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Biologists Assess Ike Impacts To Coastal Ecosystems

AUSTIN, Texas — Hurricane Ike’s big storm surge caused hundreds of localized oil and hazardous materials spills that pose threats to fish and wildlife, and it pushed saltwater into upper coast freshwater wetlands that support migrating waterfowl and estuarine life. But ecological damage to coastal habitats may not be as widespread or severe as some had initially feared.

NOVEMBER 2008 TACKLE GIVE-AWAY

CLICK TO WIN! NOVEMBER TACKLE GIVE-AWAY!

This month we are giving away a $50.00 Bass Pro Shops Gift Card. All you have to do is register to win. Be sure to enter the contest code into your entry form. Look on the left hand menu for the "Tackle Give-Away" button!

You must be a registered member of our forums to be eligible. It cost nothing to join! You can enter once every hour for a better chance to win!

Contest Code - TBF1108

Budweiser ShareLunker Season 23 Begins October 1

ATHENS, Texas-Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will begin accepting entries into the Budweiser ShareLunker program Oct.1.

Anyone legally catching a 13-pound or bigger largemouth bass from Texas waters, public or private, between Oct. 1 and April 30 may submit the fish to the Budweiser ShareLunker program by calling program manager David Campbell at (903) 681-0550 or paging him at (888) 784-0600 and leaving a phone number, including area code. Fish will be picked up by TPWD personnel within 12 hours.

TBF Member in the Spotlight - Randy (aka Ratmo®)

Each month we like to feature a member of the forum and this month we are featuring Ratmo!!! Each morning we all wake up to some of Ratmo’s Minner-Bucket coffee and I just can’t start my day without some! So let’s get to know Randy just a bit better!

When did you first start fishing and what is your earliest fishing memory?

Imma thankin, I was bout siz when I started. Had access to a lot of gravel pits that would git restocked with fish every so often from the Trinity River floodin. As far as that earlist memory … reckon, I was bout 3. Dad and my uncle would go to the Brazos River to fish for cats an bout anything else that would bite. Remember that they would run a trotline an bait it out with cubes of PK soap that they cut off tha bar.

What is the primary fish species that you fish for? What makes this species stand out more than others?

Crappie is what gits me ta goin!! Not only are they a challenge to locate and pattern, they be some dang good eatin too!

Do you or have you fished any tournaments? If so, what tournaments do you fish (or have you fished) in?

Fished Cast tournies for bout three years till they went under. Fished quite a few Big Fish Cliff tournies as well. Lookin ta git back into it fore long.

If you could have a chance to fish with any professional angler, who would it be and why?

Guess that would be Capps an Coleman. Who knows, I mite learn sumpin.

What’s the one aspect of fishing that you enjoy most?

Smoke on tha water, whipperwills whippering, and tha challenge that’s fidna hit as soon as you drop tha hook in tha water.

You are a very active member here at TBF!! What makes TBF special to you?

This site is everything you could want. If you want serious fishin info, it’s here ta be had. If your feelin a bit frisky an wanna cut up, it’s got that here too. TBF Rocks!!!!

One Dead Following Boat Collission on Lake Fork

Saturday, 13 September 2008 07:13 Three men were injured in a boat accident on Lake Fork Friday morning. One of the men later died from his injuries at a Tyler hospital. Gerald McSchooler and his nephew were fishing on Lake Fork yesterday when their boat was struck by another bass boat near Little Mustang Cove. Authorities say one boat struck the other, running up and over it, eventually capsizing in the water. McSchooler and the driver of the other boat were taken from the lake to Tyler hospitals by helicopter. McSchooler's nephew suffered only minor injuries.

McSchooler's boat was able to make it to the shore while the other boat remained in the water for more than an hour. Game Wardens were eventually able to recover the boat and have impounded both vessels pending the investigation into the crash.

McSchooler worked at Cade's Building Supplies in Mineola. The hardware store remained closed Saturday morning. He had been involved in community theater at the Lake Country Playhouse.

