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Phoenix Bass Masters, Inc.
Website: phoenixbassmasters.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/phxbm
Email: phxbmaz@gmail.com
(Phone: 602.377.1694)
Near-Monthly Newsletter
February 2021
Editor: Terry B. Johnson
ATTENTION PBM MEMBERS: Here’s an overview for March 1-31, 2021:
1. Club Meetings: March 8, 1730, Sahuaro Ranch Park, Glendale, See below.
2. Board of Directors Meetings: March 10, 1800, via Lifesize video conference. Also see below.
3. Regular Tournaments: March 13, Alamo Lake (Cholla Camping Area C). Also see below.
4. March Tournament Entries Due: Noon on Friday, March 5. Also see below.
MISC INFORMATION
Updated 2021 Members List. Three new Boaters joined PBM in February: George Morrison, Mark Serrano and
xxx. Two new Nonboaters joined, too, as legacy members with their sons, who joined in January: the dads are
Jake Wadsworth and Jake Lott. I guess no more guys named Chris were available. Meet them all at the club
meeting on March 8 (see below) and/or the tournament at Alamo Lake on March 13 (see below). To promote
family fishing, the Wadsworths and Lotts will be ALL be fishing from one boat, as two father-son teams!
The Members List has been updated accordingly (based on available information) and will be distributed to all
2021 members today. Reminder: The Members List has the phone number, email address and home address
for every member, so please use it! To protect personal information, the Members List is NOT uploaded on the
PBM website; distribution and use are restricted to current members.
PBM Will Meet Again, IN MARCH!!!! Yes, we will! The in-person meeting will be in Saguaro Ranch Park, on the
west side of 59th Avenue between Olive and Cactus, at 9802 North 59th Avenue. The ramadas will probably
be closed because of Social Distancing, so we will probably meet in or near the main parking lot. Mark
Figueroa will set up a table for Board members who need to write things down, but everyone is encouraged
to bring a lawn chair if they want to have a seat – no less than 6 ft from your nearest neighbor.
Meanwhile, PBM’s primary tools for communicating about club matters continue to be email, our website and
(less so) our public Facebook page. I say “less so” about the Facebook page because it yields 10 times as many
messages from “consultants” who want to sell us “improvements” for it as it does visits by non-members and
100 (1000?) times as many spam messages from “consultants” as visits by members.
2021 Membership Dues ($50.00). These may be paid by personal check, money order, cash or (preferably)
electronically via Zelle or Venmo. A 2021 Membership Form must be submitted with your dues. Download the
Membership Form from our website. Do not pay Membership Dues with your Tournament Entry Fees; they
must be handled separately. Methods of dues payment are:
(1) Electronic Transfer (the preferred method!)): Send your Zelle or Venmo payment AND a
completed 2021 Membership Form to: phxbmaz@gmail.com. Note: Zelle and Venmo ONLY accept
credit cards (not debit cards) as a method of payment.
(2) USPS Mail: Send your personal check or a money order (NO CASH!) and a completed 2021
Membership Form to PBM Secretary Terry B. Johnson, 6021 W Donald Dr, Glendale AZ 85310.
Make checks and money orders payable to Phoenix Bass Masters.
(3) Cash payment: pay the Treasurer at the next meeting (if we have one) or at the tournament.
PBM Will Fish Again. Our next Draw Tournament is March 13, at Alamo Lake (Cholla Camping Area), from
Safelight until 3:00 pm. See our website’s Meetings and Tournaments Page for a Facts Sheet for Alamo. March
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is the heart of crappie fishing in the Arizona desert, so camping areas will be full and many favorite fishing
spots on the lake will be occupied. Regardless, this will beat the hell out of fishing UnPleasant! Bathrooms and
showers are available in developed camping areas. The Ranger Station has a small store and sells ice and
firewood. And ice cream. Campsite monitoring is pervasive and enforced, so be sure to pay fees due for a
campsite or for parking a second rig. I will arrive on Tuesday to pre-fish, so look at C-32 for my white Dodge
Ram 3500 and trailered 2005 Ranger 520DVX if you want to camp a Safe Distance away. The Ballesteros’ RV
will probably be there early, too.
