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Midweek’s ApacheLake tournament isofficially in thebooks. Twenty-Fiveboats fished with the
same partners contending forthe biggest two-day weighttotal.
With the help of Dick Kirberg, Imanaged my first club victory,yippee! The weather was nearperfect, cool at night andsweatshirts in the AM, andmany even got to witness aBlood Moon on Tuesday night.Most of the anglers were at thelake on Monday to prefish, andmany camped at the BurntCorral camp area. Over 40men enjoyed the Tuesdaynight barbeque of burgers andbrats, thanks to our grill masterGary Asmus who once againdid an outstanding job on thegrill. There is nothing like agood, free meal to get
everyone together and hear allthe great stories of the day.
Sean Ballard and JackHughes shared pictures ofsome bighorn sheep they sawon the lake. Bill McGonigle wasbrave enough to get a pictureof a rattlesnake swimmingacross the lake. Formermember John Majersky and hissidekick Charlie even stoppedby for a visit. My hat is off toour guys for making the newerguys feel so welcome at thedinner. It was good to see theBass Pro boys again, ChadS c h i m m e l a n d S t e v eHarbaugh, who hosted aT u e s d a y n i g h t p o k e rtournament for 8 players.
Probably the funniest story ofthe event had to do with JamieShaw, who had madearrangements to pick up hispartner at the dock Monday at9 AM to prefish. Jamie arrivedearly and decided to fish acouple of hours. When 9 AMrolled around he motored tothe docks where an angler hadhis tackle stacked at the end ofthe dock. Jamie pulled up andloaded both the angler and thegear, and they enjoyed a greatday of pre-fishing together. Itwas only during roll call ontournament morning thefollowing day that it wasdiscovered that Jamie actually
had picked up the wrong anglerat the dock; you see HowardThomas also had planned topick up his partner at the dockat 9 AM to prefish. I think BillDaddario benefited the mostfrom this mix-up, getting to fishwith both Jamie and Howard.
Tom “The Toolman” Alauriawas able and willing to help mere-attach my broken transducerto my trolling motor; I owe hima roll of duct tape for that one.Howard Thomas snapped acritical support bolt on histrailer, for which Tom had aspare in his box of a thousandbolts. What a lifesaver, thanksTom. It was good to welcomeRon Chambers back to theclub; thanks for making theovernight tackle run Ron. All inall it was a great time atApache Lake, thanks to all
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Photo Scrapbook-Lake Pleasant-February19, 2014
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1st Place Big Bass - Chuck Golden
Family Day at the Lake2 Years Later
Phantom Fisherman
Beach Blanket Bingo
The water looks good-lets cool off
I don’t need a bag, I’ve got twomore fingers!
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Bits & PiecesBy Terry Tassin
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Guest ColumnBy Paul Cormany
Have A ScaryHalloween!
Bassin’ Basics
Thanks to Jason’s 2.24 lbbass they also take home2nd Place Big Fish hon-ors.
No fishing report was re-ceived prior to newsletterprint time. Bassin’ Basics
Tech Tips
Best Wishes and Happy BirthdayBorn in the Month of February
Guest ColumnBy Brian Chambers
I’m on vacationand will be backnext week.
2nd Place BigFish
John Milkint
Treasure ChestBy John Reichard, Treasurer
President’s Perspective
By Gary Grimes
Thanks to Sean’s 2.77lbbass the team also won
2nd Place Big Fish hon-ors.
6th PlaceBrian Jacobson & Jeff Mabry
Photo Scrapbook - Lake PleasantFebruary 19, 2014
Spring Tactics
“Your rod’s b”
National Former POWRecognition Day
“We Practice Catch and Release”
Thanks to Neil’s 5.44 lbbass the team also won1st Place Big Fishhonors. That bass alsowon for Neil the 5 lb Pot.
Alauria TomBuchanan JimPerkins JoelRiley RayShaw JamieTassin Terry
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those who helped make itgreat. I would especially like tothank the board members forthe time and sacrifice theymake for these tournaments sowe all can have a great time.Next month’s tournament is atLake Roosevelt, we will belaunching out of Cholla Ramp(pronounced choi-ya - Jack)instead of Windy Hill. DwayneSteel and his wife Beverly willbe hosting a barbeque at theHiWay 188 Tackle Store inTonto Basin on the Tuesdayevening before the tournament.See you there.
