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established 2006
| 2006 hazzard county bassmasters 2019 |
We Began our club in the fall of 2006 to hang out and enjoy the sport of bass fishing. We fish the Upper Chesapeake Bay, the Potomac, Deep Creek Lake, and Conowingo Lake. We practice catch and release and have a great deal of respect for our sport, our fellow anglers, and our waters. We began as a small club with the intention of learning, teaching, and sharing our sport of bass fishing. In 2015, We decided as a club that we would go to a 3 fish limit per angler to help for fish conservation. We hope other clubs and events in our area consider this as well. Our members are from the Northern region of the state of Maryland : Harford County a.k.a. Hazzard County , Baltimore County , Cecil County, Carroll County, Howard County, and Southern PA.
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Finish to 2018 ....
....and 2018 is in the books after a powerhouse finish. With the club's Mr Bass title up for grabs, 6 members had a shot going into the Club Classic and the ever-dangerous double points that it brings. In the end, the points leader, Troy Duff held onto his 11 point lead by the slimmest of margins. Troy Caught the right bass when he needed them this year. With one over 5 pounds in the last regular season event and a last minute fish caught 8 minutes before weigh-in that culled 1 pound to his stringer, Troy held off a mighty charge by Dave, Tom, Brian, Ben, and John. Dave Enderlein made a serious charge and made up a lot of ground going for the title with impressive fishing over the last two tournaments which includes the win at this years classic. Dave finished just 3 points behind Troy for the 2018 Mr Bass. Tom Casteel put two great tournaments together and was right there in the end and will secure the 3rd Place trophy for 2018.
NEW SEASON BEGINS....... 2 0 1 9
April 2019
The 2019 fishing season began on April 7th out of Tydings. As is the norm these days, the fish were highly pressured over the weekend by multiple large tournaments. The effect was semi-hard fishing. The Club welcomes new members Keith and Paul. We are excited also by the return of Dave Crocken. Dave has re-joined the club after taking a couple years off. Next up is the Potomac River fishing trip and tournament. Good Luck!
Winner of the 1st Tournament was John.
May - June 2019
After 3 tournaments, John, Paulie, Tom, Eric, and Matt are in the top 5. From there its a tight race to break into the top 5. The big fish only sits at 4.11 caught by John in the first tournament of the year. Paulie and John are both off to a great start and have an early edge on the field. But with 7 to go including two mid-summer showdowns, the return of the wildcard, and the final northeast run to the Classic, the rest of this season should prove to be another great year where big moves are bound to happen.
The 2019 Potomac was the club's best weigh-in since going to a 3 fish limit. Over 75 lbs of bass released during weigh-in at Aquia Creek. Eric took 1st Place with 3 bass going 10 lbs 15 oz! The Elk River Tournament found the club searching for good grass....Paulie wins on the Elk. Some changes up and down the board from 3rd through 12th. Next up will be the Conowingo!
NEW SEASON BEGINS....... 2 0 1 9
April 2019
The 2019 fishing season began on April 7th out of Tydings. As is the norm these days, the fish were highly pressured over the weekend by multiple large tournaments. The effect was semi-hard fishing. The Club welcomes new members Keith and Paul. We are excited also by the return of Dave Crocken. Dave has re-joined the club after taking a couple years off. Next up is the Potomac River fishing trip and tournament. Good Luck!
Winner of the 1st Tournament was John.
May - June 2019
After 3 tournaments, John, Paulie, Tom, Eric, and Matt are in the top 5. From there its a tight race to break into the top 5. The big fish only sits at 4.11 caught by John in the first tournament of the year. Paulie and John are both off to a great start and have an early edge on the field. But with 7 to go including two mid-summer showdowns, the return of the wildcard, and the final northeast run to the Classic, the rest of this season should prove to be another great year where big moves are bound to happen.
The 2019 Potomac was the club's best weigh-in since going to a 3 fish limit. Over 75 lbs of bass released during weigh-in at Aquia Creek. Eric took 1st Place with 3 bass going 10 lbs 15 oz! The Elk River Tournament found the club searching for good grass....Paulie wins on the Elk. Some changes up and down the board from 3rd through 12th. Next up will be the Conowingo!
(( Conowingo Lake, Tydings (the Flats), and Bush River ))
-- The MiD-SumMeR SHOwdOwN !!!!
