Greetings fellow SJHT members. Last night, I had the pleasure of attending the 2nd meeting of the new year of the SJBCA. Here are the new SJBCA officers and clubs in attendance.
Fred Lentz- President (South Jersey Hawg Hunters) Joe Hoban- 1st Vice President (South Jersey Bass Stalkers) Rob Kunze- 2nd Vice President (Cumberland County Bassmasters) Gary Corliss- Treasurer (4th Ward Bass Anglers) Al Franchetta- Secretary (Cumberland County BassMasters) Steve Steinmetz- Tournament Director (Pine Cone Anglers) Carmen Bersani- Director 1 (Happy Hooker Bassers) Mike Graham- Director 2 (4th Ward Bass Anglers)
There were 16 Clubs in attendance. 2 Clubs were requested to be removed from the SjBCA Member Club listings (South Point Bassers and Gloucester County)
There were No Guest or special presentations last night.
Officers Report:
* Al Franchetta requested Club rosters to be submitted ASAP
*Advertising sent out for Fisherman's Flea Market which is to be held on Saturday, March 06, 2010 8:30am-2:00pm at the Millville Elks Lodge 1815 E. Broad Street (Mays Landing Road) Millville, NJ 08332. There will be Freshwater and Saltwater Seminars from BASSNJ.COM very own Woody! $2.00 Admission Donation- Kids under 14 FREE. There will be Door prizes!! Kids Casting Area! Food!! 2 Tackle Box Raffles. Vendors ARE Invited- Tables for Rent $20.00 Each. (All proceeds benefit the activities of the South Jersey Bass Club Association- including Scholarship Program and South Jersey Outdoor Youth Day!) For More information Call Carmen at 609-729-2504 or Fred at 856-358-6073 or email or visit website www.sjbca.org/
* As of Today, only 11 Tables have been reserved and 8 Vendors have signed on. Hopefully, with only 2 weeks remaining more vendors will come out the woodworks or anglers wanting to sell some of there fishing gear, lures, and etc.
* SJHT donated 3 Freshwater and 3 Saltwater Lures for the Fishermens Flea Market Tackle Box Raffle.
* 4th Ward Bassmasters along with the US Coast Guard Auxillary is offering this coming Saturday, Feb. 20, 2010 a Boaters Safety Course. Price is $60.00 for course and a separate $10 price for Breakfast and lunch being provided at the 4th Ward Clubhouse. Class I believe is from 8am till 3pm with Multiple Choice test at the end.
* As of Wed. Feb. 17, 2010, Chris Smith (NJDFWG- Oak Pond Office) has approved those clubs fishing WMA's and the permits that go along with them. Permits will be issued via an Email distribution listing to the clubs primary POC's.
* Fred Lentz spoke about the creation of a pseudo SJBCA Rear window sticker for those SJBCA offical Club members. Cost and design is still being negoitiated. Fred is looking to keep cost hopfully at or under $1.00.
Committee Reports:
Audit Committee- Joe Hoban, MaryAnne Franchetta, & Rob Kunze is still in the Progress. They will evaluate the SJBCA 2009 Yearly expenses.
Scholarship Committee:
Form Committee with Carmen Bersani leading. The Deadline for potential candidates is May 01, 2010 with a Decision of awardee by June 01, 2010.
Flea Marke Committee: Carmen Bersnai, Joe Hoban, Al Franchetta, MaryAnne Franchetta, & Steve Steinmetz.
* Publicity, Vendors so far, Finalizing plans
CLUB Business:
* Old Business: Voting on location for the 2010 Bass Bowl Locations nominated:Delaware River, Lake Hopatcong, and Union Lake.
Here is how the voting went:
(7) Delaware River
(6) Union Lake
(3) Lake Hopatcong
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16 Total Votes!
* New Business- Presentation of awards for 2009 Bass Bowl winners, Angler Excellence, and Youth Activity
* 2 New Clubs joining the SJBCA:
- South Jersey Bass Fishing Kayak Club www.sjkbfc.webs.com
Good of the Association:
Information given on Invasive Surface Plant called "Parrot Feather" which has been found in the Nanticoke River and it's potential impact on local fisheries if it somewhows finds it way into NJ local fisheries. Here's a link to get further information. http://www.ecy.wa...ua003.html
Cliff Note: "it can seriously change the physical and chemical characteristics of lakes and streams. Infestations can alter aquatic ecosystems by shading out the algae in the water column that serve as the basis of the aquatic food web. In addition, the plant provides choice mosquito larvae habitat. In California, the species is becoming an increasing problem in irrigation and drainage canals. A 1985 survey of irrigation, mosquito abatement, flood control, and reclamation agencies in California indicated that parrotfeather infested nearly 600 miles of waterways and over 500 surface acres. In Washington, the Longview Diking District estimates that it spends $50,000 a year on parrotfeather control in drainage ditches. Dense infestations in southern Africa have caused flooding and drainage problems in shallow rivers and streams. The plant can also restrict recreational opportunities in these bodies of water."
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Next Meeting: * 8pm, Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at the 4th Ward Clubhouse near Parvins State Park. Some of the items on the agenda will be:
* Form tournament committee for the June Buddy T.
* Form by-Law committee (if necessary)
* Review Fishermen's Flea Market
So in summary and important dates to remember:
* Sunday, Feb. 21, 2010 T&T event held at Blackwater Sports. 10am-2pm
* Sat. Feb. 27, 2010 NJDFWG hosting NJ Fisheries seminar 10am-12pm at Batsto Village at Wharton State Park
* Sat. March 6, 2010 SJBCA Fishermen's Flea Market Elks Lodge, Millville, NJ 8:30am-2pm
and lastly but not least...... for those that mainly Kayak but like to bass fish....there's a possible New club out there. From what I got from the meeting, they would immediately catch, measure length, take a pic, and then release.
That's it for now!!!
See you most of you next week at the 2010 kickoff meeting!!
Tightlines,
BN06
Edited by BigNasty06 on 03/18/2010
BN06, President
