Evergreen Bass Club                     April 01, 2008

 

Called to Order:  7:28 PM by Jon Sessler

 

Guests/New members: Guest: Zach Semigo and his girlfriend Natasha from the Kitsap area introduced themselves, followed by a brief discussion with members regarding places to fish etc.

 

Treasurers Report: Tracy was unable to attend the meeting, so except for an April fools prank there was no report.

 

Minutes of the previous meeting: We had a discussion regarding the last meeting and the invasive species presentation and how member could get more information. Read and approved

 

Tournament Director Report: We have a permit for Roosevelt.  For the Jamboree Lamar has reserved 4 spaces. We passed around the sign up sheet for the upcoming Lake Washington event.

 

New Business: Congratulations to Ron Hobbs for his success at the Delta. We followed with a brief discussion regarding techniques and the various things that happen at an event like this. For any members that are interested, the event will be aired April 20th. Also congratulated Ron for the win at the Hog Hunters Event at Lake Sammamish.

 

We discussed sending the various newsletters by E-mail. Everyone approved of the idea.

 

Jon reported that the 2 requirements that the state will be looking for to meet club standards will be Youth and Conservation. Jon also reported that we need to send in our plan to meet the requirements as soon as possible. Suggestions were Potholes structure planting, cast for kids at American Lake, Seahawks charity fun fish and assisting at the Junior State Championship.

 

Phil Johnson reported on his discussion with Troy at Auburn Marine regarding seminars and advertising.

 

Jon reported on the new regulations and the areas where largemouth and smallmouth will be counted as the same and where they will be separate. Brian reported on largemouth length requirements and how they affect tournaments.

 

We held the boat drawing for April 26th and 27th event at Lake Washington. Start times will be Saturday 6:30 am or safe launch til 3:00 pm

Sunday 6:30 am or safe launch til 2:00 pm.

There were 11 boats signed up

 

Big Fish: Willy Parsons won the big fish pot with a 4:05 smallmouth.

 

Fish Report: Mark brought in pictures of a 6 plus pound smallmouth that he caught and released. The location and bait was reported to members. All non-members can just keep searching!

Members also reported fishing had been fair to good at American and Washington. Still a little slow at Sammamish.

 

Break: 8:22

Raffle: We brought in $ 44.00 and Mark won the first prize.

Adjourned: 9:02 pm