Forest City Bassmasters welcome aboard Xtreme Marine who will be providing some great member benefits for us. London. Xtreme Marine, located at 1978 Westchester Bourne, will be giving a save the tax promotion for FCBM members on all rods, reels, tackle and fishing related products at Xtreme Marine. Cards are given to club members for use with this promotion.
Xtreme Marine also hosts an number of fishing and boating related presentations throughout the year. See their facebook page for details.
Our next meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 28th at 7 pm at Billy T’s Tap & Grill, 1600 Highbury Ave N, London, ON N5Y 5N7 in their back meeting room. New members always welcome, come on out and see what we’re about.
Speakers: Reno Viola (Reno Viola Radio Show, Marketing to Millennials) and Mike Dingman (Smartbaits)
Reno and Mike will talk about Reno’s all outdoors radio station WRVO Radio Network 1 (and provide a free download for the application). They’ll also be introducing and providing info on the newest Canadian super bait available called Smartbaits, and detail how this color changing technology in baits will help anglers catch more fish. Mike has been using Smartbaits for the last 3 years and says “I can tell you without reservation that the product works day in and day out with a very high success rate”. Some free samples will be available to the people at the meeting, plus discussions on possible pro staff positions and tournament support.
Agenda Items:
Jersey ordering
Forest City would like to thank Derek Strub, Superintendent for the G.R.C.A. at the Belwood Lake Conservation Area and Humminbird, Minn Kota, Shimano and G. Loomis Pro-staffer for his great talk at our February meeting. Derek had tons of insights and tips on new Humminbird and Minn Kota units and how to use electronics and trolling motors to your advantage. He also went through some great new products from Shimano and G. Loomis. The members were also treated to a variety of Shimano, G. Loomis and Jackall swag!! Thanks Derek!!
Our next meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 28th at 7 pm at Billy T’s Tap & Grill, 1600 Highbury Ave N, London, ON N5Y 5N7 in their back meeting room. New members always welcome, come on out and see what we’re about.
Speaker: Derek Strub, Superintendent for the G.R.C.A. at the Belwood Lake Conservation Area. Derek has been tournament fishing at top Canadian events for many years and will be speaking about “All things new with Humminbird, Shimano and GLoomis”. This is one speaker you don’t want to miss! Check out this great article on him that highlights some of his fishing career!
Agenda Items:
Jersey ordering.
Membership dues for 2017 are due!
Our 2017 Tournament Schedule
Note: All dates/venues may be subject to change as needed.
Angling Sports/Forest City Bassmasters Open Pike Tournament
Victoria Day, Monday, May 22, 2017 (8 am start) – Wildwood Lake (Open to Public)
Forest City Bassmasters Opening Tournament (Regular Members Only)
Sunday, June 25, 2017(8 am to 4 pm) – Rondeau Bay out of Erieau Marina
Angling Sports/Forest City Bassmasters Canada Day Open Tournament (Open to Public)
Canada Day, Saturday, July 1st, 2017 (8 am start) – Fanshawe Lake, electric motor and up to 9.9 hp kicker motors only.
Forest City Bassmasters Fanshawe Friday Evening Tournament (Regular Club Members)
Friday, July 7, 2017 (5:30 to 9:15 pm), Fanshawe Lake, electric motors and up to 9.9 hp kickers only
Forest City Bassmasters Wildwood Wednesday Evening Tournament (Regular Club Members)
Wednesday, July 19, 2017 (5:45 pm to 9:15 pm) – Wildwood Lake
Forest City Bassmasters Lakeside Largemouth Evening Tournament (Regular Club Members)
Thursday, August 3, 2017 (5:45 pm to 9:00 pm) – Lakeside (Sunova Lake)
Forest City Bassmasters Sarnia River Tournament (Regular Club Members)
Sunday, August 13, 2017 (8:00 and 4:00 pm) – Sarnia River out of Sarnia Bay Launch
Hank Gibson Qualifier (Regular Club Members Only)
August 26-27, 2017 – Ottawa River, Petawawa. Note: Entry fees are $275 Boater, $250 Non-Boater. See Ontario BASS Nation Website for full details.
