We want to thank our members, donors, corporate sponsors and committee members for your time, your generosity and your continued support and we look forward to seeing you at the Club's upcoming events!   

2017 EVENT CALENDAR

13th Annual Banquet

Omni Hotel-Galleria, Houston

March 25, 2017

Bloody Thursday Breakfast

Port O'Connor

July 13, 2017

Lone Star Shootout

Caracol Yacht Club, Port O'Connor

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Written by Captain Kevin Deerman

Although many of our members are still spending much of their time in the woods and marshes it's starting to look good out there in the gulf for a shot at the Wahoo. It appears that we are already getting some cooler water temps a little earlier this year in upper coast, the areas most targeted for hoos, and the bigger fish usually are the first ones to show up. Hopefully we will have some good weather windows shortly with some good reports to follow! Don't forget to tip your weighmasters and Happy New Year!

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Annual Fundraising Banquet, Corporate Sponsorship, Education, Membership and Scholarship.  For additional information, please call the Club office at 409-744-2307 or send an email to info@hbgfc.com.

This month, as we get into the spooling/make ready season, let's talk about hollow spectra. Although braid gets a bad wrap at times, it definitely has its place in big game fishing. Without question, the biggest advantage of hollow spectra is the elimination of ever needing to tie a knot in it. Spectra is inherently slick and knots do not hold well. One of the reasons manufacturers starting marketing line that actually breaks at 115 lbs as "80 lb" is because in solid spectra when you tie a knot you lose about 30% of breaking strength. With hollow, any connection can be made through splicing and retain 100% strength. Here are some links to various connections useful to us:

• Hollow-hollow splice
• End-loop (useful for making wind-ons too) 
• Mono spliced into hollow
• Serve to hold mono into spectra 

All of these connections are actually pretty fast with practice (faster than splicing mono into dacron then serving with floss, although that still has a lot of practicality in big reels), and with the right tools. For serving, instead of using the commercially made wind-on leader jigs, I've had much better luck with the quick-grip clamps made by Irwin and just mounted to a table. Good luck!

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Marcus and Kim Farquhar and their incredible team have generously donated accounting and tax services to the Club for over ten years!  They are also actively involved in the Lone Star Shootout providing registration and side pot staff.  We are incredibly thankful for their time, their support and their expertise!
 
George and Donna Gartner are founding members of the Club.  They monetarily sponsor the Club yearly and also support the Annual Fundraising Banquet and the Lone Star Shootout.  Thank you both for your incredible generosity and passion for the Club.

Mike Hardy and HRG Properties and Rentals of Los Suenos Resorts have been Club sponsors since 2015.  Due to their incredible donations to the Annual Fundraising Banquet, the Club has raised over $13,000!!!  Thank you Mike Hardy and HRG for your support!

C lub Director Richard Richardson has supported the Club since 2005 with his time and his annual sponsorship. Thank you Richard for time and your support!