Meeting Tuesday May 31st at 7pm

Our next meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 31th 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.

Reminder:
If you are planning to fish the Hank Gibson Qualifier get your signup form and cheques to the club president for signing ASAP (i.e. bring it to the meeting).

Other Agenda Items:
Jersey Ordering – sizing info will be available at the meeting as will forms for adding logos if you are a sponsored angler. With the sponsors on board (FCBM, Angling Sports and Valley Fashions) and sufficient orders the costs for the standard jersey (+taxes and shipping) should be quite low (est. ~$30). Bring $20 down payment please.

Speakers:
Nick Cousvis (and Theo) from Megabass will talk to us about jerkbait and sight fishing.

Nick Cousvis

Nick Cousvis

AOY Hardware / Thanks Jason

A big thank you to Jason Barnucz for coming out to speak at our club meeting on Tuesday. Jason shared some great stories and information on bass handling and livewell and tournament management. We also handed out some hardware to our Angler of the Year winners (pictures below).

Jason Barnucz regaling the club with great stories and some bass science!

Jason Barnucz regaling the club with great stories and some bass science!

2015 Junior Angler of the Year winner Owen Mueller (right) with club president Mark Biesinger.

2015 Junior Angler of the Year winner Owen Mueller (right) with club president Mark Biesinger.

2015 Angler of the Year winner Cole Bailey (right) with club president Mark Biesinger.

2015 Angler of the Year winner Cole Bailey (right) with club president Mark Biesinger.

2015 Forest City Bassmasters Angler of the Year Awards

2015 Forest City Bassmasters Angler of the Year Awards

Meeting Reminder: Tuesday April 26th at 7pm

Jason Barnucz

Jason Barnucz

Our next meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 26th 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: Jason Barnucz, Aquatic Science Biologist for Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Pure Fishing Ambassador, Fishbum Outfitters Field Staff Member, Fishing Guide, Conservation Director for Ontario Bass Nation, and all around angling fanatic will speak at our upcoming Forest City Bassmasters meeting.

Other Agenda Items:
Angler of the year hardware will also be presented.
A run down of tournament signup procedures and rules.
Wildwood Pike Tournament.
Hank Gibson Qualifier allotments.
Jerseys.

2016 Casting Clinic and Competition Results and Pictures

Update: See the article about this event at BASS (bassmaster.com).

We had a fun night out learning some new casting techniques, set-ups for different presentations, baitcasting reel set-ups and more. Everyone enjoyed the chance to cast a few lines and tell a few tall tales. Congratulations to Spencer Shirley, both junior casting champ and overall casting accuracy winner (and proud new owner of a new rod courtesy of FCBM Vice-President Dave Harris). Thanks to Fred Gallina and Dave Harris for all their hard work at putting this together. A special thanks to Top Notch Tackle for supplying some of our prize packs. Some pictures from the night below:

Junior winners

Junior winners


Special thanks to Top Notch Tackle for donating prizes for the night.

Special thanks to Top Notch Tackle for donating prizes for the night.


Dave Harris (left) and our casting accuracy champ Spencer Shirley (with new rod).

Dave Harris (left) and our casting accuracy champ Spencer Shirley (with new rod).


Getting some lessons...

Getting some lessons…


Flippin' and pitchin'

Flippin’ and pitchin’

Meeting on Tuesday March 29

Our next meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 29th at 7 pm at Billy T’s Tap & Grill, 1600 Highbury Ave N, London, ON N5Y 5N7 in their back meeting room.

Speaker: Peter Savoia, President of Set the Hook , Canadian Distributors for Duckett Fishing, Sunline, Pig Sticker Bait Company, PowerTeam Lures, River2Sea, Magnetic Marine Products LLC, Reaction Innovations and Wake.

About Set the Hook (from their website) – Set The Hook was founded by Peter Savoia in 2001. The purpose was to bring Canadian fishermen and women the latest in fishing technology and innovation. We feel that Canadian stores and shops should have the same products on their shelves as the U.S. and not wait one or two years before we even hear about them.

For this reason we are determined to bring the finest of products to our dealers after they have been tested by our pro and field staff in some of the most extreme conditions. Products are tested for function, durability, longevity and of course does it do what it claims it can do. Combine this with competitive pricing and you have a partner in supplying you with products to keep you coming back for more.

Other Agenda Items will Include:
Treasurer/Conservation/High School Reports
OBN Board Meeting Report
Logo designs

Tackle Swap Meeting / Fishing and Boat Show

Our next meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 23rd at 7 pm at Billy T’s Tap & Grill, 1600 Highbury Ave N, London, ON N5Y 5N7 in their back meeting room. We’ll be having a tackle swap so bring in your unwanted tackle/rods/reels/gear to swap and buy, there’ll be some great bargains.

Forest City Bassmasters will be at the London Boat and Fishing Show. Come by and see us at the Angling Sports booth. A pitch, flip and casting booth will be present that we’ll be helping out with.

Meeting Agenda Items will Include:
Casting Clinic and Competition Night Setup
Some tournament format motions.
Membership benefits update.
Treasurer/Conservation/High School Reports