On Wednesday night May 17, 2017, I attended the monthly SJBCA 3rd Wednesday of the month meeting down at the 4th Ward Clubhouse...
Member Turnout was pretty solid with 16 Bass Clubs reps in attendance.
SJBCA Officers and Bass Clubs in attendance: Fred Lentz- President (South Jersey Hawg Hunters) Rashawn Lewis- 1st Vice President (South Jersey Hook This![/b] Rob Kunze- 2nd Vice President (Cumberland County Bass Bassmasters)[/b] Stu Cohen- Treasurer (South Jersey Kayak Fishing Clu[/b] Al Franchetta- Secretary (Cumberland County BassMasters) Brian Camp - Tournament Director - (Backwoods Bassers) Coty Camp - Director 1 (Backwoods Bassers) Mike Graham- Director 2 (4th Ward Bass Anglers);
*Approval of March 15, 2017 General Meeting minutes as documented in handout.
Guest in attendance and Special presentations:
* N/A
Officers Report:
* Secretary: Al Francehetta
1.Still accepting Members Rosters Due.
* Tournament Director: Brian Camp
* Final preparations for SJBCA June Buddy Tournament
* 2 Week Early Entry fee ends June 4, 2017
* 1st Director: Coty Camp
* In charge of the SJBCA Hats, Shirts, and Jackets owed to members meeting certain milestones and volunteer work.
* Will be ordering approx. 3~5 Jackets with SJBCA/Logo embroidery. Will also be ordering hats for those owed from previous years.
* 2nd Director: Mike G.
- Update on the John Joseph D'Agostino untimely death and pending continued use of the 4th Ward Clubhouse.
* The family has granted Mike G. and the SJBCA continued use of this space with the wish to help with the UpKeep of the facility. A new roof is planned for the future. The SJBCA along with the 4th Ward Bass Club Thanks the D'Agostino family for continued cooperation during this difficult time.
* 2nd Vice President: Rob K.
- Nothing to Report
* 1st Vice President: Rashawn L..
- Update on the Permitting and reporting of Delaware and Maryland bodies of water.
- For Tournament Directors, here is the WEB URL links to visit once your club has finish fishing a designated body of water and providing a fishing report to be used by the Fish and Wildlife.
*President: Big Fred Lentz
- There are still some clubs with conflicts.
- Finalized budget for 2017 was conducted by Executive Board members.
- WMA reporting to Chris Smith has been very good by member clubs.
- South Jersey Hawg Hunters Adopt a Lake signage was posted at Rainbow Lake....however it was put on the Urinal Port-O-Potty. Fred L. can't make this up.
- Attended an Assunpink Lake Focus Group sponsored by the state to gauge\gather information from Key-Stake holders in improving our WMA's. Key points were more on Birds, walking trails, and improving water quality\usage by all interested parties. Information was collected on a White board and hopefully a final report from this session will come out in the future.
- There is no meeting in June however our July 2017 BBQ meeting is open to all. This is where we historically present our 2017 SJBCA Scholarship winner.
Committee Reports:
Audit Committee- 2017 committee to include: John Sullivan, Mike Riordan, and Robert Jack
* Audit conducted for 2016 and everything was in order.
* Audit forms were signed off at last March 15, 2017 meeting.
Scholarship Committee:
- MaryAnne Franchetta, Mike Riordan, and Me.
- Lewis stated we received 31 Scholarship applicants for this years 2017 Scholarship.
- All applicants and supported documentation has been reviewed by this meeting date. A decision will be made by our June 1, 2017 date.
- Lewis stated that once again, there were some very good and extraordinary applicants and essays that have been reviewed. Like 2016, this year will also be a tough selection.
[b]Flea Market Committee: Coty Camp, Al Franchetta, and Stu Cohen
* A credit or donation in the form of $150.00 was received back from the Elks Club out of Millville, NJ where we held our annual Flea Market.
* Next year's event has been tentatively penciled in on the calender.
CLUB Business:
* Weigh-In Trailer-
Registration transferring to Joe Franzwa's name since that's where the trailer resides now.
- Still waiting on Bill of Sale from Joe. H.
Youth Fishing Activities:
* South Jersey Kayak Bass Fishing Club has comitted to run the Youth fishing activities at this years event.
Tournament and Lake News: * Tournament news and conflicts*
* Lake and Ramp Updates
Association Business: Old Business:
* Final planning for June 2017 Open Buddy Tournament
* Plan for July BBQ/meeting at the Thundergust Pavilion at Parvin's.
New Business:
* Vote on expenses for June Buddy Tournament and BBQ meeting.
* Vot on Purchasing apparel for participation point recipients.
*Discussion on having SJBCA stickers purchased for resale.
------------------------------------------- Good of the Association:
* N/A
Upcoming Events:
(Anyone that wants an event listed here can contact me- )
* None Listed
Open Buddy Tournaments up to July 19, 2017:
Saturday, June 3, at Lums Pond, Hosted by Limits & lunkers Bass Club.
* Sunday, June 18th, SJBCA "Steve Steinmetz Memorial" Buddy Tournament at Union Lake.
* Saturday, June 24 at Salem Canal, hosted by 4th Ward Bass Anglers.
* Sunday, June 25 at Delaware River, Hosted by Delaware River Tournament Trail.
*Saturday, July 1 at Union Lake, Hosted by South Jersey Hook This!
* Saturday, July 15 at Delaware River, Hosted by Delaware River Tournament Trail.
Note worthy announcements:
* None Listed
50/50 Raffle (to pay for the snacks)
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Next Meeting:SJBCA * 8pm, Wednesday, July 19th, 2017 at Thundergust Pavilion at Parvin State Park (BBQ meeting, food served at 6:00pm followed by meeting)
Some of the items on the agenda will be: Presentation of 2017 Scholarship, review of June Open Buddy Tournament, Final preparations for SJ Youth Outdoor Day, Last date to submit Club member rosters (To quality for Bass Bowl Team Members)
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So in summary and important dates to remember:
* See Above * LOL!!!
Any SJHT member is welcome to attend, meet up, or travel down with me to the monthly SJBCA meetings. The inner and outer workings is open to anyone interested in learning more about these meetings.
* Meeting was adjourned around 9:30 pmish
That's all I have!!
BN06
Edited by BigNasty06 on 05/23/2017
BN06, President
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