Next meeting is Tuesday, July 29th at 7:00 pm and will be held at Angling Sports – 681 Highbury Avenue North (at Dundas St.) London, Ontario, N5W 4L4.
Speaker: Dean Franklin, Shimano Pro Team Member. Dean and his wife Cindy run the TBBA Series of tournaments. Dean will be talking about tournaments and running them as well as taking questions related to Shimano products.
New members welcome, come and see what we’re about.
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Congratulations to Mike Craftchick and Sam Rankin, winners of our first BASS club tournament held on Rondeau Bay out of Erieau Marina.
Forest City Bassmasters Rondeau Bay Tournament Winners Mike Craftchick (left) and Sam Rankin (right).
Full Results – June 29, 2014
Place/Team/5 Bass Weight (lbs.)/Big Fish Weight (lbs.)
1. Mike Craftchick/Sam Rankin 12.82/3.74
2. Pat DeVincenzo/Trevor Forbes 11.50
3. Dennis Shearme/Owen Mueller 10.48/2.50
4. Jim Forbes/Dave LaCroix 10.11/2.33
5. Tony Hemming/Dave Acal 8.92/2.55
6. Don Zalitach/Don Kraemer 7.03
Some updates from our previous meeting:
Rondeau Bay FCBM Tournament 1 (see link for details)
Boater/Non Boater Etiquette (see link for details)
Meeting times will be changed to a 7 pm start.
Forums are running on the website (see link for details)
Proposed Venues Poll Results
Our next meeting is on Tuesday June 24th, 6:30pm at the Tracker Boat Centre at Ultimate Marine (beside Hully Gully) – 1629 Wharncliffe Rd. South, London.
Topics of discussion will include our upcoming bass tournament(s), rules and policy setting and a primer on boat etiquette. We’ll need help and input from everyone please.
New and prospective members are welcome, come see what we are all about.
Angling Sports is hosting a number of upcoming events that may be of interest to FCBM members including:
A new forum section has been added to the Forest City Bassmasters website. To register for the FCBM forums please send an email through the contact page with first and last name, preferred username, and email address. A password will then be sent to you (please allow a day or two for response).
Please note that forums will be visible (we can modify this for certain sections I believe) to the public but you must register to be able to post or comment. Please be respectful. No foul language or spam please.
Fourteen teams competed in tough conditions in this event at Wildwood Conservation Area outside of St. Mary’s. High, muddy and cold water made for slow fishing and high winds later in the morning and early afternoon made boat handling difficult. Thankfully, a warming bright sun helped improve fishing as the day progressed. Congratulations to our winners pictured below. Special thanks to Pat and Dave at Angling Sports for providing the measuring troughs for this event. Full results can be found here.
1st Place, Dennis Shearme and Sam Rankin with Pat DeVincenzo of Angling Sports (right).
2nd Place, Scott Howe, Jeff Zeisner – with Sam Rankin of Forest City Bassmasters (left) and Pat DeVincenzo of Angling Sports (right).
3rd Place, Chris Van Den Berg, Henry Van Den Berg – with Sam Rankin of Forest City Bassmasters (left) and Pat DeVincenzo of Angling Sports (right).
Big Fish, Chris Van Den Berg, Henry Van Den Berg – with Sam Rankin of Forest City Bassmasters (left) and Pat DeVincenzo of Angling Sports (right).
Next meeting is Tuesday, May 27th at 6:30 pm and will be held at Angling Sports – 681 Highbury Avenue North (at Dundas St.) London, Ontario, N5W 4L4.
Speaker: Simon Frost, Eastern Lake Erie tournament angler and guide. One of Ontario’s top smallmouth anglers, Simon will be talking to us about Humminbird/Minnkota products and general bass tactics. Come ready with lots of smallmouth questions!
New members welcome, come and see what we’re about.
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