Galveston Bay Trout Series

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Mission:

Galveston Bay Trout Series was founded to accommodate the growing popularity of trout fishing along the Texas Gulf Coast. Recognizing the need for an affordable trout tournament with large payouts, Galveston Bay Trout Series is offering a twenty week tournament series with a progressive championship pot. A guaranteed weekly payout of 60% - 70% of all entry fees back to the winners of the event makes Galveston Bay Trout Series one of the best paying tournaments in the upper Galveston Bay system. Another 10% - 20% of the entry fees go directly into the progresive championship pot.

Press Release(s) & Tournament Announcements:

   Welcome to the Galveston Bay Trout Series website. Here you will find important information about the tournament and    tournament related issues. We are excited to launch this project and hope everyone enjoys fishing the Galveston Bay Trout    Series as much as well will. Thanks for visiting and we hope to see you at one of the events.

   10/6/07: Congratulations to the G.B.T.S Championship winning team of Dodgen & Mayeaux.
   Their weight of 11.0 lbs earned them the $3000 1st place and the $850 calcutta. Second place went to Cain & Gray with 10.6 lbs
   and $2000 pay out. Clough & Lopez took third place with 10.3 lbs and $1000. Thanks to everyone who fished the series to make
   this championship happen. We'll see you next year.
   ** Announcements **
   - If you are interested in fishing any of the G.B.T.S Saturday tournaments please contact Nathan or David. We are currently
   - working on a schedule for 1 Saturday tournament a month from November - February.
   - David @ 713.569.9225 or dtcain02@comcast.net || Nathan @ 713.299.4647 or captnathangray@aol.com

   9/24/07: The championship banquet & captain's meeting will be held on October 4th at 7pm at the Monument Inn.

   8/21/07: Thanks to all of the teams the fished in tonight's tournament. There were 10 teams tonight so we only paid one place.
   First Place trout team this week is Griffin & Griffin winning $360.00.The Big Redfish sidepot of $150.00 will roll over into the
   championship trout pot. Congratulations are due for the Angler of the Year team of Griffin & Griffin with 125.5lbs for the series.
   ** Announcements **
   - If you are on one of the qualifiying teams for the championship tournament you need to contact Nathan or David by e-mail and let    us know which dates in Septemeber and October you are available to fish. This needs to be done by Friday night so we can post    a date for the tournament and banquet/captain's meeting. If we do not hear from you by Friday we will assume that you are    available to fish any date that we post. The following teams qualified for the championship tournament:
   ** Championship Teams **
   - Allen & Maley | Augustine & Johnson | Cain & Gray | Clough & Lopez | Cockrell & Cockrell | Griffin & Griffin | Hanning & Navarro
   - Sweezy & Weaver | DuBose & Gilbert | Dodgen & Mayeaux | Thompson & Varner | Browning & Muckleroy | McGinty & McGinty
   - Tucker & Lochridge

   8/14/07: Thanks to all of the teams the fished in tonight's tournament. There were 9 teams tonight so we only paid one place.
   First Place trout team this week is Allen & Maley winning $324.00.The Big Redfish sidepot of $70.00 will roll over to next week's    final regular tournament of the series.

   8/07/07: Thanks to all of the teams the fished in tonight's tournament. There were 11 teams tonight so we only paid one place.
   First Place trout team this week is Cockrell & Cockrell winning $396.00.The Big Redfish sidepot of $80.00 was won tonight by    Cain & Gray with a 5.8 lbs redfish.

   7/31/07: Thanks to all of the teams the fished in tonight's tournament. There were 11 teams tonight so we only paid one place.
   First Place trout team this week is Tucker & Lochridge winning $396.00.The Big Redfish sidepot of $70.00 was won tonight by    Allen & Maley with a 5.2 lbs redfish.
   ** Announcements **
   - All teams that have qualified for the championship tournament need to email either Nathan or David through the site and let us    know what weekend in September that you CAN NOT fish. More than likely we are looking at one of the last 2 weekends of the    month.

   7/24/07: Thanks to all of the teams the fished in tonight's tournament. There were 13 teams tonight so we only paid one place.
   First Place trout team this week is Griffin & Griffin winning $486.00. Their weight of 14.6lbs put them back on top this week in the
   leader board standings. The Big Redfish sidepot of $270.00 was won tonight by Sweezy & Weaver with a 6.2 lbs redfish.
   ** Announcements **
   - Due to a scheduling conflict with the Galveston Redfish Series we are going to move the championship date to accomodate all of    the teams fishing both tournaments. We will propose new dates for the championship at next week's tournament to be voted on.
- Depending on the new championship date we may be moving the captain's meeting to a new date as well.

