Archive for December, 2012

SWBA California Offshore Challenge

Wednesday, December 26th, 2012

FIB’ers Jayson Quimby and Ron Withers will be competing in the SWBA California Offshore Challenge again this year. Please say a prayer for their safety and success. The event is January 5 & 6 arriving on the 4th. The format is simple. Each day you catch 5 of the biggest Calico Bass you can and bring them back to the weigh in alive. Winning weights for the last few years have been right around 45+ pounds for the 2-day weight totals, so you really have to catch the right ones – big ones! Since it’s January and it takes place around our offshore islands like Catalina, San Clemente, Santa Barbara and San Nicholas, anything is possible. Some days we have perfect-flat-calm weather, other days can be very dangerous with 12 foot plus swells and strong wind from every direction.
You can catch live coverage of the weigh in on the SWBA site here: http://www.saltwaterbassanglers.com/2013cocweighin.htm

COC

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Great Times at the Annual Christmas Banquet

Wednesday, December 19th, 2012

Our annual Christmas Banquet was a total blast! Great food, and fellowship was enjoyed by all. We had a special time of worship and a fantastic Christmas message. Very special raffle prizes were also awarded to the lucky winners. A very special thank you goes out to Val Handzus and Merilee Debry for organizing and decorating this year. It was a blast!

Over the weekend several FIB’ers participated in the SWBA Spots for Tots charity event in Newport Harbor.
Spots

Tough fishing was reported by all teams, but over $3,000 was raised for the Olive Crest Children’s charity!!
Fellow FIB’er, and our newest addition to the coordinating committee, Andrew Gomez, brought along a GoPro camera to capture their day in the bay. Below is what he sent in. Thanks Andy!!!

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