Payment for Tournament Entries and Side-Pots: The methods of paying Tmx Entries, Side-Pot Entries and
lake-specific Nonboater Fees are listed below. If you want a dispensation, call the Tournament Director
(623.764.4438). REMINDER: If you still need to pay your 2021 Membership Dues, you must pay them
SEPARATELY from your tournament entry (see above).
(1) Electronic Payment of Entry Fee ($50): No later than Noon on February 12 (Friday), send a Zelle,
Venmo or check payment to the PBM Secretary at phxbmaz@gmail.com AND contact the
Tournament Director (623.764.4438) regarding your intent to fish as a Boater or Nonboater. OR
(2) Cash-at-the-Lake Payment of Entry Fee ($50): No later than Noon on February 12 (Friday), contact
the Tournament Director (623.764.4438) and advise him you are entering the tournament but will
pay the Entry Fee IN CASH to the Treasurer at the lake.
(3) Cash-at-the-Lake Payment for Side-Pots ($5 each for 5-ber and Goon Fish): These entries must be
paid IN CASH to the Treasurer at the lake. Both Side-Pots are cumulative, so you will have to bring
your payments up to date for any entries that you have missed since the last pot was won.
DEALS and DISCOUNTS from PBM SPONSORS!!
Dues-paid PBM members (only!) get deals or discounts from the following PBM Sponsors:
• 5150 Plastics: website https://5150plastics.com/. The discount code is phxbass.
• AZ Barbeque Catering: website, https://azbarbequecatering.com/. No discount code but order online
or call (602) 363-5196 to place an order and identify yourself as a PBM member.
• Big Fish Bullies: website https://www.bigfishbullies.com/. Discount code is phoenixbassmasters.
• Voodoo ActiveWear: website Voodoo ActiveWear. The new 2020-21 PBM jerseys, hoodies and
heavyweight hoodies look fantastic and are available on the Voodoo website. No code is needed, as
your name will be checked against our members list before your $10/item discount is applied.
When you visit a Sponsor, say thanks and pick up business cards, brochures or stickers for your friends.
REPORTS: BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND COMMITTEES. This section provides an overview of discussions held and
actions taken by the respective PBM groups. In some cases, a full report from a group leader may already have
been disseminated to all members. If you have questions about anything, please contact the PBM member
who heads the group of interest.
Board of Directors. The Board has not met since the January Newsletter was distributed, so there is nothing to
report.
Club and Committees. Neither the club nor any committees met in January or in February, so I have no
summaries to offer.
For another peek at the 2021 Tournaments Schedule, visit the PBM website.
FISH SALES provide members with an opportunity to sell their fishing, boating and camping related products or
services to other members or by referral to non-members.
• Custom Lure Painting: Craig Rafferty will paint new lures for you or repaint old favorites. His work is
beautiful and the clearcoat he uses stands up to rigorous professional use, like bouncing the lure off a
rock face so it lands in the water more quietly.
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• April Tackle Sale: Terry Johnson will hold another tackle sale in April. Rods, reels, hard baits and soft
baits will be available to members for 10% less than they will be sold to non-members. Terry has not
decided whether to do the sale on-line or in his driveway, but those details will be provided ASAP.
• Lake Baccarac Trips: for a bucket-list trip to Mexico to enjoy the best bass fishing you will ever
experience, get in touch with Terry Johnson. He will be taking a small group of anglers down on
November 7-14, 2021, and another group on March 28 or April 4, 2022, again for a week-long trip.
Terry handles all the logistical arrangements with Pro Bass Adventures. Anglers need only pay their
lodge costs (all inclusive) and make their airline reservations (Volaris, only). Contact Terry for more
details, even if you are only thinking of going. Seats are limited; first come, first served.
