The 2008 Tournament will be held in Matagorda, TX June

The 2008 Tournament will be held in Matagorda, TX June 5th, 6th and 7th.
The 2008 Tournament will be held in Matagorda, TX June 5th, 6th and 7th.
TENT SPONSORS
Aggreko
Casing Services & Equipment
Challenger Equip & Tool Co.
Cummins Southern Plains
Copper State Rubber
Energy Equipment Corp.
Enerpac
Industrial Air Tool
Ingersoll Rand
LeTourneau Technologies
Lewis-Goetz and Company, Inc.
Louisiana Electric Rig Service
McKenzie Equipment Co.
National Oilwell Varco
OMSCO
Pride International
Smith International
Southern Modular Industries
Stanley Proto
T-3 Energy Services Co.
Tripoint Energy Services
Waters International/Spartan Equipment
World Wide Parts & Equipment
CONTRIBUTORS
Acme Cleaning Equipment, Inc.
Adkins International, Inc.
Aker Kvaerner Subsea Inc,
Ambox limited
Amergy Bank
American Airlines Cargo
American Gear & Supply Co., Inc.
American Polymer Products, Inc.
American Rodsmiths
Amerimex Motor & Controls, Inc.
Anderson Marine
Applied Machinery Corporation
Applied Production Services
Associated Dynamics, Ltd.
Baker Hughes
Bart Brown
Basic Energy Services
Bass Pro Shops
Bay Flats Lodge
Begneaud Manufacturing Inc.
Big E Drilling Company
Billy F. Gibbons
Bishop Lifting Products, Inc.
Bonney Forge
Borco, Inc.
Bulldog Specialties Ltd.
Budwieser
C & A Machine & Repair Service, Inc.
C.W. Brown Machine Shope, Inc.
CAD Oilfield Specialties, Inc.
Cam-Tech Products, Inc.
Captain Bill Pustejovsky
Captain Bobby Gardner
Captain Jesse Arsola
Captain Tommy Countz
Casing Services & Equipment, Inc.
Castaway Fishing Products
Catalyst Services, Inc.
CDI Seals
Chris Jordan
Clear Kut Engraving, Inc.
Clutchco International, Inc.
Pete Miller
Columbia Oilfield Supply
Container House International, Inc.
CP & C Specialty, Inc.
Crown Energy Technologies, Inc.
Cutting Tools, Inc.
Del Papa Distributing
Deloitte Services LP
Dimar Valve & Fitting, Inc.
Drake Controls, LLC
Elite Energy Services, Inc.
Enviroflex Design and Manufacturing, Inc.
Express Energy Services Operating
Forth Worth Aluminum Foundry, Inc.
Friendswood Frame & Gallery
G & K Services, Inc.
G.M. & L. Manufacturing Company
Gander Mountain
GB International
George Covington
Gilmore Global Instruments Co., Inc.
Grainger
Grant Prideco
Gray EOT, Inc.
Greywolf Holding Company
Gulf Coast Oilfield Products, Inc.
Gulf Coast Boats
Harvey Michaels
Herbco, Inc.
Hose Solutions, Inc.
Humble Machine Works, Inc.
Hydril Company LP
Hygeia Envio-Clean, Inc.
IDM Equipment, Ltd.
Industrial Metal Specialities
Intercontinent Supply company, Inc.
International Lift Systems
International Rig Equipment Ltd.
Isaack Directional Drilling
J & J Machining, Inc.
J MP Sales Co.
J.P. Ratigan, Inc.
JB Services International, Inc.
JnB Machine Shop, Inc.
Joe Brown
Joe S. Johnson
John C. Rutherford
John Dearman
John S. Wolfe
Kmiec Machine
Leonard M. Philipp
LHR Services and Equipment, Inc.
Liberty Forge Inc.
Longhorn Machine, Inc.
Loosbrock Europe Trade and Supply
Louisiana Blasting & Coating Inc.
Louisiana International Marine
M & M Elevator Co.
Mac Haik Ford
Magnum Staffing Services
Marine Industries Corp.
MA-TEX Wire Rope Co., Inc.
Matthews-Daniel Company
Mc Gaskets & PTFE Specialties, Inc.
McCarty Equipment Co., Inc.
McGriff, Seibels & Williams of Texas
McClain Trailers
Meta-Tech, Inc.
METCO
MH-Pyramid, Inc.
Mike Cox Family
M-I L.L.C.
MI Swaco
Michael Lacaze
Mickan Tool & Supply
Mirror Industries
MMA Equipment & Supply
Mobile Mud Pump Repair 1, Ltd.
