We had a great turnout from the club today for JJ's funeral. It was a honor for the Jackson Bass Club to be named honorary pallbearers.
I wanted to pass along a compliment I received last night at JJ's visitation. One of Vickie's friends that was at the hospital last friday when a lot of club members were there pulled me aside Monday Night. She asked if I remembered her from the hospital and I said I did. She went on to say "I don't know who you bunch of guys are but y'all are a tremendous group and have been wonderful during this time."
To me this is what the club is about. Sure it was created to enjoy the sport of bass fishing and competition that we all love so much - but the fellowship and close knit nature of our group is what is important. A lot of people don't understand that, after all we only fish for points, chevrons, and trophies (and ofcourse bragging rights!) but it is in fact the case. We all heard numerous times over the past several days from strangers saying - yall were part of JJ's family. That is truly how JJ felt and how I personally have felt the last several days as well. JJ loved the club more than any other circuit he fished and was a member for over 30 years. There will be a void that will be impossible to replace in our club but JJ would want nothing more than to see this club press on and be better than ever.
Hope to see yall soon.....
Carl
Sec/Treas
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Friday, March 23, 2012
JJ Wilson
It is with a very heavy heart that I type this: JJ Wilson passed away this evening about 8 pm. As soon as we know details regarding visitation and the funeral we will get the word out. Heaven gained one heck of an Angler today. You will be missed JJ
Ross Barnett tournament postponed until further notice
Jbc due to JJ Wilsons condition we are post poning the tournament tomorrow until further notice
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Tournament #2 Ross Barnett Pairings and Boat #'s
Below are the pairings and boat #'s for Saturday's tournament on Ross Barnett (03/24)
1) TJ Hare, Jr. and TJ Hare, Sr.
2) Scott Goza and Jim Lowe
3) Marvin Freeman and Richard Walley
4) Randy Mills
5) Greg Horne
6) Jeff Hankins
7) RB Sheppard
8) Joel Peeler
9) Johnnie Baker
10) Mike Overall
11) JJ Wilson
12) Steven Bailey
13) Pete Larson and Mike Murphy
14) Charlie Moore
15) George Thrash
16) Larry Lowery
17) Micheal Clark
18) Carl Sandberg
19) Hunter Edwards
20) Bob Westerfield
What a great turnout! 24 of our 25 members are fishing! Good luck to everyone - see you at Tommy's saturday morning.
1) TJ Hare, Jr. and TJ Hare, Sr.
2) Scott Goza and Jim Lowe
3) Marvin Freeman and Richard Walley
4) Randy Mills
5) Greg Horne
6) Jeff Hankins
7) RB Sheppard
8) Joel Peeler
9) Johnnie Baker
10) Mike Overall
11) JJ Wilson
12) Steven Bailey
13) Pete Larson and Mike Murphy
14) Charlie Moore
15) George Thrash
16) Larry Lowery
17) Micheal Clark
18) Carl Sandberg
19) Hunter Edwards
20) Bob Westerfield
What a great turnout! 24 of our 25 members are fishing! Good luck to everyone - see you at Tommy's saturday morning.
Monday, March 12, 2012
Newsletter - Tournament 1 Lake Bruin Results
Our first tournament for 2012 is in the books. After forecasts all week of rain for Saturday, March 10 the weather ended up being sunny with wind out of the east. Nothing like fluctuating weather and wind to mix up the fishing for everyone! Overall we had 21 anglers make the trip to Lake Bruin. In total we weighed 61 fish for a total of 113.66 lbs for an average fish of 1.86lbs. (Last year on Bruin we had 17 anglers weigh 51 fish for 106.90lbs for an average fish of 2.10lbs). At the end of the day, JJ Wilson had the biggest bag totaling 14.51 lbs to win the tournament. This also marks back to back wins on Bruin for JJ. Congrats!! Below are your top Anglers from Lake Bruin.
1st Place – J.J. Wilson 14.51 Lbs
2nd Place – Carl Sandberg 11.79 Lbs
3rd Place – TJ Hare, Jr. 7.93 Lbs
4th Place – Marvin Freeman 7.13 Lbs
5th Place – Micheal Clark 6.93 Lbs
Lunker honors were taken by Jeff Hankins with a 4.23lb fish. Something to note: Jeff Hankins has now fished two tournaments with the JBC (one last year and now one this year) and he has won the Lunker Pot both times! This might turn into a money circuit for Jeff! Congratulations to all these fishermen. And as if the broken record never ends – JJ’s team won the first tournament of the year. I will say this – the team race was very close and should be interesting to watch this year. JJ’s team won by only 5 points and his team was fishing with the most anglers (8). RB’s team (Slurpies) came in second with 7 anglers fishing and my team (Strike King) came in third (only 2 points behind the Slurpies) with only 6 anglers. Can’t wait to see these teams battle it out this year.
Upcoming events
• The March General Membership Meeting will be at Sal and Phils Tuesday March 20th.