Angling Sports/Forest City Bassmasters Labour Day Open Tournament (Open to Public)
Labour Day, Monday, September 4, 2017 (8 am start) – Wildwood Lake
Forest City and Hamilton Bassmasters Inter-Club Tournament (Regular Members Only)
Saturday, September 16, 2017 (8 am to 4 pm) – Long Point, Lake Erie (out of Turkey Point Marina)
Angling Sports/Forest City Bassmasters Thanksgiving Day Open Tournament (Open to Public)
Thanksgiving Day, Monday, October 9, 2017 (8 am start) – Wildwood Lake
Forest City Bassmasters Chilly St. Clair Tournament (Regular Members Only)
Sunday, October 29, 2017 – (8 am to 3:30 pm) – Lake St. Clair (Mitchell’s Bay Area Only) out of Mitchell’s Bay
Open tournaments are $50 per 2 person team (includes big fish prize), 100% payout.
Forest City Club tournaments are $50 per person (includes $5 to big fish pool), 100% payout (50% – 1st, 30% – 2nd, 20 % 3rd).
A big thank you to our January meeting speaker, Dennis Shearme, Hully Gully Marine Specialist, Princecraft Pro Staff Fishing Team Member, and Shear-Kin Catch em’ drop shot weights and jig heads founder. Dennis gave us some excellent insights into keeping your boat running and looking great.
We also handed out our 2017 Angler of the Year awards. Congratulations again to Don Kraemer and Zach Beacham.
Dennis Shearme, Hully Gully Marine Specialist, Princecraft Pro Staff Fishing Team Member, and Shear-Kin Catch em’ founder.
2017 Forest City Bassmasters Angler of the Year Don Kraemer (left) and 2017 Forest City Bassmasters High School Angler of the Year Zach Beacham (right).
Our next meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 31st at 7 pm at Billy T’s Tap & Grill, 1600 Highbury Ave N, London, ON N5Y 5N7 in their back meeting room. New members always welcome, come on out and see what we’re about.
Speaker: Dennis Shearme, Hully Gully Marine Specialist, Princecraft Pro Staff Fishing Team Member, and Shear-Kin Catch em’ drop shot weights and jig heads founder. Dennis will speak about boat maintenance tips.
Agenda Items:
Survey Results
2017 Tournament Dates and Places Discussions
Membership dues for 2017 are due!
Congratulations to Don Kraemer, our 2016 Forest City Bassmasters Angler of the Year winner. Don had a solid and consistent year registering four 2nd place finishes for a total of 380 points and tied in points with Mark Biesinger who registered a win, two seconds and a third place fish. Don squeaked ahead in the tiebreaker by a tenth of a pound for title. Solid year Don!
A shout out to our fishing ironmen and ironwoman, Kevin, Alicia, T.J. and Nate who participated in all 8 bass tournaments we held. Scott, Ian, Rick and Don participated in 7 of them.
We had good sized tournament fields throughout the year and no cancellations due to weather or lack of signups. Our smallest tournament was Fanshawe Friday Evening held in midsummer at 5 boats, then Wildwood Wednesday Evening with 7 boats, Lake St. Clair and Conestoga at 8 and our Rondeau Bay Opener at 9. For our Open tournaments, on Thanksgiving Day at Wildwood we had 10 boats, Canada Day at Fanshawe had 14 boats, Labor Day at Wildwood with 19 boats, and the Pike tournament at Wildwood in May with an awesome 29 boat field!
Congratulations as well to our 2016 High School Angler of the Year – Zach Beacham. Well done Zach, looking forward to having you fish with the regular members next year!
2016 Angler of the Year Results
Best 4 of 8 tournaments, heaviest big fish as tiebreaker.
2016 High School Angler of the Year Results
