OK here's the basic info for the tournament.It's a great cause and it honors the memory of our good friend John Haberek Sr.

The Third Annual
John Haberek Sr
Memorial Striped-Bass Tournament

Tournament runs 5pm Fri Oct 8th to 9am Sun Oct 10th
3nd Annual HABS for HASBRO Memorial Tournament

Top Prize
Van Staal 7” Pliers
ALso Cabo 70 Reel, Sportisher 50 Fin Nor

RAFFLE: Aquaskinz, Plugs from Habs Custom Plugs, Pt. Jude lures, Tattoos Tackle,and tons more!!



$15.00 Registration Fee. Register at any of the 4 official weigh stations. 3 Largest stripers from surf win custom made Needlefish trophies.
Meet and Greet at Flo’s Clam Shack in Middletown, RI.
Across from Newport’s Easton’s (1st) Beach at 5pm Fri Oct 8th.

Awards and Raffle at the Coddington Brewing Co. 210 Coddington Hwy Middletown, RI 02842 at 3pm Sun Oct 10th.
Proceeds from a Tournament and Raffle go to Hasbro Children’s Hospital

Gift Certificates from SaltwaterEdge. Quakerlane Outfitters, Quonny Bait and Tackle, and M&D ‘s Bait and Tackle. Also fine chocolates from Donnelly Chocolates .

Rhode Island Weigh Stations

Quaker Lane Outfitters
4019 Quaker Lane, North Kingtown, RI 02852
401.294.9642

Quonny Bait and Tackle
5223B Old Post Road, Charlestown, RI 02813
401.315.2230

The Saltwater Edge
47 Valley Road, MIddletown, RI 02842
401.842.0062

Massachusetts Weigh Station

M&D ‘s Bait and Tackle
149 Main St, Wareham, MA 02571
508.291.0820

i'll be there,,,,,as the shindig at FLO's is

sort of the pinnacle of the season for me!

that and the breakfast at the Andrea for the MS in WKPG.

hey Joe, what were the winning weights for the two previous yrs??
just curious as to what size fish to target, mid 30#'s i think?

it'll be GREAT to sea all you Rhode Islanders and tip a few with some of the best anglers and finest gents our sport has to offer.

and then there is the SCHWAG at the Booberry Factory on Sunday!!
barring any other mishaps, i should be THERE with bells on and thanks for keeping the HABS Fall Classic going, thanks to John Jr and Jess as well!! sea ya'll there :cool: :cool: :cool:

IN :btu:

nice nice hope to see you cats there, thanks for the reminder post
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I will be home and will make it for the 3rd straight year:jump1:

Where did Crafty (Chuck) go???:confused:

I will be home and will make it for the 3rd straight year:jump1:

Another Prime Rib dinner date at Flo's together again??????

Where did Crafty (Chuck) go???:confused:
You know what? I thought about the same thing the other day.

CHUCK!!!!

Hope he is well? Just been noticing him missing the past coule months???

Where did Crafty (Chuck) go???:confused:

You know what? I thought about the same thing the other day.

CHUCK!!!!

Hope he is well? Just been noticing him missing the past couple months???

Hey, fine and dandy here - also 20+ pounds lighter since June

Just now finishing up the mother of all home improvement projects...:doh:

Let's just say it involved 2 pallets of bricks, 5 or 6 yards of bank run and bluestone dust...all by hand with a shovel and wheelbarrow...and has taken me all summer to do it...:hs:

Now I know why you don't see many 61 year old stone masons

But the upside is I'm in shape to bail fifties all night long like so many choggies...:musc:...just lucky for them I haven't run into 'em yet


I'll be there - wouldn't miss it!

Is there a Friday deadline to register? That's the only tough part for the out of towners. Psyched to participate in this again this year!

Is there a Friday deadline to register? That's the only tough part for the out of towners. Psyched to participate in this again this year!
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Hey Joe/Chuck - can we have the entry forms scanned and posted here so guys can enter by mail? This would help those living out of town and not near weigh stations.

DZ

You guys do an awsome job running this and if I have to drive to M&D's to enter I will. Probably need to get some eels for that weekend anyway. Not the end of the world by any means. I would think keeping track of out of town entries could be tough so I totally get it if you don't want to do it.

