Houston Big Game Fishing Club's
Monthly Newsletter
On the Wire
February 2021
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We would like to wish a special Thank you to two more renewing sponsors for 2021! We are so grateful for our sponsors and want to thank each and every one of you for supporting our Organization! We couldn't do this without you.
Welcome PERFORMANCE DIESEL, INC. in Webster for joining us again as a GOLD SPONSOR! Thank you Brent and Lucas for supporting us again this year. We can't thank you enough.
Also, "FRIENDLY PROPERTIES OF TEXAS" is joining us this year as a BRONZE SPONSOR! Jack and Carol Beal are not only long-standing members of our Club, but actively involved on our Club Committees as well as the Board. Thanks Jack and Carol for your sponsorship!
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FRIENDLY PROPERTIES OF TEXAS
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NEW HBGFC President- John Bowen |
We would like to welcome our new Club President, John Bowen. John is the owner of Elite Diesel Service in Kemah. We are excited to have John move into the President role from previously being our 1st Vice President. John is an avid fisherman, dog father to 2 chocolate labs, Tater and Marley, and married to his wonderful wife Samantha Bowen. We would also like to thank Robert Rickett, our previous President for his many years of service and loyalty to our Club. Thanks Robert!
The Annual Strategic Planning meeting for the Board of Director's took place on January 30, 2021 where the Board discussed our Charitable Program Donations and upcoming events for 2021. While we still have some challenges to face with the pandemic, we are very hopeful that 2021 will be a better year for the Club with some great events and fundraisers headed your way! Stay tuned.
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Annual Awards Banquet UPDATE |
We have had a change of date for the Annual Awards Banquet that was scheduled for April 17, 2021 at the OMNI Hotel Galleria/Houston. With the Covid numbers rising and many people still unsure of indoor gatherings, we are currently working on when the rescheduled event will take place. Don't worry, we are still determining when we will have our WINNERS of the 2020 divisions receive their trophies. We will update you with this info as soon as we have a new date confirmed! In the meantime, please mark your calendar's for the SPRING CLAY SHOOT FUNDRAISER, an OUTDOOR event, happening on the same weekend, April 17, 2021. Details below!
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Spring Clay Shoot- April 17, 2021 10am |
April 17, 2021
Fundraiser for the Ronald McDonald House of Galveston. Please bring with you a clothing or food donation if you plan to shoot! This is a big reason for our event, so please help us support our local youth. We will throw in a bonus to your score card if you bring a donation!! RMH is a "home away from home" for the families of children seeking medical treatment at UTMB, Shriner's Hospital and the Transitional Learning Center. They need our help!
Location: Providence Plantation, Rosharon, TX
Registration begins: 10:00 am
Shooting begins: 11:00 am
Register below. You'll also find the WISH LIST for donation items for the Ronald McDonald House on the registration form. More info to come soon!
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Captain Kevin Deerman, Author
Last January, the weather only allowed a couple of opportunities for Texas Wahoo anglers to venture out, but over the past month we have had some extremely favorable conditions for this time of year. The lead changes have been frequent in the Winter Wahoo Championship with “Bad Cat” being in first place as of now with a 215 pound three fish aggregate after a recent trip with HBGFC member Joey Schiller riding along. Joey and his team currently hold the first, second and third place categories in the HBGFC annual tournament on their own boat Payczech as well. With a couple more months left in our Wahoo season there’s sure to be more changes in both of these leaderboards, especially if the weather continues to cooperate.
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Captain Troy Day, Author
In September, we were informed by NOAA Fisheries that the recreational fishery had exceeded its quota of 250 blue marlin, white marlin, and round scale spearfish, as I wrote about in October. Apparently there was a mistake in the accounting of those numbers, and although we got close, we did not harvest 268 billfish as previously reported, but 233: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/atlantic-highly-migratory-species/2020-recreational-atlantic-billfish-landings-updates. It’s kind of unsettling that NOAA sounded the alarm bell so quickly when it was a mistake, but good news that we did not exceed the quota.
In other news, the amount of work our boatyards are seeing seems to be setting records, so if you haven’t yet scheduled your yard visit, get in line now, they are busy!
