Seminole Ramlins
by Jack Wingate

231 years ago a group of colonists in North America declared themselves to be independent of their mother country. It was a messy sitiation. 1/3 of the people were for independence, 1/3 were opposed and 1/3 didn't care one way or the other. In the end, after 6 years of bloody fighting, independence was achieved. We then promptly forced the 1/3 of the people who had sided with their mother country to leave with mostly just the clothes on their backs. After all these years, we are still struggling with independence.

The Fishermen for the Hungry Tournament is now history, the team of Hatton & Hatton had the most fish with 19.08 lbs. and the team of Merritt & Key had Big Fish with a 7.14 lbs. Great turnout. Lots of door prizes.

A great many Hybrids was taken this week, some on Jiggin Spoons but some came in on live bait. They are deep in the river and are plentiful.

The Bream and Shellcrackers are on beds in most places, lots of limits taken. One man sed he had fished here 16 years and had just this year learned how to catch fish here.

About mid week the Speck fishing took a nosedive for most folks. Some are being taken at daylite but any later and it's over.

Hatton & Hatton, winners of the Fishermen for the Hungry Tournament held at Wingates on Saturday with their winning catch

Lots of Catfish taken on Wigglers and Pond Worms. Mr. Carter came by with a 10.1 lb. Bass to show. We got no pick of him. Big Fish though.

The Hydrilla Gnats Bass Club held a fun tournament on early Sunday morning (3am) with Mike Sloan and Mark Hall winning with 16.45 lbs., Wes Floyd and Paul Tyre took second with 12.37 lbs. and Mike Prindle and Robert Rabon took third with 9.85 lbs. and had Big Fish with a 6.94 pounder.

Mike Sloan and Mark Hall with their winning catch from the Hydrilla Gnats Tournament Mike Prindle and Robert Rabon with the Big Fish from the same tournament. Jim Merritt and Brian Keys with the Big Fish from that tournament witha7.14 pounder