July Prez Says. Jeff Granger. President, Bass Club of Fort Worth. President: Vice President: Recorder: Treasurer: Tournament Director:

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1 President: Jeff Granger (68) jeffgranger7@yahoo.com Vice President: Jim Phillips (87) Newsletter7656@aol.com Recorder: Elaine Barnes (87) Cb7eb@netzero.net Treasurer: Jim Justus (97) jjustus@wbhq.com Tournament Director: Tim Johnson (4) tjgrind@swbell.net Assistant Tournament Director: Roger Malone (87) Hershul Smith (87) Membership Director: Mark Wendler (87) markwendler@qtrailer.com Sergeant At Arms: Mike Fulkerson (940) bigbassmike@embargmail.com Webmaster / Newsletter: Donna Gwin (87) 4 69 donna_gwin@yahoo.com Board Members At Large: Claude Barnes Carole Coggins Gerald Coggins Joe Donato Linda Koch Daniel Perry Board Member Emeritus: James Bayless Carl Koch Danny Leatherman David Mulcahy July 00 Prez Says Web site: The last club tournament was at Eagle Mountain and all I m going to say is I got a check! Congratulations also to Rick Baldree for a nice first place stringer of 7.97 pounds and a 4.96 pound big bass! Second place stringer of 7. pounds went to Johnny Reyes, and third place stringer of 6.89 pounds went to Chris McClain. Mark Wendler got the first place big bass with a nice 4.97 pound fish, and Frank Chaloupka had a nice 4.9 pounder for third. Congratulation to all that caught fish and Great Job to all! Thanks to Hershul Smith for Chairing the St. Jude's Committee. Also serving on the committee are Jim Phillips, Mark Wendler, and Carl Koch. These people need our help in putting on an even better tournament than last year. Currently they need to know if you want to fish or work the tournament... come help out with this great cause! Happy July birthdays to Mike Wood, Richard Murray, Scott Kelly, Carole Coggins, Carl Koch, and Ginger Davenport! Let Mark Wendler or Donna Gwin know your birthday month and day so I can keep adding birthdays. Next tournament will be on Tawakoni and the launch is Two Mile Bridge West. Good Luck to everyone! Remember...life jackets and kill switches save lives, Jeff Granger President, Bass Club of Fort Worth

2 Next Meeting is August 5 th, Coors Hospitality Room, Meacham exit off I-5W. Carole Coggins has the men s six pound pot and Elaine Barnes has the lady s six pound stringer pot. The North Texas Team Challenge was on May 8, 00. It was on Lake Ray Roberts and Mike Pannell was coordinating. Congratulations to Gary Ables for taking st place stinger, James Bayless for taking Big Bass, and to Coppell Bass Club for keeping the title for 00. Last year only 4 clubs participated, so it is getting better each year... Number of Anglers Average Per Angler Place Bass Club st Coppell Bass Club lbs nd Bass Club of Fort Worth lbs rd Vought Bass Club 5.6 lbs 4th Lewisville Bass Anglers.95 lbs 5th The Colony Bass Club lbs We changed our Top Six award to Top Ten when membership exceeds 00 members. Danny Leatherman is working to get the logo in shape for the new club banner. Johnny Reyes announced that he will donate a portion of proceed from flooring sales to the St Jude s fund, and has already donated $00 in proceeds. Please contact Johnny for details on this program. It sounds like a good deal all around. The Hot Dog Tournament results are in. It was a lot of fun for those who participated and Check the link to the Federation web site. We have several members in the top standings after the Stillhouse/Travis tournament, and in the Whitney/Limestone tournament, David Mulcahy took st place big bass, nd place tournament on Limestone, as well as other members in the top 0 places. Jim Phillips is now coordinating speakers for meetings, so if you know anyone wanting to speak at one of our meetings, point him in Jim s direction. Remember to ask Mark Wendler for your Bass Club of Fort Worth windshield sticker when you renew your membership, membership fees did not change; they are $5 for single and $0 for family memberships. BASS Federation News If you need any information regarding the BASS Federation, contact David Mulcahy (87) 9-59 or James Bayless (87) You may still join for the 00 season. You must also have a regular membership to BASS. Horses Patoot Sorry about this month s winner. I missed the meeting and the story, so let me know and I ll add it!

