Castaic Bass Club Blog

September Meeting

Our meeting got off to a roar as always we had Jeff Jue share some of what he found to be working along with some of our other members as well. Personally I found none of it to work but that’s why it’s Castaic. Our next tournament will be held at Pyramid lake this coming Sunday Oct. 17th.  Lake opens @ 7am this will be a launch and go start with weigh in at yellow bar dock @ 3pm we are no longer in the 6 hour rule.
For those of you that have perpetual plaques from years past that have room on them for please make sure you bring them to Thursday nights meeting. We need to get them to the engravers to add this year’s achievement to them. Right now we are looking at our banquet being on December 19th location to be determined.
With our November meeting right around the corner nominations for board members are going to be taken at this meeting so that we can hold elections in November. Current board is as follows:

President: Mike Iljin
VP/TD: Ron Licari
Secretary: Tony Franks
Treasurer: Kevin Miner
Weigh master: Nick Langer
Asst. to the President: Eddie Carr

Tournament Results

Well the Manny Nunez Memorial Challenge Tournament went off with out a hitch 7 different clubs 38 boats total from all over so cal showed up and fished a very tough bite at Castaic Lake. Top honors for the day went to 911. Our club ended up in what I recall as third place. Seemed like most anglers got their fish early and then struggled the rest of the day. I would like to thank all those who jumped in and help get things going during the weight in and getting the BBQ started. Special thanks out to Mike’s wife Donna for her help.

Mike’s

The end of another year is drawing near. We have accomplished a lot and the Club is still growing with the addition of new members. Next year will be interesting with us trying something new in the June and December tournaments. This will mark the first time for the Club fishing Castaic Lower Lagoon. This body of water holds an extraordinary amount of large bass. We are looking into events that will include fun for the whole family. Start making plans to set aside December 19 for our annual awards banquet. Please remember to bring you plaques from last year so that all the spaces can be filled in. For you new members, plaques will be handed out that will have plates attached on them for any tournament finish in the top 4. You will also receive a plate if you caught big fish in any month.
See you all at Thursday’s meeting,
Mike

April Meeting

I sense a pattern developing here and I don’t mean running a Bubblegum Grub at 30 feet over a point.  I mean the willingness of our guest speakers to virtually overwhelm us with great insight and information.  At our last meeting it was Team Davies, Steve and Delynn’s turn, although in reality Steve did most of the whelming.  Steve spoke at length about technique and tactics so if you weren’t there, well, sucks to be you I guess.  As before, Steve and DeLynn brought with product aplenty.  Their Tear Shot slip on weighs are my personal favorite and are available locally at J&T Tackle in Simi Valley and Anglers Marine in Anaheim and online from MonsterTackle.com (their website was down at the time of this writing).

Don’t forget, our next tournament is one of the funnest things you will ever do with the club, our two day event at Cachuma, May 15th and 16th.  Chef David “Aquaman” Sanchez will be preparing a sumptuous feast for us on Saturday night provided he remembers the salsa this time.  You are on your own for dinner on Friday so bring it or buddy up.  It will be a launch and go because some of the boats will not get to the lake until late and will have to go through inspection in the morning.

Tournament Results

Be careful of what you wish for you just might get it.  That may describe the conditions at Pyramid on April 11th.  I know we were all tired of the cold and the wind on the lake and we were all wishing for a change and we got just that, in spades.  Along with the frigid cold and the wind we got rain and whitecaps.  It did everything but snow on us.  That did not however keep the fish from biting.  Winning the event with 5 fish at 14.22 pounds (respectable even when the sun is shinning) were Jeff Jue and Eddie Carr.  Jeff (who says he never does well at Pyramid) also had the Big Fish for the tournament at 3.85 pounds.  In second place were Kevin “Keh-Ching” Miner and Jessie Benavidez, 4 fish, 10.12 pounds.  Third place with 3 fish and 7.11 pounds went to Roger Larocque and his guest (spelled r-i-n-g-e-r) Derrek Stewart.

Mike’s

Our 2 day tournament will be at Cachuma next weekend.  Remember that we will be in the Apache Sunrise campground.  Make sure that you let them know when you check in that you are with the Castaic Bass Club.  You will only be responsible for the entry and launch fees.  The club will pick up the camping fees.  May 21 the Castaic Bass Club will be hosting the first F.O.C.L. night tournament B.B.Q. There will be 4 of these events this year and the club will be hosting all of them.  Please sign up to help.

See you Thursday,

Mike

The Meeting

The meeting was a bit shorter than usual.  Nick Langer was scheduled to make a presentation on boating safety but due to a personal emergency he was unable to make it.  Mike Iljin brought the box of remaining Logo wear.  He is getting ready to put together an order so if you have a request, bring it to the meeting on Thursday or email it to Mike or me.  Tony Franks is checking into the KOA campgrounds for our Santa Margarita tournament.

Tournament Results

The difference between the boaters’s meeting and the actual start of the tournament was that it was dark at the meeting.  Other than that it was windy and cold at both.  Later in the day it was colder and windier.  Finally at the weigh-in it was only cold and windy.  I can say this much for Pyramid Lake, it is consistent.  Cashing in for his third tournament in a row, this time in first place was Kevin Miner and his partner, Gary Priddy with only 4 fish but a total weight of 11.02 pounds.  In second place with the only 5 fish limit of the day were Ron Licari and Calvin Matsui at 10.96 pounds.  Fishing alone was Mike Iljin who got third place with 3 fish at 7.23 pounds.  There was a rare occurrence where 2 fish came in at the same weight to split Big Fish money.  Both Mark Poulson and Kevin Miner landed 3.64 pounders.  April we are back to Pyramid again, bring a heavy jacket.

Mike’s

First off I would like to thank the club for the surprise birthday cake that was made by Shelley’s daughter Marni.  It was enjoyed by all at the Angler’s Choice tournament.

This month’s meeting will have guest speakers Steve and DeLynn Davies. This father and son team has spoken to the club on numerous occasions and they are always eager to share valuable information and tips.

I may have found another embroiderer for our club jackets, so if you are interested in buying one please let me know at the meeting.

Our 2 day event at Cachuma is fast approaching so be sure to set aside that weekend.