FISH TALES is an opportunity for PBM members to share knowledge and opinions on sport and competitive
fishing, tackle and boat-related topics. Previous articles have covered boats and rigging suggestions, trailer
repairs, electronics and their proper set-up, tackle best suited to Arizona waters, favorite and/or successful
presentations, etc. FISH TALES can also provide testimonials or other information about a specific PBM
Sponsor. These articles may be submitted to the Secretary at any time, for inclusion in the next Newsletter.
Pirated (and adapted) from an Old AGFD Article: Alamo Lake State Park (928) 669 2088 is open year-round to
fishing and boating. It is in western Arizona, about 38 miles (61 km) north of Wenden. It is best accessed via a
paved two-lane road off either U.S. Route 60 to the south or U.S. Route 93 to the east. The lake is nestled in
the Bill Williams River Valley, away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life.
The park has four rental cabins and many campsites, some with power and water and most with picnic tables
and firepits. For the most part, the park’s roads are paved. But the dirt and gravel roads all around the lake are
fertile ground for off-road vehicles. Alamo Lake is a flood control and recreational reservoir.
The park offers outdoor fun and premier bass fishing. All spring, there are many reports of 30 to 40 fish days of
crappies, ranging from 9 to 16 inches, with the possibility of even larger fish. Water temperatures should be in
the 60s in mid-March, as the bass begin to think about spawning.
WINNERS AND WHINERS includes articles by competitors in the most recent PBM Draw Tournament to tell
their side of the story. Theirs might even differ from their Teammates story. Regardless, these articles are
intended to help other members learn a little more about what worked, or didn’t, and why!
Chris Smith: Excited about fishing somewhere with a maximum depth of 12 feet. No deep diving cranks; they
hurt my back on an 8-foot rod!!! No need for electronics; you can see all the structure!!! Matt and I had never
fished here, but thankfully Google had plenty of satellite pictures.
Carpooled w/Chris Calabrese; we live 1 mile apart. Got a text from Matt Morris, my fishing partner. He was
leaving 30 minutes after we departed. Smooth sailing w/Chris to beautiful Quartzsite, AZ. We stopped at the
fine dining establishment Mickey D’s and ate in the parking lot like a couple of rednecks. Then we were off to
Lake Martinez.
As we turned off 95 to Martinez, we see a red boat in front of us. Turns out to be Matt. Perfect timing. We pull
into camp, set up and start talking smack w/everyone. All of us old guys went to bed around 10:30 pm. I went
“low-profile” w/cot and sleeping bag. Forgot my beanie, so my head was cold all night. Thankfully, plenty of
generators were going so no one heard my snoring. About 2:00 am I hear coyotes howling, but no worry the
trash can is near Randy Bean’s camper, so I am good.
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Up at 5:30 am w/coffee and breakfast burrito. HOT DAMN!!! Off to the pre-launch
meeting and launching the boat. We are the last ones in and motor over to the
Fisher’s Landing tules. About my third cast, I get a solid 2.5 pounder. Things are
looking up. Matt scores a nice fish a few minutes later. We continue to fish that
area, for nada. Off to Martinez, wherever the hell that is.
Going upriver, the boat quickly slides right a little. I look down and we are in about
a foot or so of water. Bounced off the sand bar and continued to Martinez!!! Once
we get into Martinez, we see Jim Sandy and partner Mark Serrano pounding the
tules. Figured we must be in the right spot. We start pitching Ikas, craws and
Senkos. We pick up two more fish. Four bites, four fish.
Damn – we nearly ran over one of those traffic barriers with the flashing orange light. Who would have figured
that would be in the middle of the lake?
We decided to go back to a tule point right near a metal shed. But Jim Sandy managed to slide in there and
snag a four pounder. Damn that Jim!!! " %. We stayed in Martinez most of the day. Around 12:30 pm we
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decided to go over to Ferguson just to take a look. Not much happening there except lots of wind. Back to
Fisher’s Landing to hit the tules a few more times. No luck there. We weighed a solid bag at 7.88 pounds!
Thanks to Danno Wolters and the weigh-in crew; nice job organizing the tournament, again!!!
