Minutes from
December meeting
Next meeting Jan. 25th at
Gander Mtn. 7 pm
Meeting notes
Meeting
called to order at 7:05 pm
11 members attended
Ken
Johnson gave treasury report
Motion to accept minutes, Ron Faith, second Walt Babiarz
Old
Business
* Fisherman's Paradise Flea Market/Swap meet- Sat. March 10, 2012. From 9:00am-4:00pm. Admission $2:00. Children
12 and under are free. Contact Joe Kugel at(716) 440-0044 or (716)633-6536.The event is open to the public and fishing
clubs.
* Our own Scott Gauld was a guest with Byron Velvick on the City Limits fishing show. The show is due to air in January
2012.
New Business
* The proposed bylaw change that was going to be voted on during the December meeting was tabled, with further discussions at
future meeting. If you're not familiar with the proposal, the change would be to vote on one person to head the tournament
committee. He then would pick three members to be on the committee with him. Some feel we need to talk about this change
or tweak it just a bit. A few other ideas are: Pick one guy to head the tournament committee, but have him choose three more
members from a group that was nominated by the entire club. Another idea was to keep the current system of picking the tournament
committee but add a person who would be in training . The guy who is in training would be someone who never was on tournament
committee, and he would help with weigh ins, be involved with schedule making, getting permits, tournament organization,
but he would have no say in tournament rulings. Guys are reluctant to be on tournament committee because they don't know what's
involved.
* Lady's Night Dinner will be March 3rd, 2012 at Orazio's Restaurant, 9415 Main St. Clarence NY 14031(near Sheridan). Start time will be
6:00 pm. with more info to follow.
* Membership dues are now due. Pay in January and its $50, then in February it's $60, and finally in March
it's $75. In addition to club dues, add $20 for the tackle box raffle tickets which will be reimbursed once you sell
your tickets.
* Doug Neadow brought in samples of jackets. He has a contact and would be willing to do the leg work if we decide to
get jackets, sweatshirts or shirts. More info to follow.
* John Seyfert expressed an interest in putting up stations at area launches. The
stations would be a site that fishermen can put old fishing line and used plastic baits. John will be contacting the local
authorities to see what is required.
* Guys interested in joining the NYS Bass Federation should go to NYS
Bassfederation.com web site and print the application bring it to the next meeting along with dues. The NY State dues are $20 and the National
dues are$30.
* Sponsors are needed for the 2012 season.
Minutes from
the November 2011 Meeting
Next meeting is December 21, 2011
Meeting Notes:
meeting called to order at 7:05pm
OLD BUSINESS:
* The vote to determine what to do with fishing tournaments on USA/Canadian
water was voted
on at the Steak Roast in October. The result was to make all
Canadian water off limits to fishing during our tournaments.
The rules have been
updated and viewable on the clubs website.
NEW BUSINESS:
* Any one who is a current NYS
Federation member please let Patrick Schlosser
know. The current members of the Federation are Scott Gauld, Kenn Kolo,
Patrick
Schlosser, Ken Johnson, Doug Neadows, Joe Kugel, Walt Babiarz, John Seyfert. We
will be looking to make plans
for the 6 man federation team for the upcoming
season. Anyone interested in joining the NYS Federation for the 2012
season
please see/contact Kenn Kolo.
* We will be having our annual Ladies night dinner in February 2012. Anyone
interested in planning/hosting the event please let Kenn Kolo know. More
details to come on the ladies night dinner
in the next few months.
* Joe Kugel is hosting a "Fishermans Paradise Flea Market/Swap Meet on Saturday
March
10, 2012. This is a great chance to sell some tackle that you do not use
anymore. The cost of a table is $15.00. Call
Joe at 440-0004 to purchase a table or for more information.
The Club has purchased a table to sell raffle tickets and
to distribute membership applications.
* We are looking for the Club Banner that was purchased approximately
3-4 years
ago. Anyone with knowlege of where the banner is please let Kenn Kolo or Patrick Schlosser know.
* Please
make every effort to make the meetings in the winter. This is when
most of the changes and votes take place. Be an active
member of your club and
be there for the discussions and the Q&A of club topics. Please use your vote
and let
your voice be heard. Please see the by-law proposal change below and
vote at the Dec 21 meeting, or get your vote to Kenn
Kolo before the 21st.
BY-LAW PROPOSAL VOTE: This will be voted on at the Dec, 21 meeting
Current by-law:
Article III - Officials, Duties, & Elections
Section III - Tournament
The tournament committee shall consist
of 4 members elected by the membership.
The committee shall designate 1 of its members as tournament chairman and he
shall
represent the committee and vote at meetings of officers and directors.
The tournament committee shall establish the chapters
tournament schedule and
awards utilizing the advice of the membership, directors, and officers.
Tournament rule changes
are subject to the same process as by-law change
(Article IV)
Change the by-law to:
Article III - Officials,
Duties, & Elections
Section III - Tournament
The tournament committee shall consist of four (4) members. Only
one (1) member
will be elected by the membership. He will serve as tournament committee
chairman and will invite three
(3) other members of his choosing from the
membership to be included on the tournament committee. These four (4) members
will make up the tournament committee. The tournament committee chairman will
represent the committee and vote at
meetings of officers and directors. The
tournament committee shall establish the chapters tournament schedule and awards
utilizing the advice of the membership, directors, and officers. Tournament rule
changes are subject to the same process
as by-law change (Article IV)
Basically instead of electing 4 people for tourney committee we will only vote
for
1 person and that person will choose 3 other guys to be on the tourney
committee. The vote will be at the Dec. 21 meeting.
If you can not make the
meeting please get your vote to Kenn Kolo before Dec 21.
* Have a safe and Happy Thanksgiving
and we will see you at the Dec 21, 2011
meeting.
