Tournament #2, March 20, Cancelled
Due to an impending cold front entering the area on Saturday, our second tournament of the season has been cancelled. Freezing rain with snow showers is predicted with a high of 42 degrees.
Tournament #3, March 27, 2010
Who: Illini Bluffs Community School District 327 – Bass Club Members
What: This fishing tournament is designed to give some experience to IBHS Bass Club
members interested in participating in the upcoming IHSA fishing tournaments in the spring.
When: Saturday, March 27, 2010 (Event will be cancelled if lightning and/or freezing conditions exist)
Where: Lake Lancelot (lower lake below Clubhouse)
Schedule of Events:
Launching of boats: 8:30 am
Tournament Fishing: 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
Awards Ceremony: 3:15 pm
Guidelines and Restrictions:
§ In this tournament, total sum of the heaviest 5 bass caught will determine winners. Weigh-ins will occur immediately following the tournament at the Clubhouse pavilion. Recognition will be given to the top three boats. A single award for biggest bass caught will also be given. Fish 12” or longer, may be placed in livewell. Culling of fish is allowed to maintain the five fish limit.
§ Lake Lancelot has an outboard engine restriction of 75 hp and under. A “no wake” rule is in effect between 8:00 pm to 11:00 am. Outboard engines greater than 75 hp may use outboards only when loading onto trailers. Observe no-wake where posted and near boat ramp.
§ We would like the student anglers to operate the electric trolling motor, however, that decision is that of the boat captain. If you are concerned regarding potential damage to the boat, the boat captain needs to operate the trolling motor.
§ Only artificial bait is allowed. No live bait or trolling! Please maintain 50 yards from other boats.
§ All people in the boat must wear PFD’s at all times. Students must also wear eye protection and no open-toe shoes are allowed.
§ All fish must be caught from the boat during the official tournament time limit.
§ The adult observer (boat captain) must run the outboard motor and may give advice, but may not assist in the catching or landing of any fish to be weighed in for the tournament.
§ All equipment and lures must be in the boat at the start of the tournament. Students may use boat captain’s equipment/lures, if allowed.
Recording Sheet for “Paper” Tournaments
Illini Bluffs High School Bass Club
Location of Tournament:______________________________________
Boat Captain:_______________________________________________
**** Measure and record to nearest ¼ inch in length ****
Important: This is a paper tournament - no fish are to go into a live well!
Fisherman 1: Please write in student name ->
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Length of Fish 1 |
Length of Fish 2 |
Length of Fish 3 |
Length of Fish 4 |
Length of Fish 5 |
Fisherman 2: Please write in student name ->
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Length of Fish 1 |
Length of Fish 2 |
Length of Fish 3 |
Length of Fish 4 |
Length of Fish 5 |
Fisherman 3: Please write in student name ->
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Length of Fish 1 |
Length of Fish 2 |
Length of Fish 3 |
Length of Fish 4 |
Length of Fish 5 |
Fisherman 4: Please write in student name ->
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Length of Fish 1 |
Length of Fish 2 |
Length of Fish 3 |
Length of Fish 4 |
Length of Fish 5 |
TEAM TOTALS: Record top 5 fish from above
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Length of Fish 1 |
Length of Fish 2 |
Length of Fish 3 |
Length of Fish 4 |
Length of Fish 5 |
Total length of top 5 fish:
Length of longest bass:
Minutes of the March 11, 2010, meeting
· Announcement was made that Tournament #1, March 13, 2010, at Banner Marsh, Main Access, is cancelled due to ice still on the lake. It is anticipated that the lake will be ready by our next tournament.
· Students were reminded of what equipment to bring for the March 20, 2010, fishing tournament (pfd, eye protection, rods, reels, fishing box, and fishing license (if 16).
· T-shirt sizes were collected from members to complete the distribution of team uniforms. Several T-shirts will need to be printed and will be distributed at the next club meeting.
· Discussion was held as to the type of uniform to be worn at Sectional/State competition. It was agreed that a pocketed fishing shirt would be looked into, along with our school name and logo embroidered on them.
· Volunteer workers were solicited to help at the Lake Camelot Sportsman Club Fish Fry. Workers would help bus tables and due clean-up. A sign-up sheet was passed around.
· IBF membership cards were distributed to club members present.
· Boat assignment and partner pairing sheet was reviewed and modified, where necessary, in preparation for the next bass tournament.
· Discussion was given to whether club is interested in inter-scholastic completion with other IHSA member schools. This was precipitated from a communication from Galva High School regarding an invitation to hold a bass tournament with each other. It was general consensus that we were interested, especially during the summer and fall. Contact will be made to see what can be worked out.
Casting practice included competition on casting accuracy among members.
Tournament #1, March 13, 2010, Cancelled
Due to ice still on the lake, the IBHS Bass Tournament scheduled for March 13, 2010, at Banner Marsh, Main Access, has been cancelled. Ice is close to being gone. It is anticipated that the tournament scheduled for March 20 will be held, as planned.
Boat Captain - Responsibilities
Thank you for contributing your time and equipment to help make this a most successful year for our bass fishing club. I hope that you find this a rewarding activity for both you and the young anglers who will be sharing your boat. Below, I have tried to provide you some guidance as to what your responsibilities will be. If you have any concerns or questions, please contact the bass fishing club sponsor listed at the bottom of the page.