“Wind, wind go away, all thefishermen want to play.” Thatthought was probably on the
minds of most competitors atthis month’s tournament. Theblowing wind made thingsdifficult to find and catch bass.Boat batteries were drawndown to either minimum orzero power levels the first dayof this two day event.
OK enough of that. Lets hearfrom the winners who providedafter action reports from thiswindy tournament.
Team Gary Grimes &Dick Kirberg 1st Place
Taking home 1st Place, TeamGary Grimes & Dick Kirbergweighed the winning creel often bass weighing 26.42 lbs.
Gary Grimes: I fished withDick Kirberg at my first clubtournament at Roosevelt Lakeback in 2009, and rememberfondly how much he helpedme. He introduced me to thedrop-shot rig since I only knewhow to throw one bait, whichwas a crank bait, so it isalways a good time when weget drawn together.
His years of knowledgeproved very helpful at ApacheLake as we searched forproductive areas to fish. Hewould tell me, “Try this spotover here, me and Denny didreal well here back in ’89.” Itseemed like he had a story forevery spot on the lake.
We concentrated our efforts inthe areas between Burnt Corraland the Apache Lake Marina. Istarted the morning fishing theareas around tulles and points;I was throwing reaction luresand Dick worked plastics, but
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Our next club general meetingis scheduled for Wednesday,7 May starting at 8:00 AM, atD ee r V a l l e y Ai r p o r tRestaurant (just one milenorth of I-101 at theintersection of 7th Ave & DeerValley Road). We hope youwill come early and havebreakfast together.
The next club point tournamentwill be at Lake Roosevelt on21 May 2014. Club launchheadquarters and weigh-inlocation will be announced.Tournament hours are SafeLight to 2 PM. Summer hourchanges are now in effect.
Terminal TacticsRigging TechniquesThat Beguile Bass
Clip The Hooks -Impale Worm On SliderHead
The RulesBy Gary Grimes
President’sPerspective
By Gary Grimes
Photo Scrapbook-Lake Pleasant-February19, 2014
1st Place Big Bass - Chuck Golden
Family Day at the Lake2 Years Later
Phantom Fisherman
Beach Blanket Bingo
The water looks good-lets cool off
I don’t need a bag, I’ve got twomore fingers!
ANGLING TIPS
Bits & PiecesBy Terry Tassin
nothing was biting. We made amove to our next spot ‘X’,where Dick masterfully landeda nice 4.3 lb largemouth on aTexas rig in about 15 feet ofwater. We continued to movearound throughout the day,picking one up here and there,changing up our bai tsdepending upon the prevailingwind speed, with most of ourtime concentrated withinMatazal Bay. We did not have alimit until 1 PM, and it was apoor limit at best. We returnedto an area within the bay thatwe had previously fished, andapparently the fish were finallyready to eat. We were boththrowing Carolina rigged crawbaits, and caught three nicerfish which helped us cull oursmaller fish.
It was not an easy day fishing,as the bites were far and fewbetween, but we had enoughweight for a third place on dayone, which put us in contentionif we could find fish on day two.
Dick Kirberg: Before I get intohow Gary and I caught our fishon day 2, I would like to sharethis info. This will be the thirdtime Gary and I fished together.
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Guest ColumnBy Paul Cormany
Have A ScaryHalloween!
Bassin’ Basics
Thanks to Jason’s 2.24 lbbass they also take home2nd Place Big Fish hon-ors.
No fishing report was re-ceived prior to newsletterprint time. Bassin’ Basics
Tech Tips
Best Wishes and Happy BirthdayBorn in the Month of February
Guest ColumnBy Brian Chambers
I’m on vacationand will be backnext week.
2nd Place BigFish
John Milkint
Treasure ChestBy John Reichard, TreasurerThanks to Sean’s 2.77lb
bass the team also won2nd Place Big Fish hon-
ors.
6th PlaceBrian Jacobson & Jeff Mabry
Photo Scrapbook - Lake PleasantFebruary 19, 2014
Tournament ReportLake ApacheApril 15 & 16, 2014
By Terry Tassin
Spring Tactics
“Your rod’s b”
National Former POWRecognition Day
Thanks to Neil’s 5.44 lbbass the team also won1st Place Big Fishhonors. That bass alsowon for Neil the 5 lb Pot.
