Penn’s Waters Bass Busters Club Meeting February 28, 2017

Penn’s Waters Bass Busters
Club Meeting

February 28, 2017
The meeting was called to order at the Bridgeville American Legion Post at 7:30 PM.

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  The financial report was given by Larry Mayton. The current club balance is $2,169.99. Checks were written since the last meeting:
  
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    $500 for club liability insurance. Dropped Theft and Terrorism coverage saving $275.
    
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    $25 for the Bridgeville American Legion for the meeting room rental.
    
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    A $38.25 fee for new checks for the club
    
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    There is a “to deposit” amount of $540 from membership dues. This is part of the current club balance stated above. Of this amount $180 is earmarked for the Lunker of the Year award.
    
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    There are currently 26 paid memberships for the club. It is anticipated the first scheduled tournament will see a large signup from members. It was discussed for 2018 to reinstitute the policy of an increased fee for late joiners. This will be taken up in the fall.
    
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    Any one desiring to join the club for 2017 is encouraged to download an application for membership from the club website and mail in in prior to the first tournament.
    

Old Business

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  Larry Mayton reported that there is a large “crappie” tournament scheduled for April 29^th at Pymatuning. This is the date of our first tournament at the lake. As a result of this conflict the date was changed to Sunday April 30^th at the Linesville Ramp. All members concurred with this. This change will be reflected with the posted schedule on the club’s website.
  

(FINAL) 2017 Tournament Schedule (FINAL)

April 30	Pymatuning (Linesville)	7:00 AM	3:00 PM
May 21	Pymatuning (Manning)	6:30 AM	2:30 PM
June 24	Mon River (LaBelle)	6:30 AM	2:30 PM
July 16	Lake Arthur (528 Launch)	6:30 AM	2:30 PM
July 29	Lake Erie (West Pier Launch)	6:30 AM	2:30 PM
July 30	Presque Isle (West Pier Launch)	6:30 AM	2:30 PM
August 12	Pymatuning (Jamestown)	6:30 AM	2:30 PM
Sept 9	Lake Wilhelm (Marina Launch)	7:00 AM	3:00 PM
Sept 30 (CLASSIC)	Southside	7:00 AM	3:00 PM
October 7 (Club only Team Tournament)	Conneaut Lake (North End Public launch)	7:30 AM	3:30 PM

New Business

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  Members were notified that assistance will be needed at the first tournament for Membership Applications and recording of weights at the weigh-in. Members present stated that help will be provided as required.
  
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  It was mentioned the KBBC kickoff meeting on Sunday March 12^th will have a guest speaker. The topic will be Lowrance electronic equipment.
  
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  There will be no scheduled meeting in March. Next scheduled meeting will be held on September 26, 2017 at 7:30 PM at the Bridgeville VFW to begin planning for the annual club award banquet. Any issues arising prior to that will be discussed at our scheduled tournaments.
  

Club Meeting Attendance

Larry Mayton Bill Tarr John Saxon Ed Strawn Chuck Johnston Ton Vankirk Todd Hilenbrandt Steve Holik

Rick Lewis