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ROARING TWENTIES 
Fundraising and Awards Banquet
The FINAL RESULTS are in for the Club's 2018 YEARLONG AWARDS PROGRAM TOURNAMENT!

Let's congratulate all of the winners and honor them at the upcoming "Putting on the Ritz ROARING TWENTIES" themed Fundraising and Awards Banquet on March the 30th at the Omni Hotel in Houston!

TEXAS DIVISION 
Top Private Boat - Draggin' Up, Owners Chris and Erika Heule
Top Outboard Boat - Espadon, Owner John Rizopoulos
Top Male Angler - Sam Rasberry
Top Female Angler - Mandy Yeager 
Top Junior Angler - Sam Moore, Jr.
Top Captain - Kevin Deerman
Top Mate - Conner Golightly
Top Blue Marlin - George McMahon 
Top Dolphin - Tony Annan
Top Swordfish - Doctor's Note, Owner James Cooper
Top Wahoo - Kymble Kinkade
Top Yellowfin Tuna - David Denbow

INTERNATIONAL DIVISION 
Top Private Boat - Slight Edge, Owner Perry Forrester
Top Male Angler - Taylor Norris
Top Female Angler - Cinda Forrester
Top Swordfish - Titan Up, Owner Bill Hunt

Full 2018 Awards Program Results can be found online at: http://www.hbgfc.com/club-awards-program

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CAPTAIN'S CORNER
Written by Captain Kevin Deerman 
We are in the process of adding a new Gulf category to the existing awards program this year which will allow boats that are traveling to the Eastern Gulf as well as local boats from that area to participate in our Yearlong Club Awards Program Tournament. This will be a separate award from our existing Texas and International divisions but will include points accumulated while fishing out of any U.S. Gulf port including Texas. The awards committee has been discussing this for a while and feel that it will bring more participation from the fishermen that spend a majority of their time fishing off of Louisiana and areas to the east for the first part of the summer. If anyone has any questions regarding this new awards category please don't hesitate to call me directly at 409-789-2975. Thanks!
2019 MEMBERSHIP
Is it time to renew memberships?  Yes it is!  Continue supporting the Club and our Good Works by renewing your membership today!  Simply complete and return a membership FORM or renew your membership ONLINE via PayPal.  Thank you in advance for your continued support!
THE LEARNING CURVE
Written by Captain Troy Day 
Came across an interesting research study on the feeding habits of blue marlin the other day. Even though it is in Japan, there are parallels to our fishery, as most of the fish were caught at FADS. The data came from the stomach contents of about 1,000 blue marlin caught by artisanal fishermen over the course of 3 years.
Here are some of the pieces that I thought were interesting:
  • 40% of the marlin's stomachs contained undigested or partially digested prey
  • 52% of the marlin had completely empty stomachs
  • The percentage of fish with empty stomachs was highest in fish caught over natural bottom, and lower in fish caught at a FAD
  • Skipjack tuna made up 35% of their prey by number and 75% by weight
  • Squid made up 18% of their diet, although only 0.4% by weight, so the squid were small
  • Only 5% of their diet was made up of dolphinfish
  • Escolar/snake mackerels made up a little over 10% of their diet by number, which is interesting because all are deep-dwelling species
  • The heaviest prey item found was a 18 lb skippie, found in the stomach of a 98 in (LJFL) fish
The researchers stated in conclusion that the relative importance of skipjack tuna as a prey species in both weight and number increased with the size of the blue marlin, so much so that skipjack were the only prey found in the largest class of blue marlin.
 
Research study can be found online at https://bit.ly/2D8ZtW7.
2019 CLUB EVENTS
MARK YOUR CALENDARS AND PLAN TO ATTEND THE CLUB'S 2019 EVENTS!  
  
March 30, 2019
The Omni Hotel - Houston/Galleria
 
Bloody Thursday Breakfast
July 18, 2019
Port O'Connor
 
July 23 - 28, 2019
Caracol Club, Port O'Connor
2019
HBGFC OFFICERS
 
Robert Rickett, President
John Bowen, 1st Vice President
Allan Legge, 2nd Vice President
Randy Bright, Treasurer
Troy Day, Secretary 
 
 
HBGFC DIRECTORS
 
Jack Beal
James Helm
Kevin Deerman 
Marty Griffith
Randy King
Richard Richardson
 
 
CONTACT THE CLUB
 
T: 409-744-2307, F: 409-744-2313