3 DATE June, 00 LAKE EAGLE MOUNTAIN 60 FISHED TOUNAMENT 7 ANGLERS HAD FISH LIMIT 9 FISHERMEN CAUGHT 50 FISH WEIGHING 9.88 LBS. AVERAGE WEIGHT PER FISH.40 LBS. TOURNAMENT BIG BASS st BALDREE,RICK 7.97 LBS. st WENDLER,MARK 4.97 LBS. nd REYES,JOHNNY 7.0 LBS. nd BALDREE,RICK 4.96 LBS. rd MCLAIN,CHRIS 6.89 LBS. rd CHALOUPKA,FRANK 4.90 LBS. 4 th MALONE,ROGER 6.87 LBS. 5 th POUNDS,DANNY 6.67 LBS. 6th WENDLER,MARK 6.0 LBS. 7th FULKERSON,MIKE 6. LBS. 8th GRANGER,JEFF 6.0 LBS. 9th ABELS,GARY 5.75 LBS. HEAVY STRINGER OF THE YEAR MEN'S BIG BASS OF THE YEAR MEN'S MCCULLOUGH,BOBBY 0.59 LBS. MCCULLOUGH,BOBBY 0.4 LBS. HEAVY STRINGER OF THE YEAR WOMEN'S BIG BASS OF THE YEAR WOMEN'S COGGINS,CAROLE 8.45 LBS. COGGINS,CAROLE 7. LBS. TOP TWENTY POINTS WEIGHT NEXT TWENTY POINTS WEIGHT st MULCAHY,DAVID st SMITH,HERSHUL nd BARNES,CLAUDE nd REEDER,RANDY rd MURRAY,RICHARD rd WENDLER,TRACY th POUNDS,DANNY th WOOD,MIKE th FULKERSON,MIKE th COGGINS,GERALD th MALONE,ROGER th JUSTUS,JIM th JOHNSON,TIM th KERBAUGH,BRIAN th WENDLER,MARK th BAYLESS,JAMES th MCCULLOUGH,BOBBY th HANCOCK,MARK th COGGINS,CAROLE th GOSSETT,DONNIE th REYES,JOHNNY st ALDERT,BOB th BROWNING,MIKE nd KOCH,LINDA th JOHNSON,MATT rd PARHAM,TIM th PANNELL,MICHAEL th ABELS,GARY th MCLAIN,CHRIS th GWIN,DONNA th GERATH,BJ th GOFF,STAN th BARNES,ELAINE th TALKINGTON,CURTIS th MCCULLOUGH,WAYNE th GRANGER,JEFF th KOCH,CARL th MURRAY,MIKE th PERRY,DANIEL th BIRCHFIELD,DALE 94. LADY ANGLER POINTS WEIGHT BASS FEDERATION POINTS WEIGHT st COGGINS,CAROLE st MULCAHY,DAVID nd BARNES,ELAINE 500. nd WENDLER,MARK rd WENDLER,TRACY rd MCCULLOUGH,BOBBY th KOCH,LINDA th PANNELL,MICHAEL th GWIN,DONNA th KOCH,CARL th REYES,AIMEE th SMITH,HERSHUL th DAVENPORT,GINGER th BAYLESS,JAMES th HUCHOWSKI,TANYA th GOFF,STAN th PULLAR,SHIRLEY th DAVENPORT,DAN th JUSTUS,KIM th HURTADO,JOE NEXT TOURNAMENT HOURS DATE TAWAKONI 5:00 AM TO :0 PM July 0, 00

