Leavenworth Bass Club

Newsletter and General Membership Meeting Minutes

October 6^th, 2014

 2015 New Officers

Please note, the next regular club meeting will be on November 3^rd, 2014. We will be discussing changes to the tournament rules and electing the Sportsman of the Year so come and help shape what you want out of YOUR club.

The grills will be ready at 6:00 PM for you to cook your steaks, hamburgers or whatever you want to bring. The meeting will begin at 7:00 PM. Just remember, you cannot affect any club decisions or win a free entry into a tournament, if you do not show up for the meetings! Come early and join us around the bar.

The website is located at the following address: http://theleavenworthbassclub.org/  If your information on the current roster (attached to this mail) is not correct, please notify the secretary. If you need assistance signing up for the forum, contact the webmaster.

The General Membership Meeting Minutes follows:

 WELCOME: The Leavenworth Bass Club held its regular monthly meeting on October 6^th, 2014 at the Rod and Gun Clubhouse.  There were 19 members present. The current President called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm.

 Secretary’s Report:  The minutes for September 2014 were approved as written.  They were e-mailed to all members and were posted to the club website. Notified several members that their BASS membership expire within the next 2 months. Contact the secretary if you have a question about when yours expires.

If you have ANY changes or corrections for the roster, pass them along to the secretary.

Treasurer’s Report:   Kenny reports that the club checking account had a starting balance of $4412.87 and an ending balance of $3035.87. The Fishing for Freedom checking account had a starting balance of $33,576.24 and an ending balance of $39,524.66.and the PAYPAL account has a balance of $1,409.86. The Treasurer’s report was approved as presented.

Conservation Committee Report: Dan received a box containing 118 packets of lures for youth programs from Whopper Baits.  With packets still on hand from the first box received, the club had approximately 220 packets to give away.  He provided 30 packets to the Youth Chairman for distribution to the Northwest Missouri State University Fishing Club.

He contacted the MOBASS President and asked if he could use some lures to support the youth clubs in the state.  The President stated he could and asked if the lures could be brought to the state championship held from Oct  4 – 5.  The Conservation Chairman provided a box of approximately 60 packets of lures to our club’s team captain who gave the lures to the MOBASS President.

The used plastic recycle bin is about ¾ full, so bring those used plastics to the November meeting so we can give Bobby Keenom’s family something to do during the upcoming winter.

It was recently discovered that in addition to recycling monofilament line, Berkley will recycle the spools that all types of line are sold on.  So save your old spools and bring them to the meetings for recycling.

 Youth Committee Report: Bill Horvath, Dan Senterfitt, Bill Gevedon and Dennis Edwards attended the NWMSU Fishing Club meeting on September 30^th on campus. We presented how to pitch and flip, hook removal, knot tying and an overview of basic equipment since they have many new members who have not done a lot of fishing.

Their club hosted a Fall Bearcat Open on Mozingo but we don’t have the results to post.

The NWMSU Fishing Club is planning a banquet on December 5^th. If anyone has serviceable rods, reels, or other fishing equipment they can spare, they would appreciate any donations they can raffle off as a way to raise operating funds. See Bill to coordinate anything you might spare.

Bill, Steve Read and Dan Senterfitt worked at Bass Pro in Olathe on September 27^th and 28^th demonstrating “backyard Bassing for Fishing’s Future.

Banquet Committee Report:  John says everything is on track for January. Unfortunately, the windbreaker type shirts we hoped to get from Bass Pro are not available. The club voted to ask for either shirts or jackets ILO the windbreakers. John will collect the awardees preferences and sizes.

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Webmaster Report: Brent Goss has volunteered to work with Ray and wants to learn how to be the webmaster. Thanks Brent. If you have suggestions for the web site, contact Brent.

If you need a password for the web site, or the forum, contact Brent.

Vice President’s Report: Steve announced that the November meeting presentation will cover fishing at Pomme By Larry, and Bob J volunteered to present fishing at Table Rock at the December meeting. Thanks, Larry and Bob.

President’s Report: Mike informed us he would not be volunteering to be president for the upcoming year due to work requirements. He thanked the members and officers for their support over the past year. We also thank you, Mike for the GREAT job as president .

Old Business:  None.

New Business: New officers were voted in by the members present. The new slate is shown at the top of this newsletter

FFF Report- Larry reports more boaters and volunteers are needed. Go to the website and register if you have not registered as a volunteer.

The Leavenworth Bass Club completed their 3rd year of participating in the Mo-Bass state tournament. Held October 4th and 5th on Truman Lake. The overall team event was won by The Leavenworth Bass Club with 47.95 pounds which was nearly six pounds ahead of second place.

Larry Stoafer finished sixth place which qualified him for the state team and advances him to regional’s in Mississippi in June. The Leavenworth Bass Club has qualified six members to the MOBASS state team in the last three consecutive years. This feat is very difficult to do and we as a club should be very proud of this accomplishment.

This is a testament to the team work that is displayed by all club members during the state tournament.

Congrats to the 11 fisherman who made the Truman trip and we would encourage all members to attempt to participate on the state team in the future. It’s great learning experience and a fun time.

The winning team has their entries paid for at next year’s state tournament on Table Rock.

By-Law changes. None

New Members: None

Tournament Director’s Report: 

Results from the Classic held at Mozingo, September 20^th and 21^st:

1^st        Dennis Edwards and Lou Engler

2^nd      Bill Gevedon and Hayes Edwards

3^rd       Bob Greene and Frank Carroll

4^th       Ken Hackworth and Bill Horvath

5^th        Bob Jorgensen and Mark Justice

6^th        Steve Read and Steve Clark

7^th        Larry Stoafer and Mark Luna

8^th        Stephen Smith and Ray Cates

9^th        Jeff Sell and Dan Senterfitt

10^th     Randy Kenton and Bill Frederick

The next tournament is optional at Pomme de Terre, November 15^th and 16^th. This is the first tournament of 2015. More detailed information will be provided at the November 3^rd meeting.

$100 gift cards from Shoreline were won by Stephen Smith and Bill Frederick.

Free entry was won by ____??_____

There being no further official business, the meeting was adjourned.

SUBMITTED BY:                                             APPROVED BY:

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Bill Horvath                                                    Steve Read

Secretary                                                      President