Hey Joe/Chuck - can we have the entry forms scanned and posted here so guys can enter by mail? This would help those living out of town and not near weigh stations.

DZ

also,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

how's about some entry forms at the FLO's event?
just an idea, gentlemen~~~

almost didn't make it last year, good to know that i can register
at M&D's this w/e. the HABS is the BALLZ and i wouldn't miss it!!

I'm all set I'm taking friday off, I would have registered last week when I was down but my keeper won't let me out every wknd.

I went to M&D's to register but Mike did not have the forms yet. Anyone know when they will be dropped off?

Can't wait!

Chucksta!!!:wave:

I went to M&D's to register but Mike did not have the forms yet. Anyone know when they will be dropped off?

Yeah, I drove all the way down to the Edge last night to sign up. Same thing. No forms.

Is fishing limited to RI & MA? Other obligations will keep me from fishing RI Friday but I might be able to sneak out for a few hours in CT.
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I am picking up the tickets NOW. I will bring them to Quonny, Quaker Lane, and the Edge today. Jeff will bring them to M&D's tomorrow. You can sign up then.

Its going to be a good time and for a good cause!

I'll be working at the SWE this Saturday and Sunday - come on down say hi and sign up. Don't forget your gear - been a decent local daytime bite this week.

DZ

So is there a deadline on Friday? I may not be able to register until Sat unless I ahem cough cough it up on Friday.

this will be the first tourney I have ever entered. what the heck, right? even a blind squirell finds a nut. anyone gonna be fishing in Gansett, I'm sick of fishing alone.

is this a boat and surf tourney?

Surf only ,3 biggest fish. Besides the entry fee of $15.00 the main purpose here is to raise $ at the raflle for the kids at Hasbro Childrens Hospital.

Bummer, looks to be a good cause and a nice weekend

Bummer, looks to be a good cause and a nice weekend

So pay the $15 and go in the surf. I did the first 2 years and I had a boat both years. It's a good cause and John did a lot of good for a lot of people. You can give up one day in the boat and surf fish.:chased:

So pay the $15 and go in the surf. I did the first 2 years and I had a boat both years. It's a good cause and John did a lot of good for a lot of people. You can give up one day in the boat and surf fish.:chased:

no surf gear

no surf gear
20# mono, a sinker, a coke bottle, a hook and a bunker head. In the right spot you might win:)

Hey Joe/Chuck - can we have the entry forms scanned and posted here so guys can enter by mail? This would help those living out of town and not near weigh stations.

DZ
Dennis, that would be great. Las Vegas all last week working a trade show. Home 36 hours and off to another trade show right now. No way to get any place to register.

If the guys at the Edge want to set something up to do that fine,otherwise it's sign up at the shops. I will bring tickets to Flos's Fri night if anyone wants to sign up there at 5. You just better not have a 30 pounder in the trunk!

am :fury: :fury: :fury: effin' fuming right NOW!!

the wiff just informed me last night that she'll be needing
MY vehicle, her POS SAAB is kaput, until 8pm or so on FRI!!!

she's known about this tourney and its importance to me for 3 yrs~~~ and for at least a MONTH this year!!!

i still get to fish the tournament, just won't be able to make the FLO's Thang :wall: :wall: :wall:

am hoping to register on-line with the Edge, good luck to everyone,
and i'll sea ya'll at the Booberry Factory on SUN, if not sooner!

am :fury: :fury: :fury: effin' fuming right NOW!!

the wiff just informed me last night that she'll be needing
MY vehicle, her POS SAAB is kaput, until 8pm or so on FRI!!!

she's known about this tourney and its importance to me for 3 yrs~~~ and for at least a MONTH this year!!!

i still get to fish the tournament, just won't be able to make the FLO's Thang :wall: :wall: :wall:

am hoping to register on-line with the Edge, good luck to everyone,
and i'll sea ya'll at the Booberry Factory on SUN, if not sooner!

Jess,
See if Josh or Luds or anyone else is comin down and hitch a ride with them.
The Prime Rib dinner at Flo's is one not to be missed at any cost.....

Jess,
See if Josh or Luds or anyone else is comin down and hitch a ride with them.
The Prime Rib dinner at Flo's is one not to be missed at any cost.....

