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CLUB CORPORATE SPONSORS
DIAMOND LEVEL
GOLD
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FARQUHAR FINANCIAL SERVICES
SILVER LEVEL
FRIENDLY PROPERTIES OF TEXAS
BRONZE
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G E Weldon Construction
Honore's Crawfish Cafe
Larry Rackley
Viking Service Center
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Houston Big Game Fishing Club's
Monthly Newsletter
On the Wire
October 2019
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In Memorium
It is with deep sadness that we share the news of the recent passing of Mr. George Gartner, Founding Club Member and perennial sponsor.
As the current Texas State Record Blue Marlin was caught on Mr. Gartner's boat while he was a Club member and sponsor, the Board of Directors unanimously approved a motion to honor his memory with the George Gartner Memorial Trophy for the Largest Blue Marlin caught in the Yearlong Awards Program. The first presentation of this newly-named trophy will be at the 2020 Awards and Fundraising Banquet on April 18.
The Club extends its deepest condolences to the family and friends for the loss of Mr. George Gartner as he will be missed by all who knew him. Contributions may be made in his honor to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network at PanCan.org in lieu of flowers.
In loving memory
George Gartner III
1954-2019
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Captain's Corner
Written by Captain Kevin Deerman
With great sadness and fond memories, I say goodbye to my longtime friend and fishing partner, George Gartner.
We shared many incredible times together along with his wonderful family, friends, and the Legacy fishing team doing what we both loved. He will be greatly missed by myself and the many people his life has touched in our sportfishing community.
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 Fun Fishing Day set for October 12 in Galveston
Sponsor, Volunteer and Donor opportunities still available!
The 8th Annual
FUN FISHING DAY will be held at the Pelican Rest Marina on October 12, 2019. We are excited to host the children of the Ronald McDonald House AND the children of Shriners Hospital for Children again this year!
The children and their families will spend the morning fishing with Club volunteers who will help them bait their hooks, reel in their fish and keep track of their winning catches. They will also be treated to a delicious lunch and end the day with trophies and pictures of their day!
There is still time to be a part of this event as a sponsor, volunteer, or donor... just contact the Club today!
*THANK YOU TO THE 2019 SPONSORS & DONORS!*
SPOTLIGHT SPONSORS
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PREMIER SPONSORS
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ELITE SPONSORS
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Friendly Properties of Texas
Passion with Purpose
Deano Merrigan & Anne Marie Stinson
Texas Bluewater Promos
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Galveston Party Boats
W.A.D.E.
Rogue Wave Solutions
G.E. Weldon Construction
Evergreen Landscape
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DONORS
Heather & Kevin Harper
Ida Mendiola
Smitty's Bait Camp
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 Team TITAN UP I wins inaugural Clay Shoot, event raises $14K
Rave reviews for format and venue; Raffle and auction a hit with participants
On September 28th, a total of 54 shooters headed out to beautiful Providence Plantation in Rosharon, TX to "come out and clay" for the inaugural Clay Shoot Fundraiser, raising $14,377 for the Club and its Charitable Programs!
Shooters included members and non-members, and Team TITAN UP I took home top honors! Here are the full results:
TOP TEAM
Team Titan Up I
Thomas Thompson, Christina Wills, Micah Reynolds, Tommy Thompson
Score = 333/400
TOP SPONSOR TEAM
Team Shootin' Blanks
Drew Newville, Dylan Williams, Duke Guilbeaux, Joey Free
Score = 319/400
TOP FLURRY TEAM
Team Shootin' Blanks
Drew Newville, Dylan Williams, Duke Guilbeaux, Joey Free
Score = 43/100
TOP SCORING SHOOTER
Thomas Thompson
Team Titan Up I
Score = 94/100
TOP YOUTH SHOOTER
Clayton Fritz
Score = 61/100
Thanks to all the sponsors, donors, and volunteers who helped "pull" this event together in seven weeks... Here's hoping the Club continues this new tradition into 2020!
If you weren't able to come, you can still get a t-shirt! There are a limited of number styles and sizes still available... contact the Club office to secure yours!
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 RSVP today for the annual Fall Mixer
Mark your calendar for November 7 from 6-8pm
This year's Fall Mixer will be held at Hotel Galvez & Spa on November 7, 2019, from 6-8 pm. Enjoy a Southwestern dinner buffet along with presentations from beneficiaries of HBGFC's Charitable Programs and exciting raffle prizes!
RSVP REQUIRED!
Full invitation and more details, including information on how to save 10% on a room at Hotel Galvez, will be emailed soon so stay tuned!
