wolfe won the tournament with these two specks weighing a total of three
pounds three ounces. Hurricanes Bonnie and Charlie combined with an extreme low
pressure front to put the fish off their feed. That is our story and we are
sticking to it.
Galvez Landing 8-14-2004
Due to Mike Gaines having boat troubles shortly after the start of the
tournament he limped back to the dock and went home. However the one speck he
caught happened to be the large fish of the day. John Ramsey is displaying
Mike's trout after it was prepared for a proper burial ceremony, yum, yum.
Shoreline Park 7-17-2004
Ed and Dave Frazier won the team tournament with a total catch of eleven pounds
ten ounces.
Shoreline Park 7-17-2004
Walt Fink (L) took the big fish pot with a three pound, eight ounce Speck. Dave
Frazier (R) won the tournament with four fish weighing four pounds, thirteen
ounces. Photos at the weigh-in are not available due to a slight problem of high
winds, lightning, and torrential rains. Other than that, and being out of the
water by 8:30 AM, it was a great day.
Midway Landing 6-12-2004
Please note that this is NOT an April Fools day joke. Yale Coleman, (he's the
man), actually won a tournament. Yale boated a LIMIT of five trout weighing a
total of nine pounds eleven ounces. Yale had been seen using a bright pink Bass Assassin
lure, but it is not confirmed if that was the only lure he used. Yale has stated
that he will be available at the June meeting to describe his new found
technique for catching trout, and will sign selected photos for all his
admirers.
Midway Landing 6-12-2004
Jeff Marker boated the big fish of the day, a respectfully five pounds three
ounce trout. Jeff was fishing as a guest of Tony Blanton.
Galvez Landing 5-15-2004
David Frazier boated this seven pound two ounce Speck while fishing with a top
water lure west of the ramp. He also managed to win the tournament with a total
catch of 13.04 pounds.
Galvez Landing 5-15-2004
Don Suarez won the "Big Fish" side bet by boating what was reported to
be a fourteen pound Spanish Mackerel. Reports from the weigh master was that it
was closer to fourteen OUNCES.
In either case it was big enough to take the pot.
Shoreline Park 4-24-2004
Ed Frazier caught his five fish limit fishing the grass flats near the EPA
station. Live shrimp was the bait-de-jour.
Shoreline Park 3-27-2004
Sam Wolfe boated a limit of Specks including the big fish of the
tournament by using Live Shrimp. His five fish limit weighed a total of nine
pounds and thirteen ounces with the largest at three pounds one ounce.
Shoreline Park 3-27-2004
This Redfish which swallowed a live shrimp that Ed Frazier happened to
have weighed two pounds ten ounces. Live shrimp was the bait of choice
during this tournament. Most of the fish caught, including Ed's limit of five
Trout, were boated by using shrimp.
