DOCK TALK
May 2009

May Meeting

Everybody that’s ready for this month’s newsletter raise your hand. Wait, I did that one already. Remember that after this month’s meeting we would like as many of you as possible to stay and help the board plan next year’s tournament schedule. If you want to suggest a different venue this is the time to do it. Also start thinking about the two day tournament up at Lake Lopez in August. The information you might have heard at the last meeting regarding boat inspections and quarantine was INCORRECT. The situation at Lopez is almost exactly the same as the procedures at Cachuma.

Tournament Results

If you didn’t go to Cachuma you missed a great time. We all love to tournament fish or we wouldn’t be in the club to begin with. The overnight tournaments are an immeasurable opportunity to get to know one another better. Every boat caught a limit of keepers; just some of us can count better than others. It is a tough tournament when you have the Big Fish in your boat and finish in 7th place but that is what happened to Mike Iljin and Gary Priddy with Mikes 3.19 pounder. In first places for the tournament was one of our three-to-a-boat teams with Victor Nardiello, Tony Franks and Chaz “Hook Setter” Valenzuela. They averaged a little over 2 pounds per fish for a two day total of 10 fish at 20.25 pounds. In second place was the team of Walter Klondracki. It’s somewhat confusing how Walter ended up fishing alone but it was all on the up and up. Anyway the team of Walter had a two day total of 10 fish for 18.88 pounds. Third place when to Nick Langer, Adam Boyd and Nick’s guest Danny Deldo with a total of 9 fish (three guys, 9 fish, I told you some of us count better than others) at 18.79 pounds.

Mike's

Carol Martens will not be able to speak at this Thursday’s meeting. Her husband is sick and she is helping out with the business. Carol said she is very much looking forward to speaking at one of our meetings and will gladly do so as soon as things settle down around the house.
Wishing all of the dads a HAPPY FATHER’S DAY.
See you on Thursday,

The end of the line…

The other day I was fortunate enough to fish in a benefit event for disabled veterans of the Iraq war. The organization is called Wounded Warriors and the event was held at Vail Lake in Temecula. I was invited by Roger LaRocque who was not only one of the sponsors of the event but also, with his friend Paul Douglas, provided the entertainment. Not many of you know this but Roger is a very accomplished musician. There were about 60 boats in all and all of them were volunteers. Each boat carried the owner and two vets. Our own Tony Capparelli was boat #58. I saw Tony present his two new friends with fishing rods and then proceeded to instructing them on how to tie a Palomar Knot and how they were going to win the tournament. Just another one of those moments when you are proud to know people like Roger and Tony.

A couple years ago I had to opportunity to help out in a CAST for Kids event down at the lower lake at Castaic. My partner that day was Mike Munson. All of the children that participated were disabled and as I remember a large number had Down Syndrome. Some of them probably did not remember what they had done that day when they woke up the next morning but, from what I saw, some of them will be fishing for the rest of their lives.

There are all kinds of charity events held for those in need. Horseback riding, swimming, picnics and lots, lots more. I haven’t seen that the others have the hold that fishing does. Fishing is accessible to everyone and can actually change someone’s life. We are very, very lucky. We can fish, we can teach, we can reach out. We can help others learn to enjoy the sport we love

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