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The Learning Curve
Written by Captain Troy Day
Conservation & Education Committee
October 2019
NMFS recently released a proposal to relax longline restrictions in gear restricted areas. As of now, longliners fishing in the Gulf of Mexico have to use "weak hooks" which theoretically break when hooking mainly bluefin tuna and blue marlin. The first proposal would cut the amount of time weak hooks have to be in use to only January-June, because that's when the bluefin are here. The other change would convert the Gulf of Mexico area (in the Eastern Gulf) which is closed during April in May to a "monitoring" area, and allow longlining. Here are the closed and gear restricted areas:
In the proposal, as is typical of NMFS, they are showing negligence in protecting blue marlin populations, as they are only concerned about the weak hooks when bluefin tuna are here, neglecting to consider that our highest concentration of blue marlin off of Texas is in July and August.
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Yearlong Awards Program Standings
So sorry for any confusion... below are the corrected results!
CLICK HERE
to keep tabs on the action in between newsletter updates!
| 2019 GULF COAST DIVISION |
| Last updated: |
9/9/2019 |
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| Top Gulf Coast Boat of the Year |
Points |
| High Cotton, Owner Pete Bell |
4,100 |
| Walk West, Owner Riley Rhodes |
4,000 |
| Amigo, Owner David Denbow |
3,843 |
| Bimini Babe, Owner Babe Appling |
2,514 |
| Rock Mama, Owner Daniel Miers |
1,000 |
| Draggin' Up, Owner Chris Heule |
500 |
| 2019 TEXAS DIVISION |
| Last updated: |
9/9/2019 |
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| Top Private Boat |
Points |
| Game Plan, Owner Sherman Burrows |
7,900 |
| Walk West, Owner Riley Rhodes |
3,500 |
| Titan Up, Owner Bill Hunt |
3,000 |
| Amigo, Owner David Denbow |
2,843 |
| High Cotton, Owner Pete Bell |
2,600 |
| Half Down, Owner Casey Wedgeworth |
2,300 |
| DECARB, Owner Sam Moore, Matt Moore, and Doug Chamberlain |
2,300 |
| Bimini Babe, Owner Babe Appling |
2,014 |
| Bali Hai, Owner John Nau, Sr. |
2,000 |
| Pandemonium, Owner Mike Altman |
1,600 |
| Booyah, Owner Gordon Inscore |
1,600 |
| Done Deal, Owner Jon Gonsoulin |
1,400 |
| Relentless Pursuit, Owner Dennis Pasentine |
1,000 |
| Bandit, Owner Bert Steindorf |
700 |
| Lady Adele, Owner Anthony Luprete |
700 |
| Tico Time, Owner Dennis Wilkerson |
700 |
| Over-Ride, Owner Marty Griffith |
600 |
| Sarco, Owner Milton Greeson |
600 |
| Cat Cha Later, Owner Allen Junek |
600 |
| Final Answer, Owner Richard Borstmayer |
500 |
| Freebird, Owner David Blackbird |
500 |
| Over The Limit, Owner Derek Elzner |
500 |
| Sea Dollars, Owner Jack Beal |
500 |
| See Trial, Owner Colby Stewart |
500 |
| Suthern's Pride, Owner Marty Strakos |
500 |
| Live Situation, Owner Chris McClanahan |
500 |
| Doctor's Note, Owner Jim Cooper |
500 |
| Rock Mama, Owner Daniel Miers |
500 |
| Gringo Honeymoon, Owner Mike Miller |
400 |
| It's 5 O'clock Somewhere |
200 |
| Reel Blues, Owner Gary Stoddard |
200 |
| A-Team, Owner Clifford Acosta |
100 |
| Deez Nautz, Owner Chris Coulter |
100 |
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| Top Outboard Boat |
Points |
| Espadon, Owner John Rizopoulos |
800 |
| Ms. Mamoo, Owner Bryan Meyer |
500 |
| Fool's Gold, Owner Paige Kinkade |
100 |
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| Top Angler |
Points |
| David Denbow |
2,843 |
| Sherman Burrows |
2,800 |
| Casey Wedgeworth |
2,300 |
| Gordon Inscore |
1,600 |
| John Nau, Jr. |
1,500 |
| Mike Altman |
1,300 |
| Tommy Thompson |
1,000 |
| Paul Bitner |
700 |
| Milton Greeson |
600 |
| Floyd Appling, Jr. |
600 |
| Lee Weidner |
514 |
| John Nau, Sr. |
500 |
| Nick Rizopoulos |
500 |
| Brian Jinks |
500 |
| Jonathan Williams |
500 |
| Todd Nelms |
500 |
| Wes Appling |
300 |
| Robert Wyly |
200 |
| Doug Chamberlain |
200 |
| Michael Moragne |
