Each Month we will be putting together a Club Email to help keep our members up to date on what is happening within the Club.
LATEST ISSUE:
Hello all,
This is it. The end of our regular season for 2026. Five points separate the Mekdeci's ( Steve and Ryan ) and Team Richards Quality Automotive ( Tom and Bob ). It all comes down to Kissimmee and who figures them out. It has been a great year again and I want to thank everyone for their sportsmanship and camaraderie. Three teams need to fish this event to make the classic. Ron and Ron Hebert, Matt Sparks and Michael Touchton, and Don and Kenny Garand. Remember to make your reservations at Roland Martins as soon as possible because they will not hold the rooms but a couple more weeks. Also mark your calendars for November 21st for our end of year picnic and Ina Mahoney Hospice challenge. We hope you can make it and look for some things we can put in the raffle. Ask around your work, vendors, friends, enemies, brother in laws and whoever you can think of to help us raise money for Gulfside Hospice. Looking forward to a great classic and a great party the next weekend.
We have a little business to take care of tomorrow night. We have four possible rule changes to vote on. The discussions took place last month so this month we vote. Remember, you must be present to place your vote. One vote per active member. Your partner can't vote for you so if these changes are important to you, you must be there.
Rule #1 - Remove the size limit for bass. This would allow you to bring 5 bass of any size to the scales.
Rule #2 - Allow boaters to put their boats on the trailer prior to weigh-in. This would apply to every tournament.
Rule #3 - Remove the rule that allows teams to drop one tournament's points to determine their TAOY points. The points would be the total of all ten tournaments, not nine as it currently stands.
Rule #4 - The use of live forward facing sonar would be prohibited during tournament hours.
Thanks for a great year
P.S.
I had to make a change for our schedule next year because one of the lakes was not available. I just switched a couple and it should work out just as well. If you missed the meeting, you will be able to use forward facing sonar next year as well as trailer your boat prior to weighing your fish. You will be able to weigh-in a bass of any size next year as well. The TAOY will be based on all 10 tournaments next year as well. Here is the schedule for next year;
Jan 9 Walk-in-Water
Feb 13 Toho (Kissimmee chain) out of Southport
Mar 13 Panasoffkee
Apr 10 Reedy
May 8 Harris
June 12 Rousseau
July 10 Kissimmee (Lesters)
Aug 14 Winterhaven
Sept 11 Kissimmee River only (River Ranch)
Oct 9 Mystery Lake
Nov 13-14 Classic TBD
That's your update, See you soon.
Tom Mahoney
