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| AMERICAN BASS ANGLERS Largest Tournament Trail for the Weekend Angler EAST TEXAS DISTRICT 53 |
| THE 2007/2008 IS NOW IN THE RECORD BOOKS. WE HAD A PRETTY GOOD YEAR DESPITE ALL OF THE WEATHER ISSUES THAT AROSE THIS YEAR, IF IT WAS NOT WINDY IT WAS RAINING, IF NOT RAINING IT WAS WINDY AND COLD. JUST ABOUT ANY TYPE OF WEATHER YOU COULD IMAGINE OUR ANGLERS HAD TO DEAL WITH, WHICH PROVED FOR SOME INTERESTING WEIGHTS BEING BROUGHT TO THE SCALES. THE ONE ANGLER THAT OVER CAME ALL OF THE ADVERSITIES THIS YEAR AND TOOK HOME THE ANGLER OF THE YEAR TITLE THIS YEAR WAS MR. TERRY HELGESON. TERRY HAD A GREAT YEAR THIS YEAR STARTING OFF THE SEASON WITH A WIN ON SAM RAYBURN. TERRY NEVER FINISHED A TOURNAMENT LOWER THAN 9TH PLACE THIS YEAR. THIS CONSISTENCY IS WHAT WON HIM THE AOY TITLE. TERRY ALSO CAUGHT SOME IMPRESSIVE FISH THIS YEAR WITH THE LARGEST TIPPING THE SCALES AT 9.77 LBS. TERRY WAS ALSO ONE OF THE 4 IRONMAN FISHERMEN THIS YEAR AS HE COMPETED IN ALL 10 EVENTS, DESPITE ALL OF THE WEATHER ADVERSITIES. TERRY WILL BE RECEIVING HIS AOY PACKAGE WHICH CONSISTS OF 4 PAID SINGLE DAY EVENTS AND THE 2 DAY CHAMPIONSHIP FOR NEXT SEASON. HE WILL ALSO BE RECEIVING A NEW ARDENT REEL AND THE SIGNATURE AOY JACKET. ALL OF US WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE TERRY ON A FINE YEAR OF FISHING. WE HOPE TO SEE ALL OF OUR REGULAR FISHERMEN/FISHERWOMEN NEXT YEAR AND ARE HOPING TO MEET SOME NEW FACES AS WELL. WE WILL BE TRYING TO GET THE SCHEDULE OUT BY THE END OF JULY SOMETIME AND STARTING THE NEXT SEASON IN EITHER OCTOBER OR NOVEMBER. KEEP CHECKING WITH US TO SEE WHEN THE SCHEDULE IS POSTED. |