June 23rd CONOWINGO LAKE
...the first leg of the mid-summer showdown took place on the Conowingo. Every once in a while you get one of these tournaments. It was the "Battle of the Dinks"! Muddy conditions after a week and a half of northern rains and wind made Conowingo a tricky fishery today. 6 limits came to the scales today along with some 1's and 2's. Joe Montoya out-dinked everyone with 3 fish for 5 lbs even! Ben and Matt followed with 2nd and 3rd place finishes. Tom and Dave Enderlein were in the top 5 as well. Our current points leaders finished 7th and 8th today. John picked up an extra point on Paulie as a result. There were some big moves from the bottom of the leaderboard as Joe Montoya breaks into the top 5 with Eric sliding to 6th place. The top 5 are separated by 11 points and 6th thru 10th are within 5 points of each other.
So after 4 tournaments, we have 4 different winners with 1st place finishes by John, Eric, Paulie, and Joe. Next up is the flats tournament followed by the Bush River.....
The Flats proved to be another well-fought battleground. And the flats brought about the 5th different winner of the season. Tom Casteel makes a big move up the leaderboard, all the way to #1. After making a run to the Eastern shore with Joe, Tom shows up big at the scales in this one. The leaderboard shows Tom in 1st Place with 500 points. John is one point behind with 499 and Paulie is one point behind John with 498 points. The rest of the field pounded the flats and surrounding coves and shorelines. So the top 3 is separated by only 2 points. Beyond that, Matt holds onto 4th with a 5 point lead on Joe Montoya rounding out the top 5. Troy, Dave, Eric,Keith, and Chad hang just outside the top 5 in a heated battle to crack into the top 5 positions. Bush River and the Wildcard are looming in the distance and are shaping up to be great challenges for the club before hitting the Northeast fall stretch.
BUSH RIVER 2019
The final summer showdown came on a full moon a few days after some heavy rains muddied up the water. But the water starting to clear up again as the water dropped and a window of opportunity opened for a few of the guys. Top 5 today were Dave (4th) and Chad (5th) fishing in the Skeeter. 3rd Place went to Troy who fished out a limit late in the day. Eric came in 2nd today with a nice limit caught from the back of the Allison. 1st Place went to John today. John and Troy fished out of the Roughneck today and John walked away with the win and Lunker for the day after having a good day on the water. John is currently sitting on a 9 point lead heading into the fall after a major shake-up at the top. But with 4 left to go, there's plenty of time to make up ground. Looming in the distance is the Mid-week CLASSIC carrying double points and a history of incredible fishing and battles waged at the scales.
The 2019 fall stretch begins......Up Next -- the WILDCARD!
then, the Northeast Stretch.
THE WILDCARD TOURNAMENT
This was the toughest tournament of the year for the club. Flood tides and dropping water temps have the fish in transition. Paul comes out on top after a tough day. Troy came in second today and Eric rounded out the top 3 with a third place finish today.
NORTHEAST TOURNAMENT #1 (OCT 13TH)
Today found most anglers coming in with a limit as good fishing is beginning. You had to be in the right place at the right time today, but more areas are starting to produce. If it moved and rattled, it got hit. It was Matt coming in today with the best bag totaling 8 lbs 07 oz on 3 fish. Second went to Tom edging out Paulie with both anglers weighing in 8 lbs 01 oz. Tom had the kicker. Other limits were hauled in by Dave E and John. With 2 tournaments remaining, the top 3 are in a very tight race for MR BASS. John still holds on to a slim lead only 3 points ahead of Paulie. Tom is right there in the mix only 3 points behind Paulie!! Matt is knocking on the door of the Top 3 10 points from 3rd place. With the DOUBLE POINTS CLASSIC coming up, anyone can win and no lead is safe!
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2019 TOURNAMENT SEASON
June 23rd CONOWINGO LAKE
...the first leg of the mid-summer showdown took place on the Conowingo. Every once in a while you get one of these tournaments. It was the "Battle of the Dinks"! Muddy conditions after a week and a half of northern rains and wind made Conowingo a tricky fishery today. 6 limits came to the scales today along with some 1's and 2's. Joe Montoya out-dinked everyone with 3 fish for 5 lbs even! Ben and Matt followed with 2nd and 3rd place finishes. Tom and Dave Enderlein were in the top 5 as well. Our current points leaders finished 7th and 8th today. John picked up an extra point on Paulie as a result. There were some big moves from the bottom of the leaderboard as Joe Montoya breaks into the top 5 with Eric sliding to 6th place. The top 5 are separated by 11 points and 6th thru 10th are within 5 points of each other.