• Point tournament on Ross Barnett Saturday March 24th.
We have SEVERAL boaters whose insurance expires prior to our next tournament.. These anglers are: RB Sheppard, Johnnie Baker, Charlie Moore, Mike Overall, Austin Banks, Jr. Also new boaters – Hunter Edwards (who had it for me at Bruin but I forgot to get it from him), Jeff Hankins, Randy Mills. If your name is not mentioned above it means I have a current policy on you for now. We have two weeks until our next tournament along with a general membership meeting – so please either fax your policy to me (601-208-6823), email it to me (csandberg@trustmark.com) or bring it to our next general membership meeting. Everyone fishing out of their boat Saturday March 24th will have to have me a current policy or you will be ineligible to fish. Please email me or call me if you have any questions on this.
I am planning to have our JBC Manuals ready by this next General Membership Meeting (Tuesday March 24th) so please make every effort to attend this meeting and pick up your manual. It is important to be familiar with this manual as it contains everything you need to know about the club from membership to tournament rules to the club by-laws. There are changes from year to year and it is really easy to miss something if you don’t keep up to date.
Below are some pics from the Bruin Tournament
1st Place – J.J. Wilson 14.51 Lbs
2nd Place – Carl Sandberg 11.79 Lbs
3rd Place – TJ Hare, Jr. 7.93 Lbs
4th Place – Marvin Freeman 7.13 Lbs
5th Place – Micheal Clark 6.93 Lbs
Lunker honors were taken by Jeff Hankins with a 4.23lb fish. Something to note: Jeff Hankins has now fished two tournaments with the JBC (one last year and now one this year) and he has won the Lunker Pot both times! This might turn into a money circuit for Jeff! Congratulations to all these fishermen. And as if the broken record never ends – JJ’s team won the first tournament of the year. I will say this – the team race was very close and should be interesting to watch this year. JJ’s team won by only 5 points and his team was fishing with the most anglers (8). RB’s team (Slurpies) came in second with 7 anglers fishing and my team (Strike King) came in third (only 2 points behind the Slurpies) with only 6 anglers. Can’t wait to see these teams battle it out this year.
Upcoming events
• The March General Membership Meeting will be at Sal and Phils Tuesday March 20th.
• Point tournament on Ross Barnett Saturday March 24th.
We have SEVERAL boaters whose insurance expires prior to our next tournament.. These anglers are: RB Sheppard, Johnnie Baker, Charlie Moore, Mike Overall, Austin Banks, Jr. Also new boaters – Hunter Edwards (who had it for me at Bruin but I forgot to get it from him), Jeff Hankins, Randy Mills. If your name is not mentioned above it means I have a current policy on you for now. We have two weeks until our next tournament along with a general membership meeting – so please either fax your policy to me (601-208-6823), email it to me (csandberg@trustmark.com) or bring it to our next general membership meeting. Everyone fishing out of their boat Saturday March 24th will have to have me a current policy or you will be ineligible to fish. Please email me or call me if you have any questions on this.
I am planning to have our JBC Manuals ready by this next General Membership Meeting (Tuesday March 24th) so please make every effort to attend this meeting and pick up your manual. It is important to be familiar with this manual as it contains everything you need to know about the club from membership to tournament rules to the club by-laws. There are changes from year to year and it is really easy to miss something if you don’t keep up to date.
Below are some pics from the Bruin Tournament
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Lake Bruin Tournament Pairings/Boat#'s
#1) Johnnie Baker/Mike Murphy
#2) Micheal Clark/Richard Walley
#3) Austin Banks/Kevin Daigle
#4) Hunter Edwards/Charlie Moore
#5) Jim Lowe/Pete Larson
#6) RB Sheppard/Mike Overall
#7) Scott Goza
#8) Randy Mills
#9) JJ Wilson
#10) Larry Lowery
#11) Jeff Hankins
#12) Joel Peeler
#13) TJ Hare, Jr.
#14) Carl Sandberg
#15) Greg Horne
#16) Marvin Freeman
Reminder - lunker pot of $5 paid at weigh in. Get your Louisiana Fishing license. Bring your rain gear - gonna be a wet one.
See yall Saturday Morning.
#2) Micheal Clark/Richard Walley
#3) Austin Banks/Kevin Daigle
#4) Hunter Edwards/Charlie Moore
#5) Jim Lowe/Pete Larson
#6) RB Sheppard/Mike Overall
#7) Scott Goza
#8) Randy Mills
#9) JJ Wilson
#10) Larry Lowery
#11) Jeff Hankins
#12) Joel Peeler
#13) TJ Hare, Jr.
#14) Carl Sandberg
#15) Greg Horne
#16) Marvin Freeman
Reminder - lunker pot of $5 paid at weigh in. Get your Louisiana Fishing license. Bring your rain gear - gonna be a wet one.
See yall Saturday Morning.
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