   7/17/07: Thanks to all of the teams that fished in tonight's tournament. There were 10 teams tonight so we only paid one place.    First Place trout team this week is Augustine & Johnson winning $360.00. There was a change in the leader board tonight with    Allen & Maley taking the lead over Griffin & Griffin. The Big Redfish sidepot will carry over until next week with $180.00 rolling over.

   7/10/07: Thanks to all of the teams that fished in tonight's tournament despite the high winds. There were 12 teams tonight so we    only paid one place. First Place trout team this week is Griffin & Griffin winning $432.00 and moving back into the #1 spot overall
   in standings. The Big Redfish sidepot will carry over until next week with $110.00 rolling over.
   ** Announcements **
   - It was decided at this week's tournament that the Championship Tournament will be an 8 hour tournament. The launch times will      be posted soon.
   - The end of the series banquet and mandatory captain's meeting for the Championship will be on Friday August 24th at the      Momument Inn in Baytown. The banquet will be open to all team members, family & friends of team members, and all
     sponsors of the tournament. The cost will be $25 a person to cover the food, staff, and rental of the banquet area.

   7/3/07: Thanks to all of the teams that fished in tonight's tournament despite the bad weather predictions. There were only 9    teams tonight so we only paid one place. First Place trout team this week is Tucker & Lochridge winning $324.00. The Big    Redfish sidepot will carry over until next week with $40.00 rolling over.

   6/26/07: Thanks to all of the teams that fished in tonight's tournament despite the high winds, dirty water, and bad weather
   predictions. There were only 9 teams tonight so we only paid one place. First Place trout team this week is Tucker & Lochridge
   winning $324.00. The Big Redfish sidepot of $350.00 was won by Friermood & Marsh.
   We picked up a donation sponsor for championship auction tonight.
   - David Cain will be donating a 5 - 7 page website and a years hosting on his server. This is roughly a $1000.00 set up to be
     auctioned to help build the championship pot bigger.

   6/19/07: Thanks to all of the teams that fished tonight's tournament. First Place trout team this week went to Thompson &
   Varner for $459.00. Second Place trout team tonight went to a new-comers Tucker & Lochridge with $255.00. The Big Redfish
   side pot will carry over until next week with the pot starting off at $290.00. We had 4 new teams join the series tonight.
   ** Announcements **
   - Mrs. Thompson will be having a fish fry next Tuesday night before the tournament between the hours of 5pm & 6pm for anyone
     who is fishing the tournament.
   - Boat checks should resume next week. If you would like to help do boats checks while Nathan and I handle sign up please let
     one of us know.
   - If you have a suggestion(s) to help improve the tournament or the website please contact David by phone or email. Thanks.

   6/12/07: Thanks to all of the teams that fished tonight's tournament. First Place trout team this week went to Friermood & Marsh
   for $486.00. Second Place was split between teams Allen & Maley and Dodgen & Mayeaux. Both teams received $135.00. The
   Big Redfish side pot of $140.00 will carry over until next week.

   6/9/07: Unfortunately we lost a sponosor today. If anyone knows of a Sponsor to replace our platinum sponsor let us know.

   6/5/07: Thanks to all of the teams that fished tonight's tournament. First Place trout team this week went to Griffin & Griffin
   for $459.00. Second Place team Sweezy & Weaver brought home $255.00. Big Redfish side pot earned Lowery & Schwendeman
   $160.00 to their pocket book. Thanks to the new team who entered the series tonight.
   We picked up a product sponsor tonight.
   - Captain Cory Kendrick: 1 Shimano Scorpion Reel valued @ $160.00

   5/29/07: Thanks to all of the teams that fished tonight's tournament. First Place trout team for a second week in a row went to
   Thompson & Varner for $378.00. Second Place team Allen & Maley brought home $210.00. Big Redfish side pot earned
   Thompson & Varner another $110.00 to their pocket book. Thanks to the new team who entered the series tonight.

   5/22/07: Thanks to all of the teams that fished tonight's tournament. First Place trout team Thompson & Varner pulled in $432.00.
   Second Place team Cain & Gray pocketed $240.00. Big Redfish side pot winning team of Friermood & Marsh won $310.00. We
   had two new teams join the series tonight. Remember there are only 13 weeks left and to you have to fish at least 10 total
   tournaments to be automically eligible for the Championship tournament. Otherwise, you must make the top 10 teams to be
   eligible for the Championship. ** Beginning weigh in time is now 8:45 pm **

   5/15/07: Tonight was our biggest showing of the series. We had 18 boats sign up and fish the tournament this evening.Thanks to
   all of the teams who fished tonight.First Place trout team went to Griffin & Griffin for the third week in a row. They pulled in
   $486.00 with 11.3 lbs of fish. Second Place team Clough & Lopez received $270.00 for 8.1 lbs of fish. The Big Redfish side pot
   will carry over to next week with $170.00. Thanks to the new teams that fished the series tonight.