So after 4 tournaments, we have 4 different winners with 1st place finishes by John, Eric, Paulie, and Joe. Next up is the flats tournament followed by the Bush River.....
The Flats proved to be another well-fought battleground. And the flats brought about the 5th different winner of the season. Tom Casteel makes a big move up the leaderboard, all the way to #1. After making a run to the Eastern shore with Joe, Tom shows up big at the scales in this one. The leaderboard shows Tom in 1st Place with 500 points. John is one point behind with 499 and Paulie is one point behind John with 498 points. The rest of the field pounded the flats and surrounding coves and shorelines. So the top 3 is separated by only 2 points. Beyond that, Matt holds onto 4th with a 5 point lead on Joe Montoya rounding out the top 5. Troy, Dave, Eric,Keith, and Chad hang just outside the top 5 in a heated battle to crack into the top 5 positions. Bush River and the Wildcard are looming in the distance and are shaping up to be great challenges for the club before hitting the Northeast fall stretch.
BUSH RIVER 2019
The final summer showdown came on a full moon a few days after some heavy rains muddied up the water. But the water starting to clear up again as the water dropped and a window of opportunity opened for a few of the guys. Top 5 today were Dave (4th) and Chad (5th) fishing in the Skeeter. 3rd Place went to Troy who fished out a limit late in the day. Eric came in 2nd today with a nice limit caught from the back of the Allison. 1st Place went to John today. John and Troy fished out of the Roughneck today and John walked away with the win and Lunker for the day after having a good day on the water. John is currently sitting on a 9 point lead heading into the fall after a major shake-up at the top. But with 4 left to go, there's plenty of time to make up ground. Looming in the distance is the Mid-week CLASSIC carrying double points and a history of incredible fishing and battles waged at the scales.
The 2019 fall stretch begins......Up Next -- the WILDCARD!
then, the Northeast Stretch.
THE WILDCARD TOURNAMENT
This was the toughest tournament of the year for the club. Flood tides and dropping water temps have the fish in transition. Paul comes out on top after a tough day. Troy came in second today and Eric rounded out the top 3 with a third place finish today.
NORTHEAST TOURNAMENT #1 (OCT 13TH)
Today found most anglers coming in with a limit as good fishing is beginning. You had to be in the right place at the right time today, but more areas are starting to produce. If it moved and rattled, it got hit. It was Matt coming in today with the best bag totaling 8 lbs 07 oz on 3 fish. Second went to Tom edging out Paulie with both anglers weighing in 8 lbs 01 oz. Tom had the kicker. Other limits were hauled in by Dave E and John. With 2 tournaments remaining, the top 3 are in a very tight race for MR BASS. John still holds on to a slim lead only 3 points ahead of Paulie. Tom is right there in the mix only 3 points behind Paulie!! Matt is knocking on the door of the Top 3 10 points from 3rd place. With the DOUBLE POINTS CLASSIC coming up, anyone can win and no lead is safe!
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2019 TOURNAMENT SEASON
#1 - Susquehanna River - John Richick -1st Place
#2 - Potomac River - Eric Helmick - 1st Place
#3 - Elk River - Paulie H - 1st Place
#4 - Conowingo Lake - Joe Montoya - 1st place
#5 - Susquehanna River - Tom Casteel - 1st place
#6 - BUSH RIVER - John Richick - 1st Place
#7 - WILD CARD - Paulie H - 1st Place
#8 - Northeast River #1 - Matt Houtz - 1st Place
#9 - Northeast River #2
#10 - 2019 CLASSIC CHAMPIONSHIP
(( NORTHEAST RIVER ))
PICS FOR THE 2019 SEASON:
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Old-school line-up, circa 2014
Misc. info Recent events
...in honor of our friend Sam
Fishing in a better place,
Don't catch 'em all Sam.
2019 BUSH RIVER
1st Place
John Richick
3 FISH LIMIT - 9 LBS 04OZ
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2nd Place
Eric Helmick
3 FISH - 4 LBS 12 OZ
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LUNKER of the YEAR
JOHN RICHICK
4 LBS 11 OZ
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H.C.B.
