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Offical Newsletter
Pensacola Hawg Hunters

Volume: 5
Issue: 7

 Brian Metcalf
Fisherman of the Year 2001		 May
2002

Minutes of the Meeting:

The March 2002 meeting of the Pensacola Hawg Hunters was brought to order at 7:00 p.m. on May 15, 2002. The meeting was held at the Seafood Shanty on Hwy 29 and was presided over by President Wally Cassiano.
There were 24 members and
1 guest present.

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

Old Business:

The Pensacola Hawg Hunters have planned to have their annual picnic in September, exact date still to be determined. Pete Potter and Mack Cramer are heading up the committee for this outing.
The Blue Angel Recreational Park will probably be the site. 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. For any inquirys contact Mack or Pete. Rich Cornelius and Dwayne Mills will coincide as Secretary until Dwayne has departed for North Carolina.
Our Soon To Be New
Suc-A-Tary

(Gunny Mills Jr.)
Rich Cornelius

New Business:

There is currently $750 in this years "Fish-Off".

The Special Fund contains $1154.

The 6lb "Fruit-Jar-Pot" is now at $1264.

The 4lb "Fruit-Jar-Pot" was won at Miller's Ferry by John Buck with a 5.30 lb largemouth.

Slammer Award



We had another nomination for the Slammer award. It seems that one of the Pensacola Hawg Hunters tried to float his boat over a sandbar, but to no avail he was stuck for about half the night.

Nominations for "Slammer"

(New)
Heap-Big #1
Lee Brannon
Jim Bailey Sr. (3)
Wally Cassiano
Don Jahnke (2)
Terry Smith
Neil Springstead
Jeff Weaver

May Tournament:

 The May tournament was held at Miller's Ferry out of the Ellis Landing. There were 23 Hawg Hunters and one guest present to fish at safe daylight. Quite a few Hawg Hunter's did some pre-fishing and as usual there were some fish caught with them pulling water. One of the Hawg Hunters missed the channel markers and ended up on a sandbar. Thanks to the Marine Patrol for finding him and getting him off. The temperatures felt like a late winter day instead of a late spring day. Of course as luck would have it there was a COLD front that had just passed through dipping the temperatures down into the upper 60's for a high. The wind was out of the North at 15 - 25 mph. There was a steady rain that was coming down to make it more enjoyable. Mother Nature decided to give the Hawg Hunters some reprieve and slacked off on the rain about 11 o'clock. Even though she let up on the rain, ole man winter was still trying to keep a hold on things with his northerly winds. With all of that said, there were a few fish caught for this tournament.



John Buck was able to find a 5.30 lb largemouth that was willing to bite on his hook. This fish took lunker for the day and won the 4 lb "Boo-Ray" pot. John had one other fish that gave him a total weight of 6.80 lbs, which was good for first place.




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May Tournament:

Brian Metcalf having motor problems managed to find three bass to put in his livewell that weighed 5.20 lbs for second place. Rich Cornelius was able to put four keeper bass in the livewell on Carolina rigged lizards that weighed 4.25 lbs which was good enough for third. Dave Dyess again made it into the top six with two fish weighing 3.85 lbs. Paul Sulllivan brought two fish to the scales for 3.45 lbs for fifth place and Jere Jaillite rounded out the top six with two fish for 3.35 lbs. With the extremely tough conditions at hand the Hawg Hunters were able to bring in 32 fish for a total weight of 45.95 lbs. Most fish were caught Carolina Rigged lizards and Texas rigged worms with a few coming off of spinner-baits. The top-water bite was non existent with the weather conditions at hand. Congratulations are in order for John Buck for his lunker and the win of the tournament. John is now the points leader for "Fisherman of the Year", with Brian Metcalf, Mack Cramer and Rich Cornelius close behind. With only nineteen and a half points separating the top five it is a close race with five tournaments left in the season, it is anybody's ball game. Don't forget that the June tournament is going to be a split tournament with two weigh-ins. There will be a five fish limit for each weigh-in taking place at 12:00 and 6:30. The heat of the summer is just around the corner, everyone needs to make sure they have plenty of water and sunscreen to protect them from the heat. Lunch will be served immediately following the 12 o'clock weigh-in. There will be hamburgers, hotdogs and chips on the menu. If anyone else has any other ideas or suggestions please contact the club "Chef" Mack Cramer.

