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Houston Big Game Fishing Club's
Monthly Newsletter
On the Wire
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The Lone Star Sh
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 Travis and Jackie Hunter's Backlash was the big winner at the 2016 Lone Star Shootout! In addition to taking home the title Tournament Champion, they also received 1st Place Billfish Release, 2nd Place Tuna, 1st Place Wahoo and Top Captain and Top Mate!
With 45 boats entered in the tournament and an incredible $794,300 in the optional side pots, the Lone Star Shootout has contributed $39,715 to the Club's charitable fund! We wish to thank each of the tournament participants, sponsors, volunteers and vendors for their participation and support. We also wish to extend a very special thank you to Tournament Chairmen Randy Bright and Robert Rickett and Tournament Committee members Kevin Deerman, Kevin Harper, Brian Yeager, Dee Wallace, Allan Legge and Wayne Timmermann for all of their hours spent ensuring a successful Shootout! Below are the results of the 2016 Lone Star Shootout: TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS
| 1st Place - Backlash Owners Travis and Jackie Hunter 3,300 points (Released: 4 blue marlin, 1 white marlin, 1 sailfish) Top Captain: Travis Hunter Top Mate: Michael Oglesby |
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| 2nd Place - Buckshott Owner Marty Strakos 2,250 points (Released: 3 blue marlin) |
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| 3rd Place - Amigo Owner David Denbow 2,250 points (Released: 3 blue marlin) |
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Division
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Boat Name
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Owner/ Member
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Angler
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Points/ Weight
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Billfish Release
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Backlash
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Travis and Jackie Hunter
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3,300 points
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| 1st Place Blue Marlin
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Slight Edge
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Perry Forrester
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Perry Forrester
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442.5 pounds
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| 1st Place Tuna
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Down Time
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Bobby Walters
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Jeff Pachaceh
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162.5 pounds
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1st Place Dolphin
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Relentless Pursuit
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Dennis Pasentine
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Devin Porter
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31.5 pounds
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| 1st Place Wahoo
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Backlash
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Travis and Jackie Hunter
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Hunter Ogelsby
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54.5 pounds
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Click Here to view the full Shootout results. Shootout pictures can be viewed
online.
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It's Party Time!
We want to see YOU at the upcoming Captain's and Mate's parties in Port Aransas AND Freeport prior to the Texas Legends Billfish Tournament and the Texas Billfish Classic!
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 Captain's Corner
Written by Captain Kevin Deerman
On behalf of the Houston Big Game Fishing Club an d it's Board of Directors, I would like to congratulate Captain Kirk Elliott and the entire crew of the "Reel Bounty" for their first place win at Poco Bueno this year! Kirk has fished Poco Bueno every year since its inception in 1969 at the early age of 9 and has definitely put in his time. The "Reel Bounty" also released 6 blues pre-fishing on the way to Poco Bueno and are the team to beat in the HBGFC Club Awards Tournament!
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2016 Club Awards Program
Thanks to the Lone Star Shootout and plenty of beautiful fishing days, we have had a huge shakeup in the standings for the Club Awards Program.
If you haven't already, participate in the year long tournament by submitting a verification form for your catches and releases!
Click here
for Club Awards Program information and verification forms.
Current Texas Results
| Top Private Boat: |
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Reel Bounty, Owner Tony Annan, 6,706 points |
| Top Male Angler: |
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Tony Annan, 4,112 points |
| Top Female Angler: |
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Michelle Perthuis, 750 points |
| Top Junior Angler: |
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Colby Hughes, 1,500 points |
| Top Captain: |
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Kirk Elliott, 6,706 points |
| Top Mate: |
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Jack Elliott, 7,456 points |
| Top Blue Marlin: |
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Perry Forrester, 442.5 pounds |
| Top Dolphin: |
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Billy Love, 29 pounds |
| Top Swordfish: |
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Notta-Yachta, owner Hunter McGuirt, 1,500 points |
Top Wahoo:
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Stephen Yamin, Jr., 97 pounds
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Top Yellowfin Tuna:
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Colby Hughes, 115.9 pounds
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Current International Results
| Top Private Boat: |
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Patron, Owner Tom Shumate, 46,300 points |
| Top Charter Boat: |
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Allure, Owner Hill Dishman, 98,950 points |
| Top Male Angler: |
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Hill Dishman, 37,850 points |
| Top Female Angler: |
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Patience Douglas, 10,150 points |
| Top Junior Angler: |
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Fischer Douglas, 3,750 points |
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 The Learning Curve
Written by Captain Troy Day
On the conservation end, in a time where good news in fisheries comes few and far between, in the big game world, we are actually pretty fortunate so far. For the first time in a long time, last year NOAA fisheries gave the Gulf sport fishermen our own sub quota for incidental Bluefin tuna catches, and there have been several this year, one of them landed in Texas. The number of big blue marlin caught this year in the Eastern Gulf tournaments is mind boggling, and, while we didn't have a bunch of blue marlin hit the dock at the Lone Star Shootout or Poco Bueno this year, there sure were a lot of blue marlin released. That being said, I think it's important to not sit and be happy with how things are in the big game world. The Blue Marlin Grand Championship just announced that they will go to a 106" minimum for weighed blues next year, the biggest ever in the gulf. Whatever your stance is on release vs modified release vs kill tournaments, I think it's time to reach out and make your stance known.......to TBF, to the tournament directors, to our legislators.
Let's not let the debacle over red snapper make inroads into the big game world, let's keep the ball rolling in a positive direction and be proactive.
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2016
HBGFC OFFICERS
Randy King, President
Jasen Gast, 1st Vice President
Robert Rickett, 2nd Vice President
Randy Bright, Treasurer
Jack Beal, Secretary
HBGFC DIRECTORS
Allan Legge
James Helm
John Bowen
Kevin Deerman
Richard Richardson
Michael Thorn-Leeson, Advisor
CONTACT THE CLUB
T: 409-744-2307, F: 409-744-2313
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