Morgan Systems International, Inc.
Mustang CAT
Mustang Power Systems
Navasota Industrial Supply, Ltd
Neal Hieber
NRG Manufacturing, Inc.
O & D Manufacturing, Inc.
Oakwell Inc.
Offshore Towing, Inc.
Oilfield Bearing Industries
P & B Testing Inc.
P & N Machine Co., Inc.
Polymer Products, L.P.
Porta-Kamp International
Primrose Oil company, Inc.
Quality Bit & Supply
Quality Electric Steel Castings, LP
Ray Montgomery
RBM Modular Building Systems and Camps
Red Claw, L.L.C.
Repka’s Grocery
Resource Metals Company
Riverstone Energy, LP
Roach Kubota & Equipment, Inc.
Robert Warren Family
Rosalee Baker
Rotary Components International
RSR Corporation
Russell Oilfield Equipment Co., Inc.
Russell’s Bait & Tackle
Ryle Manufacturing Company
SAW Fabrication
Schumacher Co.. Inc.
SEC Energy Products & Services, L.P.
Sierra Chemical
Simons Petroleum
Sportsman Trailers
Southern Specialty & Supply, Inc.
Southern Sportsman Marine
Spidle Turbeco Triumph
Spirit Drilling Fluids, Ltd.
Stallion Heavy Equipment Haulers, LP
Steege Kingston Inc.
Story Sloane Gallery
Sundance Fuels, Ltd.
Superior Energy Services
Swanberg USA Inc.
T G Industries Inc.
TC Die and Insert
TSM, Inc.
Team Texas
Texas National Corp.
Texas Petroleum Investment Company
The EADS Company
The Heitman Company, Inc.
The Mill & Safety Supply Company LLC
Titan Chemical Corp.
Total CAD Systems Inc.
Total Service Supply, L.P.
Trinidad Drilling
Tuboscope
U.S. Bolt Manufacturing, Inc.
United Surveys Inc.
VE Vision Enterprises LLC
W.D. Von Gonten & Co.
Walkup Co.
Warren Hendricks
Weatherford Oil Country
Westbrook LLC
Wholesale Electric Supply Co.
Wilson
World Petroleum Supply, Inc.
WW Oilfield Supply Co., Inc.
Yahama
Your Container Solutions Inc.
Ziese Products, Inc.
DIRECTORS
935 Eldridge, PMB610
Sugar Land, TX 77478
www.tocift.org
713-818-7343
TOCIFT Directors
David Cowan-Chairman
Ron Hartman
Tournament Directors
John Blocker, Jr.
Robert Carvell
Ronnie Cotharon
Tommy Countz
Committee
Bob Warren
Curtis Denison
Mary Covington
Ed Jacob
Kevin Neveu
Peyton Waters
Chuck Wilson
Newsletter, Volume 6 - October 2007
THE BIG EVENT
Our 2007 tournament was the biggest ever with 1,366
people participating; including 762 fishermen, 23 tent
sponsors, and a vast number of guests and local celebrities. We are pleased to announce that this year’s donations
to Charities is $530,000. A word of thanks to all participants for making this year’s event highly successful.
Congratulations to Mitch Patterson, winner of this year’s
grand prize boat. The fully equipped 20’ Gulf Coast was
donated by National Oilwell Varco. Ernie Granato was
the raffle winner of the 20’ fully equipped Gulf Coast
boat also donated by National Oilwell Varco. The Kubota
RTV donated by Waters International and Schumacher Co.
was won by Alfredo Cortez.
SPECIAL THANKS TO:
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National Oilwell Varco for donating the 2 fully rigged Gulf
Coast Boats.
Waters International and Schumacher Co. for donating the
Kubota RTV.
Anderson Marine, Yamaha, Gulf Coast Boats and
SportsmanTrailers for their contribution associated with the raffle
and grand prize boats. Also, special thanks to SAW Fabrication
for the T-top and other aluminum work on the Raffle Boat.
Thad Roach at Roach Kubota & Equipment for his contribution,
Leon Hudson of McClain Trailers for donating a trailer and
Keith Doty with Southern Sportsman Marine for fabrication
and rigging the hunting package on the Kubota RTV.
Pride International for providing our tent.
Frank Reeves for always being around to help with whatever,
whenever.
MacHaik Chevrolet Management and Sales Staff for assisting
with the van for Small Steps Nurturing Center.
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Matagorda County Commissioner, George Deshotels, for assisting
with many aspects of the tournament.
Aggreko for providing the power systems and air-conditioning for
this year’s events.