· Your boat needs to meet all USCG requirements. If in doubt, we will be happy to perform a boat inspection. Safety is our ultimate consideration and concern.
· For your protection, and ours, you must be able to show that you have liability and medical insurance coverage. It is recommended that you carry proof of coverage in your boat at all times. All Illini Bluffs Club Members (students) are members of the Illinois Bass Federation, and therefore carry supplemental coverage…your insurance carrier remains as primary! If you do not have up-to-date insurance on both your tow vehicle and boat, please contact the tournament director listed at the bottom of this page.
· You control what events occur on your boat! You are the clock-watcher. Do not allow students to start early or be late for weigh-ins. Don’t allow students to spend too much time fishing in an unproductive area.
· Only the boat captain is allowed to operate the outboard motor. Speed limits are no greater than 35 mph, unless restricted by the lake you are fishing. All “rules of the lake” will be in effect, including horsepower, number of legal fish, and size/slot limits.
· All people in the boat (students and boat captains) must wear a pfd (personal floatation device) 100 % of the time they are on the water. Student fishermen are allowed to operate the electric trolling motor unless the boat captain wishes them not to due to safety concerns or protection of the boat. Only two student participants (of a possible four) are allowed to fish at the same time. I recommend that you rotate among students and fishing positions every hour or two. In addition, IBHS district rule is that all students are to wear eye protection while on the boat.
· Boat captains are observers and do not fish, but may coach and give suggestions. Boat captains cannot assist in hooking, landing a fish, or tying on a lure. A student angler may assist. (A boat captain may net a fish if only one student is in the boat and the student personally requests assistance).
· Students must only use the gear that is in the boat when the boat leaves the dock at the start of the day. They may use their own gear or the gear of the captain in the boat.
· No live bait or trolling is allowed. Do not allow students to drag their lures in the water as you move to new locations.
· Students and boat captains may not wear apparel that advertises or promotes the sale of fishing products. Participants may wear uniforms with district/school identification/name. Boats may display advertisements and/or graphics.
· Students must stay completely in the boat unless they are using an authorized rest room or they are back at the dock-switching participants.
· Unsportsmanship Conduct – Managers and officials have the strictest instructions to disqualify any participant, coach, boat captain, and/or other person guilty of profane or indecent language or of gross unsportsmanlike conduct. Fines may be levied against disqualified schools. Smoking and alcoholic beverages are not allowed.
· Know what type of tournament you are participating in! Some tournaments will be “paper” tournaments in which the length of the fish are measured and recorded, with the fish being returned to the lake as quickly as possible. In other tournaments, fish may be kept and placed in the live-well to be weighed in at the conclusion of the tournament. In all tournaments, minimum length of fish is 12” and longer to count. Fish may be culled from the live well once 5 fish have been caught.
Concerns or questions? Contact:
Don Garmon (Cell Phone: 309-360-0591) Brian Bevill (Cell Phone: 309-241-8155)
Minutes of the March 4, 2010, meeting
· Mr. Garmon made a presentation covering finesse fishing using the “Shaky Head” and “Drop Shot” techniques. Emphasis was placed upon putting numbers of fish in the live-well, prior to culling for larger size fish. Down-sizing plastics and fishing line diameter was brought to club members attention.
· Students were reminded of what equipment to bring for the March 13, 2010, fishing tournament (pfd, eye protection, rods, reels, fishing box, and fishing license (if 16).
During casting practice, Mr. Bevill, introduced competition to promote accuracy.
Point Accumulation Record Sheet
Student Name:
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Dates where points were collected |
Meeting Attendance
3 Points |
Tournament Participation
3 Points |
Tournament Placement 1st = 5 Points 2nd = 4 Points 3rd = 3 Points 4th = 2 Points 5th = 1 Point |
Big Bass
5 Points |
Total Points |
Running Point Total |
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February 23, 2010, Meeting to be held at Presleys Outdoors
The IBHS Bass Club meeting for February 23, 2010, will be held at Presleys Outdoors in Bartonville and will begin at 6:30 pm. Adam Jaegle, fishing department manager and Banner Marsh expert, will be making a presentation on jerkbaits. Parents, and other interested people, are invited to attend. Do not bring your rods/reels to this meeting.
Summary of the January 14, 2010, Meeting
The first meeting of the new 2009/2010 school year was held in the Illini Bluffs Elementary Commons on Thursday evening, January 14, at 7:00 p.m.
· Introductions of Bass Club coaches (Brian Bevill and Don Garmon) and assistant coaches (Bob Hartman and Doug Gordon) were made.
· Mr. Garmon informed everyone that the $5.00 Illinois Bass Federation membership fee is due by February 1, 2010.
· Handouts were distributed and reviewed. They included: Tentative Activities, which included lesson plans for future meetings, as well, as important dates for tournaments and events. Fishing Knot Tying sheets that graphically described how to tie a variety of knots. A Membership Essential handout that explained what members were responsible for. A handout on Recommended Websites was also distributed.
· Members will be asked to demonstrate the ability to tie the following knots at each future meeting: Improved Clinch or Trilene, Palomar, and Eugene Bend.
· Mr. Garmon, gave a short presentation on how to properly use a spinning reel/rod combo.
· Students were informed to bring their favorite fishing rod/reel with them to each future meeting. Whereas the first hour of each meeting will be classroom-based, the second hour will be used for casting practice.
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