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Club Awards Program Standings |
Don't forget that you have 30 days to turn in your Verification forms from the day you catch/release your fish in order to be included in the Awards Program.
Please also note that we will be discontinuing our Gulf Coast Division from our annual awards program for 2021. From now on, all points received from boats departing from/returning to any port other than a Texas port will be considered the International Division.
If you've caught fish this year and want your points to count, please email your verification forms to info@hbgfc.com. Thank you!!
ON ANOTHER AWESOME NOTE....
We are adding a NEW DIVISION this year. Welcome the new "Weighed Swordfish Division" to the Awards Program. More info to come on our website soon!
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2020 TEXAS DIVISION
Last updated: 1/14/2021
Top Private Boat Points
Draggin' Up, Owner Chris Heule 14,200
DECARB, Sam Moore, Matt Moore, and Doug Chamberlain 10,700
Shakedown, Owner Gabriel Goodman 5,300
Top Outboard Boat Points
Justified, Owner John Bowen 1,000
PayCzech, Owner Joe Schiller 800
Woosah, Owner Martin Bronstein 800
Top Male Angler Points
Sam Rasberry 4,000
Casey Wedgeworth 3,500
Tim Peterson 3,500
Top Female Angler Points
Christina Thompson 1,500
Kennedy Heule 1,500
Julie Coulter 200
Darlene Rhodes 200
Top Junior Angler Points
Max Moore 2,700
Walker Rhodes 1,600
Sam Moore, Jr. 1,000
Top Captain Points
Kevin Deerman 14,200
Troy Day 10,700
Raleigh Morrison 4,637
Top Mate Points
Conner Golightly 9,500
Andy Hollen 6,600
Seth Brennan 4,700
Top Yellowfin Tuna Weight
Chase Perthuis (Chase This) 149.9
Joe Schiller (Team PayCzech) 141.5
Kennedy Heule (Draggin' Up) 119.0
Top Dorado Weight
Weston Rhodes (Walk West) 28.5
Weston Rhodes (Walk West) 25.7
Top Wahoo Weight
Walker Rhodes (Walk West) 61.1
Austin Sullivan (Justified) 43.4
Mike Farnell (Espadon) 41
Top Swordfish Points
Titan Up, Owner Bill Hunt 10,000
Twisted Sisters, Owner David Dion 3,500
Shakedown, Owner Gabriel Goodman 1,500
2020 GULF COAST DIVISION
Last updated: 10/5/2020
Top Gulf Coast Boat of the Year Points
High Cotton, Owner Pete Bell 5,900
Duolos, Owner Juan Menchaca Sr. 3,700
Amigo, Owner David Denbow 1,700
2020 INTERNATIONAL DIVISION
Last updated: 12/15/2020
Top Private Boat Points
Huntress, Darryl & Lori Schroeder 19,300
Slight Edge, Owners Perry & Cinda Forrester 9,600
Draggin' Up, Owner Chris Heule 3,000
Top Charter Boat Points
Eastbound and Down, owner Jeffrey Naylor 1,000
Top Male Angler Points
Darryl Schroeder 5,700
Perry Forrester 4,000
Top Female Angler Points
Cinda Forrester 4,000
Lori Schroeder 1,400
Nancy Frazer 700
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FARQUHAR FINANCIAL SERVICES |
- Doxey Lures
- GE Weldon Construction
- Hilton's Realtime-Navigator
- Honore's Crawfish Cafe
- Larry Rackley
- Pelagic Gear
- Serious Tackle
- Silver King Adventures
- Viking Service Center
- Your Printing Now
- Friendly Properties of Texas
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2021 BOARD OF DIRECTORS (Updated) |
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OFFICERS
John Bowen, President
Allan Legge, 1st Vice President
Troy Day, 2nd Vice President
Randy Bright, Treasurer
Jack Beal, Secretary
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DIRECTORS
Robert Rickett, Director
James Helm, Director
Kevin Deerman, Director
Ryan Doxey, Director
Randy King, Director
Richard Richardson, Director
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Phone: 409-744-2307 * Fax: 409-744-2313 |
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