May Remschel, Denise Grier, Jim Gann, Ann Nell Gann, Marshall
Brown, Carolyn Riddle, Ron McCully, Eddie Douglas and
volunteers from Matagorda and Bay City Chamber of Commerce
for handling registration at the event.
Ray Denson and the biologist from Texas Parks & Wildlife for
handling the weigh-in.
Cindy Gardner, Tara Simons and Christina Warmke for
maintaining the weigh-in statistics and the leader board.
SPWP ladies Alicia Torben, Lellany Conaway, Janet MacAFee,
Carrie Watson and Michelle Sosa for their assistance with the
live and silent auction.
Harbor Master Craig Hlavinka
The Seagulls 4-H Club, Palacios Boys & Girls Club, and boy
Scout Troop 45 for handling the cleanup duties.
Sheriff James Mitchell and all of the Law Enforcement Officers
for security services.
Vernon Hensarling for always being available to pickup and
deliver door prizes, auction items, etc.
The 2008 Tournament will be held in Matagorda, TX June 5th, 6th and 7th.
The 2008 Tournament will be held in Matagorda, TX June 5th, 6th and 7th.
CHARITIES
BIG CATCH WINNERS
This year’s tournament netted $570,000. Of this
amount, $530,000 was distributed to 44 charities and
$40,000 was retained to start our 2008 tournament.
The total distribution to charities since our 2002
inaugural event has been $1,793,586. Listed below
are the charities that benefited from the 2007 tournament:
Red Fish/Spots Angler # Spots
1st Place Mike Box 2nd Place Kevin Dornak 3rd Place Vickie Hays Fish Category 1st Place Wt # oz
Slot Red Fish Dan Rhoades Speckled Trout Kevin Dornak Drum Ron Morrison Flounder Antonio Esparza Sheepshead Gregg Berwick Tripletail Ronnie Bose Snapper William Dawkins, Jr. Cobia Mike Almond King Mackerel Michael Patin Amberjack Don Robinson Tuna Royce Binnion Dolphin/Mahi Mahi Tim Kholleppel Wahoo Chris Johnston Biggest Fish Pete Dunlap Fish Category 2nd Place Wt # oz
Slot Red Fish Darrell Braun Speckled Trout Troy Blackburn Drum Paul Brown Flounder
JR Mills Sheepshead Darrell Wehlmann Tripletail Gary Krenek Snapper Jan Michael Matchett Cobia Jonathan Nix King Mackerel Jose Arnold Cepeda Amberjack John Wolfe Dolphin/Mahi Mahi Jesse Flamming Biggest Fish Wade Stockstill Fish Category 3rd Place Wt # oz
Slot Red Fish Curt Fletcher Speckled Trout Keith Carpenter Drum Robert Copeland Flounder Michael Patin Sheepshead Dallas Ingram Tripletail Bill Von Gonten Snapper Eddie Speed Cobia Carol Huddleston King Mackerel Jason Elkins Amberjack Jason Elkins Dolphin/Mahi Mahi Oliver Newman Biggest Fish John Walling 1.
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CCA “New Tide Member Scholarship”
Seagulls 4-H & Agriculture Farm
Teresa L. Herbert Memorial
South Texas Children’s Home
Brazoria Parks & Recreation
Luke & Rachel Batten Foundation
Matagorda Red Cross Fire Relief Fund
Houston Lighthouse for the Blind
Project Joy and Hope
Matagorda Volunteer Fire Department
100 Club of Matagorda County
Matagorda County Women’s Crisis Center
Boy Scout Troop No. 45 in Bay City
Forgotten Angels
Palacios Boys & Girls Club
Masonic Lodge-Matagorda County
Shrine Orthopedic Hospital
Shrine Burn Hospital – Galveston
Texas Volunteer Fire Fighters Relief Fund
Boys and Girls Club of Harris County
Texas Game Wardens Scholarship Fund
Ministerial Alliance of Matagorda County
The Children’s Assessment Center
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Matagorda Episcopal Hospital Outreach Program
Bridgewood Farms
Sea Center Texas
Tony’s Prostate Cancer Fund
SPWP Scholarship Fund
Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo
U of H Hearing Centers
Special Olympics
Boys and Girls Club of Brazoria County
Bluebonnet Youth Ranch
Texas Rangers Scholarship Fund
Texas Polio Survivors Association
Operations Game Thief
American Cancer Society
Small Steps Nurturing Center
Lighthouse Charity Cooking Team
Camp Aranzazu, Inc.
Man to Man
Boys and Girls Harbor
Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund
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35.05
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