MAY

LAKE STILLHOUSE HOLLOW TOURNAMENT - MAY 05

Greetings, to all my fellow Cen-Tex BassHunters Club members, as the month of May rolls forward. What a fishery…….beautiful Lake Stillhouse, still producing quality fish and right in our own backyard.

This month, our gents found loads of fish, for the most part…….and plenty of short fish were noticeably present as well. The first place team of Jeff “G-Man” Giarrizzo and his young protégé Dan Angie found the crankbait bite to be what the fish were anticipating for the day. Others found that the fish were certainly biting soft plastics in watermelon colors. The fish were in a post-spawn phase, and tempted to taste those Cen-Tex morsels in several areas of the lake. Most found success around the grassy areas of the lake.

Many of you have noticed a lot of new faces and when you get the time, introduce yourself to these future Cen-Tex Basshunters. We are a proud group and let them all know just how happy you are to have them in our club.

A shake up on the leader board was due to happen, and Jeff “G-Man” is now on top in the Cen-Tex Angler of the year race, with the rest of the pack coming up close for those honors at the end of the year. Jeff is an awesome fisherman, and if you get the opportunity to grace his boat….then you are in for a “guided” fishing trip. I know that I have learned a lot from Jeff, and really look forward to getting the opportunity to fish with him again. Your Club President is still on top of the BASS leader board, with some others coming close. Randy is mighty handy with the “stick” as well, and if you get a ride “in ole’ yellow” then hold on….to your hat.

Big Bass honors went to Marshall Wayment with a nice 5.12 lb Bass. Marshall caught this fish on a Carolina rig soft plastic, fished in the grass. The Big Stringer went to Jeff’s fishing partner and protégé for the day, Dan Angie with a hefty 17lb 3oz sack of Stillhouse green gods. Congratulations to all, and on to the next club event @ Lake Limestone near Grosbeck, Texas. The club’s next event is scheduled for June 11, 2005.

Limestone really is an impressive fishery, with loads of timber, boat docks, grass, and yesssssss…..lily pads. Come prepared to do battle with some of this lakes toads. This time of the year, will find the bass in schools and loaded on structure, ready for you to put your favorite offering in their face. There are many areas to fish, so if you get the chance, go and discover this lake for yourself.

Cen-Tex’s next monthly meeting is set for June 6th, 2005 at the VFW in Morgan’s Point, Texas near Lake Belton. Please plan on attending this meeting, as we move forward to planning the events for the upcoming months.
 

1^st  Jeff “G-Man” Giarrizzo /  Dan Angie          32.07lbs

                                                        2^nd  Marshall Wayment /  Paul Hartwell           20.15lbs                                                       

                                                        3^rd  Bruce Davis /  Kyle Kirkes                        18.14lbs                                                      

 Big Bass:   Marshall Wayment                          5.12 lbs

 Big Stringer: Dan Angie                                   17.03lbs

JUNE

LAKE LIMESTONE TOURNAMENT - JUNE 05

Cen-Tex Basshunters traveled the roads of Central Texas once again, to find a bountiful fishery to the East. Lake Limestone was kind to most who visited it’s waters. The lake was at a good level, the water was as clear as I have witnessed it in many a year, the weather cooperated. What more can you ask for?

The tally of fish at the end of our day was a telling divide of those who captured the opportunities and those who will look forward to better days of fishing opportunities……..myself included. The fish were caught in a variety of manners, as we are a diverse group of anglers………..with reports of catches in 1ft of water or less and as deep as 15-18 ft (Mr. Fleeman). Many reported catching their creel with soft plastics and topwaters.

Myself and Jeff went to check out the fishery the week before and after boating a few fish, ran smack dab into the biggest school of whites I have encountered to date. Well, needless to say…..we boated all the whites we could before Mother Nature ran us off the lake in a thunderstorm. I enjoyed some “Jeff” cooking, and family Giarrizzo conversation later in the evening.

Many of you have noticed a lot of new faces and when you get the time, introduce yourself to these future Cen-Tex Basshunters. We are a proud group and let them all know just how happy you are to have them in our club.

