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2010 Update
With about 4 weeks to go until the first tournament at Amistad and although it is about as cold as I can remember it won't be long before you start breaking out the fishing gear. A lot of people have been calling about membership and entry forms. None of the fees have changed and I have told everyone to just use the 2009 form until I can get the new forms uploaded to the ftp site. I changed the names but the forms still say 1009 but fill'em out and mail them in just the same if you want. I am committed to start updating this area and the tournament area on a weekly basis again so keep checking for updates and news.2009 Championship Recap
Championship was all most of us expected and a little more. The fish at Falcon are plain mean. If you catch them deep they fight in the rubble before giving up and then right as you get them to the boat another run as they jump to make fun of you from the other side. If you hook one in a drain or on a flat they will wrap you up in the brush as fast as you can react and then you can only hope for them to unwrap themselves so you can appreciate the size of the fight. With all this in mind a big round of applause should go out to to Kyle Beckner and Mike Pullen as well as Mike Chisum and Joe Bennett and Lawrence Roybal and Alan Bauder. Kyle and Mike didn't put a 30 plus pound sack together but consistently put 26 to 27 pounds in the boat to lead wire to wire. Kyle and Mike weren't Super Team qualifiers and fished the 3 tournaments they had to to qualify and then showed up blind, broke down, borrowed a boat and put 79.99 pounds in the boat to win it all. Mike and Joe and Lawrence and Alan put 33 pound sacks in the boat which moved them way up the leader board and ultimately a second place finish for Mike Chisum and Joe Bennett who also didn't qualify for Super Team but weighed in almost 76 pounds for the 3 days. These sacks were as impressive as I have seen as they weren't quite bookends but solid 6's with a 9 kicker usually. I think after 6 days and 2 distinct patterns a lot of people had started dialing it in and all are looking forward to going back outside of the drive! Trent and Alek Loukas took third place with consistent fishing as well as they just couldn't put the big sack together, their 73 pounds were as consistent as Kyle and Mike as they went from seventh place on Wednesday to 3rd on Thursday and holding onto third overall. There were 3 fish over 10 pounds weighed in as well as a 9.78 and countless eights and sevens. 4th through 6th place were separated by just a half a pound with Jeff and Sheri Jorde holding on to 4th (Jeff and Sheri blew up an engine on Thursday morning and were forced to fish off the trolling motor) and Lawrence Roybal and Alan Bauder taking 5th anchored by their 33 pound bag on Friday. Kenny Hansel and Bob Lechel took sixth place but the 4 dead fish over 3 days ultimately cost them 2 places as they would have erased the half pound and had 4th place honors instead. Big fish for the Tournament honors went to Buddy and Mary Sanfor with a 10.77 pound largemouth and unfortunately for the Gizzi's they had a 10.19 that same Thursday. 7th through 10th place all were in the 69 pound range with the Colantonio's taking 7th, Kevin Smith and Josh Tidenberg in 8th, Adrian Yeo and Jim McCormick in 9th and Steve Schneider and Leon Pulliam in 10th. The rest of the top 20 goes as follows - Fritz Staver and Brian Stangel in 11th 66.34 pounds, Terry Scarafiotti and Dale Cillesson in 12th 66.19 pounds, Rod Hasseloff and Randy Massucci in 13th 65.01 pounds, Randy Dixon and Landon Carter in 14th 64.90 pounds, Billy Havens and Harry Dalton in 15th 64.07 pounds, Buddy and Mary Sanford in 16th place with 61.53 pounds, Todd Town and Jerry Greer in 17th 59.93 pounds, Doug Stewart and Steve DelValle in 18th 59.32 pounds, Ron Pigg and Danny Mitchell in 19th 57.56 pounds and John Meyers and Brett Britton in 20th with 57.13 pounds.Fritz Staver and Brian Stangel took Angler of the Year honors by beating out Randy Dixon and Landon Carter. Todd Town and Jerry Greer took Ranger Cup Champions with Fritz Staver and Brian Stangel in second and Kevin Smith and Josh Tidenberg in third place overall for the year.
I can't begin to tell all of you how appreciative we were of the job of the Zapata Chamber of Commerce and James and the guys at Falcon Lake and Tackle. Paco Mendoza and his staff did an outstanding job of representing the community and having facilities for us for meetings and awards ceremonies. The meals were outstanding and the coffe and donuts were enjoyed by all. James and the guys at Falcon Lake and Tackle helped at weigh in working fish and posting results. I will include links to both later this week. Tony and Leah took on a new role and did a great job as well and we will be glad to have them back fishing next year.
Send me your stories and pictures and I will be sure to post them for all to read.
Championship Entry Forms & Information
Below are the forms and information for the 2009 Championship. All entry forms are due in by September 21st and all monies are due by September 28th. You can email me if you are confirming your entry but entry fees have to be received by September 28th. Thanks and see you at Falcon.
- 2009 SCBA Championship Qualifyers Letter, Click Here
- 2009 SCBA Championship Rules, Click Here
- 2009 SCBA Championship Pre-Entry Form, Click Here
- 2009 SCBA Championship Entry Form, Click Here