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Show HJkop Times August 7, 2003 Hill's own pro angler snags record small mouth direction from a local angling retailer. At the time, Sackett owned a boat designed for bass fishing that he instead was using for fly fishing. After the retailer noticed the boat, he asked Sackett if he had ever fished for bass. Sackett's reply was less than by Kari Tilton Hilltop Times Sports assistant editor A Hill AFB welder recently broke a state fishing record, reeling in a smallmouth bass measuring 23 long with a 17 girth. But this was no hicky catch, as the angler is a sponsored bass fishing pro who is an expert at luring the wary species out of hiding. Clifford Sackett, of the Ogden ALC Ground Systems Repair "When you use artificial lures, you have to fool the fish into thinking (the bait) is real. You have to work the lure moving that in addi- Sackett also says tion to the challenge, he enjoys the excitement of the violent strikes often made by the powerful fish. They don't just come up to eat (the bait) , they come up to destroy it." g A catch and release Masters Tournament circuit and says he's pulled thousands of bass from bodies of water across the U.S., competing against some of the best fishermen in the world. The Utah native says he's been fishing his entire life, becoming interested in bass in 1979 after getting a push in the right $50 per person and includes greens fees, golf cart, con tinental breakfast, lunch and prizes. Proceeds benefit Operation WarmHeart For more details, contact Chief Master Sgt. Dale or Griffin at Ext. any chief master sergeant. keeping them because the oppor- tunities are then unlimited. "I've had some days down at Lake Powell and over at Flam- ing Gorge when I've caught over 100 (fish) ," he said. "You can have really good days. If r.7-- V ' ST""? I you release them you can catch all you want." As an instructor, on behalf of his sponsors, at boating and outdoors shows across the country, Sackett has become an experienced teacher as well. And, teaching his own, now grown, sons to fish, Sackett says he values the opportunity to share his love of the sport with oth- ers. As a Utah DWR volunteer and a member of the Bass Federation's "Casting Kids" program, Sackett hopes to instill the love of the sport in area youth, ages He spends at least two a days week with the fishing apprentices and is also working to organize a local children's fishing tournament. 10-1- tree you could see him. He kept driving up to the bait and turning away," Sackett said. "I finally caught that fish. irmmm 5 4 fisherman, Sackett says he prefers to throw his catches back into the water rather than equipment before ringing it up in the cash register and handing it to the reluctant fly fisherman. "He pulled the money out of the register to pay for it and told me to go try it," said Sackett. "He told me, 'if you like it, come in and pay for it.'" Sackett agreed, but says he had no intention to go bass fishing that day. That is, until he got out to the truck and told the story to his wife. "She told me if I didn't go, my word wasn't worth anything," he said. Sackett and his wife spent the rest of the day fishing for bass and he says he's been hooked ever since. The Hill angler describes the snag of his first bass as if he were talking about an old friend. "The bass was under a willow Department of Wildlife and Recreation officials then logged Sackett's name into the state's catch and release proclamation records. The Hill angler's catch measured two inches longer than the previous record holders' and, so far, happens to be Sackett's biggest smallmouth bass catch. Sponsored by Stren fishing line and Lamiglas fishing rods, Sackett is a member of the Bass four-perso- life-lon- shelves while explaining to Sackett how to rig the bass iiinill i,irK.'-"v-- cation Class Aug. 12, 19, 26, 30 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. One class is 4 sessions. VCi "m M'lC I in i' nn r nil in i uri J Courtesy photo Clifford Sackett, a professional angler who also works on Hill AFB, poses with his "big catch" before releasing it back into the Jordanelle Reservoir. Sackett recommends that anyone interested in becoming a serious fisherman become part of a fishing club or attend classes on the subject during local boating and outdoor shows. His goal is simple. "I hope the kids become as interested in it as they want to be," Sackett says. "I hope they can learn the lessons of sportsman- ship, patience, the sense of sport and sense of accomplishment that can be found while fishing." world champion cowboy is depicted What riding famed saddle bronc "Necktie" in a bronze statue outside the ProRodeo Hall of Fame and Museum of the American Cowboy in Colorado Springs? Email your answer to: hill.sportstriviahill.af.mil. Include your name and phone number. 