Volume: 5
Issue: 2

Minutes of the Meeting:

The December 2001 meeting of the Pensacola Hawg Hunters was brought to order at 7:00 p.m. on December 12, 2001. The meeting was held at the Seafood Shanty on Hwy 29 and was presided over by President Wally Cassiano.
There were 25 members present and two guest.

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:

The Banquet for the 2001 fishing will be held at the Mustin Beach Officer Club on 11 January at 6:30 p.m.

New Business:

The One of our fellow Hawg Hunters is fighting an illness and he is at Sacred Heart Hospital. He is undergoing chemotherapy. Please stop by and see him or give him a call. It is always good to hear a friendly voice. We all wish him well for a complete recovery. Frank Beckwith, sponsored by Jeff Weaver, was our one guest present that is fishing to become a Hawg Hunter. We currently have $130 in this fishing seasons "Fish-Off" pot. $1730 in the "Special Fund and $988 in the "Boo-Ray. Pete Potter has a goose down jacket for sale if anyone is interested. Boaters please remember to at least ask the non-boater if they would like for you to bring the back seat.
Thanks goes out to Jeff Weaver for donating two squirrel feeders.

New Business (Continued):

Jeff is really handy at making wood working projects. He has donated many projects to the club ranging from rod racks to squirrel feeders. Thank you very much Jeff, the Pensacola Hawg Hunters really appreciate all of your effort.
This months lucky winners for the raffle were Cliff Armstrong - Christmas Tree, Chris Maleno - Plastic Worms and a toy school bus, Paul Sullivan - Crankbaits, Lee Brannon - Luggage Bag, Rich Cornelius - Fishing Line, Terry Smith - Tupperware, and Ken Langford - Tupperware.
As for this months auction Wally again brought in quite a few items. Frank Kelly out bid everyone for a flashlight, Jim Bailey Sr. got a twenty year old air compressor that was still in the original box, Cliff Armstrong and Jere Jaillite each got a remote control toy car hauler, Randy Cole got the squirrel feeders, Charles Cetti got a platter, Jeff Weaver, Brian Metcalf, Tony Boyett, and Ken Langford each got a knife set. Thanks goes out to everyone that donated items for the auction.

The December tournament was held on the Escambia River out of the Swamphouse Landing. There were 24 Hawg Hunters and 1 guest present to fish at safe daylight. The air temperature was in the mid 60's and reached the mid 70's as the day wore on, the skies were partly cloudy. The wind was out of the Northeast at about 10 mph and laid down to about 5 mph as the day went on. The Tournament Director handed the duties of blasting everyone off to Jere Jaillite and Wally Cassiano since they were the last boat out. At safe daylight Jere blasted 13 boats off in traditional Hawg Hunter style. Everyone had high hopes of catching a few bass. Just about all Hawg Hunters had done some pre-fishing and there were mixed results throughout the members. There were two boats that decided there was better fishing on the other side of the bay in the Blackwater River, and made the run around Garcon Point. At weigh-in there were alot of heads hanging because of the tough day of fishing that was upon us, but one thing is good for sure and that was that Jack Maher was at the weigh- in to greet everyone. Thanks for being there Jack, everyone is behind you. Once the scales closed there were 31 fish brought to the scales for a total of 33.65 lbs.



It was Brian Metcalf who would come in with four fish and the winning weight of 4.60 lbs. Brian stayed on the Escambia River all day and caught his fish on jigs and floating worms. Dwayne Mills found three fish for 3.50 lbs which was good enough for second place. Dwayne caught all his fish on the Blackwater river on hard jerk baits. Wally Cassiano also found three fish for 3.25 lbs,which put him in third place. Rumor has it that Wally caught all of his fish down low on the Escambia River on Texas rigged worms.

Peak Fishing Times:

Sunrise Sunset:
6:49 am 5:15 pm

Moonrise Moonset:

10.34 am 10:50 pm

Tide Predictions

High 4:28 am
Low 12:53 pm