Leavenworth Bass Club
Newsletter and General Membership Meeting Minutes
February 1st, 2021
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 | Brent Goss | (913-775-2063 |
| 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 on Monday, March 1st, 2021 at Larry Stoafer’s toy barn.
The website is located at the following address: http://theleavenworthbassclub.org/ If you need assistance signing up for the forum, contact the new Webmaster, Brent Goss.
Welcome: The Leavenworth Bass Club held their meeting on February 1st at Larry Stoafer’s toy barn. Thank you, Larry very much for offering the location to our club members. There were 22 (WOW) members and 1 guest present. The President called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm.
Secretary Report: All members currently are in good standing with BASS National and MOBASS.
Treasurer Report: LBC checking account beginning balance was $11,460.97 and the ending balance is $10,444.60.
Conservation Committee Report:
- Eric has not been able to get in touch with Wopper Baits to see if they are still processing our used plastics.
- He is still talking with KDWP ref conservation project to put Georgia Cubes possibly in Hillsdale Lake. More info to follow
Youth Director Report: No report.
Banquet Committee:
- See the attachment from the Banquet Chairman ref the 2020 banquet.
- The awards for 2020 are shown here:
BIG BASS:
3RD Ray Cates – 5.60 Pounds
2ND Casey Wit – 5.80 Pounds
1ST Frank Carroll – 6.08 Pounds
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Chuck Schrankel
CO ANGLER OF THE YEAR Ray Cates
GUIDE OF THE YEAR Dennis Edwards
TOP 10:
10TH Mark Luna
9TH Randy Kenton
8TH Chuck Schrankel
7TH Larry Stoafer
6TH Rich Pearl
5TH Mike Brooks
4TH Hayes Edwards
3RD Ray Cates
2ND Dennis Edwards
ANGLER OF THE YEAR Bob Jorgensen
The Sportsman of the Year was announced. The two finalists were Bob Greene and Bill Gevedon. Congratulations to Bill Gevedon.
Webmaster Report: Brent Goss has volunteered to be the new webmaster.
Vice President Report: No report.
President Report:
- Bob thanked Larry for hosting another LBC meeting.
- The rest of the president’s report is in the attachment, along with a flyer from MOBASS.
- Please review the attachment ref a proposed rule change for the MO. State tournament. We’ll discuss it at the March meeting.
Fishing for Freedom: No report.
Old Business: No report.
New Business: No report.
New Members: John Matthews introduced his friend, Dennis Taylor as a potential new member. Dennis was reminded that if he wanted to fish Table Rock in March, he needs to join before then.
By-Law Changes: None.
New Equipment Report: Kenny reported that he has upgraded his Ranger with a 175 HP Mercury engine.
Outside Activities: No report.
Alibis: None.
Tournament Director: The results of the December Table Rock tournament are shown here:
| Table Rock, Saturday, December 12th, 2020 | |||||
| PLACE | ANGLER | # FISH | WEIGHT | COMMENTS | |
| 1st | Mike Brooks | 5 | 13.93 | ||
| 2nd | Bob Jorgensen | 5 | 12.62 | ||
| 3rd | Hayes Edwards | 5 | 11.98 | ||
| 4th | Larry Stoafer | 5 | 11.24 | ||
| 5th | Ray Cates | 4 | 10.67 | ||
| BOATER | |||||
| 1st | Mike Brooks | 5.02 | |||
| 2nd | Ray Cates | 4.09 | |||
| CO-ANGLER | |||||
| 1st | The co-anglers agreed to a single big bass pot. | ||||
| 2nd | |||||
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