The Livewell
April 2010
The official Newsletter of the Stephenville Bass Club

Brady Creek
Results

XXXAnglers were greeted at Brady Creek Saturday with winds about 20 mph and a lot of Sunshine. Sunday winds were lighter but very little sunshine.
Twelve angler fished Saturday and weighed a total of 32 fish. Sunday there were 11 anglers who weighed a total of 18 fish .
XXX Congratulations to the winners at our April tournament held on April 9th and 10th.  Water temperatures were in the upper 40's and the fishing was tough for those that fished this month.
XXXJimmy Thurman finished in first place with 5 fish that weighed 18.10 lbs.  Second place went to Chuck Elliott jr with 5 fish weighing 17.87 lbs.  Third place went to David Robinson with 4 fish weighing 12.58 lbs. and fourth place went to Eddie Fondon with 3 fish weighing 10.38 lbs. Chuck Elliott jr had the Big Bass weighing 8.04 lbs.
Jimmy Thurman and David Robinson won the Team Jackpot with 9 fish weighing 30.68 lbs.  The winners of the Blind Draw Jackpot were Jimmy Thurman and Jerry Land with 8 fish with a combined weight of 25.37 lbs.
XXXOwen Mills won the Youth Division with 2 fish weighing 4.81 pounds.
XXXDonna Merrill was the only lady angler but failed to weigh a fish.

O. H. Ivie Reservoir
in May

XXXThe May club tournament has been voted to be on O.H. Ivie.  The dates are May 8th and 9thWeigh-in will be at the Kenedy park boat ramp parking lot.  Fishing time is set for 6:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Length limits are: Largemouth Bass = 5 fish with no length limit but only 2 can be less than 18", Smallmouth bass= 18" with 3 fish limit. Spotted bass = no length limit.

Top Twelve
Tournament

XXXThe Top Twelve Tournament has been set for April 24. The lake Brownwood. Fishing time is 6:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Headquarters is at the dam parking lot. The lake is off limits until the day of the tournament.


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Unusual Catch at Brady Creek

XXXCody Boothe had an unusual catch at Brady during our April tournament. After in swam accross Bear creek a Diamond Back rattlesnake crawled into a small hole in the rocks. Cody flipped his bait at the snake and after several tries hooked the serpent and reeled it to his boat. He then killed the snake with a pair of pliers.

Until next month keep your hooks sharp and your line wet!


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