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Pomme
proves to be good in September
With near perfect weather for fishing the Hawg Hawlers took advantage of
it and brought in 125 fish. Twenty of the twenty-one boats entered weighed
in fish. Steve Carnal (Sneaky Fox) managed to bring in a double limit and
the father and son team of Stanek and Stanek had a team limit on Saturday.
Other winners were 4th place Greg and Andy
Shands, 5th place Scott Hasty and Jason Kennedy and 6th place Lori Luzynski
and Craig Gravatte.
Congratulations to all the winners.
CLICK HERE for complete results
 Big Bass
for Saturday
Charlie Beach came to the scales on Saturday with two fish the largest which
was a 4.96 pounder, this was good for Saturday’s Big Bass and for the
weekend Charlie said he was throwing a Pop-R when the monster struck.
 Big Bass
for Sunday
After weighing in a limit on Saturday Frank Stanek had shown his son how it
was done by putting a 3.73 pounder in the boat Sunday. Frank said he caught
it on a brush-hog.
AOY
After coming in late on Saturday, the top two anglers still managed to stand
on top of the race for Angler of the Year, Scott Hasty moved to a solid 3rd
place, Ken Jones fell back to 9th place, Andy Shands moved up to 6th place,
Terry Stanek moved to 7th place and Steve Carnal grabs 10th place. Here is
the top ten list for right now:
1) Dave Sona (146)
2) Bryan Walker (139)
3) Scott Hasty (137)
4) Brian Robinson (129)
5) Greg Shands (126)
6) Andy Shands (123)
7) Terry Stanek (119)
8) Jim Evers (117)
9) Ken Jones (110)
10) Steve Carnal (102)
With one more tournament left the AOY race is to close to call. Will it be
Dave who lives at the lake or Bryan who has won LOZ the last few years, and
don’t forget the new boy on the block Scott who has been moving up all year.
Even Steve Carnal who’s in 10th place could pull it off the way he catches
big fish. What I’m saying is that all the top 10 anglers have a shot at it,
and it ain’t over till weigh-in Sunday afternoon.
Classic
Eligibility
The Classic will be held October 6th at Truman Lake – Osage Bluff. Here is a
list of members who qualify:
Charlie Beach Dan Durbin Jim Evers
Craig Gravatte Jim Gross Scott Hasty
Andrew Hoch Greg Hoch Mike Jancowski
Ken Jones Jason Kennedy Lori Luzynski
Ken McNeil Scott Noyes Tom O’Connor
Brian Robinson Andy Shands Greg Shands
Mick Schwent Dave Sona Terry Stanek
Dean Sullivan Bob Treadway Pam Wakim
Bryan Walker
We have sold $700 worth of Classic Tournament 50/50 Raffle tickets which
means a $350 give away and the pot should keep growing. We are still selling
tickets and will keep selling them up until the drawing which will be held
after the Classic weigh in. You do not have to be present to win. If you
would like to purchase tickets contact any of the Officers.
Every member attending the Classic will receive a lure pack and names will
be drawn for attendance prizes. We currently have a G-Loomis and a St. Croix
rod to be given away and we plan to add a couple of nice reels and more to
the prize list. The tournament is 100% payout for three places and big bass.
Plaques will be awarded for Classic Champs and Classic Big Bass.
The entry fee is $60 and is due on the Wednesday preceding the tournament.
Next Tournament
Lake of the Ozark is up next and the last regular season tournament. It will
be held a run-away II resort. Sept 29-30. Saturday is an 8 hour session,
with take-off at 10:00am and weigh in at 6:00 pm. There will be free
breakfast sandwiches Saturday morning.
2008
OFFICERS
The current nominees for 2008 Officers are:
Pam Wakim, President
Mike Jancowski, Vice President
Greg Shands, Secretary
Dan Durbin, Tournament Chairman
Dean Sullivan, Tournament Chairman
We still do not have a nominee for Treasurer. If you would like to nominate
yourself or another member for any 2008 Officer position, please contact any
of the 2007 Officers.
Awards Banquet
Our annual Awards Banquet will be held at the
Knights of Columbus Hall in Washington, Missouri on October 20th at 4:00pm.
Plaques will be awarded to the First Place and Big Bass winners of each
tournament and to the Top Ten Anglers. Big Bass and Angler of the Year will
be honored and trophies presented. Any member that fished a minimum of two
regular season tournaments may attend the dinner free and will receive an
attendance. All other members and guests may attend at a cost of $9 per
person. Your reservation must be received by Friday, October 14. A G-Loomis
rod and a St. Croix rod and much more will be given away at the dinner.
 From
Cuz's Boat
By Greg Shands
Have you ever noticed how things happen to certain people all the time? It
would seem like I’m one of those people. Let me give some examples of what
I’m talking about. Table Rock Lake 2005: While wearing my brand new
auto-inflating life vest, I was standing in the front of the boat fishing
minding my own business. Suddenly, my vest decides to go off and inflate.
Now I don’t know how many of you have ever had a car’s air bag go off but
imagine the entire device being wrapped around your neck and suddenly
exploding and inflating. Trust me, it’s a neck stretching experience. Pomme
de Terre 2006: While trying to help my partner get loose from a log, I laid
my rod down across the front of the boat. Somehow, my rod fell over the
side. Since I had a Pop-R tied on, I figured I could just go to the lure and
pull the line in and get my rod back. What I didn’t know was that the rod
had become entangled in the trolling motor blades. As soon as I hit the
button for the trolling motor, out of the water leapt my rod and smacked me
upside the head, then fell neatly back down on the deck, minus about two
feet in length. I did get my Pop-R back though.
This last outing held true to form. Friday’s pre-fishing was good, Saturday
was good too, but then Sunday morning brought in the FOG. I think Pomme must
be part of the Bermuda Triangle. As we slowed down and entered the pea soup
thick fog bank, the compass began to spin madly. After about thirty minutes
of driving around blindly, we finally realized we were lost. You would think
that on a lake the size of Pomme, we could find the bank within a minute or
two from anywhere. When we finally did get to the bank, we thought we knew
where we were at and so we proceeded to go up the Pomme arm. After another
thirty minutes of following the bank, we came out of the fog in front of the
dam. After a very heated discussion about what went wrong (or who was
wrong), we got the map out, decided maybe the compass was right, and went
back in the fog. This time we trusted the compass regardless of what I
thought. After another hour, we cleared the fog at the other end. At twenty
minutes after 8:00 a.m., we made our first cast of the day.
I knew a guy that everyone teased constantly over hooking not one, but both
of his shoes with a crankbait. Guess I should feel lucky folks haven’t
picked on me like they have him….yet!
Cuz
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