Leavenworth Bass Club
Newsletter and General Membership Meeting Minutes
December 2nd, 2019
2020 Officers
| POSITION | NAME | PHONE # |
| President | Bob Greene | (913)-240-4474 |
| Vice-President | Mike Brooks | (913)-680-8721 |
| Treasurer | Ken Hackworth | (913)-240-4884 |
| Secretary | Bill Horvath | (913)-306-1110 |
| Webmaster | Ray Hillebrand | (913)-683-0500 |
| Youth Committee | Bill Horvath | (913)-306-1110 |
| Conservation Director | Eric Verburg | (719)-332-1052 |
| Member at Large | Ray Cates | (816)-588-8351 |
| Member at Large | Steve Read | (816)-646-9756 |
| Tournament Director | Mark Luna | (913)-683-0230 |
| Tournament Committee | Mike Brooks | (913)-680-8721 |
| Tournament Committee | Ray Cates | (816)-588-8351 |
| Tournament Committee | Dennis Edwards | (913)-683-3195 |
| Tournament Committee | Bill Gevedon | (913)-306-4198 |
| Tournament Committee | Bob Greene | (913)-240-4474 |
| Tournament Committee | Bob Jorgensen | (913)-683-1708 |
| Tournament Committee | Danny Lee | (913)-683-2855 |
| Tournament Committee | Casey Wit | (785)-218-1949 |
The next club meeting will be the awards banquet on Saturday, January 25th.
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Welcome:
- The Leavenworth Bass Club held their meeting on December 2nd at the Ft Leavenworth Rod and Gun Club. There were 19 members present. The President called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm.
Secretary Report: The minutes of the November meeting were mailed to all current members. A motion was made to accept the minutes as written, the motion was seconded and approved by majority vote.
Treasurer Report: The Treasurer’s report was read and approved.
Conservation Committee Report: No report.
Youth Director Report:
- The new president of the NWMSU Fishing Club is Ryan Persson.
- The fishing club was reminded that they are invited to our January awards banquet, with two free dinners. Bill plans on attending one of their meetings after Christmas break to get a head count of attendees.
Banquet Committee:
- Mike has scheduled the banquet for January 25th, 2020. He plans to send out the invitations right after Christmas. A reminder that each member & spouse/date are free.
- Mike is working on the menu, prices and hours with the Eagles Club.
- The club discussed the award for the 2020 tournament year and voted to buy fleece-type hoodies from Valley Fashions, similar to the jerseys with logos and sponsors. Cost is around $75.00 each.
- Bill Horvath requested that all members send tournament/fish and other event pictures to his email (whorvath44@gmail.com) to be shown at the January banquet. Would be good to have some from the fish structure planting the club did at Mozingo and or other non-tournament events.
Webmaster Report:
- Ray continues to update the web site.
- He reminded members that if you are requesting access to the restricted parts of the web site, please identify yourself so he can grant access.
Vice President Report: No report.
President Report:
- Bob thanked Bill Gevedon for acting as the tournament director, cook and picnic organizer for the Pomme de Terre tournament.
- Bob also commented on the great cooperation and sportsmanship shown by members at Pomme, helping with launching, recovery, and the weigh in.
- Bob and possibly others will attend the next MOBASS meeting on January 18th. If anyone have issues for him to discuss there, let Bob know.
Fishing for Freedom:
- The committee had an after-action review in November to discuss how the event was run. No major problems were identified.
- Larry announced that he will step down from the chairman position for the 2020 event, if held. Possible replacements were discussed but no final decision was made.
Old Business: None
New Business: None
New Members: None
By-Law Changes. None
New Equipment Report: No report.
Outside Activities: Bill mentioned that December 2nd is “Giving Tuesday”. This is a good day to donate to your favorite charity.
Alibis: None.
Tournament Director: The next tournament will be held at Table Rock on December 14th & 15th. Trailing is allowed. Take off is scheduled for 6:45 each morning, and weigh-in will be at Schooner Creek at 3:00 pm, both days.
| BOAT | TABLE ROCK DAY 1 (DEC 14, 2019) | TABLE ROCK DAY 2 (DEC 15, 2019) | ||
| # | BOATER | CO ANGLER | BOATER | CO ANGLER |
| 1 | MIKE BROOKS | JASON BRYANT | STEVE CLARK | |
| 2 | STEPHEN SMITH | BOB GREENE | ||
| 3 | LARRY STOAFER | RAY CATES | RICH PEARL | KEN HACKWORTH |
| 4 | BOB JORGENSEN | BILL GEVEDON | STEVE READ | |
| 5 | DENNIS EDWARDS | HAYES EDWARDS | JEFF SELL | |
| 6 | JEFF SELL | DENNIS EDWARDS | HAYES EDWARDS | |
| 7 | BILL GEVEDON | STEVE READ | BOB JORGENSEN | |
| 8 | RICH PEARL | KEN HACKWORTH | LARRY STOAFER | RAY CATES |
| 9 | BOB GREENE | STEPHEN SMITH | ||
| 10 | STEVE CLARK | MIKE BROOKS | JASON BRYANT | |
The results of the Pomme de Terre tournament follows:
| Pomme de Terre, Saturday, November 23rd, 2019 | |||||
| PLACE | ANGLER | # FISH | WT | COMMENTS | |
| 1st | EDWARDS, HAYES | 5 | 14.40 | Jerk Baits | |
| 2nd | STOAFER, LARRY | 5 | 11.61 | Crank baits & jerk baits | |
| 3rd | JORGENSEN, BOB | 5 | 11.44 | Jerk baits and ned rigs | |
| 4th | PEARL, RICH | 5 | 10.17 | Phantom Green RCs, bluffs & rip rap | |
| 5th | GREENE, BOB | 5 | 9.97 | Clown color jerk baits | |
| BOATER | |||||
| 1st | Larry Stoafer | 3.15 | Jerk baits Ned rig | ||
| 2nd | Bob Jorgensen | 2.88 | |||
| CO-ANGLER | |||||
| 1st | Hayes Edwards | 3.17 | Jerk baits Jerk baits | ||
| 2nd | Ray Cates | 2.03 | |||
| Pomme de Terre, Sunday, November 24th, 2019 | |||||
| PLACE | ANGLER | # FISH | WEIGHT | COMMENTS | |
| 1st | Rich Pearl | 5 | 12.72 | Crank baits, slow, bouncing off stuff | |
| 2nd | Bill Horvath | 5 | 11.94 | Rebel Wee R, square bill, Wart | |
| 3rd | Bob Jorgensen | 5 | 10.69 | Ned rig, crank baits | |
| 4th | Hayes Edwards | 5 | 9.63 | Ned rig, Rock Crawler | |
| 5th | Mike Brooks | 4 | 9.58 | Wiggle Wart # 38 | |
| BOATER | |||||
| 1st | Rich Pearl | 12.72 | Slow retrieve crank baits Shad color Wiggle Wart | ||
| 2nd | Bill Horvath | 11.94 | |||
| CO-ANGLER | |||||
| 1st | Bill Frederick | 3.72 | Slow retrieve crank baits Rock Crawler | ||
| 2nd | Hayes Edwards | 274 | |||
Free Tournament Entry: The December winner is Steve Read.
There being no further official business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:38.
SUBMITTED BY: APPROVED BY:
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Bill Horvath Bob Greene
Secretary President
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