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The Lone Star Shootout

Jon Gonsoulin's DONE DEAL is the 2017 Lone Star Shootout Tournament Champion! 
 
49 boats entered the 2017 Lone Star Shootout battling it out for their share of the  incredible $812,100 optional side pots!  5% of the side pots were donated to the Houston Big Game Fishing Club's Charitable Program for a total of  $40,605!  We wish to thank each of the tournament participants, sponsors, volunteers and vendors for their participation and support, making the donation possible! 

2017 Tournament Champions



1st Place
Done Deal
Owner Jon Gonsoulin  
2nd Place
Backlash
Owner Jackie Hunter  
3rd Place
Relentless Pursuit
Owner Dennis Pasentine  
 
Click Here for full tournament results!  If you want to see the action, check out the photos  from the Shootout.
 
2017 Tournament Sponsors 



 





 


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We would like to extend a great big THANK YOU to the Shootout's Sponsors.  We appreciate your support!

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It's Party Time!
Join your friends at the Club's upcoming Captain's and Mate's Parties!  The Shrimp Boil Beer Bash will be held THIS WEDNESDAY, August the 9th, at the Back Porch Bar in Port Aransas.  This fun event signals the start of the Texas Legends Billfish Tournament!

The Texas Billfish Classic, hosted at Surfside Marina in Freeport, will start on Tuesday, August the 15th with the Club's Captain's and Mate's Party.  Join us for traditional jambalaya and all the fixings, a selection of tasty desserts and beverages!



  
Captain's Corner
Written by Captain Kevin Deerman
Tournament season is in full swing on the Texas coast and overall the fishing has been great! Blue Marlin have shown up in large numbers which are evident in the verification forms we are receiving for the Annual Awards Program. It's great to see the participation that we are having from our members this year and it looks like it's going to be close up to the end of the summer. There have been a few White Marlin and Sailfish mixed in on the upper coast reports, but the bite has really slowed down for most of the dredge fishermen for the past few weeks. Hopefully that will change shortly for the remainder of the tournaments.

2017 Club Awards Program
Get involved in the yearlong tournament by submitting a verification form for each catch and release! Click here  for Club Awards Program information and verification forms.
  
Current Texas Results
Top Private Boat:
DECARB, Owners Sam Moore, Mat Moore and Doug Chamberlain
3,500 points
Top Male Angler:
Tony Annan
1,700 points
Top Female Angler:
Christina Wills
500 points
Top Junior Angler:
Sam Moore, Jr.
800 points
Top Captain:
Troy Day
3,500 points
Top Mate:

Grant Nichols
 

2,166 points
 

Top Blue Marlin:
Alan Roberts
438.5 pounds
Top Dorado:
Bryan Cardwell
38 pounds
Top Swordfish:
Titan Up, Owner Bill Hunt
5,500 points
Top Tuna:
Bryan Myer
105.5 pounds
Top Wahoo:
Bryan Cardwell
73.14 pounds


 

Current International Results

Top Private Boat:
Mi Novia, Owner Chris Bays
5,400 points
Top Male Angler:
Edward Cieszkiewicz
5,400 points
Top Junior Angler:
Niccolas
Schroeder

The Learning Curve
Written by Captain Troy Day
A few days ago, I caught up with Brooks Kelm, who shot the amazing drone video a few years ago on Miss Behavin': https://vimeo.com/118580370.
 
Here are some tips Brooks shared with me for getting good drone fishing footage during the fight:
  • The DJI Phantom series (the 4 is the current model) is very reliable and probably the most user-friendly while still being reasonably priced.
  • Most drones have a factory setting where they "return to home" once the battery life falls to 20%. You MUST change that setting to 0% or the drone will take off out of sight (and control) at 20% battery remaining and you'll have to chase it with the boat.
  • You have to be ready to launch it at all times, so that when you get the bite, you can get it up quickly and get the good jumping footage that usually occurs early in the fight...calibrate it so that it knows your starting position and launch it.
  • To get good shots of jumping fish, you have to risk the drone being close to the water.  He said that once you buy the drone, you have to be OK with the fact that it may go in the water at any time.
     
  • While filming, don't change the camera direction constantly (leave it in one direction for at least 5 seconds) or you'll get choppy video that will be impossible to edit.
     
Thank you Brooks for your insights! (@bhkbruce on Instagram),

2017
HBGFC OFFICERS
Randy King, President
Robert Rickett, 1st Vice President
John Bowen, 2nd Vice President
Randy Bright, Treasurer
Jack Beal, Secretary 
 
HBGFC DIRECTORS
Allan Legge
James Helm
Kevin Deerman 
Marty Griffith
Richard Richardson
Troy Day
 
 
CONTACT THE CLUB
T: 409-744-2307, F: 409-744-2313