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Offical Newsletter
Pensacola Hawg Hunters

Volume: 5
Issue: 6

 Brian Metcalf
Fisherman of the Year 2001		 April
2002

Minutes of the Meeting:

The March 2002 meeting of the Pensacola Hawg Hunters was brought to order at 7:00 p.m. on April 17, 2002. The meeting was held at the Seafood Shanty on Hwy 29 and was presided over by President Wally Cassiano.
There were 27 members and
3 guest present.

Members Of The Board:
President
Wally Cassiano
Vice President/Treasure
Kevin Simmons
Secretary
Dwayne Mills
Tournament Director
Neil Springstead
Asst. Tournament Director
Mack Cramer

Old Business:

There was no old business brought up.

New Business:

The club is planning another picnic for the near future.
Pete Potter is going to see if he can reserve the Blue Angel Recreational Park. This is the park that we had the picnic at last year. The date and time are still to be determined, but once the date is set, be ready to pick something to bring to the picnic. Last years picnic was a great time with all the family's and friends.
Let's try to make this one just as good if not better.
Don't forget that we are going to Miller's Ferry next month, so be sure to make your reservations. There is currently $620 in this years "Fish-Off" pot.
We have $1154 in the Special Fund, and $200 is slated to go to the picnic. The two "Boo-Ray" pots are as follows: 6 lb - $1226,
4 lb - $80.

New Business:

Nominations that were brought to the Secretary's attention.
They were Jim Bailey Sr. and Don Jahnke. With these nominations the running total is Jim Bailey Sr. leading the pack with three and Don Jahnke close behind with two.

Nominations for "Slammer"

Jim Bailey Sr. (3)
Wally Cassiano
Don Jahnke (2)
Terry Smith
Neil Springstead
Jeff Weaver

March Tournament:

The April tournament was held on the Tensaw River out of the Cliff's Landing. There were twenty-five Hawg Hunters and one guest present to fish when the Tournament Director blasted us off. The weather, one might say, was very foggy. The skies were partly cloudy, but there was definitely no way that we were able to see that sky until about nine o'clock. The temperatures ranged from the mid 60's to the low 80's. Once the fog was burned off the day was very nice and sunny. At blast off there were a lot of boats that were staying near the bank to see where they were.
Well there were a few boats that got turned around and were heading the wrong direction.
Two boats claimed that they were headed North and before they realized it they had actually made there way quite a ways down South. With the heavy fog on hand one might of thought that everyone would have had there running lights on, but there were many smaller boats that were running in the River that did not have there lights on.

March Tournament:

 Navigating the River was difficult to say the least. All Hawg Hunters that had GPS units claimed that they had paid for themselves during there adventures. Well let's get down to some fish stories. This tournament was one of the worst tournaments that the Hawg Hunters have had in a long time. There were only 30 fish weighed in for 38.45 lbs. Most fish were caught on soft jerk baits and Texas rigged worms. The day was tough for a lot of Hawg Hunters, with only half the field able to put anything in the livewell. Brian Metcalf and Dave Dyess were able to put together each a limit of fish, which were the only two limits of fish weighed in for the day. Brian Metcalf, fishing by himself because his partner for the day didn't show up at the launch, topped the field with his limit of fish weighing in at 8.20 lbs. Brian also had lunker for the day which was 2.50 lbs. John Buck brought four nice fish to the scales that weighed 7.10 lbs for second place. Dave Dyess's limit of fish weighed in at 6.25 lbs which was good enough for third place. Jim Bailey Sr. weighed in three fish for 3.25 lbs. Mack Cramer had two fish for 2.30 lbs and Neil Springstead had one for 1.70 lbs to round out the top six. There were two Hawg Hunters that miss measured there fish so they ended up forfeiting those fish and there biggest fish. Need to make sure that you measure them close ones with the mouth closed and butted up against the end of the board. Great job goes out to Brian, John and especially Dave. Dave you have definitely fully recovered from your setback and I am glad to see that for you, keep up the good work. For the rest of us it was just a day out on the River to enjoy the sunshine because this was the best weather that we have had at a tournament this year. Until next month, see you on the water and good luck fishing.