   5/14/07: We picked up a CASH sponsor tonight.
   - Fling Charters: $400 Cash Donation

   5/10/07: The Championship date has been changed due to other tournament scheduling.
   We will further discuss this issue at next weeks tournament.
   We picked up a few more donations for the end of the series banquet for raffle items:
   - Max Bowl: $49.95 Bowling Package
   - El Toro Mexican Restaurant: $25.00 Dinner Voucher

   At the end of the series banquet we will be conducting item auctions and raffles with the proceeds going directly to the
   championship pot.

   5/8/07: Thanks to all the teams who fished tonight's tournament. First Place trout team went to Griffin & Griffin again who won
   $459.00. Second Place team Augustine & Johnson received $255.00. Big Redfish side pot team Sweezy & Weaver received
   $150.00. Congratulations to the winning teams. Thanks to all the new teams that joined tonight.

   5/2/07: GBTS has scored some media coverage this month. The May Issue of Gulf Coast Connections has the May - July dates
   listed on page 44. Starting this month the Houston Chronicle is going to start running the dates in the sports calendar. The
   Baytown Sun has also dedicated some space in it sports section for the tournament as well.

   5/1/07: Thanks to all the teams who fished tonight's tournament. First Place trout team Griffin & Griffin received $378.00. Second
   Place team Clough & Lopez received $210.00. Big Redfish side pot team Angel & Ryza received $300.00. Congratulations to the
   winning teams. Thanks to all of the new teams who fished the tournament tonight.

   4/25/07: Added a new feature to the standings page. You can now click on any name bolded in red and view a picture of the
   winning teams.

   4/24/07: Thanks to all the teams who fished tonight's tournament. First Place trout team Hanning & Navarro received $324.00.
   Big Redfish side pot will carry over again making next weeks redfish pot start at $160.00. Congratulations to tonight's winners.
   Announcement:
   - We are requiring everyone that is fishing the tournament to carry a cell phone or have a 2-way radio on their boat. As everyone
     that has fished the past 3 tournys knows we have fished in some pretty rough winds & waters which can get a little nasty if you
     are not careful. Therefore, any boat that hasn't made it back to weigh-in by 9:00 PM should call one of the directors to check in
     and let everyone know that you are safe and on the way in. At the next week's tournament we will have a cell phone sign in
     sheet for everyone to fill out in case of an emergency. Thanks for showing up and fishing.
   Directors & Board Members Cell Phone Numbers:
   - Nathan Gray 713.299.4647
   - David Cain 713.569.9225
   - Ted Clough 832.282.4923
   - Bob Johnson 281.427.8442
   - Thompson's Marina 281.427.2300

   4/17/07: Thanks to all the teams who fished tonight's tournament. First Place trout team Allen & Maley received $324.00. Big
   Redfish side pot of $70 will be carried over to next Tuesday's tournament. Congratulations to tonight's winners.

   4/13/07: We have elected two tournament committee members to help resolve any issues that may arise during the tournament.
   The first member is Ted Clough and the second is Bob Johnson. If you need to contact them their info is listed on the contact    page.

   4/10/07: Thanks to all the teams who fished the tournament tonight. First Place trout team Angel & Ryza received $432.00. Big
   Redfish side pot team Clough & Lopez received $90.00. Congratulations are in order for tonight's winners.
   We picked up a new sponsor tonight:
   - Double Daves Pizzaworks of Baytown: (2) Pizza coupons to give away as door prizes each night of the tournament.

   4/7/07: Tournament Release forms and Weekly Release forms can be found on the home page & the rules & regulations page.

   4/6/07: For weeks 1 & 2 we will serving BBQ sandwich's during registration for $3.00 per sandwich.

   4/5/07: We have already acquired some nice product to auction off at the end of the series banquet to boost the championship
   pot money.
   To date we have the following sponsors:
   - WD's Fillet Tables: 1 WD Fish Cleaning Table valued @ $175
   - Lonestar Graphite Rods: 2 Lonestar Graphite Rods valued @ $235
   - Captain Nathan Gray: 1 Half Day Fishing Trip (up to 3 people) valued @ $350
   - Captain Cecil Gray: 1 Half Day Fishing Trip (up to 3 people) valued @ $350
   - Captain Mark Salazar: 1 Half Day Fishing Trip (up to 3 people) valued @ $350

   3/25/07: We are currently searching for sponsorship's to help support the tournament and generate more prize money for the    championship pot. If you are interested in becoming a cash or product sponsor please contact us through the site. All sponsors    will receive a banner on the site with a link to their website. Thanks for helping make the Galveston Bay Trout Series one of the    premier tournaments on the upper Galveston Bay.