February 11, 2013 club meeting
Absecon Saltwater Sportsmen
Meeting of February 11, 2013
The meeting of the Absecon Saltwater Sportsmen was called to order by President Jim Van Daley. The club performed the Pledge of Allegiance and a moment of silence for our Military.
Secretary’s Report: The minutes of the January 14, 2013 meeting were read and approved.
Treasurer’s Report: General Account: N/A Charity Account: N/A
Trustee Report: Meeting to be held 7:30 on February 21 at Jim Van Daley’s house.
G.A.B.T Report: The GABT is changing its name to GACF (Greater Atlantic Cancer Fund). The GABT tournament name is not changing. There is a meeting scheduled for February 20.
In House Tournament: Perch and Striper are ongoing. The price for each tournament is $35 or $120 for all four tournaments
Open Tournament: Nothing to report.
Sunshine: No report of anyone sick.
Club Picnic: Nothing to report.
Atlantic County Federation: Jim has tickets for the Federation Dinner to be held on February 18. The price is $30. Jim’s phone # is 748-8208. There is a meeting scheduled for February 14.
NJ Marine Fisheries: Flounder limits and season will be decided at the March meeting.
Field of Dreams: Nothing to report.
Hooked on Fishing: The kids Bluefish tournament is scheduled for May 18.
Web Site & Facebook: Received a email from the Westwood Youth Group asking the club to put a link to their website on our web page. The club agreed and Bob will look into it.
Communication: Nothing to report.
New Applications: No new applicants.
Unfinished Business: We have our annual “Pay Day for Tax Day” raffle tickets available. The cost is only $5.00 per ticket this year. Every member should purchase or sell some tickets at that price. Call Charles Elwell (412-2264) or Lou Schott (742-2382) for tickets. Each ticket must be accounted for and all unsold tickets must be returned and kept by the club. Let’s make this a good year for ticket sales at this reduced price!
Installation Dinner: Lou Schott reported on the cost for the Installation dinner. There were 41 people who attended. The cost to the club was a little high so the price of the ticket may go up next year.
New Business: The ASWS April meeting will be held at the Elks club in Brigantine. The club is looking for a guest speaker.
Jim talked about the Beach & Boat tournament which runs from 4/1 to 11/30. The prize money for this tournament is very good.
Need to mail the open tournament flyer to Boating World.
There was a discussion about a bill that would move Dept. of Wildlife to the Dept. of Agriculture. The consensus was this bill would not be a good thing and we need more information.
Elections: Nothing to report.
Good of the Order: There was a Pro-Gun rally in Trenton last Friday. Pro-Gun groups are trying to get more people to attend the committee meeting. There was talk of email blast to committee members to prevent them for overreacting.
Meeting Adjourned, Bob Cusack ,Recording secretary
Next meeting: Monday March 11, 2013 at 7:30PM.
