The Toy Run is a truly special event that benefits the Adopt-An-Angel Program of Port O'Connor which provides toys to over 400 at-risk boys and girls ages 2-16 in eleven different counties along the Texas Coast.  

The Club is donating $1,000 to purchase toys for this year's Toy Run and thanks to our generous Club member's support, we have already received over $1,500 worth of toys to be donated to the Toy Run!

For more details on how you can get involved in the Toy Run, CLICK HERE. 

The 2013 International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tuna (ICCAT) meetings concluded on November 25^th in Cape Town, South Africa with several important recommendations adopted. Much of the emphasis was placed on bluefin tuna during the meeting, but resolutions for swordfish and sharks were also high priorities. The annual Total Allowable Catch (TAC) for bluefin tuna was extended unchanged for 2014 and existing swordfish quotas will remain the same for another three years, protecting the U.S. allocation of swordfish.

With large implications from the negotiations on U.S. bluefin tuna management, TBF reminds anglers, captains, and interested individuals comments are due on December 10^th for Draft Amendment 7 for domestic bluefin tuna management.  Within the draft rule, NMFS is exploring alternatives that will impact gulf anglers including potential seasonal longline closures. TBF is also very concerned with the potential opening of the DeSoto Canyons to conditional longline vessels in the Gulf of Mexico. This area was closed in 2000 to decrease mortality of juvenile swordfish and we would be taking a step backwards if longlines are allowed back in these areas. To learn more about Amendment 7 and sign-up for updates on this important issue, click here. 

It looks like a great weekend. We have a couple of days, lets run out there. After loading the boat with all the goodies you climb up on the bridge, hit the button and click, no voltage. Have you checked the batteries lately? How old are they? Does the constavolt work?  

Now you have spent half a day getting the boat running. Cold weather is hard on batteries, so check on them every so often and keep the block heaters on. Don't be the last boat out there.