Alauria TomBuchanan JimPerkins JoelRiley RayShaw JamieTassin Terry
1st PlaceDick Kirberg & Gary Grimes
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The first time was in 2009 andI was Gary's boater. This washis first tournament in MidweekBass. I met him at the TontoBasin Inn. He owned two rodsand primarily threw crank baitsalong the shore. He caught hisfirst smallmouth bass on aZara Spook. He also stated hedid not know how to dropshot. Itold him we would do this laterin the day, so I showed himhow to rig one. We proceededto catch lots of fish in the 25-30foot depth range. After thetournament I dropped him offat the motel, and he wanted toknow if he could take a showerbefore driving home. I thoughtto myself after he fishes a fewtimes, he will be eager to gostraight home after fishing.
Now day 2 of this week’stournament: We started outgoing to our last spot fromTuesday. We spent about 11/2 hrs there with no bites. Wewere using Carolina rigs withg r e e n p u m p k i n Z o o mSuperhogs - no takers. So wewent to a place we fished onTuesday where I caught ourbig fish. He caught a 10 inchsmallmouth, our first fish. Wenow moved to our third spot. Itwas a rocky point with reedsclose by, same story, no fish.Gary said we need to make arun, so we headed back toBurnt Coral ramp. We fishedthe hump by the ramp. Wewere still Carolina riggingSuperhogs. I got my first bite,but no fish. Gary caught our
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Monthly Breakfast MeetingBill Johnson’s Big Apple
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This year, it has been an honor andprivilege to serve you as editor andpublisher of Bass Bites. I am most
pleased to count you among our readers. Onbehalf of the club’s Board of Directors and staff,thank you and we wish you all aVery Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
Editor's Logby Terry Tassin
Thanksgiving Day
Editor's Logby Terry Tassin
Tackle Box Sales!For those members who have "fishing relateditems" that they would like to sell, trade, or giveaway.Seller Item Price
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Things You’ll Never Hear AReal Bass Fisherman Say
Terminal TacticsRigging TechniquesThat Beguile Bass
Clip The Hooks -Impale Worm On SliderHead
The RulesBy Gary Grimes
President’sPerspective
By Gary Grimes
Photo Scrapbook-Lake Pleasant-February19, 2014
1st Place Big Bass - Chuck Golden
Family Day at the Lake2 Years Later
Phantom Fisherman
Beach Blanket Bingo
The water looks good-lets cool off
I don’t need a bag, I’ve got twomore fingers!
ANGLING TIPS
Bits & PiecesBy Terry Tassin
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next two fish.
It was now close to 11 o'clock.I said we need to try anotherspot, so I took him to a spotthat has always been good forme. It is a shore with manysmall rocks on the bottom. Itwas 11:10 and he caught ourfourth keeper. He stated weneeded one more for a limit. Ihad 2 more bumps, but no fish.We started working the shoreline keeping the boat in 14 feet,and he found three fish on hissonar. I changed my Carolinarig to a green pumpkin chiggercraw. He caught our 5th fish.We continued to work the 14foot depth and I hooked upwith a 3 lb. smallie, culled ourfirst fish. I then caught our bigfish for the day, a 3.4 lb.largemouth, culled anotherfish. He then caught anotherculler; we now went back to thespot where we saw the threefish earlier, another culler. Wemoved a little further, and hecaught another culler.
I Had a great time with Gary,
and I am looking forward tofishing with him again. He hascome a long way since the firsttime.
Steve Cook & MarkRoyal Finish 2nd Overall In 2nd Place the team ofCook & Royal weighed tenbass for a total weight of 24.24lbs. Thanks to Mark’s 5.44 lbbass the team also won 2ndPlace Big Fish honors
Steve Cook: First of all I wouldlike to say thanks again to the
Guest ColumnBy Paul Cormany
Have A ScaryHalloween!
Bassin’ Basics
Thanks to Jason’s 2.24 lbbass they also take home2nd Place Big Fish hon-ors.
No fishing report was re-ceived prior to newsletterprint time.
MembershipAs of April 18, 2014 theMidweek Bass Anglers ofArizona consists of 82 activemembers.