649th MUNS take regional title Members of the 649th MUNS softball team were crowned champions during the 18th Annual Western Regional Ammo Bowl Softball Tournament, held at Nellis AFB, Nev., The Ammo tournament pitted July 18-2- 0. seventeen munitions teams against each other in a tournament. Each team played a round robin to establish seeding positions. The 649th MUNS set the tone early by convincingly getting the number one seed. The team dominated the round robin by outscoring their Once the 649th MUNS opponents, 45-double-eliminatio- n two-gam- e, 4. entered the tournament, their dominance continued, as they outscored their opponever losing a game. The 649th nents, 145-2MUNS won decisively, 34-- in the final game Master Sgt. Tim against Matuszak was selected as the Most Valuable Player and the following players made the team: Senior Airman Joe Sud-erTechnical Sgt. Ty Jarry, Technical 1, 4, Davis-Montha- n. s, Sgt. Tony Patrick, Technical Sgt. Steve Volpe, and 2nd Lt. James Flagg. (Information courtesy the 649th Munitions Squadron) Answer to previous question: Billie Jean King by Cynthia Bauer Command Public Air Mobility Affairs ' FORT MADISON, Iowa The Team Air (AFPN) Force cycling team rode into town here July 27 in military formation, met by cheers, applause and chants of "Air Force, Air Force. . ." The event marked the end of the seven-dae Des Moines Register's Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa. The team, comprising about 90 cyclists and two dozen support people from 27 Air Force bases began this different kind of "deployment cycle" July 20 at Glenwood, in the western part of the state. The team camped out at six en route locations, working with Air Force Recruiting Sery, 450-mil- vice to promote Air Force employ- ment opportunities. It was the ninth year the Air Force team participated in the bike ride. There were 8,500 registered riders and several thousand more unregistered riders in what officials said is the oldest and largest event of its kind in the nation. "On the road" team director Col. Bob Norman from the Tanker Airlift Control Center at Scott Air Force Base, 111., said the recruiting event pro sense of cama- ing venue like no other. "There's no other event like raderie with the team, you get a real sense of the depth of respect this," Norman said. "Where else can you take part in a 'rolling state fair,' and talk to people from all over the country as well as America's heartland about the Air Force?" vetNorman, a three-tim- e eran, as well as the other riders and support team passed out small promotional items along the way, including stickers, key chains, pins, pencils and pens. They talked to city leaders, other cyclists, local townspeople and children. "Where else can you try to n recruit Miss Iowa National and talk to city officials who are retired military in one packed week?" Norman asked. First-tim- e rider Brig. Gen. Pete Worden of the Space and Missile Systems Center at Los Angeles AFB, Calif., said he had wanted to ride in the event for several years. He said the ride was a great recruiting event. The Air Force was put in a good light. We reached the 10,000-plu- s riders on the event, and touched at least another 100,000 people along the way," Worden said. He said cycling with the team was great for the riders, too. . "Not only do you get this great Pre-tee- ', Summer Bash features annual fun run, walk The annual Chase the Moose, Ditch the Dog Fun Run will be held Aug. 21as part of Summer Bash 2003 activities. The event will begin at 11 a.m. on the jogging trail next to the Hess Fitness Center. The entry fee is $6 and covers the cost of a The walk is one mile and the run is 2.8 miles. Complete an entry form early at the Hess Fitness Center, Bldg. 520, or on the day of the event. For more details, call Ext. T-sh- '. "" j. ' - v and affection and connect with people from all cer field Mondays and Thursdays at 6 p.m. for d Beginner golf special The summer Saturday' beginner golf special will run through August. The special includes two-foone green fees with tee times from p.m. on the front nine. Each player must have their own set of clubs, follow the Hubr- dress code and use golf etiquette. Interested golfers should call by Thursday at noon for Saturday tee times. For more infor mation or to reserve a tee time, call the golf course at Ext. II Youth Soccer Hill AFB youth soccer registration ends Aug. 8 Register at the Youth Cen ter, Bldg. 883, Monday rriday, y a.m. to b p.m. Teams will be formed for 9 and 