Cubbage Tourney Results

Twenty-three boats fished the Verne Cubbage Memorial Bass Tournament last weekend. Nearly $1,000 was raised for the Gainesville High School FFA and FBLA clubs. Here are the results: 

1st Place

Matt Wade and Gabe Blackburn; total weight: 16.1 lbs

2nd Place

Steven Heinlein and Reggie Stanifer; total weight: 15.15 lbs; Big Bass Winner: 4.15 lbs

3rd Place

Jason Davidson and Darren Tilley; total weight: 15.12 lbs

4th Place

Clarence Snell and Chance Snell; total weight: 15.12 lbs

5th Place

Buck Comstock; total weight: 14.8 lbs

Young Fisherman Award

Trey Schroeder; total weight: 3.1 lbs

Blessing of the Fleet + LHR Open House April 27

Get ready for the Eighth Annual Blessing of the Fleet on April 27! If you're new to this, it's a chance to have your boat blessed for the season. Father Paul, of Ava, will offer a blessing on all the boats at Pontiac Cove, and everyone is welcome to attend. The Blessing ceremony will take place right outside the breakwater around 2 p.m. Afterward join us in the park for live music and a fish fry to raise money for the Pontiac Fireworks.

We'd also like to invite everyone to join the PCM family at an open house celebrating the one-year anniversary of Lake Harbour Resort. Stop by the resort from 10 a.m. to noon for a tour of the property and suites.

We hope to see you on April 27 for a fun-filled day for the whole family! Cheers!

Call 417-679-3676 or email info@pontiaccove.com for details.

Cubbage Fishing Tourney April 13

Pontiac Cove Marina and the Cubbage family will host the Seventh Annual Verne D. Cubbage Memorial Buddy Bass Tournament on April 13. Any two-person team is welcome to enter. Cost to enter is $110 and includes $10 for the Big Bass prize. Cash prizes will be awarded to tournament winners. Lots of door prizes will be handed out. Youth are welcome (and encouraged!) to participate. A portion of the proceeds will also be donated to Gainesville High School extracurricular clubs. Contact PCM for more details: 417-679-3676. If you'd like an entry form emailed to you, send an email to info@pontiaccove.com. Or you can pick up an entry form at the marina. We hope to see you there!

Here is an excerpt from a letter written by Jerry Cubbage, son of the late Verne Cubbage:

I want to tell you a little bit about my father, the reason we started the tournament. My Dad and Mom moved to the Missouri Ozarks (Bull Shoals Lake) in 1973. For 14 years they owned and operated a fishing resort and raised me and my sister. They worked hard to promote Bull Shoals Lake and the Ozarks during that time. After selling the resort Dad started his own printing/promotion business. He served Bull Shoals, Norfork, Table Rock and Taneycomo Lakes areas. He designed brochures, attended sport shows, helped with advertising and raised money to promote these Ozark organizations: Missouri Bull Shoals Lake Assoc., The Norfork Lake Assoc., Bull Shoals White River Assoc., Bull Shoals Lake Chamber of Commerce, The Ozark Mountain Region, Vacation Outfitters/National Brochure Exchange of Branson.

Dad’s favorite pastimes were fishing (tournament and non-tournament) and driving a school bus for Gainesville School District for special events.

Last year the tournament raised $700 to support the Gainesville High School’s FFA and FBLA organizations. Since the tournament’s inception six years ago, the tournament has raised $8700 for these charities: The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation and the Future Farmers of America and Future Business Leaders of America Clubs of Gainesville High School. We will be donating the proceeds from this year’s tournament to the Clubs of Gainesville High School.

The Cubbage family wants to THANK YOU for fishing and donating in past years. Let’s make this tournament the biggest and best. Come out and fish. I hope to see you on Saturday, April 13^th!!!

Sincerely,

Jerry Cubbage and Family