Great weather, nice lake, good friends, no cell phones, what more could you ask for. Till next time, tight lines!!!
Terry B. Johnson: This was a very different tournament experience for me, and a mostly very enjoyable one,
but not because of the catching. I slid into Fisher’s Landing Dry Camp at sunset on Wednesday. I had intended
to be there on Tuesday morning for an extended pre-fish but was held up by arrival and self-installation of a
new HDS Live 16 for my bow and an HDS Live 12 for the console. As they say, you get what you pay for – and
my installation services were free.
So, I arrived at Martinez with my electronics in considerable chaos, with a jury-rigged 3in1 transducer zip-tied
to the Ultrex and feeding the bow graph, with a legacy LSS2 on the stern hull and feeding the console graph.
The rat’s-nest of cables and other wiring (operator) issues yielded abundant interference and truly lousy Sonar
readings on both graphs. So, after a brief test in Ferguson Lake on Thursday morning, with fewer than 10 casts
made just so I could say I did, the afternoon was spent ignorantly working on the problems, as best I could
identify them. I finally gave up and waited for a clarifying message from god.
On Friday morning, god arrived in the form of Chris Borgers. That’s not a sentence you will see again in this
lifetime. But Chris’s vast knowledge of electronics and his willingness to take chances with MY GRAPHS
resulted in much better Structure Scan readings and MUCH better Sonar Readings on both graphs. So, I
celebrated the progress and a gorgeous day by taking PBM Sponsors Nanette and Teke Ballesteros (Cosmetic
Pool Repairs) for their very first bassboat voyage, and my first visit to the southern end of the area I would be
fishing on Saturday. I loved the open water and magnificent tule beds above Imperial Dam. And the sandbars
down there and enroute. I wished I had gone down there on Thursday!
Due to familial COVID-19 concerns, I was due to fish this tournament solo. But, faced with leaving a Nonboater
on shore, I invited Chris Mercado aboard at the last second, after DTD Dan Wolters gave his blessing. First step:
Chris’ fishing license had to be retrieved from his campsite with the Ballesteros family. Chris is much like Stef
Ballesteros, without the Manbun: a passionate young angler who works hard for his money but lives to fish. So,
a few minutes after the rest of the club was turned loose, Chris and I put-putted over to Martinez Lake.
We fished hard in Martinez all day, but we did not fish well enough. I caught our only 2.5 fish, and 1.5 of them
were sub-13s (one by a measly ½ inch) taken from a rock-armored point on a 5150 Plastics straight-tail worm
in morning dawn. Our only keeper was (I was told) a nice 3 lber, but on the bouncing PBM scale it only
registered 2.72 lb. LOL – I thought it would weigh less than 2.5 lb! It came about 1030 on a Megabass crankbait
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that runs 4 to 8 feet deep. We think it was the smaller of two very nice bass that we had been trying to entice
out from under a dock in 5-foot water.
It was a very enjoyable day on the water with Chris. I hope he is able to join the club, as he has been planning
to do for almost a year now, when Nonboater memberships open up again.
Craig Rafferty: Fishing was a bit slow for Dan Wolters and I this weekend at Martinez. The fish we did catch
were all keepers, including my personal best bass! Dan caught one up north and the rest of our fish were
caught in Fisher's Landing. We both lost big fish on tournament day, Dan first thing in the morning and mine
later in the afternoon. Those two fish would have given us our limit, but it just turned into another fish tale. I
caught my big girl on a 5150 straight tail worm. Until Alamo, tight lines!
RESULTS: MARTINEZ LAKE, FEBRUARY 20, 2021. Despite high wind warnings, PBM anglers competing in the
Martinez Lake tournament on February 20 were greeted by clear skies and a beautiful sunrise. It was chilly (low
50s) but layers of fishing apparel provided the necessary insulation. Nine teams hit the water; a 10th team was a
late medical scratch. Nobody caught a bass over 5 lb, so only 1st Place in Total Weight and Big Fish, plus a Goon
Fish winner, earned checks. No offense to Robert and Thomas Davis for their late withdrawal, but I’d just as soon
not have to say this again in March: we wish the Davis families the best possible luck and medical help in handling
their situation. We look forward to seeing them at a future PBM tournament very soon. No word on how the
January tournament medical scratches, Rick and Cody Garrison, are doing but we hope they are better.