4 NAME # FISH 50 BALDREE,RICK REYES,JOHNNY MCLAIN,CHRIS MALONE,ROGER POUNDS,DANNY WENDLER,MARK FULKERSON,MIKE GRANGER,JEFF ABELS,GARY CHALOUPKA,FRANK WENDLER,TRACY WILLIAMS,RANDY DAVENPORT,DAN MURRAY,RICHARD MULCAHY,DAVID WALKER,AARON MCCULLOUGH,BOBBY GERATH,BJ BRETT,SAM KOCH,CARL BROWNING,MIKE JOHNSON,TIM PULLAR,JACK BARNES,CLAUDE TALKINGTON,CURTIS COGGINS,CAROLE COGGINS,GERALD GOFF,STAN MCCULLOUGH,WAYNE BARNES,ELAINE BAYLESS,JAMES BIRCHFIELD,DALE BRAUN,ED CHEATHAM,JEFF FARQUHAR,RONNY FOLEY,WAYNE GAMBLIN,CHRIS GOSSETT,DONNIE GWIN,DONNA HANCOCK,MARK HURTADO,JOE JOHNSON,MATT JOLIET,KEVIN JUSTUS,JIM KERBAUGH,BRIAN KOCH,LINDA MCPHERSON,GARRICK MURRAY,MIKE PANNELL,MICHAEL PARHAM,TIM PERRY,DANIEL PHILLIPS,JIM REEDER,RANDY ROBERTS,MONTE SHEARER,EDDIE SMITH,BILL SMITH,HERSHUL SMITH,ROBERT WOOD,MIKE WORLEY,MIKE EAGLE MOUNTAIN BIG BASS WEIGHT July Events: July st Membership Meeting Coors Hospitality Room. July 0 th Club Tournament Lake Tawakoni 5:00am to :0pm Launch Two Mile Bridge West. Fishing Cover/Structure Flooded timber, although not abundant, is found in scattered areas throughout Lake Tawakoni. Aquatic vegetation is sparse and tends to decrease following lake draw downs. As water levels increase, emergent aquatic plants such as smartweed establish dense areas of cover. Main lake humps tend to attractt schools of striped bass, hybrid striped bass, and white bass. The habitat on Lake Tawakoni is limited, so any available cover tends to attract and hold largemouth bass. Tips & Tactics Largemouth bass anglers should concentrate their efforts around available cover such as piers, boat houses, vegetation and trees along the shoreline. Peak times for fishing include spring for spawning fish and falll for schooling fish. Spawning fish are frequently caught using spinnerbaits, plastic worms, and jigs. Schooling fish can be caught using crankbaits, spinnerbaits and topwater lures. July 5 th Executive Board Meeting Sammie s BBQ Restaurant. July 4 th Night Tournament Eagle Mountain Lake 6:00pm to Midnight $0 Cash entry 00% payback.

5 July 00 Tournament Trail July 0 th on Lake Tawakoni Backup Lake is Bridgeport Launch is Two Mile Bridge West State Regulations is 4 Minimum for Largemouth Black Bass You can weigh: Largemouth 4 and over Smallmouth 4 and over Spots 4 and over Two Mile Bridge West Located on Texas 76 in West Tawakoni, at west end of Tawakoni Causeway Two-lane concrete ramp No fee required Open all year Operated by Texas Parks & Wildlife Dept. Tim Johnson, our Tournament Director, would like to remind everyone: Running lights must be on until dawn. This violation is grounds for disqualification and a State law. Stay out of: NO BOAT AREAS; st time Warning; nd time disqualification. You must be at least 50 from swim areas and cannot tie up to buoys. Please observe NO WAKE AREAS. Also, it helps to pay for the tournament well before weigh in. At the meeting is ideal, but before the weigh in starts cuts down on the mayhem during. If you pre pay for a tournament at the meeting and find you cannot make the tournament, contact any club officer before 8:00 PM the Friday before fishing to carry over fees to the next tournament. If you leave the tournament early, either sign out at the mailbox or let someone know you are leaving. Weigh in is at :0 PM unless changed. Make sure the tournament director or assistant knows you are on time, especially if there is a line to weigh fish. Rule #6: There is a fish limit, unless lake rules demand less. Each contestant must bring no more than fish to weigh in. Fish shall be in weigh in bags or containers with sufficient water to keep the fish in good condition until they are released. Failure to do so shall result in a pound penalty.

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