Bassin’ Basics
Tech Tips
Best Wishes and Happy BirthdayBorn in the Month of February
Guest ColumnBy Brian Chambers
I’m on vacationand will be backnext week.
2nd Place BigFish
John Milkint
Treasure ChestBy John Reichard, TreasurerThanks to Sean’s 2.77lb
bass the team also won2nd Place Big Fish hon-
ors.
6th PlaceBrian Jacobson & Jeff Mabry
Photo Scrapbook - Lake PleasantFebruary 19, 2014
Spring Tactics
“Your rod’s b”
National Former POWRecognition Day
Thanks to Neil’s 5.44 lbbass the team also won1st Place Big Fishhonors. That bass alsowon for Neil the 5 lb Pot.
Alauria TomBuchanan JimPerkins JoelRiley RayShaw JamieTassin Terry
2nd PlaceMark Royal & Steve Cook
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make it tough to run the boat.Before I say anything else Ihave got to recognize NeilBurns as one of the bestfishing partners to share a boatwith. The only thing that wouldimprove Neil as a partner is ifhe would say something whenhe has a bass on the hook andis reeling him in; Neil is thequietest catcher of fish I haveever fished with and I got towatch his silent catchingtechnique a lot during the twotournament days.
On Tuesday, just about all ourdamage done to the bass wasdone with drop shot rigs. I wasthrowing Morning Dawn with achartreuse tail and Neil used aBitchin Craw Roboworm. Neilout caught me about three toone with his worm. Neil hadgreat faith in a jerk bait hethrew at various times throughout the tournament; however,only one bass took that lure.
On Wednesday morning ourplan called for first thingrunning almost to the dam andfishing for a huge female basswe had spotted and left on abed on Tuesday afternoon.Well as they say, “The best laid
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crew running the tournamentGood job as usual!
It was a great time fishing andcamping with Mr. Royal. Thefishing for Apache seemed tobe a little tough for this time ofyear. It was a struggle to findgood fish on beds and the postspawn fish did not seem to bevery hungry. I believe all thefish we weighed were caughton a drop shot rig.
Mark Royal: This was mysecond time fishing with Steve.The first time was Havasu ayear ago and was my firsttournament. I learned a bunchthat first tournament with Steveand continued my educationthis time out.
We fished mainly in coves bythe dam and in the areasaround Turtle Rock. We threwchatterbaits, spinners, swimbaits, a frog, drop shot and an8 inch Huddleston. Stevehooked one on the frog andanother two fish were caughton a spinnerbait, but themajority of our fish were caught
either off beds or with dropshots. The first day we foundan area to fish that I thoughtwas a great spot where the fishwere moving across. Thesecond day the wind calmeddown and we saw that the"great spot" was just an areawhere there were a lot of beds.I caught our 2nd place big fishon a drop shot reaper inshallow water - likely off of abed that we could not see. Sothe first day we fished beds wecould not see, and the secondday we fished beds that wecould see.
Steve had some great bearhunting stories – I especiallyliked the story about a clientthat took off his clothes towade across a stream only tofind that the bear they wereafter was on the side they justleft – the client got the shot offwith clothes off, and thenwaded naked back into thestream to have his picturetaken because no one wouldbelieve him.
Team Neil Burns & TerryTassin Dropshot for 3rd
PlaceTeam Neil Burns & TerryTassin weighed ten bass for23.27 pounds and took homeThird Place honors. Thanks toNeil’s 5.44 lb bass the teamalso won 1st Place Big Fishhonors. That bass also wonthe 5 lb Pot for Neil which heshared with Terry..
Terry Tassin: I could get tolike this fishing as a co-angler;especially if you are havingsome health or physical issueswith the old body that would
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Monthly Breakfast MeetingBill Johnson’s Big Apple
Restaurant16810 N. 19th Ave, Phoenix, AZ
2nd Wednesday, July 11th8:00A.M.