And, now, a word about scales: For context, if you were not among the Martinez contestants in the weigh-in
line on the floating dock, various contestants expressed concerns at the weigh-in about whether the official
PBM scale (Pro Tournament Scales, Model CS19) was giving accurate readings.
Some folks thought their fish weighed light in comparison to weights on
various personal scales. Others were concerned the scale yielded as many as three
different weights for the same bag of fish, with as much as ½ lb separating high
from low. Needless to say, as folks say just before they say something, discussion
at the weigh-in and (for some folks) for some time afterward was “lively.”
Regardless, because some folks had already released their fish before serious
reweighing could even be considered, DTD Dan Wolters decided to take
weights as they were recorded. After all, NOBODY was in serious contention for
st
toppling Jim Sandy and Mark Serrano from 1 Place Total Weight. But, the question for Big Fish was less
certain, with a few 4-ish to 4+ lbers weighed in, including Craig Rafferty’s new Personal Best (kudos, Craig!).
DTD Dan’s Comments: Thanks to everyone that came out to fish Martinez. Fishing was slow for most and good
for Jim and Mark. I just wanted everyone to know that I have checked the scale and it is weighing the correct
weight. I went through the manual again and it is saying that wind is the one thing that the scale cannot
account for. So, in the future we will try to do a better job at keeping the scale out of the wind. Thanks for
everyone's understanding.
Also, if you are coming to Alamo Friday and want to be in on food, Sponsors Nanette and Teke Ballesteros
(Cosmetic Pool Repairs) have offered to cook that evening. They will provide the food. We as members would
pay them $10.00 a person. I will send an email asking who would like to participate, so we can have a good
head count. Thanks again and see you at Alamo.
Editor’s Note: Didn’t Yoda say, “Do or do not. There is no try.” I don’t know of anyone who questioned
whether the scale is accurate, when used in the proper conditions. The complaints I heard were that the scale
was giving inaccurate, inconsistent weights on the floating dock, which was bobbing in wind and waves, with
tremors from human footsteps added to the mix. Regardless, if anyone is still concerned about use of the
scale, I suggest bringing them up in the Club meeting on March 8 (see Page 1), so we can put this to bed.
Things tend to fester when folks think that their concerns have not been heard and addressed satisfactorily.
And satisfactory, like beauty, is in the eyes of the beholder.
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Phoenix Bass Masters Draw Tournament Results:
Martinez Lake, February 20, 2021
Boater Nonboater Team Goon
Place Team Total # Total # Penalty
Big Fish Big Fish Total Fish Payouts
# (B/NB) Bass Alive Pounds
Weight Weight Weight Weight
Mark Serrano/
1 5 5 0 4.47 0 16.74 0 TW $612 BF $85
Jim Sandy
Mark Figueroa/
2 4 4 0 0 4.19 7.90 0
Randy Bean
Matthew Morris/
3 4 4 0 0 2.41 7.88 0
Chris Smith
Chris Borgers/
4 4 4 0 2.87 1.79 7.71 1.11 GF $70.00
Cory Cottew
Dan Wolters/
5 3 3 0 0 4.09 7.23 0
Craig Rafferty
George Morrison/
6 Estefan 3 3 0 0 0 5.05 0
Ballesteros
Rod Rasmusson/
7 2 2 0 0 0 3.09 0
Patrick Boll
Terry Johnson/
8 Chris Mercado 1 1 0 2.72 0 2.72 0
(G)
Chris Calabrese/
9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Solo
Robert Davis/ DNF
10
Thomas Davis Medical
11
12
13
14
15
Note 1 1-9 boats pays 1 place TW and BF
Note 2 FOTM (First Out-of-the-Money): Mark Figueroa/Randy Bean won 6 bags of 5150 Plastics
Note 3 Payouts: Checks mailed to winners.