10 ages 12. Cost is $35 for mem 3-- 4, 7-- 5-- 6, bers, $45 for with $5 discounts for any one who registers before Aug. 8. Practice starts Aug. 18 and games begin Sept. 2. All youth whose Batting cage Open, Monday - Friday, 3 p.m. - 9 p.m., and Sat urday noon - 6 p.m. Tokens Photo by Master Sgt. Shawn Murphy Staff Sgt. Brad Whitmill and Dr. Carol Belt lead the Team Air Force cyclists through July e Des Moines Register's 26. The destination marked the end of the seven-daAnnual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa. The American flag on Belt's bike had been recently flown over Baghdad, Iraq, and Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. It was carried to honor American forces serving In operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. Whitmill is stationed at Offut Air Force Base, Neb., and Belt is from Scott AFB, III. the other Air Force base cycling teams. The Air Force is such a big family," she said. At Mount Pleasant, a family invited the team to spend the night in their back yard. Doris and Larry Price's yard was filled with welcome signs and flags as the team rolled into town, "Three years ago, the team came through Washington, (Iowa), (visiting) a retirement home my daughter works at. i soccer p Any men and women interested in playing soccer, or just getting a few touches on the ball, can show up at the base's soc tion, please call the Youth Center at Ext. Clara Coble the Air Force 2. For additional informa from Hill AFB, Utah. She said recruiting was a big part of the ride, but there was more, too. "We get to team, network 725-230- parents can use Services facilities can participate. have for us," he said. It was the fifth ride for 1st Lt. camaraderie of I Pick-u- Padel-sk- y, or 776-078- 4 s, the people of this country build on the at bard Memorial Golf Course Team Air Force cycles 450 miles across Iowa vides the Air Force with a recruit- information, call Phil games. For more information, contact Staff Sgt. Shad Leseberg Tech. Sgt. at Ext. Ed Cabrera at Ext. or Lt. Caroline Wellman at Ext. nine-tim- e Softball The class is open to every one ages 12 and up. Cost is $6 per student For more short-side- rts nuia -- Hunter's safety class The Rod & Gun Club, located at Bldg. 1506, is holding a Hunter's Edu- The first person who responds with the correct answer will win a $40 coupon book from the 75th Services Division. Everyone who responds with the right answer will be entered for a gift bag. Submit answers by Friday at 4 p.m. on the week of publication. - at the Hubbard Memo tration opens at 6:30 a.m. the day of the tournament, and the shotgun start is at 8 a.m. The tournament n scramble is a format, and players can select their own teams. Final team selection is a blind draw. Entry fee is he added. ing trout" The retailer ignored Sackett's comment, pulling some hooks, sinkers, and bait off the store's waters. 15 rial Golf Course. Regis You have to think like the fish," fish," Sackett said. "I like catch- Jor-danel- le The 6th annual Chief's golf tournament is Aug. it around the in the water. enthusiastic. "I don't fish for those trash Branch, made the big catch July 4 while fishing on the Reservoir with some buddies. After he and a friend, acting as a witness, took the fish's measurements, Sackett posed for a photo before letting the "big one" get away, releasing it back into its native SPORTS BRIEFS I Chief's golf tournament y, I said then, if the Air Force team ever came through, I'd host them here," she said. Her son David is an Air Force staff sergeant who talked to team leaders back in May and arranged for the team to stay with his mom and dad. Senior Master Sgt Iris Rowand provided a special touch at the end of the ride. She had returned from a Southwest Asia deployment a few days before the ride. She brought with her an Amer can be purchased at the front desk for $1 for 20 balls. Bats and helmets provided. 450-mil- ican flag that was carried on one of the lead cycles for the military formation into Fort Madison on the final stretch e of the journey. "I had this flag flown over 450-mil- Baghdad and Bagram (Air Base, Afghanistan) . I brought the flag to (the ride) to lead the parade into town to honor American forces still deployed in support of operations Iraqi (Freedom) and Enduring Freedom," she said. RC club meetings The Hill Falcons RC club meets on the second Wednesday of every month at 6 p.m. in Bldg. 1219. For more information call James LaRocque at Ext. B Air Force marathon Registration is open for the 26.2 mile Air Force Marathon at Wright Pat terson AFB, Dayton, Ohio Sept. 20. For more infor mation call or visit http:afmarathon 800-467-18- wpafb. af.mil. |