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This year, it has been an honor andprivilege to serve you as editor andpublisher of Bass Bites. I am most
pleased to count you among our readers. Onbehalf of the club’s Board of Directors and staff,thank you and we wish you all aVery Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
Editor's Logby Terry Tassin
Thanksgiving Day
Editor's Logby Terry Tassin
Tackle Box Sales!For those members who have "fishing relateditems" that they would like to sell, trade, or giveaway.Seller Item Price
Something to list? Contact the Editor
Things You’ll Never Hear AReal Bass Fisherman Say
Terminal TacticsRigging TechniquesThat Beguile Bass
Clip The Hooks -Impale Worm On SliderHead
The RulesBy Gary Grimes
President’sPerspective
By Gary Grimes
Photo Scrapbook-Lake Pleasant-February19, 2014
1st Place Big Bass - Chuck Golden
Family Day at the Lake2 Years Later
Phantom Fisherman
Beach Blanket Bingo
The water looks good-lets cool off
I don’t need a bag, I’ve got twomore fingers!
ANGLING TIPS
Bits & PiecesBy Terry Tassin
Continued on page 3
Guest ColumnBy Paul Cormany
Have A ScaryHalloween!
Bassin’ Basics
Thanks to Jason’s 2.24 lbbass they also take home2nd Place Big Fish hon-ors.
No fishing report was re-ceived prior to newsletterprint time. Bassin’ Basics
Tech Tips
Best Wishes and Happy BirthdayBorn in the Month of February
Guest ColumnBy Brian Chambers
I’m on vacationand will be backnext week.
2nd Place BigFish
John Milkint
Treasure ChestBy John Reichard, Treasurer
Our goal is to launch at safelight, but some lakes haveramps whose design orcondition really slow the launchdown. When that happens, wewait until all the boats have beensuccessfully launched before westart. We do not, however, holdup the launch for a single boatthat may have had difficultiesgetting started. In that case, thetournament begins when ready,and the boat that had problemslaunches when able.
Conservation UpdateBy Gary Grimes
Thanks to Sean’s 2.77lbbass the team also won
2nd Place Big Fish hon-ors.
6th PlaceBrian Jacobson & Jeff Mabry
Photo Scrapbook - Lake PleasantFebruary 19, 2014
Spring Tactics
“Your rod’s b”
National Former POWRecognition Day
Thanks to Neil’s 5.44 lbbass the team also won1st Place Big Fishhonors. That bass alsowon for Neil the 5 lb Pot.
Alauria TomBuchanan JimPerkins JoelRiley RayShaw JamieTassin Terry
3rd PlaceNeil Burns & Terry Tassin
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worked the main lake for their6th Place finish.
Don Hegenderfer: Apachewas a fun time on the water,but the wind did keep itinteresting. I really enjoyedfishing with my partner JohnNiedosik. He is a real fish-catching machine and will be ahuge asset to any angler luckyenough to draw him.
We did not “kill 'um” onMonday while pre-fishing. Johnhad four and I had one (dropshots and jerk baits). Tuesdaywas much better since wewere lucky enough to catch atotal of 15 fish. I caught a fewnice fish on Senkos and Johngot his on drop shots.Wednesday John did his part,putting four keepers in the boatto my one. Both of us lost one,and John threw one back.
All in all, it was a good trip.Janet, my wife, said that wewould have won, if it hadn'tbeen for those other fourteams!
John Niedosik: First of all,Don and I had two plus days ofgood fishing, beautiful scenery,
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plans…” When we got to thecorrect cove the bass was stillon the nest but after working attrying to catch her for almostan hour we finally gave up andran back down the lake tomore familiar waters and stylesof fishing.
Catching was much slower onthe second tournament day,but we did manage to weigh alimit of fish. Our best bass –which turned out to be the 1st
place big bass and the 5 lb potwinner – was caught inWaterdog cove on Neil’s dropshot worm from Tuesday. Neilfought that fish for a good tenminutes so the six poundleader line he was fishingwould not pop before Imanaged to net the fish andget her into the livewell. Thatwas a really great feeling aftera tough morning of fishing.
Neil, you have to know I wouldfish with you any time and anyplace.
Team Hirlemann &Reichard cover the lakeon the way to 4th Place
Overall Finish
Taking home 4th Place, TeamLou Hirlemann & JohnReichard weighed ten fish fora total weight of 23.14 lbs.