Tournament Standings:
Fish Weight

1. John Buck - 2 - 6.80
2. Brian Metcalf - 3 - 5.20
3. Rich Cornelius - 4 - 4.25
4. Dave Dyess - 2 - 3.85
5. Paul Sullivan - 2 - 3.45
6. Jere Jaillite - 2 - 3.35
7. Jack Maher - 3 - 2.90
8. Pete Potter - 2 - 2.60
9. Chris Malena - 2 - 2.40
10. Neil Springstead - 2 - 2.00
11. Mack Cramer - 2 - 1.80
12. Charles Cetti - 1 - 1.75
13. Cliff Armstrong - 1 - 1.60
14. Tony Boyett - 1 - 1.40
15. Ron Fairbanks - 1 - 0.90
15. Terry Smith - 1 - 0.90
17. Wally McCarty - 1 - 0.80

Also fished were Frank Beckwith, Lee Brannon, Wally Cassiano, Frank Kelly, Fred Raby, Kevin Simmons and Jeff Weaver.

For The Record:

Miller's Ferry

Total Fish Caught 32
Total Dead Fish 1
Total Fish Weight 45.95
Total Limits 0
Big Fish 5.30
(John Buck)

For the Year:

Total Fish Caught 409
Total Dead Fish 6
Total Fish Weight 560.10
Total Limits 27
Big Fish 5.30
(John Buck)

June Meeting:

 Location: Seafood Shanty
Date: June 19 th
Time: 7:00 PM
June Tournament:
June 22 th

Tournament Site:

Tensaw River
Live Oak Landing

From The Daily Planner:

Full Moon: June 24th
New Moon: June 10th

Peak Fishing Times:

June 22th
1st Dawn / Dusk
2nd 10:33 am - 11:49 am

Sunrise Sunset:

5:50 am 7:59 pm

Moonrise Moonset:

5:59 pm - 3:52 am

Tide Predictions:

High 1:03 pm
Low 1:01 am

Total Fish Caught 409
Total Dead Fish 6
Total Fish Weight 560.10
Total Limits 27
Big Fish 5.30
(John Buck)




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Tournament Winner
John Buck
2 Fish 6.80 lbs.
Big Fish Of The Year
John Buck
Miller's Ferry 5.30 lbs.
Tournament Big Fish
 John Buck
5.30 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 24 38.90 14 27 7 72 120
2 Brian Metcalf
 29 46.75 14 27 7 70 118
3
 Mack Cramer 21 32.80 14 27 7 58.5 106.5
4 Rich Cornelius 26 32.55 14 24 7 59 104
5 Fred Raby 20 31.50 14 27 7 52.5 100.5
6 Kevin Simmons 20 26.15 14 27 7 47 95
7 Mitch Gardner 21 29.30 12 24 6 52 94
8 Neil Springstead
 16 21.50 12 27 7 39 85
9 Dave Dyess 20 27.35 12 24 5 43.5 84.5
10 Dwayne Mills 19 30.40 12 24 6 42 84
11 Paul Sullivan 16 22.40 12 27 7 34.5 80.5
12 Jere Jaillite
 15 17.30 12 27 7 33 79
13 Wally Cassiano 15 18.35 14 27 6 29.5 76.5
14 Cliff Armstrong 15 19.15 14 27 7 25 73
15 Pete Potter 16 23.05 12 21 5 32 70
16 Lee Brannon
 9 9.90 14 27 7 18.5 66.5
17 Jim Bailey Sr.
 15 16.55 14 24 6 18 62
18 Jeff Weaver 7 8.20 12 27 6 12 57
19 Chris Malena 14 15.70 14 21 6 12 53
20 Frank Kelly
 4 4.60 12 21 5 12.5 50.5
21 Charles Cetti 4 5.60 12 12 4 16 44
21 Mike Tyson
 15 19.25 4 18 4 18 44
23 Jack Maher 8 10.00 10 18 5 9 42
24 Ron Fairbanks 11 13.85 8 18 4 10.5 40.5
25 Jim BaileyJr. 2 3.50 10 15 4 9.5 38.5
26 Terry Smith
 6 6.70 12 18 4 0.5 34.5
27 Don Jahnke 10 12.80 8 15 3 6 32
28 Frank Beckwith 0 0 8 15 4 0 27
29 Bob Hanson 6 9.65 2 9 2 3 16
30 Tony Boyett 1 1.40 8 3 1 2 14
30 Ken Langford 1 2.20 4 6 2 2 14
32 Randy Cole 2 1.95 6 3 1 1 11
33 Tim McCormick 0 0 2 0 0 0 2

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