C.A.S.T. (Catch A Special Thrill) will be held June 10 at Horsetooth Reservoir. This is a day of fishing set aside for disabled and disadvantaged who enjoy some time on the water. Some will fish and others will just want to boat ride - it's all good. Lunch will follow and each participant receives an award. Many of the CBF clubs will provide boats and be a guide for a day. This is as therapeutic for all volunteers as it is for the participants.  

 

The Ft. Carson Military Kids Fishing Day is June 17th at Pueblo Reservoir.  Many CBF club members and the CO Walleye Association will pool our resources in providing boats for the kids of deployed moms and dads. Half the group will tour the fish hatchery while the other half fishes, then a lunch break and switch groups. Ft. Carson is providing busses, a medical tent, personnel and lunch for all participants. As of the May 3 meeting, DBM has committed at least 13 boats and five ground support volunteers.

 

The Jr. Bassmasters will have a walk around fishing day on May 27 at Swift Ponds in Ft. Collins (Melody Road exit off I-25 and curl around to the right, coming back about a mile to the lakes on the east side of the highway). The April 22 event at Sandy Acres was a great success with everyone catching some quality bass. Mark Maline passed around photos of the activity.

 

May 27 will have an additional activity at Bass Pro Shops - a Casting Kids event. Alex Farkas, Matt Massey and Don Speas have volunteered their time.

 

Newsletter editor Don Speas has requested any updates of phone numbers, address changes, new e-mail address, BASS expiration dates or anything else be sent to him at Donspeas@hotmail.com

 

The club has increased the tournament payout scale. We are now on a sliding scale depending on the number of participants.  1 to 15 boats will pay the top four places; 16 to 20 boats will pay five places; 21 to 25 boats will pay six places. For each additional five boats there will be yet another payout place. This has been initiated to give more back to the members and promote more participation.

 

The year end Mega Bucks tournament site, October 20-22 was voted on. Of the three final choices Grand Lake, OK received ZERO votes, Alan Henry, TX got NINE votes and Cedar Bluff, KS got FOURTEEN votes. So Cedar Bluff it is.  

 

Club member, "Mr. Gitzit" Curt Welch gave a presentation on his favorite subject - fishing with tubes. Curt said he generally uses 6# - 8# line and an HP hook with his tubes. With the smaller baits he uses spinning rods in 6' to 6 1/2' lengths. He also prefers lighter colored tubes for springtime bed fishing so he can see the tube and tell when he's placed it in the sweet spot of the bed and so he can see it when a bass inhales it even if there's no sensation of a strike. Curt prefers to Texas rig his tubes to prevent picking up debris rather than using an open hook.

 

The Denver Bassmasters logo is available through the BPS embroidery shop which has our artwork. You can place it on any shirt or jacket of your own choosing. The cost is $35 for DBM members and includes the back logo and the words Denver Bassmasters and your name on the front.

 

DBM members making the CO State team at the Grand Lake, OK qualifier were Troy Coburn, 2nd place and Curt Stowers (8th) and Lance Tillotson (11th). Chad Phillips (13th) is the alternate. Congrats!!

 

Our next meeting, June 7th, will have a new starting time of 7pm.

 

Tom Grace

Secretary