Big Bass honors went to Bruce Davis with a nice 4.07 lb Bass. The Big Stringer went to your club President, Mr. Randy Fleeman with a hefty 18lb 11oz sack of Lake Limestone toads. Congratulations to all, and on to the next club event @ Lake Belton near our own home base. The club’s next event is scheduled for July 09, 2005 from 6pm until 2 am.

Lake Belton really is an impressive fishery, with loads of rocks, rocks…………and well more rocks. J Come prepared to do battle with some of this lakes “little screamers” and an occasional keeper. This time of the year, will find the bass in schools and loaded on structure, ready for you to put your favorite offering in their face. There are many areas to fish, so if you get the chance, go and discover this lake for yourself.

Cen-Tex’s next monthly meeting is set for July 5th, 2005 at the VFW in Morgan’s Point, Texas near Lake Belton. Please plan on attending this meeting, as we move forward to planning the events for the upcoming months.

1^st  Randy Fleeman / Ron Seevers                     24.13lbs

                                                    2^nd  Stuart Schoppert / Rick Zendejas               21.09lbs                                                       

                                                    3^rd  Bruce Davis / Clarence Mason                    21.01lbs                                                     

Big Bass:   Bruce Davis                                      4.07lbs

Big Stringer: Randy Fleeman                              18.11lbs

JULY - AUGUST

LAKE BELTON TOURNAMENT - JULY 05 

Now on to the summer July and August tournament results……July and August had our mighty group headed to local waters…..whew what a relief from the gas shock! First up, was Lake Belton where we fished from 6pm until 2 am. Plenty of fish were brought to the scales, most caught on soft plastics in shallow water. Belton is a really nice lake to fish after dark, as the water is mostly wide open, as with any experience on the water….safety is of utmost importance.

1st  Dan Watson / Marschell Wayment             13.00lbs

2nd  Randy Fleeman / Don Schueteze               10.03lbs

3rd  Elton Brock / Jerry Toney                          8.05lbs

Big Fish: Bruce Davis                                        3.12lbs

Big Stringer: Randy Fleeman                             8.09lbs

LAKE STILLHOUSE TOURNAMENT - AUG 05

Next up, in August was Lake Stillhouse where we fished from 4 am until 12 noon. It was either feist or famine out there......with many of the local natives doing the feisting. Fish were caught on a variety of soft plastics, and a few on topwaters and crankbaits. Grass was the key area to fish.

1ST  William Taggart / Clarence Mason                20.02lbs

2nd  Jeff Giarrizzo / Joe Howard                           17.04lbs

3rd  Dan Watson / Jason Perrago                         15.10lbs

Big Fish: Jeff Giarrizzo                                           4.03lbs

Big Stringer: Jeff Giarrizzo                                    17.04lbs

More Club News

This year was a very tough year in the competition factor and everyone fished very hard and we all deserve a big round of applause. We should all be proud of our efforts………and we are all winners in this game of “life”. As I look back over the last year, Cen-Tex Basshunters has seen many new faces. Look around you………one of you will be the leader someday. Continue to work diligently, take care of your responsibilities, and treat your fellow man with respect, and I can assure you that good things will follow. I appreciate everyone that I had the opportunity to fish with, learn from, and help….and I hope each of you have learned something from someone you had the opportunity to share a few hours in the boat with.

I have tallied the totals for the honors of 2005 Cen-Tex Angler of the Year.

1^st Place – Jeff Giarrizzo               2560 points

2^nd Place – Randy Fleeman         2211 points

3^rd Place – Elton Brock                2031 points

4^th Place – Bruce Davis               2023 points

5^th Place – Chris Koski                1411 points

6^th Place – Jerry Toney               1342 points

Congratulations to all for this segment of our year, now on to the BASS Angler of the Year race. We still have 4 months to make this one of the most successful fishing years’ in Cen-Tex history. We are heading to Lake Bastrop, Choke Canyon, with Novermber a “Road-Runner”, and our usual trip to Decker if you all vote according to past year’s voting. Now everyone should really rack up the points with a schedule like this one on the books!