Note 4 Name in Red: won BF or Side-Pot; (G) = Guest; (D) = Declared his Nonboater
Note 5
Side-Pots: 5-lber: No Winner; Goon Fish: Cory Cottew 1.11 lb Crappie
Note 6
DNF = Did Not Fish because of approved last-minute withdrawal (Davis brothers)
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Phoenix Bass Masters, Inc. February 2021 Near-Monthly PBM Newsletter Page 7 of 11 TOURNAMENT PHOTOS -- A GOOD PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS (so they say) Martinez Lake, February 20 First, BIG THANKS to Stef Ballesteros and Dan Wolters for taking these photos for use here and elsewhere to promote PBM and its Sponsors. Matt Morris took the photo that Chris Smith included in his Winners and Whiners article. And special kudos to Stef for the best photos I have seen from a PBM event. The Phoenix Bass Masters Registration Table, at Lake Pleasant, January 2021, and the setup by Mark Figueroa and Rod Rasmusson underway at Martinez Lake, before Gale-force Winds blew two EZE-Ups, our Club and Sponsor banners, Toto and Dorothy off to Oz! The EZE-Ups were destroyed but the banners survived! Pedro 2024 was in tears when he and Rod came off the lake and found the damage. But, as Mark likes to say, “It was a leaning a learning experience.” Camp Ballesteros, with flags proudly Mark Figueroa and Randy Bean with a 2nd Place TW bag of flying to help members find their way 7.90 lb and 2nd Place BF of 4.19 lb. Mark looked very returning from the bar café find their comfortable behind the wheel of that borrowed Triton 21-X! way home. Time to GoDaddy, and buy a boat, Mark! FileName PBM Newsletter.202102.Final.docx
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Craig Rafferty with his new New Member Boater George Chris Borgers caught a nice
Personal Best of 4.09 lb. Just Morrison with the 5.05 lb TW 2.87 lb bass. He and Cory
think what you will catch bag that he and Stef Ballesteros Cottew brought in a TW of
from that new Nitro in May. caught. Nice work, guys! 7.71 lb. Cory also caught the
Or June? Lol! It will be worth 1st Place Goon Fish, a 1.11 lb
the wait, whenever it arrives. Crappie.
Terry Johnson and Guest Chris Stef Ballesteros shows off the same
Mercado weighed in one lonely fish George Morrison held up and they
2.72 lb bass in Chris’s first tmx! look just as nice the 2nd time around!
Welcome to heartbreak, Chris! But, Stef, where’s the Manbun?
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Phoenix Bass Masters, Inc. February 2021 Near-Monthly PBM Newsletter Page 9 of 11 1st Place TW and BF belonged to Jim Sandy and new Member Boater Mark Serrano, who weighed in 5 alive for 16.74 lb with a BF for the tmx of 4.47 lb. Jim quietly goes about his business of being the best stick in PBM and an absolute joy to fish with. Mark seems like a great addition to the club and just might be new competition for Jim, when Jim gets his boat back from the shop. Regardless, it must be nice to have won this one by almost 9 lb, Jim and Mark! The best news at Martinez for the rest of us was probably that the 5-lber Side-Pot now rolls over to Alamo in March, and it keeps growing! Thx again for a great winners’ photo, Stef B!! FileName PBM Newsletter.202102.Final.docx
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SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS BECAUSE THEY SURE SUPPORT US!
Anglers have lots of choices for PBM Members fish hard, well
where to buy fishing tackle, but and often. They rely on fishing
at the top of PBM members’ tackle and boat equipment
lists should be our Sponsors, from PBM Sponsors to help get
which now very proudly include the job done. Some Sponsors
(in alphabetical order): 5150 sell sun-protection apparel to
Plastics; Agave Psychiatry; keep us safer from skin cancer,
A&M Graphics; Arizona Boat the deadly bane of all anglers,
Works; AZ Barbeque Catering; everywhere. Big Fish Bullies
Big Fish Bullies; Canyon makes the only sun-protective
Coolers; DD26 Fishing; ES shirts and hoodies approved by
Advisement, LLC; Lucas Oil the American Cancer Society.
