Leavenworth Bass Club
Newsletter and General Membership Meeting Minutes
July 1st, 2019
2019 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 |
| Members at Large | Ray Cates | (816)-588-8351 |
| Members at Large | Stephen Smith | (785)-304-0587 |
| 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 | Larry Stoafer | (913)-240-5254 |
The next club meeting will be Monday, August 5th
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Welcome:
- The Leavenworth Bass Club held their meeting on July 1st at the Ft Leavenworth Rod and Gun Club. There were 20 members present. The President called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm.
Secretary Report:
- The newsletter for the June 17th was not completed in time for this meeting.
Treasurer Report:
- LBC checking account beginning balance was $$8,010.26 and the ending balance is $7,746.26. The Fishing for Freedom account beginning balance was $$20,778.45 and the ending balance is $27,232.44. The Pay Pal account has $265.82.
- A motion was made to accept the Treasurer’s report as read, motion seconded and was approved by majority vote.
Conservation Committee Report: No report.
Youth Director Report:
- The Leavenworth County Commissioners Kids Fishing Derby was held at Happy Hollow Lake on June 22nd. Thanks to Steve Read and Brent Goss for helping measure and record fish.
- The Olathe Kid’s Fishing Derby was held on June 15th and thanks to Bill Gevedon & Stephen Smith for helping.
Banquet Committee: Mike has scheduled the banquet for January 25th, 2020.
Webmaster Report: Webmaster was not in attendance. President requested that the TD send the current tournament schedule to the Webmaster for posting. The 2018 schedule is still up.
Vice President Report: No report.
President Report:
· Bob thanked the tournament committee for putting together the Table Rock event, originally scheduled for Hudson but cancelled due to the high water there.
- Bob discussed the MOBASS state tournament and asked for a team captain volunteer. The next meeting of MOBASS will be on September 14th.
Fishing for Freedom: No report.
Old Business: Nothing to report.
New Business: Nothing to report.
New Members: None.
New Equipment Report: Nothing to report.
Outside Activities: None
Alibis: Mark asked if we could buy new weigh-in bags for next year. The treasurer said there is enough money in the budget to buy whatever we needed.
Tournament Director:
| Table Rock, Saturday, June 22nd, 2019 | |||||
| PLACE | ANGLER | # FISH | WEIGHT | COMMENTS | |
| 1st | Rich Pearl | 5 | 13.36 | Spook, flipping brush, Z Craw | |
| 2nd | Bob Jorgensen | 4 | 7.48 | Jigs on brush & points | |
| 3rd | Bob Greene | 3 | 5.98 | Finesse jigs, Senko | |
| 4th | Randy Kenton | 2 | 4.93 | ||
| 5th | Frank Carroll | 2 | 4.63 | Spook, Rock Crawler | |
| BOATER | |||||
| 1st | Rich Pearl | 4.80 | |||
| 2nd | Randy Kenton | 3.13 | |||
| CO-ANGLER | |||||
| 1st | Casey Witt | 2.44 | |||
| 2nd | Ray Cates | 2.30 | |||
| Table Rock, Sunday, June 23rd, 2019 | |||||
| PLACE | ANGLER | # FISH | WEIGHT | COMMENTS | |
| 1st | Rich Pearl | 5 | 13.07 | ||
| 2nd | Hayes Edwards | 5 | 12.02 | Rock Crawlers | |
| 3rd | Dennis Edwards | 5 | 10.69 | Rock Crawlers | |
| 4th | Steve Clark | 5 | 10.30 | Rock Crawlers | |
| 5th | Danny Lee | 5 | 10.13 | Zoom worms, finesse jigs | |
| Big Bass | |||||
| BOATER | |||||
| 1st | Rich Pearl | 3.28 | |||
| 2nd | Steve Clark | 2.44 | |||
| CO-ANGLER | |||||
| 1st | Danny Lee | 3.35 | |||
| 2nd | Hayes Edwards | 2.31 | |||
The next tournament will be at Mozingo. Take off was originally scheduled for 6:00 am but changed by the tournament committee to 5:45, and the weigh-in at the main ramp (south) at 2:00
Reminder about the No-CULL rule.
Bring Ice to cool the water in the live wells.
Saturday, July 20th, 2019
| BOAT # | Boater | Co Angler | |
| 1 | Mark Luna | John Matthews | |
| 2 | Danny Lee | Frank Carroll | |
| 3 | Jim Wyatt | Bill Horvath | |
| 4 | Randy Kenton | Mark Stadel | |
| 5 | Steve Read | Hayes Edwards | |
| 6 | Dennis Edwards | Jason Bryant | |
| 7 | Bob Greene | Ray Cates | |
| 8 | Rich Pearl | ||
| 9 | Eric Verburg | ||
| 10 | Jeff Sell | ||
| 11 | Larry Stoafer | ||
| 12 | Mike Brooks | ||
| 13 | Ken Dawson | ||
| 14 | Bob Jorgensen | ||
| 15 | Brent Goss | ||
| 16 | Bill Gevedon | ||
| 17 | Garrett Cates | ||
| 18 | Ken Hackworth | ||
Thanks to Mike Brooks for the door prizes. The club account is $59 bucks richer.
The free tournament entry was won by Bill Gevedon.
There being no further official business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:43
Larry led a discussion on the issues affecting summertime bass fishing. Another great topic.
SUBMITTED BY: APPROVED BY:
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Bill Horvath Bob Greene
Secretary President
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