John Reichard: Tuesday LouHirlemann and I got blown allover the lake just like everyoneelse but we managed to bring5 fish to the weight-in. Lou hadseveral fish located while pre-fishing so we went after thefirst fish but it was not on thebed so our day started out with
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Monthly Breakfast MeetingBill Johnson’s Big Apple
Restaurant16810 N. 19th Ave, Phoenix, AZ
2nd Wednesday, July 11th8:00A.M.
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This year, it has been an honor andprivilege to serve you as editor andpublisher of Bass Bites. I am most
pleased to count you among our readers. Onbehalf of the club’s Board of Directors and staff,thank you and we wish you all aVery Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
Editor's Logby Terry Tassin
Thanksgiving Day
Editor's Logby Terry Tassin
Tackle Box Sales!For those members who have "fishing relateditems" that they would like to sell, trade, or giveaway.Seller Item Price
Something to list? Contact the Editor
Things You’ll Never Hear AReal Bass Fisherman Say
Terminal TacticsRigging TechniquesThat Beguile Bass
Clip The Hooks -Impale Worm On SliderHead
The RulesBy Gary Grimes
President’sPerspective
By Gary Grimes
Photo Scrapbook-Lake Pleasant-February19, 2014
1st Place Big Bass - Chuck Golden
Family Day at the Lake2 Years Later
Phantom Fisherman
Beach Blanket Bingo
The water looks good-lets cool off
I don’t need a bag, I’ve got twomore fingers!
ANGLING TIPS
Bits & PiecesBy Terry Tassin
Continued on page 3
Guest ColumnBy Paul Cormany
Have A ScaryHalloween!
a bust.
We started moving around thelake and wound up with twodropshot fish, a couple onCarolina rigs, and one on asp innerba i t . W ednesdaymorning nothing went right atthe first two stops includinghaving to re-tie lures. Then thetravel began as we changedlocations often. At our third stopour first and biggest fish cameon the first cast with Louthrowing a Carolina rig. Afterseveral stops Lou caught a nicebed fish out of the reeds andwe moved on. We caughtanother fish out of the reedsand two off beds to finish ourday with 5 fish.
I had a great two days with Louand appreciate his concern forme. But then again that's Lou -a good friend and greatfisherman.
Team Hegenderfer &Niedosik Win Final Prize
Spot with 5th PlaceFinish
With a ten fish limit weighing22 .58 lbs Team DonHegenderfer & John Niedosik
Bassin’ Basics
Thanks to Jason’s 2.24 lbbass they also take home2nd Place Big Fish hon-ors.
No fishing report was re-ceived prior to newsletterprint time. Bassin’ Basics
Tech Tips
Best Wishes and Happy BirthdayBorn in the Month of February
Guest ColumnBy Brian Chambers
I’m on vacationand will be backnext week.
2nd Place BigFish
John Milkint
Treasure ChestBy John Reichard, TreasurerThanks to Sean’s 2.77lb
bass the team also won2nd Place Big Fish hon-
ors.
6th PlaceBrian Jacobson & Jeff Mabry
Photo Scrapbook - Lake PleasantFebruary 19, 2014
Spring Tactics
“Your rod’s b”
National Former POWRecognition Day
Thanks to Neil’s 5.44 lbbass the team also won1st Place Big Fishhonors. That bass alsowon for Neil the 5 lb Pot.
Alauria TomBuchanan JimPerkins JoelRiley RayShaw JamieTassin Terry
4th PlaceLou Hirlemann & John Reichard
5th PlaceJohn Niedosik & Don Hegenderfer
Well another tournament is inthe books and what a specialtournament it was. From theunsolicited comments I havereceived it is obvious themembers enjoyed the two dayformat, location, and quality offishing. Just think we haveApache again in Octoberwhich will be a time of the yearthat the club has never fishedApache. It should be great.
The Apache tournament alsoreminded us that as hotweather approaches we haveto take special attention tokeeping ourselves and our fishhealthy as we fish theupcoming warmer months ofthe years. You will bereceiving more and moreinformation as the weatherheats up.