100 |
| Marty Griffith |
100 |
| Scott Anderson |
100 |
| Riley Rhodes |
100 |
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| Top Female Angler |
Points |
| Christina Wills |
2,000 |
| Mandy Yeager |
800 |
| Stephanie Swan |
600 |
| Julie Coulter |
100 |
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| Top Junior Angler |
Points |
| Chase Perthuis |
2,000 |
| Walker Rhodes |
2,000 |
| Weston Rhodes |
1,000 |
| Sam Moore, Jr. |
900 |
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| Top Captain |
Points |
| Jeff Wilson |
3,000 |
| Brad Schoenfeld |
2,843 |
| Allan Legge |
2,600 |
| Scotty Stevens |
2,300 |
| Troy Day |
2,300 |
| Robert Jones |
2,014 |
| Anthony Lopez |
2,000 |
| Lane Kilgore |
1,600 |
| Jason Buck |
1,400 |
| Monte Love |
800 |
| Kevin Scott |
700 |
| Mike Hester |
700 |
| Paul Bitner |
700 |
| Gaige Inscore |
600 |
| Jacob Dawson |
600 |
| James Helm |
500 |
| Bryan Cardwell |
100 |
| Kerry Fritz |
100 |
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| Top Mate |
Points |
| Aaron Raesz |
3,243 |
| Wes Hazlip |
3,000 |
| Chad Creech |
2,300 |
| Kyle Slaughter |
2,000 |
| Wes Appling |
1,614 |
| Mike Ruthenbeck |
1,400 |
| Ryan Doxey |
1,100 |
| Justis Inscore |
600 |
| Lee Weidner |
200 |
| Kenneth Doxey |
200 |
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| Top Blue Marlin |
Points |
| David Denbow |
643 |
| Lee Weidner |
514 |
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| Top Yellowfin Tuna |
Weight |
| Casey Wedgeworth |
151.9 |
| Rand Clark |
115.5 |
| Bryan Meyer |
69.5 |
| Jeremy Blount |
42.5 |
| Matt Taylor |
41 |
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| Top Dorado |
Weight |
| Walker Rhodes |
33.5 |
| Max Moore |
33.04 |
| David Denbow |
26 |
| Nick Rizopoulos |
25.13 |
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| Top Wahoo |
Weight |
| Wilton Bull |
61.12 |
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| Top Swordfish |
Points |
| Titan Up, Owner Bill Hunt |
2,250 |
| Twisted Sisters, Owner David Dion |
1,250 |
| Doctor's Note, Owner Jim Cooper |
250 |
| Bali Hai, Owner John Nau, Sr. |
250 |
| Espadon, Owner John Rizopoulos |
250 |
| 2019 INTERNATIONAL DIVISION |
| Last updated: |
10/3/2019 |
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| Top Private Boat |
Points |
| Huntress, Owners Darryl and Lori Schroeder |
29,100 |
| No Compromise, Owners Alan and Robyn Roberts |
10,200 |
| Cajun Queen, Owners Jack and Ann Fletcher |
2,300 |
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| Top Male Angler |
Points |
| Perry Forrester |
7,100 |
| Reagan Norris |
6,500 |
| Darryl Schroeder |
4,400 |
| Jimmy Guinn |
2,300 |
| Taylor Norris |
2,200 |
| Chris Gwyn |
1,100 |
| Tom Laird |
1,100 |
| Doak Dunkin |
1,000 |
| Alan Roberts |
1,000 |
| Kyle Drushel |
500 |
| James Helm |
500 |
| Alex Li Torres |
500 |
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Top Female Angler
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Points |
| Cinda Forrester |
7,200 |
| Hillary Johnson |
5,500 |
| Lori Schroeder |
3,200 |
| Pam Basco |
1,000 |
| Michaela Norris |
900 |
| Ann Fletcher |
600 |
| Allison Cannan |
600 |
| Jill Schroeder |
400 |
| Haley Gwyn |
300 |
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| Top Swordfish |
Points |
| Titan Up - Owner Bill Hunt |
750 |
Tight lines, everyone!
Hope your October is spook-tacular!
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2019 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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OFFICERS
Robert Rickett, President
John Bowen, 1st Vice President
Allan Legge, 2nd Vice President
Randy Bright, Treasurer
Troy Day, Secretary
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DIRECTORS
Jack Beal
James Helm
Kevin Deerman
Marty Griffith
Randy King
Richard Richardson
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CONTACT THE CLUB
Phone: 409-744-2307 * Fax: 409-744-2313
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