Aug 2009
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August 2009 Meeting Minutes

Aug/12/09 18:27

August 2009 Meeting Minutes

Called to order by Kip Pollay at 7:05 pm. Intro / 4 clubs, 5 board members & 10 members total.
Secretary Report: May Minutes Read & Accepted
Treasury Report: May Minutes Read & Accepted
Tournament Report:

    4th – Alamo (10-17-09)
    5    th – (first & last) – Pleasant (12-05-09)

      Sept 12th Patagonia, main ramp (day) come enjoy our federation tournaments and introduce someone new to the sport of competitive bass fishing.
      Please pre pay to eliminate hassle. Those who pay at the ramp will be first come first serve basis.
      There will be no pairings for these events; members must come paired as teams.
      Contact Don Sebastian for more info (520-975-3405).

        February 13, 2010 Bartlett
        March 13, 2010 Martinez
        April 24, 2010 San Carlos
        *Divisionals: May 17 – 21, 2010 Martinez
        July 24, 2010 / Night Pleasant
        September TBA / Open @ Patagonia
        October 9, 2010 Roosevelt
        November 6, 2010 Alamo
        For all qualifying events please get monies mailed to P.O. Box as soon as possible. Also, remember to pair up with non-boaters before hand to keep the last minute confusion to a minimum. If you are not paired up, please contact Don Sebastian to help you find a pairing.
        Youth Report:
        Any Bass Clubs interested in building a youth club should contact Jeff Foley or Lyle Danuser via the federation web site. Youth clubs are welcomed and we would love to have as many Bass fishing kids as we can.
        • AZBFN and Cabelas hit a home run with our Hot Summer Nights events. We helped over 100 different families enjoy the sport of fishing. Families were overtaken by the support they received and the new things they learned. Many prizes were awarded by Cabelas. A custom rod made by Bob Kettelman from Cabelas fly shop was awarded to the Daniel Posey family who takes his two boys fishing almost every weekend. Big Fish prize went to Davey Estes who is 4 and caught a 4 lb Catfish at Surprise Lake. Lots of fun for all.
        • Casting Kids finals will be held in November, date to be announced next meeting.
        Cabelas June 13th event winners are:
        7-10 Jennifer Switalski
        11-14 Daniel Dickson

        July 4        th in Wickenburg
        7-10 Hunter Gunkle
        11-14 Travis Pollay

        • AZBFN’S Jr Bass events
        10-11-09 Pleasant, Sunday
        11-08-09 Bartlett, Sunday
        Conservation Report:
        Quagga Mussels in SRP canals, Mussels are confirmed to down to the granite reef division dam area. The Red Eared Sunfish put in the canal last year are not doing well in that environment. Ongoing cooperative measures with other state and governing agencies, Texas, Oregon, Minnesota B.O.R and B.L.M. The Quagga have now taken hold of the Hoover dam and have been found living well beyond the 125 ft depth limit as previously thought. Major issues are coming for Hoover dam.
        SRP is conducting outreach effort like AZGFD to educate the boating public. Work on Pena Blanca is concluding, more to follow.
        Additional issues can be heard on Don’s Shake Rattle and Troll radio show Sunday mornings @ AM 1100 @ 7-9 am.
        Old Business:
        • AZBFN will host 2010 divisional.
        Veteran’s tournament at Bartlett was a great outreach for the AZBFN. What an Honor to host a tournament for are Veterans. Check website for full details.
        New Business:
        • Be sure to support all of our federation sponsors and let them know that they are appreciated.
        Federation will be working on an online store to sell our items for bid on the website to members first. Raffles and fundraisers are not drawing the support needed to raise money so we are looking at other options.
        Last Cast:
        Please get involved with your federation!

        Meeting Adjourned @ 8:15 pm