It's worth trying to miss the Prime Rib if you're planning on fishing that night. Mix that thing with a couple of those clam thingies and some buds and I'm ready for bed. Sorry to say that I won't be making it down for Flo's this year and I know Josh is out that night.

Ill be making it to coddington but not making it to flo's and might only get to fish one night. Got some freinds from florida coming in for ocktoberfest.

Jess,
See if Josh or Luds or anyone else is comin down and hitch a ride with them.
The Prime Rib dinner at Flo's is one not to be missed at any cost.....

i hear ya Mike,

yet, i should be allright with the tides~~~

just one of those marriage SNAFU's that my bride is capable of. i'll settle for giving it my best shot for the remaining time that i am ABLE to be there. also, as luds elaborated on, i think that last year i was pretty wrecked and fished very weakly. ended up going in the drink on Sat night, and spent ALL of Sunday in gear recovery mode.

thanks to the DeCostas and the Grace of God,
things worked out,,,,,,,,,,,am hoping to actually FEESH this year

and make it to the Raffle/Fundraiser on Sunday.
thanks anywho luds and Josh. these things have a weigh of
working themselves out,,,,,,,,,,,or, at least i hope so~ cheers mates!!
:grins: :grins: :grins:

We'll be extending our normal banker's hours this weekend to enable tired fisherman to weigh their fish in a little earlier this weekend.

We'll be opening early Saturday, with hours running from 7am to 5pm and on Sunday we'll be open from 7am to 9am, and 11am to 4pm.

Just weighed in a 34lb for Dave Daluz

Frank Goncalves 30 Lb

Down to the wire ... the race for third place!

Any Luck?

What a good time!This is one of my all time favorite things to do.Jane and I thoroughly enjoyed ourselves

Won some good Pt.Jude stuff too.

Big thanks to Joe Martins for all his hard work!
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Great time, Liam (obviously) had a blast ;)

Props to Joe, John, Jess, Jeff, and all the crew for pitching in.

Redlite pulled another squeaker !

I'd like to thank the Habereks for their work on this. John Jr did a great job on the posters and the trophies.Jess and Michelle and Wayne for thier work with the tickets and donations of so many gift certificates and the hassle of getting it all together for the Hospital. As always my brother Jeff was there to mount the trophies and whatever else I asked him to do. Thanks to Ma for watching over all of Henry Donnely's tickets and helping out over in the ticket corner. Thanks to all the sponsors of the tournament for all of the raffle items and to the shops that weighed in the fish. Most of all thanks to ALL OF YOU who participated in this event :bgi:.Without you ,I would have just been a strange man in a bar with a microphone that people wondered about.:devil2: ...Like THAT never happened before!:rotf2: It is a good thing we do here, and I know John is smiling up there thinking.."THAT'S NIIIICE!"

Can we see the results? I didn't even wake up till 3:30pm yesterday :mad:

Mike Veracka won by a scale with a 35.9 oz striper edging out John Hanecak who had a 35.8 oz fish. Dave Daluz took 3rd with a nice 34 lb fish. Very close this year and some nice fish weighed in! There were also a few 30 lb fish and some in the 20's. Looks like there's a lil' fall run goin on!

Thanks Joe! What a close race. Redlite wins another! :cheers:

All he's gotta do is win a lifetime supply of circle hooks and he'll never have to buy another piece of fishing tackle again

Hi all,

The contest was awesome, and the after party was killer too. Fun time hanging out with everyone, and all for a great cause.

Special thanks to the Habereks and to Pt. Jude Joe and family.

Best, Any Luck?

A few pictures from the weekend. Unfortunately I don't have the redlite mojo, and no prizes for bluefish, so no fishpics for me!

Gearing up to go out...

And some from the festivities.

Joe doing his raffle thing, and the crowds

Dave, Rudy, and the Iron man living life (one more than the others) and the rest of the crowd

And finally, JohnR and Liam with allof his swag (with that amount of raffle mojo he'll be giving his old man and veracka a run for their money someday), and a lucky lady with her new VS pliers.

That was a great time. My first time at the habs. Sure not to be the last. Kacie was giggling all the way home. She's got the Mojo.

Big thanks to everyone involved in setting this up. Had a great time on Sunday!
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always a good time. although I got skunked at the raffle for the 2nd year in a row. until next year.