Marine Products; M&D Baits & Still others sell nice homes to
Weights; Monterey Bass Use products and services from visit while away from the water,
Company; RE/MAX-Rafferty; PBM Sponsors and release your tools for tinkering at home and
RoboJunkie Boat Detail, LLC; Inner Kraken! away, camping equipment and
Sportsman’s Warehouse; supplies, boat food or even a
Tactical Bassin’; The Home little professional therapy if the
Depot; and Voodoo fish drive us too crazy. Many
ActiveWear. thanks to our Sponsors, one
and all!
PHOENIX BASS MASTERS MEMBERS ARE PROUD TO CONTRIBUTE TO WORTHY CAUSES
C.A.S.T. for Kids is a national charity that lets disadvantaged kids experience a day on the lake. In 2020, 18
PBM members and five PBM Sponsors from Big Fish Bullies, ES Advisement, LLC and M&D Weights & Baits
proudly participated in a C.A.S.T. for Kids’ day on Lake Pleasant. We presented this great organization with a
well-deserved donation check from PBM. Some of us were boat captains for our own or a borrowed bass boat,
others helped set up or take down the event equipment and all of us had a fantastic time. The kids did, too!
Fisher House Foundation is widely recognized as the most effective national charity helping America’s military
veterans and their families. Much of its emphasis is on caring for and providing proximal temporary housing for
veterans (and their families) who are undergoing prolonged treatment for injuries incurred while protecting
America. They served us all; now we all should serve them! This is PBM’s first year supporting Fisher House.
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IN CLOSING
Help us make 2021 another great year for Phoenix Bass Masters! Join the best bass club in Arizona and bring
a friend or 2 with you. Boaters, Nonboaters and Guests are welcome BUT every boat in our tournaments MUST
have at least 1 club member aboard. Adults (16 and older) may guest fish in 1 tournament per calendar year.
For more information on Phoenix Bass Masters, go to www.phoenixbassmasters.com
Our Public Facebook Page is https://www.facebook.com/phxbm/
Bass Fishing Clubs are all about Youth, Conservation, Tournaments and Fun!
AMERICA IS THE LAND OF THE FREE ------ BECAUSE OF THE BRAVE
SUPPORT the TROOPS and FIRST RESPONDERS who protect us
50% of bass anglers believe they So, please be safe out there! Bass fishing
are this guy. The other 50% are has its own forms of kryptonite.
darned liars!
The Phoenix Bass Masters’ Members Only Facebook Group is now:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/334667321181943/
This Facebook Group is, as advertised, for PBM DUES-PAID Members Only. Its purpose is to provide a forum
for fishing chatter among club members, not to post information about, or to discuss, PBM business and
operational issues. Postings there reflect PERSONAL opinions and are subject to diverse interpretations. So, the
club has opted to keep this Group closed, for members only. Frankly, some “candid” comments posted there
might sometimes encroach just a wee bit on the fluid, debatable boundaries of public propriety. We know that
Facebook rigorously patrols Cyberspace to prevent egregious transgressions (LOL!), but even Mr. Zuckerberg et
clones sometimes miss something. Unless money is involved? Hopefully, PBM’s Group Administrators catch
what they miss.
If you want to join that fun, contact Club Secretary Terry B. Johnson, at phxbmaz@gmail.com, for membership
information. After you join the club, you will be invited to sample the hidden waters. Caveat emptor!
Reminder: PBM membership is still closed to Nonboaters, indefinitely. But, if you have a tournament-fishable
boat, please join the club and the fun! We would love to have 20-25 boats and teams fish every tournament.
BIENVENIDOS TO 2021!! We hope that 2021 brings you and your family much-needed joy, happiness and good
health! May the need for quarantining, masks and safe distancing abate, as (eventually) CV/COVID-19 vaccines
begin to take effect (Hallelujah!).
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