I really need for each of you to email me if you are planning on going to Choke Canyon, so I can confirm the reservations. Remember the Club will be covering the lodging, food and drink, and each person attending will be get a “winner’s purse”……along with Master Chef’ Kenny’s down home steaks and breakfast…not to mention…………Beer. It is going to be a time for all to remember, so ya’ll plan on making the trip of a lifetime. Choke Canyon is located in South Texas near the town of Three Rivers. A grass filled bass factory that produced some of this State’s top winning tournament stringers this year.

Congratulations to all, and on to the next club event @ Lake Bastrop near Austin, Texas. The club’s next event is scheduled for Sept 10, 2005 from safelight until 3:00 p.m..

Cen-Tex’s next monthly meeting is set for September  6th, 2005 (Tuesday Night) at the VFW in Morgan’s Point, Texas near Lake Belton. Please plan on attending this meeting, as we move forward to planning the events for the upcoming months.

Recent voted issues:

It was voted by a unanimous decision that payment of these fees must be completed prior to take off on Tournament day. This will be added to our club rules.

Additionally, it was formally decided to establish a committee to take over the Buffalo Bills tournaments. Committee members were instructed to come up with a plan and format for next club meeting. Team members are Jeff G-Man, Terry Prater, Tom “Big Chief” Yester, and Ron Seevers. A report is due in September 2005.

Also, it was voted by unanimous decision that Cen-Tex will follow BASS standards, and junior members from 9^th grade and up, are allowed to join the club.

Motion also passed to officially adopt “Copperas Cove Tournament for Football Players” for all future years.

Additionally, Cen-Tex will continue to have at the next two meetings: “Cen-Tex Swap Meet”…bring all that tackle that you want to part with and set it up in the back for your fellow club members to consider. It is the official Cen-Tex Basshunters rummage sale J

SEPTEMBER

BASTROP TOURNAMENT - SEPT 05

OCTOBER - NOVEMBER

LAKE CHOKE CANYON TOURNAMENT - OCT 05

October started the month off just right with a trip to beautiful Choke Canyon in Three Rivers, Texas. What a great place! And the fishing was excellent….and what else can you say about the food, other than very, very, very good! Chef Kenny brought out his culinary skills once again to show all those new faces what we all really love about going on two-day tournaments.
The fish were active for the most part, however hampered some due to the changing weather conditions. Still, there were those that were able to find the “loads” of fish to be had, and others gained valuable knowledge of the lake for upcoming years. Our very own “Big Bass” of the year, to date was landed at Choke Canyon by Stuart Schoppert @ a whopping 9.06 lbs. Bruce Davis led the way with individual standings bringing in 9 fish for an even 30lbs. Fish were caught on soft plastics, top waters, and crankbaits in a variety of depths…….depending on the area of the lake fished. 25 members fished and 2 guests, those being Bill Davis, Bruce’s Dad….and Carl Fox, Sr., being Carl’s Dad.
 

1st     Bruce Davis / Bill Davis                            38.02

2nd   Jeff "G-man" Giarrizzo / Don Schueteze    29.01

3rd    Dan Watson / Jeff Mullins                        25.04

Big Fish: Stuart Schoppert…..…9.06
Big Stringer: Bruce Davis……...30.00

ROADRUNNER TOURNAMENT - NOV 05

November brought a delightful result as well, with members fishing Stillhouse, Belton, Bastrop and Fayette County. Mixtures of results were tallied at the Midway meeting point @ 5pm, and several teams bringing in the double digit weights. Jeff “G-Man” Giarrizzo and Jeff Vernon edged everyone with their first place catch of 38.08 lbs from Fayette County. The road runner tournaments are a great way to really shine from the lake you know best and can accumulate some weight points on the tally board fast. Keep this in mind for your next year’s tournament road runner selection.

1st   Jeff “G-Man” Giarrizzo / Jeff Vernon        38.08

2nd   Elton Brock / Doc Stutes                        34.02

3rd   Randy Fleeman / William Tagert              27.06

Big Stringer: Jeff Giarrizzo ….....22.00