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May Meeting:

 Location: Seafood Shanty
Date: May 15 th
Time: 7:00 PM

May Tournament:
May 18 th
Tournament Site:

Miller's Ferry
Ellis Landing

From The Daily Planner:

Full Moon: May 26th
New Moon: May 12th

Peak Fishing Times:

May 18th
1st 5:10 pm - 8:30 pm
2nd 5:35 am - 8:55 am

Sunrise Sunset:

5:51 am 7:45 pm

Moonrise Moonset:

11:16 pm - No Set

Tournament Standings:
Fish Weight

1. Brian Metcalf - 5 - 8.20
2. John Buck - 4 - 7.10
3. Dave Dyess- 5 - 6.25
4. Jim Bailey Sr. - 3 - 3.25
5. Mack Cramer - 2 - 2.30
6. Neil Springstead - 1 - 1.70
7. Kevin Simmons - 2 - 1.65
8. Pete Potter - 1 - 1.45
9. Wally Cassiano - 1 - 1.05
9. Fred Raby - 1 - 1.05
11. Cliff Armstrong - 1 - 1.00
12. Frank Kelly - 1 - 0.95
13. Don Jahnke - 1 - 0.90
14. Lee Brannon - 1 - 0.85
15. Rich Cornelius - 1 - 0.75

Also fished were Frank Beckwith, Frank Bost, Charles Cetti, Ron Fairbanks, Mitch Gardner, Jere Jaillite, Jack Maher, Chris Malena, Dwayne Mills, Paul Sullivan and Jeff Weaver.

For The Record:

Tensaw River

Total Fish Caught 30
Total Dead Fish 1
Total Fish Weight 38.45
Total Limits 2
Big Fish 2.50
(Brian Metcalf)

For the Year:

Total Fish Caught 380
Total Dead Fish 5
Total Fish Weight 517.50
Total Limits 27
Big Fish 4.65
(Brian Metcalf)

Jim Bailey Sr.
Wally Cassiano
Don Jahnke
Terry Smith
Neil Springstead


~Worm Rod~




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Tournament Winner
Brian Metcalf
5 Fish 8.20 lbs.
Big Fish Of The Year
Brian Metcalf
Lake Seminole 4.65 lbs.
Tournament Big Fish
 Brian Metcalf
2.50 lbs.
Standings
Year 2002

Name

 Total Fish
Year 2002		 Total Fish
Weight 2002		 Meeting Points Tournament Points Hat/Shirt Points Fishing Points Total Points
1
 John Buck 22 32.10 12 24 6 57 99
2 Brian Metcalf
 26 41.55 12 24 6 56 98
3
 Mack Cramer 19 31.00 12 24 6 53.5 95.5
4 Fred Raby 20 31.50 12 24 6 52.5 94.5
5 Mitch Gardner 21 29.30 12 24 6 52 94
6 Kevin Simmons 20 26.15 12 24 6 47 89
7 Rich Cornelius 22 28.30 12 24 6 46 85
8 Dwayne Mills
 19 30.40 12 24 6 42 84
9 Neil Springstead 14 19.50 12 24 6 33 73
10 Wally Cassiano 15 18.35 12 24 6 29.5 71.5
11 Dave Dyess 18 23.50 10 21 4 31.5 66.5
12 Cliff Armstrong
 14 17.55 12 24 6 22 64
13 Paul Sullivan 14 18.95 10 24 6 23.5 63.5
14 Jere Jaillite 13 13.95 10 24 6 23 63
15 Lee Brannon 9 9.90 12 24 6 18.5 60.5
16 Jim Bailey Sr.
 15 16.55 12 24 6 18 60
17 Pete Potter
 14 20.45 10 18 4 24 56
18 Jeff Weaver 7 8.20 10 24 6 12 52
19 Frank Kelly 4 4.60 10 18 5 12.5 45.5
20 Mike Tyson
 15 19.25 4 18 4 18 44
21 Chris Malena 12 13.30 12 18 5 5 40
22 Jim Bailey Jr.
 2 3.50 10 15 4 9.5 38.5
23 Charles Cetti 3 3.85 10 9 3 12 34
23 Ron Fairbanks 10 12.95 6 15 3 10 34
25 Don Jahnke 10 12.80 6 15 3 6 30
26 Terry Smith
 5 5.80 10 15 3 0 28
27 Jack Maher 5 7.10 8 15 4 0 27
28 Frank Beckwith 0 0 6 12 3 0 21
29 Bob Hanson 6 9.65 2 9 2 3 16
30 Ken Langford 1 2.20 4 6 2 2 14
31 Randy Cole 2 1.95 6 3 1 1 11
32 Tony Boyett 0 0 6 0 0 0 6
33 Tim McCormick 0 0 2 0 0 0 2

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