CBC Meeting Minutes

March 6, 2007

 

7:00 PM Meeting called to order: 24 members and 4 guests

            Welcoming of Guest

                        Dave Olson (sp?) – perspective member

                        Rich Hyden – Island Lake Marine and Sport

                        Dave Mosnick – PEA foundation

                        Jay McMillan – BASS Federation President

 

7:04 PM Rich Hyden

Dock Supplier form Windsor (Connect-A-Dock)

5% show pricing discount

Warranty for 8 years

Environmentally safe plastic versus wood and Styrofoam

Lone Tree Anchoring

Auger and galvanized poles

Onshore wheels to drag docks out of the water

Possible matching donations from Island Lake or Connect-A-Dock

ie. CBC buys 4 and have 2 more donated

 

7:19 PM Vote in New Members

 

7:25 PM Secretary Report of last months minutes

MOTION to accept Secretary Report: PASSED

 

7:32 PM Treasury Report

            $318.15 CBC Balance

            $1620.25 (not sure) Full Moon Open

            Announcement: Roster showing Members that have paid

MOTION to accept Treasury Report: PASSED

 

7:34 PM Tournament Director Report

            Pairing for the Classic

            Payment for Classic

            Evidence of boater insurance is needed

 

7:37 PM Conservation Report

            Nothing to report

 

7:37PM Full Moon Open

            Bill Wilson

            Sponsors have been receptive

            Working on radio remote

            Question: How to keep 2007 account separate from 2006 account?

            Weigh-In Changes

                        Stage, assign boats to return fish, and be more organized

            New aeration pump (buy or donate)

                        Keep Alive (pump company)

                        DNI sponsorship for new pump

            Weigh-In bags – allocate 5 for weigh in

Flight?

            Junior Bass Club can help in the weigh in

            Consider buying new holding tanks

            Big sponsors: Budweiser, Car Quest

                        FMO is looking for one big sponsor

            Red Bull to show up at tournament

 

7:49 PM  C.A.S.T

            June 2 at Horsetooth

            BassPro sponsoring

 

 

7:50 PM Casting Kids

            Robert Ross – youth director steps down

            New Officer nominations

                        No nominations will be kept open

             Larimer County Fishing Seminar

April 1st signup sheet    

                                    Budweiser Event Center – Bank One Building

                                    Need Volunteers for Casting Kids and CBC booth

8:00 PM Greeley Outdoor Skills Day

            May 5th

            David Sanchez – 1/3 hockey rink at Fun Plex

            Volunteers needed for Casting Kids and Fishing Pond

 

8:03 PM Junior Bassmasters

            Mike – Last night meeting at Sportsman Warehouse

                        Ben Lind gave a Spinnerbait seminar

                        Kids are learning to run meetings

                        Voted on t-shirts

                        Next Meeting: April 2nd at Sportsman’s Warehouse

                                    Need someone to give a fishing presentation

8:06 PM BASS Federation

            Next Meeting in Colorado Springs at 1:00 PM

                        Blake Muhlenbruck, Mike Hubbard, and Frank Villa will attend

 

8:08 PM Letter to Federation (proposed)

           

8:09 PM Jay McMillan – President

            Proposal has come up move Colorado from the Western Division to the Central Division to equalize divisions

            Pros: Western division does not get enough sponsors while Central there are more sponsors. Central has more members.

            Cons:   West Slope clubs are upset.

Farther to drive for tournaments

Western slope clubs might threaten to move to Utah

More competition in the central

            Go to the Discussion Page

Wilson Fraiser Seminar

                        April 4th 7:00 PM in Littleton, Cued Pub

                        Tickets online

                        Sonar Seminar 2-3 hours

                        $39 prepaid $49 at the door

 

8:24 PM Life Jacket Project    

            Craig McMillin

            Won’t know until Memorial Day

 

8:25 PM Habitat Projet

            Wooden Docks – Still covered with snow

            DOW wants to steer clear from wooden docks for maintenance

            Leaning towards plastic

            Other sources for funding

                        Loveland fishing club

                        State

            Island lake will donate $1000 (shipping, assemble charge)

            Blake Muhlenbruck – look towards matching grants from Colorado State

                        Fishing is Fun at Colorado State

MOTION to Table Lone Tree: PASSED

8:32 PM City of Greeley Ponds (Sarah Boyd)

 

8:34 PM Carter Lake

            Draining the Lake Water

                        Start Late 2007 (mid to late Oct)

            Kira Lamb – Bureau of Reclamation

                        45% Agriculture 55% Municipal   

                        160ft normal (180ft full) will be lowered to 60ft as they work on the dam

                        Boat Ramps out

                                    South Ramp 1st of August

                                    North Pine: 1st of September    

                                    North: middle of September and no boats on lake

            Carter Lake Project

                        Fish Structures

                                    Spider structures, porcupine structure Fence Boxes (Eric B.)

                        Grass Seeds

                        Home Depot (Greeley) will donate $2000 gift card for project

 

8:43 PM Communications

            Non to Report

8:44 PM April Swap Meet

            Question: Still want to do this?

            Plan will be for members to bring in unwanted tackle to next meeting. This will be donated to Junior Bass Club, and leftover will be sold on Ebay with money going to the club.

 

8:50 PM May 5th Multi Species Fishing Tournament

            Not a lot of information is known- watch the website

Big Raffle Next Month – Bring Tickets

 

8:51 PM No New Business.

 

8:51 PM Dave Mosnick (sp?) PEA Foundation for Pelican Fest at Windsor (sports Day)

            May 26th and 27th  in Windsor

            Asking for participation of CBC – Fishing clinic

            Fishing at Water Valley Lakes – open to what CBC wants to do.

            Bill Wilson and Gary D. will help coordinate.

 

9:04 PM  Mike Hubbard Presentation of Lake Amistad

 

9:11 PM Motion to Adjourn: PASSED