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CLUB CONNECTION - GET YOUR FISHING CLUB IT'S OWN FORUM HERE AT TBF!
Posted by Administrator (admin) on Sep 11 2008 at 2:04 PM
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ATTENTION FISHING CLUBS!

Would your fishing club like to have a forum all of its own? Texas Best Fishing wants to give your club a free online forum, with a private message network. All this will enhance your members' ability to communicate and share information like never before.

Even if your club already has a website, the forums at Texas Best Fishing are full of valuable information that comes from everyday anglers just like you and me. If your club doesn't have a website, this is a great way to get your club on-line without spending a penny. It's completely free, all you have to do is give us your club name, state, and a short description and Texas Best Fishing will connect your Club members like never before.

Even if your club already has a website, the forums at Texas Best Fishing are full of valuable information that comes from everyday anglers just like you and me. If your club doesn't have a website, this is a great way to get your club on-line without spending a penny. It's completely free, all you have to do is give us your club name, state, and a short description and Texas Best Fishing will connect your Club members like never before.

The Texas Best Fishing Forum is easy, fun, and your entire club gets a forum dedicated exclusively to your members. Join the hundreds of anglers that already enjoy all that Texas Best Fishing has to offer. Learn from their experiences with tackle, boats, and equipment; get others' opinions before you spend the big dollars! Win tackle in daily, weekly, and monthly contests! Add your photos to the photo gallery for all to see.

Here is what you get!

A forum dedicated to your club.
Your members will be able to discuss important club issues at their leisure; you won't have to play phone tag or chase each other down or even wait for the next club event or meeting. With a dedicated forum for your club, members can drop by anytime to give their opinions or thoughts and then check back later. You can get everyone online at the same time for seminars or discuss anything your club might feel is important. Members can discuss fishing techniques, plan events, and brag about their tournament wins. You will be able to attach spreadsheets with your club's tournament results or year-end standings. You can post announcements or general information. Basically anything that you would put in a newsletter can go in your dedicated forum, cuts down on printing and mailing costs and the time it takes to put it together. If members want they can print this information from the site and store it in their private records.

Create Polls to see what your members want.
You can set up polls and have your members vote on their choices! This is very handy when trying to select a date or location for a specific event, or even setting up the next season's lake schedule. Instead of battling it out at a meeting and taking hours to complete, do it online between meetings; everyone can vote and even post their opinion.

Post club-meeting minutes (prevents the need for a newsletter).
You can post your club meeting minutes, launch and weigh-in times, any special rules such as the slot limit, and even the draw or pairings for that tournament. If someone missed the meeting or forgot any information it is only a click away.

Instant Message Network.
With the instant message network paired partners can exchange directions to each other's house and fishing patterns or game plans in private at their own convenience day or night without playing phone tag. The instant message network is a private system that allows you to discuss information with anyone on the network in private so that it is not public information.

Your members name in print.
Here in Texas, anglers love to see their name in print for the world to see when they have done well. We all know that the Internet is drawing far more readers than the local newspapers. Texas Best Fishing generates thousands of hits daily giving your club advertisement on a major fishing website. By being a part of the Texas Best Fishing community anyone looking for fishing reports will see your club name and this will surely increase your membership.

All we ask in return for your free Club Connection forum is:

1. Maintain the content of the discussions in keeping with site rules, basically keep it clean. One member of your club will be given edit capability.

One last thing, the log-on procedure requires an email address. Texas Best Fishing will not sell or Spam these addresses and these addresses only become public knowledge if the member logging on chooses so. A member's personal information can be completely anonymous if they wish.

Don't be left out, get your club involved in this exciting new concept in club fishing. There is so much to learn and so little time to learn it in, use the TexasBestFishing.com forums to improve your bass fishing abilities.

If you would like more information on the benefits of the Texas Best Fishing Club Connection please email Rick Wallace (admin@texasbestfishing.com) and Alan Miller (awmiller@texasbestfishing.com)

Take advantage of the Texas Best Fishing Club Connection it's FREE, FUN, and full of great anglers just like you!