Our next tournament will be atRoosevelt. Dwayne Steel andhis wife Beverly will be hostingthe annual steak cookout atthe Hwy 188 Tackle Store inTonto Basin. They have boths u p p o r t e d t h e c l u boutstandingly, especially at theend of the year banquet, andare the primary reason we giveaway such outstanding prizes.If you need an extra roll of lineor a special Roosevelt lurewhy not get it from Dwayneduring the BBQ, you will besurprised how competitive hisprices are with Bass Pro andCabela’s. This will be a goodtime for members to show theirappreciation for their supportof the club.
that morning that may havehelped our efforts, but that'sfishing. The rest of the day westruggled to even get a bite. Iwas concerned that the lack ofwind would change things forus and we wouldn't figure outhow to adjust our pattern. Myconcerns proved right, but wedid well enough to hold out forfifth place. Congrats to thewinners and those that placedahead of us.
Howard Thomas & BillDaddario Crank a CatFor Goon Fish Prize
Howard Thomas: I never inmy wildest dreams would havethought you could catch acatfish on a crankbait; butthat’s what happened.
We were working the bank aswe always do when he hit. All Ican say is they put up a greatfight and I wished it was abass fighting that hard. BillDaddario was fun to fish withand he is a master at crankbait f ishing. I learnedsomething by watching himand I'm sure you can too if youget picked to fish with him.
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Editor's Logby Terry Tassin
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Things You’ll Never Hear AReal Bass Fisherman Say
Terminal TacticsRigging TechniquesThat Beguile Bass
Clip The Hooks -Impale Worm On SliderHead
The RulesBy Gary Grimes
President’sPerspective
By Gary Grimes
Photo Scrapbook-Lake Pleasant-February19, 2014
Weighing-InBy Jack Hughes, Tmx Director
1st Place Big Bass - Chuck Golden
Family Day at the Lake2 Years Later
Phantom Fisherman
Beach Blanket Bingo
The water looks good-lets cool off
I don’t need a bag, I’ve got twomore fingers!
ANGLING TIPS
Bits & PiecesBy Terry Tassin
Continued on page 3
Guest ColumnBy Paul Cormany
Have A ScaryHalloween!
Bassin’ Basics
Thanks to Jason’s 2.24 lbbass they also take home2nd Place Big Fish hon-ors.
No fishing report was re-ceived prior to newsletterprint time. Bassin’ Basics
Tech Tips
Best Wishes and Happy BirthdayBorn in the Month of February
Guest ColumnBy Brian Chambers
I’m on vacationand will be backnext week.
2nd Place BigFish
John Milkint
Treasure ChestBy John Reichard, TreasurerThanks to Sean’s 2.77lb
bass the team also won2nd Place Big Fish hon-
ors.
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6th PlaceBrian Jacobson & Jeff Mabry
Photo Scrapbook - Lake PleasantFebruary 19, 2014
and I got to enjoy the comfortsof Don's camper. It was truly apleasure to fish with Don andtalk about the good ole dayswhen it didn't hurt so much tofish. Thanks Don.
Monday we just went fishinglooking for some sort of patternto go on. We didn't catch manyfish, but we learned where andhow we were going to fish.
Tuesday morning we started onthe south bank of the main lakejust west of the marina boatramps. Don caught a beautiful3.5 lb largemouth before the sunwas fully up. We then moved tothe north bank and proceeded tocatch three more nice qualityfish. Further down the bank andinto a large cut, Don caughtanother 3.5 lb LM. It was 9:15and we had a limit of about 13.5pounds.
Don was throwing a pumpkinSenko wacky rigged and Idecided to let Tuesday's windhelp me drag a drop shot rigbehind the boat. Don wastargeting the light colored waterin the shallows and I kept mymorning dawn Roboworm in thedarker, deeper water right off thedrop offs in around ten to twelvefeet of water. We caught severalmore fish that day, making oneupgrade.
Wednesday we started in thesame area on the south side,but with no good results. Wethen went to the northern bankline and proceeded to put five inthe box in short fashion. Thequality of the fish were not thesame as Tuesday, but it wasnice to have a limit at 8:30 in themorning. Both of us lost a fish
Spring Tactics
“Your rod’s b”
National Former POWRecognition Day
Thanks to Neil’s 5.44 lbbass the team also won1st Place Big Fishhonors. That bass alsowon for Neil the 5 lb Pot.
Alauria TomBuchanan JimPerkins JoelRiley RayShaw JamieTassin Terry
Goon Fish Pot WinnersHoward Thomas & Bill Daddario
and $100 Friend
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Coming Events
Monthly Breakfast MeetingBill Johnson’s Big Apple
Restaurant16810 N. 19th Ave, Phoenix, AZ
2nd Wednesday, July 11th8:00A.M.
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This year, it has been an honor andprivilege to serve you as editor andpublisher of Bass Bites. I am most
pleased to count you among our readers. Onbehalf of the club’s Board of Directors and staff,thank you and we wish you all aVery Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
Editor's Logby Terry Tassin
Thanksgiving Day
Editor's Logby Terry Tassin
Tackle Box Sales!For those members who have "fishing relateditems" that they would like to sell, trade, or giveaway.Seller Item Price
Something to list? Contact the Editor
Things You’ll Never Hear AReal Bass Fisherman Say
Terminal TacticsRigging TechniquesThat Beguile Bass
Clip The Hooks -Impale Worm On SliderHead
The RulesBy Gary Grimes
President’sPerspective
By Gary Grimes
Photo Scrapbook-Lake Pleasant-February19, 2014
1st Place Big Bass - Chuck Golden
Family Day at the Lake2 Years Later
Phantom Fisherman
Beach Blanket Bingo
The water looks good-lets cool off
I don’t need a bag, I’ve got twomore fingers!
ANGLING TIPS
Bits & PiecesBy Terry Tassin
Continued on page 3
Guest ColumnBy Paul Cormany
Have A ScaryHalloween!
Bassin’ Basics
Thanks to Jason’s 2.24 lbbass they also take home2nd Place Big Fish hon-ors.
No fishing report was re-ceived prior to newsletterprint time. Bassin’ Basics
Tech Tips
Best Wishes and Happy BirthdayBorn in the Month of February
Guest ColumnBy Brian Chambers
I’m on vacationand will be backnext week.
2nd Place BigFish
John Milkint
Treasure ChestBy John Reichard, TreasurerThanks to Sean’s 2.77lb
bass the team also won2nd Place Big Fish hon-
ors.
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6th PlaceBrian Jacobson & Jeff Mabry
Photo Scrapbook - Lake PleasantFebruary 19, 2014
Spring Tactics
“Your rod’s b”
National Former POWRecognition Day
Photo Scrapbook - Lake Apache– April 15 & 16, 2014
Thanks to Neil’s 5.44 lbbass the team also won1st Place Big Fishhonors. That bass alsowon for Neil the 5 lb Pot.
Alauria TomBuchanan JimPerkins JoelRiley RayShaw JamieTassin Terry
CHECK IT OUT!Ram on the slope.
Thanks Sean Ballard
Armed Forces Day - 17 May 2014
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Editor's Logby Terry Tassin
Thanksgiving Day
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Photo Scrapbook-Lake Pleasant-February19, 2014
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1st Place Big Bass - Chuck Golden
Family Day at the Lake2 Years Later
Phantom Fisherman
Beach Blanket Bingo
The water looks good-lets cool off
I don’t need a bag, I’ve got twomore fingers!
ANGLING TIPS
Bits & PiecesBy Terry Tassin
Continued on page 3
Guest ColumnBy Paul Cormany
Have A ScaryHalloween!
Bassin’ Basics
Thanks to Jason’s 2.24 lbbass they also take home2nd Place Big Fish hon-ors.
No fishing report was re-ceived prior to newsletterprint time.
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Bassin’ Basics
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Best Wishes and Happy BirthdayBorn in May
Tom AlauriaJim Buchanan
Joel PerkinsRay Riley
Jamie ShawTerry Tassin
Best Wishes and Happy BirthdayBorn in the Month of February
Guest ColumnBy Brian Chambers
I’m on vacationand will be backnext week.
2nd Place BigFish
John Milkint
Treasure ChestBy John Reichard, TreasurerThanks to Sean’s 2.77lb
bass the team also won2nd Place Big Fish hon-
ors.
6th PlaceBrian Jacobson & Jeff Mabry
Photo Scrapbook - Lake PleasantFebruary 19, 2014
Spring Tactics
“Your rod’s b”
National Former POWRecognition Day
Thanks to Neil’s 5.44 lbbass the team also won1st Place Big Fishhonors. That bass alsowon for Neil the 5 lb Pot.
Alauria TomBuchanan JimPerkins JoelRiley RayShaw JamieTassin Terry